Biology of the Blog

Premiere DateOct 23, 2014
Series Page Download
Categories Media Music
00:00 Mic Break
00:35 Arms Unknown Greylag
05:15 Mama Greylag
08:31 Mic Break
09:14 Our Conversation Lay Low
12:12 Interview with Stefanie pt. 1
24:32 Death of an Old Bike The Rosebuds
28:00 Interview with Stefanie pt. 2
41:52 Ring the bells White Hinterland
46:06 Mic Break
46:38 Song of Remembering The Rentals
50:07 Stardust The Rentals
52:55 Finish


Biology of the Blog

 DJ Jess
10/23/14

Welcome to Biology of the Blog! This week we’re catching up with Stefanie OConnell, founder of the blog The Broke and Beautiful Life – an exploration of what it takes to be financially stable without giving up your artistic dreams. Tune in for tips on budgeting, saving, gifting, and more, all from Stefanie’s own personal experiences as a working theater actress in New York City.

Playlist

Greylag
(photo from Greylag)

Nov. 8 – Rolling Stone Weekender – Wangels, Germany
Nov. 11 – Rote Farbik – Zurich, Switzerland
Nov. 12 – Atomic Cafe – Munich, Germany
Nov. 13 – Comet Club – Berlin, Germany
Nov. 15 – Crossing Border – The Hague, Netherlands

Lay Low
(photo from Lay Low)

Feb. 9 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, UK
Feb. 10 – LG Arena – Birmingham, UK
Feb. 12 – The SSE – Glasgow, UK
Feb. 13 – Phones 4U Arena – Manchester, UK
Feb, 14 – The O2 Arena – London, UK

White Hinterland
(photo from White Hinterland)

Oct. 21 – El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 22 – El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 23 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Nov. 23 – Nochtspeicher – Hamburg, Germany
Nov. 24 – TBA – Berlin, Germany

Jess Goulart began working at BTR in 2013 as an intern. Before leaving in 2016 she was also a staff writer, podcast host (Scotch & Cinema, Twenty-Something Traveler, Biology of the Blog), and Social Media…

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