Shaun & Lydia Happy Hour: Recent Episodes
Shaun Johnson, Lydia Johnson
Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is a podcast that focuses on the good things in life. We are staunch believers in pronoia, the opposite of paranoia. We're here to share our journey as we rocket on a lump of dirt through the cosmos. All are invited to this happy hour, so bust out your favorite cold beverage and join in on the fun!
Have you ever been to France or Belgium? What are your thoughts on Maneken Pis's height?
Be sure to let us know through our social feeds or in person what you thought of the show! We love to shoutout friends, family, and listeners on the show! Our podcast's Instagram and Twitter: @ShaunAndLydHH.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and composing a review goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Show love; give love.
Did you attend Kosmic this year? What was your favorite set. Be sure to let us know through our social feeds or in person! We love to feature our friends, family, and listeners on the show! Our podcast's Instagram and Twitter: @ShaunAndLydHH.
Kosmic Kingdom's website and social media:
- https://www.kosmickingdom.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/kosmickingdomfest
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and composing a review goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Show love; give love.
Are you coming to Kosmic Kingdom this year? If you are, who are your most anticipated sets?
Let us know through social media! Our podcast's Instagram and Twitter: @ShaunAndLydHH.
Kosmic Kingdom's website and social media:
- https://www.kosmickingdom.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/kosmickingdomfest
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Show love; give love.
Our first episode of 2022 is here! We share the history and modernization of Valentine's Day and get into some details about how we celebrate as a married couple. We also get heady and share what love means to us.
How are you celebrating Valentine's Day or whatever stand-in holiday you'd like to ascribe to the 14th of February?
Let us know through social media! Our podcast's Instagram and Twitter: @ShaunAndLydHH.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Show love; give love.
Lydia and I got behind the mics one last time this year to discuss our favorite albums, games, TV shows, movies, and more. What was your favorite album of the year? Favorite TV show? Movie?
Let us know through social media! Our podcast's Instagram and Twitter @ShaunAndLydHH.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Shaun's Favorites of 2021
Favorite gamesGuardians of the Galaxy
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Played hundreds of hours
Pokemon Unite
League of Legends: Wild Rift
played a lot of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Top 10 Albums of the Year/favorite albums of the year (released in 2021)
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Every Time I Die - Radical
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Turnstile - Glow On
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Home is Where - I Became Birds
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Tash Sultana - Terra Firma
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Sam Gellaitry - IV
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Angel Dust - YAK: A Collection of Truck Songs
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Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
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Foxing - Draw Down the Moon
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Citizen - Life in Your Glass World
- Tigers Jaw - I Won’t Care How You Remember Me
Honorable Mentions
Sithu Aye - Senpai III
Glitterer - Life Is Not a Lesson
Xenia Rubinos - Una Rosa
Rufus Du Sol - Surrender
Explosions in the Sky - Big Bend
Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
AFI - Bodies
Gojira - Fortitude
Doja Cat - Planet Her
Land of Talk - Calming Night Partner EP
The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls
CloZee - Nouvelle Era EP
Kacy Musgraves - star-crossed
LSDream - Peace Love & Wubz
Knocked Loose - A Tear in the Fabric of Life
Angel Du$t - Bigger House
Ravenscoon - Rapid Eye Movements EP
Trippie Redd & Travis Scott - Pegasus
Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist
Trippie Redd - Trip At Knight
LIVE AND REISSUES
