Episodes

  • Getting Close UP! S6E2 featuring Tea With Teash Podcast
    Jan 17 2026

    Baby you know where to go to get some tea, and so do we, welcome to the purple chairs, host of the Tea With Teash Podcast, Teash.

    Teash gives it all to us, letting us sip on what it means to be an independent podcast host who started only 2 years ago. From the bitter and the sweet to the tart and the tasty, Danielle gets the tea on Teash.

    Such a good interview, make sure you let us know what you think, ALL TEA!

    You can also check out the video version on our YouTube channelhttps:

    youtu.be/Y5jb4lMayWg

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    45 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S6E1 featuring Stephonne
    Jan 10 2026

    T'S A NEW SEASON...............Season 6 is going to introduce us to a lot of great artists and creatives, but non more than our guest who is kicking off the season with an in depth introspective of self, spirituality, purpose, destiny and truth.

    Welcome to the purple chairs Stephonne! Danielle and Stephonne get so deep, I couldn't help but to think I had witnessed a realization of calling manifested through song. This is one episode you surely do not want to miss.

    You can check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:

    https://youtu.be/4bTs3qvF2Dk

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    46 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S5E12 featuring the Music Producer Panel
    Nov 15 2025

    We've come to the end of season 5, and what a way to end it. Markus Raines, Caleb Fankhauser and Desmond Mason make up our panel of music producers. Whatever you need to know about being a music producer, you will be sure to find the answers in this episode.

    You can check out the video version of this episode on our channel:

    https://youtu.be/6XkjOzsvM84

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Getting Close UP! S5E11 featuring King Dari
    Nov 1 2025

    All hail the King.........King Dari that is. Danielle welcomes him to the purple chairs for the eleventh episode of season 5.

    From church boy to student to writing a song that is going to change the Kansas City landscape, Danielle and King Dari get into some deep industry conversations that will bring some awareness of things to consider in this independent artist community.

    You can also see the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/loaIN38h0cg

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    51 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S5E10 featuring The Blast Monkeys
    Oct 18 2025

    Episode 10 features a group of childhood friends who've found commonality and creativity playing together in their band, The Blast Monkeys.

    Check out this interview to find out some of the tricks of the music business trade. Having issues with collaborating, keeping up with social media content or just figuring out how to communicate to each other . This episode will surely give some insight into those answers and more.

    You can check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:

    https://youtu.be/yzZd5_Vtzx8?si=WHdFIOX-n-1SZbDV

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    38 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S5E9 featuring Alex Thomas
    Oct 3 2025

    Our next guest is yet another creative who studied sound engineering in college (noticing a theme?) and is an exceptional musician! Alex Thomas has blessed us with his presence in the purple chairs.

    Alex and Danielle get into his beginnings in music, his inspiration to change a major in jazz to sound engineering and his world wide exposure to different experiences that have shaped who he's becoming as a well rounded, humble talent.

    You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube Channel:

    https://youtu.be/zaNymd-keUs

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    35 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S5E8 featuring Cam Burns
    Sep 20 2025

    Starting out as an actor at a very young age he gravitated to live performance like a moth to a flame, let me introduce you to Cam Burns.

    Cam calls into the show from St. Louis, Mo to get in it with Danielle as they talk the beginnings of a dream that morphed into a reality. Now writing and producing his own music while going to Webster University to study songwriting and sound engineering, Cam is a phenomenal creative with a unique viewpoint of his artistry.

    You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:

    hhttps://youtu.be/NykAKxuueqo

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    39 mins
  • Getting Close UP! S5E7 featuring Bump Jonas
    Sep 6 2025

    Well this isn't the first time you've seen this guest in the purple chairs, he also hosted our Season 4 Retro Show.

    Let's welcome host of SprinkleSumSalt Podcast, Mr. Bump Jonas. Giving us insight into the motivation that fuels his desire to provide a platform for the hiphop community, he and Danielle get into the depths of his origin story, which provides the foundation for everything else he does. I

    f you've ever been on his podcast or performed at The Mecca, then you will not want to miss this episode. It is sure to let you have a better understanding of your host.

    You can also check out the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel:

    https://youtu.be/J3tKi29duG0?si=Zdpwke2sgnq_VBGr

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    40 mins