<description>&lt;p&gt;Before TikTok, before OnlyFans, before anyone used the phrase &amp;quot;sex positive&amp;quot; — there was Robin Byrd on New York public access cable. Sarah Jessica Parker just produced a documentary about her called Bang My Box on Max, and it&amp;#39;s worth your time. Ben and Ione break down why Robin Byrd was genuinely radical and why she was impossible to put down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also: why 90s indie artists were culturally forbidden from wanting success (and how that&amp;#39;s completely changed), the Miles Davis quote that explains every artist&amp;#39;s journey, Ninajirachi’s victorious homecoming and why the horror film Obsession is better than it has any right to be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Before TikTok, before OnlyFans, before anyone used the phrase &quot;sex positive&quot; — there was Robin Byrd on New York public access cable. Sarah Jessica Parker just produced a documentary about her called Bang My Box on Max, and it&#39;s worth your time. Ben and Ione break down why Robin Byrd was genuinely radical and why she was impossible to put down.Also: why 90s indie artists were culturally forbidden from wanting success (and how that&#39;s completely changed), the Miles Davis quote that explains every artist&#39;s journey, Ninajirachi’s victorious homecoming and why the horror film Obsession is better than it has any right to be.

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Robin Byrd, Why 90s Artists Were Terrified of Success & Ninajirachi's Victorious Homecoming

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Listener Question: Will Ione Ever Direct a Feature Film?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Ione is about to shoot a new film. Ben is thinking about covering Georgia Maq’s “Joe Rogan” song on their upcoming Australian tour. We found a 1990 Elle magazine article where legendary LA writer Eve Babitz profiled Ione and her brother (attached in full below), which includes a birthday party guest list featuring Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker (before anyone knew her), Adam Horovitz, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also: Lars Von Trier once challenged Baz Luhrmann to make a Dogme 95 film. Baz’s response is perfect. Plus — why the Hal Hartley clip went viral on film Instagram, Sofia Coppola and Zoe Cassavetes competing over a French director, and Ben’s theory about how Baz Luhrmann changed the way every film gets edited.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com&lt;/p&gt;
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Ione is about to shoot a new film. Ben is thinking about covering Georgia Maq’s “Joe Rogan” song on their upcoming Australian tour. We found a 1990 Elle magazine article where legendary LA writer Eve Babitz profiled Ione and her brother (attached in full below), which includes a birthday party guest list featuring Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker (before anyone knew her), Adam Horovitz, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Also: Lars Von Trier once challenged Baz Luhrmann to make a Dogme 95 film. Baz’s response is perfect. Plus — why the Hal Hartley clip went viral on film Instagram, Sofia Coppola and Zoe Cassavetes competing over a French director, and Ben’s theory about how Baz Luhrmann changed the way every film gets edited.Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com

Eve Babitz Wrote About Ione Skye, Baz Luhrmann's Perfect Dogme 95 Comeback

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Listener Question: Should I Take My Art "Pro"?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dive deeper into our world + tour ticket presales at https://weirdertogether.substack.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ben&amp;#39;s back from 60 shows around Australia (and avoided all crocodiles). Ione has been nursing a six-foot baby. And we have a lot to catch up on.This week: Olivia Rodrigo just announced Daisy Chain Fields — an all-female festival with Bikini Kill, Stevie Nicks, Mitski, Chappell Roan, Karen O, and more — and we get into why it matters, what Lilith Fair got right and wrong, and why the 90s community ethos feels more radical than ever in 2026.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also: it&amp;#39;s the 40th anniversary of Wham! breaking up, and Ione has a memory involving a gay music promoter on her childhood street, early vinyl promos, and George Michael not yet being out. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Plus: why Hal Hartley is the most underrated director of the American indie film era, the troll who called Ben a &amp;quot;soy boy,&amp;quot; and Ione&amp;#39;s lifelong crush on a boy who wrestled a crocodile.&lt;/p&gt;
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Dive deeper into our world + tour ticket presales at https://weirdertogether.substack.com Ben&#39;s back from 60 shows around Australia (and avoided all crocodiles). Ione has been nursing a six-foot baby. And we have a lot to catch up on.This week: Olivia Rodrigo just announced Daisy Chain Fields — an all-female festival with Bikini Kill, Stevie Nicks, Mitski, Chappell Roan, Karen O, and more — and we get into why it matters, what Lilith Fair got right and wrong, and why the 90s community ethos feels more radical than ever in 2026. Also: it&#39;s the 40th anniversary of Wham! breaking up, and Ione has a memory involving a gay music promoter on her childhood street, early vinyl promos, and George Michael not yet being out. Plus: why Hal Hartley is the most underrated director of the American indie film era, the troll who called Ben a &quot;soy boy,&quot; and Ione&#39;s lifelong crush on a boy who wrestled a crocodile.

Olivia Rodrigo's Festival, Wham!'s 40th & The German Croc Warning

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