Doug Chachere Jr and Rob Mendiola
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Loose talk for music lifers.
The Nonsense Chronicles pairs casual hangout energy with musician interviews, often starting from weather, health, travel, or a recording mishap before landing on songs and scenes. Doug Sashry and Rob Mendiola keep the pace informal, curious, and proudly unpolished.
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The Nonsense Chronicles is a music-centered conversation show with a relaxed, room-noise personality. It does not stay locked to one subject for long. That is the point. Doug Sashry and Rob Mendiola tend to begin with whatever is immediately in front of them: a windy Sunday, a late start, a bad voice, a work delay, a cold snap, a travel stretch, or the small relief of finally being back in the studio together. From there, the show settles into interviews with artists and band members. Recent episodes feature Daniel Salce of 1LOVEHTX, Jared McCloud, Scott of Power Take Off, Felipe Teixeira, Paul and John from Twelve Stones, and others from music circles. The conversations are plainspoken and personal. Guests discuss songwriting, records, guitar playing, band promotion, recording in places like L.A. and Nashville, and the pressure of trying to be noticed when new music floods online platforms every day. The show also has a habit of drifting into side roads. A songwriter discussion can turn into the Eagles, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, Linda Ronstadt, or Keith Richards. A musician interview can move into Portuguese, Brazil, Rio, Sao Paulo, Italian and German migration, Japanese communities, or the idea of playing for Brazilian followers. The tone stays informal. It can be messy, funny, repetitive, and blunt, but it is rarely detached. The clearest through-line is support for musicians: buy the music, follow the band, go see live shows, and listen to the story behind the songs. The Nonsense Chronicles fits listeners who like interviews that feel more like hanging out with artists than reading a press kit. It favors sincerity over polish and conversation over structure.
Made for: For listeners who follow bands, touring musicians, songwriting stories, and informal studio conversations. It especially suits people who prefer rough-edged hangout interviews to tightly produced music journalism.
What sets it apart: The show’s charm is its unvarnished path from daily check-ins to musician storytelling. Weather, illness, travel, jokes, and technical stumbles stay in the room, making the artist conversations feel direct and unmanufactured.
Not tied to any one subject but music and food will always be at its core.
Doug and Rob let musician interviews wander until you feel like the third chair.
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A loose, friendly songwriter chat that still gets into the craft.
Jared McCloud reads as a singer-songwriter who values songs over labels, and the discussion stays on that plainspoken outlook. He frames the new record as a mix of rock and roll songs, a ballad or two, and some blues, while making clear that writing matters more than pinning…
A grounded look at how a band keeps pushing music out in a crowded release landscape.
Power Take Off reads as a practical music-industry conversation about being heard, keeping releases moving, and sustaining momentum through repeated recording stops.
A loose, personable musician conversation grounded in local scene loyalty and family ties.
Felipe Teixeira is an easy guest to follow in a conversation that moves from health, to guitar work, to local music, and to the people who keep a scene alive. The mood stays casual, with more interest in rapport than polish.
Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero improvise unscripted, absurdist bits live for Cadena SER.
Original musicals, invented at stage speed.
Fast riffs from a crowded table.
Paranormal notes from the strange cellar.
Sevenfold opens for itself with an experimental EP, fictional characters, Good Charlotte, and Blaze on the bill.
This episode introduces the ORAY Band in a comedic podcast setting with host Doug Sashry.
Two hosts engage in lighthearted, humorous banter about their daily lives and past failures, with music and food as recurring themes.
Jared McCloud says a 10-year pause happened because he "go be a dad."
Scott of Power Take Off says a Green Bay Packers novelty song sold 50,000 copies and helped local crowds jump from about 100 to 600.
The hosts open with a musical intro and banter about a long drive, setting the stage for a show centered on music and food.
Doug Sashry and Rob Mendiola talk with Felipe Teixeira, the lead guitarist for Burn and a Rio-born musician who moved to the United States 13 years ago.
Hosts Doug and Rob engage in casual banter about a peaceful Sunday morning and a late night out, setting a relaxed, music-infused tone.
Two friends engage in lighthearted, humorous banter about the weather and daily life.
Hosts Doug and Rob welcome musicians Paul and John from Twelve Stones to discuss their songwriting and recording process in Louisiana.
Two hosts catch up after a month apart, joking about travel and work while in the studio.
Two hosts engage in lighthearted, improvised banter with wordplay and casual greetings.
Two hosts engage in lighthearted banter about feeling guilty for doing remote recordings, comparing it to a long-distance relationship.
A casual Christmas-themed comedy episode where the host and guests engage in lighthearted banter and holiday greetings.
Two friends engage in lighthearted, rambling conversation about a concert, upcoming travel, and plushies.
Two hosts engage in lighthearted banter about their busy podcast schedule and joke about talent.
The hosts discuss Texas weather and then interview a guest about the upcoming EA College Football 26 video game, focusing on new features like dynamic lighting.
Two friends engage in lighthearted, humorous banter about their weekend and introduce a guest.