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HOBO SAPIEN w/Grant Sharkey

Ep.2 Martin Perry | EMPATHY

Season 1, Ep. 2
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Southampton's Martin Perry, editor of ANDGuide and ANDRadio, talks to me about Brexit, how it will effect touring musicians and how they both see democracy in different ways. We disagree, but the whole point of this episode is to explore Empathy.


At one point it’s mentioned that the EU don’t publish figures, a quick google produces a myriad of interactive figures like this: https://ec.europa.eu/budget/graphs/revenue_expediture.html


After such a wonderful response to episode one last week, I talk about the pre-tour business of making merch and trying to slip adverts past the spotify guards, plus tour dates and the 'month of shit' we're currently living through. The song at the end today is: Pubes & Toenails (The Brexit Song)from 11/40: Thoughts & Prayers (May 2018)


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14/40: HOBO SAPIEN released 05/11/19


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