Halsey comes over. Her name is Ashley, we call her Ash. Did you know Ash used to throw parties so people would like her and then hide in the bedroom like Gatsby? Did you know she has to get an Airbnb in Japan and become someone else for a little bit before writing an album? Did you know she can draw you perfectly, in seconds? We put this last one to the test with some art supplies from the garage. Dave prefers to paint and he can stroke genius every now and then, just be warned that if you watch this episode you will witness a work of art that you can’t help but be both shocked by and in awe of. You’ve been warned. Thanks for watching us talk to Ash. We respect you!

What happens:

00:00 intro

00:22 kinda tired today ngl

01:21 she's here

01:50 halsey or ashley or ash

02:31 house party story

05:05 bathroom story

06:38 the party life

08:03 the driving force of misery

09:39 lupus

10:20 high school

11:09 the tumblr experience

13:03 blue hair

14:17 less famous

16:30 chemo

19:25 inspiration

21:18 big "i can draw" energy

22:10 strokes of genius

23:46 arts & crafts

25:32 dave's artistic strategy

26:01 ash's technique

27:53 no such thing as errors

28:10 a brand new scape

28:57 activating the canvas

29:11 jussipussi

29:59 trent reznor

31:04 comments

32:07 one of the most important political artists of our time

32:51 edging

33:08 a tragedy of a piece

33:59 talent deep deep within

36:02 kristin’s piece

37:07 benny’s piece

37:56 ash’s piece

38:46 dave’s piece

39:53 ash draws kristin

40:35 ash's singing voice

41:42 ash's cadence

42:26 ash's kristin doodle

42:39 ash's favorite halsey song ever

42:59 halsey on tour

44:17 ash's songwriting process

45:43 dave's songwriting process

46:14 working with benny

48:39 instinct

49:47 public perception

52:02 growth & change

55:23 pop songwriting vs comedy songwriting

57:28 robot worries

58:20 internet culture

59:11 real life

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