how did i get here?
”Johnny Goudie is the Marc Maron of Austin music. The veteran singer/guitarist – best known for fronting early Nineties pop band Mr. Rocket Baby and, later, his major-label rock act, Goudie – stepped up to the microphone with a new intention in 2011 and launched the How Did I Get Here? podcast. Now 840-some episodes in, the hourlong, twice-weekly interview show gives the host a platform to really connect with his Austin music guests, not just on what’s happening in their careers, but also in the shared experience of music appreciation – and that’s where he truly shines.” -The Austin Chronicle 2019
Episodes

Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Hello friends! Bedroom indie-pop artist, Dayglow is my guest for episode 1504! His latest album, Dayglow (Superbloom), is available now on Mercury Records wherever you stream, on vinyl and CD. Go to dayglowband.com for music, tour dates, merch, and more. Dayglow, a.k.a. Sloan Struble and I have a great conversation about growing up in a small Fort Worth suburb, learning Garageband at 11 years old, playing music while attending U.T. in Austin, playing his first gig at The Scoot Inn, playing Lollapalooza, ACL Fest, Bonaroo, Reading, and more, touring the U.K., Australia, and more, moving to California, songwriting, touring and much more. I had a great time getting to know Sloan. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Friday Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 88 for a great conversation with rock and roll legend, Hunt Sales (Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren) originally released on July 24, 2012! Below are my original notes form the show.
My guest for episode 88 is the great Hunt Sales! Hunt is a rock and roll treasure. Wether he's being the backbone and backbeat of Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life", the backbone, backbeat and personality of Tin Machine (Hunt's band with David Bowie) or the songwriting & drumming lead singer of his newest band, The Hunt Sales Memorial, he's playing with the kind of passion that moves you. or at least, moves me. My friend Bevis (Griffin, who's been a guest on this show), texted me Saturday about havin Hunt on the show. I flipped-out and sad, YES! so, yesterday hunt came over to the apartment and we got to talk. We got to patch-up some weirdness that was lingering between from a record we worked on over a decade ago and he told me about his journey. From being around his father, Soupy's musician friends, playing his first session at 10 years old, Todd Rundgren at 15, Iggy Pop and David Bowie, working and most of all, staying true to what you do. Hunt is an inspiration. He plays from his heart. He always has. Check out the videos on our facebook page and you'll see what I mean. This conversation inspired me to no end. Thank you, Hunt. ciao, jg
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Hello friends! Texas country artist Grant Gilbert is my guest for episode 1503! Grant's latest album, West Of Fort Worth is available now wherever you stream your music and he's on the road this week in Iowa. Go to grantgilbertmusic.com for music, tour dates, and more. We have a great conversation about growing up on a cattle ranch in Santo, Texas, keeping it real in a small town, getting into the music scene when he attended Texas Tech in Lubbock, how Texas Country Music is it's own thing, touring, making West Of Fort Worth with producer Lukas Scott, writing songs and much more. I had a great time getting to know Grant. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
Hello and welcome to How Did I Get Here? From The Vault! Today we go back to episode 395 for a great conversation with Austin's art-rockers, The Octopus Project originally released on July 14, 2015! Below are my original notes form the show.
My guests for episode 395 is one of Austin's most innovative, creative and musically brilliant exports, The Octopus Project! Their score for the film, Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter comes out this week on vinyl. The movie is amazing and the score is absolutely gorgeous. If you're not a vinyl person, you can find it and all of their other releases on iTunes, Spotify and by going to their website, theoctopusproject.com. You can also find their wealth of videos and other content including handmade, stuffed animals. I had a blast sitting down and getting to know this hyper-creative trio and talking to them about everything, keeping a band together for 16 and staying fresh and relevant, creating visual art including videos, one-of-a-kind merchandise, being a couple in a band, the theremin, finding chords that make you cry, how Juan the engineer won a scavenger hunt that included the band, scoring films and much, much more. Toto, Yvonne and Josh are three of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. They also make amazing music and art. I hope you enjoy getting to know The Octopus Project. I sure did. Let's get down!
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Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Hello friends. We have all been so saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by last week's floods in central Texas. My heart goes out to all of those experiencing loss right now.