Anthony Green - Live at Studio 4
Radiohead - Kid A Mnesia
Minus the Bear - Farewell (Live)
Home Is Where - Home Is Where on Audiotreee
Seahaven - WFX (Tens years of Winter Forever)
Shoutout to music that had an imprint on me this year— released anytime
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East Forest & Ram Dass - Ram Dass (2019)
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Rufus Du Sol - Live from Joshua Tree
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Satsang, CloZee, LSDream
Lots of video game music - Ambient, time traveling, nostalgia, repeat for hours to focus
Spiritfarer OST
Catherine
Persona 5
Animal Crossing: New Horizon
Stardew Valley
Favorite TV shows
Succession
Arcane
Mare of Easttown
Loki
White Lotus
Squid Game
Midnight Mass
Love on the Spectrum
Watched this year that made an imprint
Cowboy Bebop - original anime
Rewatch of Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul - From beginning and caught up
Jersey Shore
True Detective - season 1
Scenes from a Marriage
Favorite moviesDune
Godzilla VS King Kong
Bad Trip
Watched this year that made an imprint
Rewatch of 20-something of the 27 Marvel movies
SLC Punk, Jackass movies, Ram Dass's Going Home, Arrival, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Interstellar
Underwater
Favorite concerts10/28- Satsang / Tim Snider and Wolfgang Timber (DSM: Wooly's - Thursday)
11/7- Every Time I Die / '68 (IC: Gabes - Sunday)
10/31- CloZee / Of the Trees (MN: The Fillmore - Sunday)
5/28- A-Trak (MN: The Union Rooftop - Friday - Lyd's bday)
Favorite festivals 12/10- 'Tid the Season - Every Time I Die / TBA (NY: Buffalo Riverworks - Friday)
12/11- 'Tid the Season - Every Time I Die / TBA (NY: Buffalo Riverworks - Saturday)
6/18- Voyage Music Festival - CloZee / LSDream / Rome in Silver / Veil / Orenda (WY: Tyson Bison Ranch - Friday)
6/19- Voyage Music Festival - CloZee w/ Android Jones / Inzo / Tripp St. / Notlo/ Comisar (WY: Tyson Bison Ranch - Saturday)
9/3- North Coast Music Festival - Kaskade / Louis the Child (IL: Bridgeview - Friday)
9/4- North Coast Music Festival - Griz / Ganja White Night (IL: Bridgeview - Saturday)
9/5- North Coast Music Festival - Zeds Dead / Rezz / Tycho (IL: Bridgeview - Sunday)
7/3- Zeds Dead (CO: Red Rocks - Saturday)
8/27- Kosmic Kingdom - Liquid Stranger / LSDream / Jantsen / Johnny Rage(DSM: Sleepy Hollow - Friday)
8/28- Kosmic Kingdom - Liquid Stranger / Rusko / Yheti / Smith. / Tvboo / Tsuruda / (DSM: Sleepy Hollow - Saturday)
Lydia's Favorites of 2021
AlbumsThe Elovaters - Castles
Iya Terra - Ease & Grace
LSDream - Peace, Love, and Wubz
Mersiv - Pretty Dark Loud
Satsang - All Right Now
Turnstile - Glow On
Griz - Rainbow Brain
Angel Dust - Bigger House EP
Sam Gellaitry - IV
Ravenscoon - Rapid Eye Movements
Jack Kays - My Favorite Nightmares
Music that made an impact (not released in 2021)Satsang - Story of You
The Comfort - What It Is To Be
TV ShowsMaid
Succession
White Lotus
What We Do in the Shadows
Mare of Easttown
I Think You Should Leave
MoviesOld
Dune
Bad Trip
The Green Knight
Bo Burnhams' Inside
ConcertsLSDream - North Coast Music Festival
Satsang - Wooly's
Prof
FestivalsVoyage
North Coast
Happy Halloween/Merry Scary to our wonderful listeners! Hey, that's you!
Lydia and I got behind the mics to discuss the history of Halloween, Beggars Night, as well as some of our favorite Halloween memories and costumes. What's your favorite Halloween costume you've worn? Let us know on our respective socials and/or our podcast's Instagram and Twitter @ShaunAndLydHH.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
We're fortunate to have two of our best friends Madison and Clem in town from Brussels, Belgium to record this special podcast.
We recap our experience at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago, discuss their experiences in another country throughout this pandemic, and end on a brief discussion about 9/11, as we recorded on the 20th anniversary of those attacks on our beloved country.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
We're back to recap you all on what we've been up to these past two months. This summer has been one for the books. We've travelled nonstop and met some incredible people along the way. We're so very fortunate to have new friends in new places and old friends here at home as we move through (what we hope is) the tail end of this pandemic. We hope our travels inspire you to get out there and make some moves.
