Cool Side of the Pillow
Cool Side of the Pillow
Podcast Description
Awake!What does your dream mean? Vince and Josh are here to help!Join us on Cool Side of the Pillow, where we dive headfirst into the surreal world of your subconscious. Each episode, we interpret listener dreams—decoding hidden messages, unraveling bizarre symbolism, and sometimes just laughing at the absolute weirdness of it all.Expect wild theories, unexpected tangents, and a whole lot of zany fun as we explore the dreamscape together. Whether you had a prophetic vision or just a dream about a talking duck in a business suit, we’ve got you covered.So, fluff your pillow, close your eyes (but not while listening), and let’s get dreaming!Follow us on Instagram @CoolSideofthePillowPodOfficial
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on dream analysis, symbolism in dreams, and the peculiarities of the subconscious, with episodes including interpretations of dreams about personal photographs behaving strangely and returning to grad school amid odd circumstances. It explores deeply personal themes while also diving into the absurdity of dreams like a talking duck in a business suit.
Cool Side of the Pillow: Where dream interpretation meets audio sitcom
This is not your run-of-the-mill dream interpretation show. Join main characters/cohosts, Vince and Josh on their hilarious, and not-so-expert interpretations of dreams. Each episode features a comedic main story with two viewer submitted dreams wedged in. Bonus content such as comedy sketches, fake advertisements, and occasional music related outbursts are also featured.
So, fluff your pillow, close your eyes (but not while listening), and let’s get dreaming!
Visit https://coolsideofthepillow.com/ for more and follow us on Instagram @CoolSideofthePillowPodOfficial
On this special edition of Memory Foam, Josh and Vince sit down with independent rap pioneer, lit-hop originator, and longtime friend of the show, MC Lars!
Lars dives deep into celebrating the 20th anniversary of his seminal record The Graduate, navigating the early-2000s DIY touring grind, and how childhood loss shaped his lifelong drive to build meaningful artistic friendships. We cover everything from his master’s thesis on using hip-hop to teach Shakespeare, to taking Edgar Allan Poe to rural youth centers, crossing paths with “The Family 3” in Rochester, and getting surprised by second verses from hip-hop royalty.
Plus: trading tour war stories, what it was actually like working with Weird Al Yankovic, Dr. Doom verses from Kool Keith, deep lore on Disney’s The Black Cauldron, seltzer addictions in sobriety, and what’s next in the MC Lars universe.
Sink into your pillows and enjoy the conversation!
Timestamps & Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Lit-Hop & DIY
01:52 – 20 Years of The Graduate
04:53 – Rochester Roots & “The Family 3”
07:20 – Lars on Cool Side of the Pillow in 2011
08:25 – Teaching Shakespeare with Rap
13:03 – The Edgar Allan Poe LP Album
15:05 – Life in Hell & Gary K. Wolf
17:48 – Memoir: The Nerdcore Years
19:33 – Weird Al & ICP Influences
22:00 – The Weird Al MySpace Story
24:52 – Merch & Cool Side of the Pillow Universe
30:20 – Anatomy of a Feature
34:28 – Writing “Signing Emo”
35:55 – K.Flay, Kool Keith, & KRS-One
40:00 – MC Frontalot & mc chris
42:30 – Dream Collabs: Steve Albini
43:20 – “Triforce” & Vulnerability
45:10 – The Black Cauldron Lore
48:46 – Current Music Picks
51:10 – Polar Seltzer & Sobriety
52:40 – October Tour Dates
55:10 – Outro
Links:
- MC Lars: mclars.com | IG: @mclars | YouTube: youtube.com/@mc_lars
- Merch, Full Video & Dream Submissions: CoolSideOfThePillow.com | IG: @coolsideofthepillopodcast
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