Judah Akers (Judah and the Lion)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Episode 202 - Judah Akers, frontman of indie/country/impossible to label band Judah and the Lion joins the show!! Judah talks about the beginnings of the band and advice from "Uncle Don" which has kept them an independent band yet still have had amazing success in the form of a #1 hit, appearances on late night television, and a song featuring Kacey Musgraves. Calling in from Calgary in the middle of a 60+ date tour (!!), Judah and Shane also discuss his unique success, NBA basketball, and being away from home and unable to help deal with family issues like divorce and addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	Have you ever had an instant connection with someone?
0:32.4	You see them and you just know. But,
0:34.8	butterflies in your stomach, wedding bells ringing, the whole enchilada. It's more
0:39.1	than just compatibility. It's a special connection. They're the one. The Yin to your Yang, the ketchup to your chips, the gravy to your Sunday roast.
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0:56.7	Discover in store and online at Curries. Oh wow. Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm a man.
1:13.0	Oh, I'm a man. Oh, yeah. Yo yo, what's up? The bad brains coming in hot once again. Welcome back to another episode of the show Lead Singer Syndrome, a podcast where I, your host, Shane Told, I talked to other lead singers about what it's like to be the
1:56.0	front man or the front woman of a band and we got a great episode this week.
2:02.2	Something a little bit different. I speak to Judah of Judah and the lion
2:08.1	a band that well I'm hearing I'm hearing them literally everywhere. In fact, I got a flat tire over the weekend, which actually never
2:17.7	happening before. Literally just my tire was flat in my driveway. weird. Well I called Canadian Tire
2:24.4	that's a tire shop up in Canada. I called them and they put me on hold for a minute
2:28.8	and guess what came on as the music waiting on the call.
2:34.9	Judah and the lion.
2:36.4	I cannot get away from this band.
2:38.9	And I don't mind at all.
2:40.9	When the lady from Canadian Tyra came back on the phone, I told her I
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