Check out our friend Lennon's music! He and Lance are insanely talented and they both deserve the biggest shoutouts imaginable!
- @LennonDropsMusic on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/lennondropsmusic/
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
This week, as things in the United States start to open up, we are consumed by wanderlust. We've booked a few trips this year and thought it would be fun to reminisce on our past travels including the farthest we've travelled, family trips growing up, and our favorite places with a deep and vibrant culture. Let's dive in!
We're joined by Mitch Sullivan, our second guest ever. Give him a follow on social media!
1. Instagram - @mnrsullivan
2. Twitter - @The_Mitch_Man
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
This week, we discuss some of our STICKY MEMORIES, meaning we are discussing some of our first memories that helped shape us to be the person we are today. This is a great topic that can be revisited in the future as well.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
This week, we discuss some history behind music festivals, we rattle off which festivals we have been to including two of our favorites, and look toward the future with what we have planned this year (so far).
PS: There's a moment where I am trying to remember a venue in Chicago and for the listeners playing at home, that venue was the Aragon Ballroom.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help! 5 stars and some review text goes a long way. Much love.
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
This week, we discuss bad-news bias and how we all struggle with keeping a positive mindset when we're overloaded with negativity in the news and our social media feeds.
Our two asks of you, our dear listeners:
1. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcast network! It really does help!
2. Write us letters, notes, or topics through our social media feeds, or you can send us an email at ShaunAndLydia@gmail.com. We love to hear from you all about this show, which is a labor of love. Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is @ShaunandLydHH on Twitter and Instagram.
Starring:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is a podcast that focuses on the good things in life. We are staunch believers in pronoia, the opposite of paranoia. We're here to share our journey as we rocket on a lump of dirt through the cosmos. All are invited to this happy hour, so bust out your favorite cold beverage and join in on the fun!
This week, we're fortunate to have Gail Grimes on the show to share what it was like to be on the front lines during this coronavirus pandemic as a registered nurse. Gail goes into detail about her experiences in the ICU just after achieving her certification. If you have wondered what this past year has been like for a healthcare worker, this is a great episode to tune into!
Topics discussed:
- When things ramped up at the beginning of the pandemic
- What does PPE entail
- Bed count in the ICU
- Need for more nurses, support from travel nurses
- Gail's first day in the ICU
- Leadership in the United States throughout the pandemic
Hosts:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
BIG THANK YOU to our guest:
- Gail Grimes - @gail_the_snayle
Intro and outro music is "Travel" by Weird Heat. Please support the artist by streaming and/our buying this track and all their other tracks on your favorite music distribution platform.
Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is a podcast that focuses on the good things in life. We're here to share our journey as we rocket on a lump of dirt through the cosmos. All are invited to this happy hour, so bust out your favorite cold beverage and join in on the fun!
In episode 1, we get into the unspoken and unseen losses of the COVID-19 pandemic. We're going to explore how family tension and friendship breakups have compounded the grief we've all experienced and reshaped our post-coronavirus world. We hope after listening to this episode, everyone truly feels seen and validated with however they have chosen to handle all relationships during the pandemic. Lead with love. Always.
Hosts:
- Shaun Johnson - @ShaunSJohnson on everything
- Lydia Johnson - @Lyddz on Instagram
Shaun and Lydia Happy Hour is a podcast that focuses on the good things in life. We're here to share our journey as we rocket on a lump of dirt through the cosmos. All are invited to this happy hour.
In episode zero, we introduce the definition of pronoia as well as some gorgeous souls we are fortunate enough to call our friends. These people will undoubtedly be a huge part of Lydia and I's lives more and more in the future.
Each person shares their favorite concert that comes to mind the night of this recording! What better way to get to know someone than to hear their favorite concert memory?
Hosts:
- Shaun Johnson - Odesza, Bassnectar
- Lydia Johnson - Skrillex, Chance the Rapper, RL Grime
Guests:
- Mitch Sullivan - RL Grime
- Becca Prueitt
- Amanda Eckert - Start Making Sense: Talking Heads cover band
- Grant Myers - Phish
- Michael Chevrier - Muse
- Aubrey Chevrier - John Denver