DeepSummary
The podcast episode begins with Ione Sky and Ben Lee discussing Ione's upcoming memoir and the excitement surrounding its pre-order announcement. They reflect on their recent 'Weirder Together' party in Sydney, which featured various performers and artists. Ben shares his experience of playing children's gigs and his conflicted feelings about performing for young audiences.
They chat about their dinner party with friends from the entertainment industry, touching on the changing landscape of Hollywood and streaming services. The conversation shifts to insuring body parts, with Ben recounting a story about the guitarist Nuno Bettencourt insuring his fingers for $1 million each.
Ione and Ben also discuss the idea of being in their forties and fifties as a 'sweet spot' for health and well-being. Ben mentions releasing an interactive music video for his new song 'So Damn Hard (to be So Damn Good),' inviting listeners to check it out.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Ione Sky's upcoming memoir has generated excitement, with pre-orders available and publicity efforts underway.
- Ione and Ben actively curate social gatherings, fostering creative communities and bringing together diverse groups of people.
- Ben enjoys the variety of performances he undertakes, from children's gigs to interactive music videos.
- They embrace the 'sweet spot' of their current age, recognizing the importance of cherishing their health and well-being.
- Hosting events like the 'Weirder Together' party helps inject fun and energy into the local nightlife scene.
- The entertainment industry is undergoing significant changes, with uncertainties surrounding the future of streaming and traditional formats.
- Insuring valuable body parts is a practice undertaken by some performers to protect their livelihoods.
- Ione and Ben maintain a sense of humor and relatability in discussing their personal and professional experiences.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I know, I put a, I did one publicity picture with a man reading the book because I'm like, I want men to read it.“ by Ione Sky
- “I feel like forties and fifties is this like, it's this sweet spot where your body and your health hopefully is like at full expression, you know, it's gonna go downhill in the decades that follow. But it's like, these are like the kind of like, if you're lucky enough to have like a really healthy forties and fifties, which we're having, you know, relatively.“ by Ben Lee
- “Yeah, it was midweek, which is good and bad.“ by Ione Sky
- “Like, a Wednesday night in Sydney in the winter is just basically pure hibernation. Prime zone.“ by Ben Lee
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Episode Information
Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye
Ben Lee and Ione Skye
7/2/24
We breakdown a jam-packed week in which Ione announced pre-order of her memoir (https://bit.ly/4cz9ECv ) , we hosted an excellent Sydney Weirder Together party featuring cutting edge weirdness like DeepFaith, Vigilantonie, BuzzKull, Lauren Bonner and Cameron James, Ione gets some inappropriate DMs, we throw a dinner party and we entertain insuring our body parts.
To watch the full video of this episode (and for more exclusive content) visit http://weirdertogether.substack.com
To watch the full interactive video for Ben's new single "So Damn Hard (to be So Damn Good) head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcS4WrHCNjY&lc=UgwlotbpHVA9F7XTVFF4AaABAg
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