Austin-based DJ/sound curator, composer/producer, pianist, educator, speaker, all-around creative, and winner of "Best DJ" in the 2025 Austin Music Awards, DJ Cassandra is my guest for episode 1502! We have a really inspiring conversation about her journey of empowerment, growing up in Texas and London, getting her degree in music composition from U.T. and playing their graduation to tens of thousands of people in May, recording with Ben Kweller, playing ACL Fest 2024, the power of "the playlist", morning dance parties, taking charge of her life and turning it around, being one of Austin's most eligible singles, Bio Medical Music Solutions, her app Picardy, bringing the party everywhere she goes, and much more. Find her at soundsbycassandra.com I had a great time getting to know Cassandra, I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Hello friends and welcome to episode 1501! Austin's legendary Waterloo Records has been in the news a lot this year since John Kunz, who owned the store for over 40 years, sold it and the new owners are moving the Austin music hub up the street to a bigger and better location. Today I am joined by John Kunz and the new owners of Waterloo Records, Caren Kelleher, CEO of Gold Rush Vinyl and Austin entrepreneur, Trey Watson to talk about the history and future of Waterloo Records. This episode was also our first video episode and was live streamed on Monday in a partnership with Austin's state-of-the-art livestream concert venue and production studio, Purple Bee! Watch the video HERE. Find out more about Purple Bee at purplebee.org. Find out more about Waterloo Records at waterloorecords.com. I want to thank the gang at Purple Bee for such a great experience and the Waterloo Records team for their time and insight. Let's get down!
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Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Hello friends! Welcome to episode 1500 recorded live at The Continental Club Gallery on May, 20th 2025 with guests, Ray Prim, Kelly Willis, and Suzanna Choffel! On our first live show since 2019, Ray Prim talks about how I drive him crazy whenever we've played a songwriter-in-the-round, his journey as a songwriter, producer, and engineer, Kelly Willis talks about her all-star band, The Wonder Women of Country featuring Brennan Leigh and Melissa Carper, writing songs with Jules Shear and Chuck Prophet. Suzanna Choffel talks about her latest album Bird By Bird, Sun Radio, being the first HDIGH guest and more. This was one of my favorite live shows. I laughed like crazy. So will you. Let's get down!
Ray Prim - rayprim.com
Suzanna Choffel - suzannachoffel.com
Kelly Willis - kellywillis.com
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Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Hello friends! Dave Prewitt has been shining a light on the Austin music scene for over 35 years with his television shows CapZeyeZ, RawTime, Dave TV and Texas Music TV. Dave is here to talk about DaveFest 6 a three day celebration of Austin music and fundraiser for a future documentary about his journey over the last 30 + years of videography. DaveFest 6 takes place next weekend Friday, 6/27, Saturday, 6/28, and Sunday, 6/29 at Kick Butt Coffee here in Austin featuring over 20 bands playing over the weekend. Go to texasmusictv.com for show info, Dave info, and more. Dave and I talk about his 35 years documenting the Austin music scene, DaveFest 6, how the music and music scene have changed, some of our favorite venues and fans, the importance of access TV in the pre-YouTube world, going back to school as a grown-up, what keeps him interested and engaged and much more. I had a great time catching up with Dave. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Hello friends! Austin based, alt-pop artist Sophia Warren is my guest for episode 1498! Sophia's latest EP, "Adesso", produced by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio) is available now on Universal Music Group Mexico wherever you get your jams. Here's the Linktree to connect with all things Sophia. We have a great conversation about Growing up isolated and in and out of hospitals since she was 5 years old due to a rare thyroid condition, how writing and playing music gave comfort and an outlet, writing songs instead of explaining herself, co-founding the Animal Defense Alliance, our shared love of the Omnichord, and much more. I had a great time getting to know Sophia. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!
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Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Beloved Austin-based photographer and friend to all, Matt Lankes, passed away on Sunday. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Matt was a really sweet, gentle and loving man and loved by everyone who got to meet him. I met him 40 years ago when we were both at Austin High School and reconnected when I moved back to Austin in the early 90's. Matt came on the show last summer and we had a great, fun conversation about his journey. I feel very lucky to have known him. Rest in peace, old friend. Below are my original notes for episode 1419.
Austin based photographer Matt Lankes is my guest for episode 1419! Matt has an extensive client list that includes HBO, LiveStrong, Fox Searchlight, Texas Monthly, New York Times, Amazon, Netflix, Time Inc., Newsweek, Austin Monthly, Lee Jeans, CBS, Random House, Warner Brothers, EMI, Sony, Universal, and many more. He currently has his work in the permanent collection of The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian and at The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Matt has also been the photographer on a handful of Richard Linklater films including 2014's Boyhood. His book Boyhood: Twelve Years on Film, captured the progression of the film and the actors through the lens of a 4x5 camera, creating a series of arresting portraits and behind-the-scenes photographs, and is available through University of Texas Press. Find it HERE. Go to mattlankes.com for all of your Matt needs. I had a great time getting to know Matt and his journey as an artist. I'm sure you will too.



