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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: We’re Thunderstruck

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss how we were thunderstruck.

Fiona: Who’s on the aux? We’re on the aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just overhyped. On the aux today, we have ACDC.

Aleena: ACDC? Aren’t they like a heavy metal band or something?

Fiona: Yeah, but they are like a good heavy metal band, and they are super popular.

Aleena: Okay, whatever.

Fiona: Anyways, I’m a bit nervous for this episode because my dad decided to be on the show. So I gotta be perfect and not embarrass myself.

Aleena: Your dad???

Fiona: Yeah, let's meet him.

(Dad introduces himself)

Fiona: He got his Ph.D from Princeton! He’s super duper smart. And, a huge fan of heavy metal.

(Dad talks about himself a little more)

Aleena: Okay! Now, we’re going to discuss how AC/DC formed and learn more about them.

Fiona: Okay, to start, Dad, what do you know about AC/DC?

Dad: Answers (either doesn’t know much and just listens to them, or he knows some history behind AC/DC)

Aleena: Ohhh, that’s really cool. So you’ve been listening to them for a while now, then. Do you still listen to AC/DC, or just when you were younger?

Fiona: Yeah, cause you're old.

Aleena: I didn’t mean it like thattttt, just saying because I thought AC/DC was a band from when he was a teenager.

Fiona: They first became a band in 1973, a year before my dad was born. I didn't realize how old he is until now.

Aleena: hahhaaa

Dad: Answers

Aleena: Wait, Fiona, you said they became a band in 1973. How did that happen?

Fiona: So it started with just two brothers, Malcolm and Angus Young. They wanted to make music because their eldest brother inspired them. Their most recent album was Power up in 2020.

Aleena: Who was their brother?

Fiona: George Young, he made The Easybeats, but anyways, then their sister, Margaret, helped with coming up the name…*gets cut off*

Dad: Yeah, I know, the name AC/DC actually came from a sewing machine. It means altering current/direct current.

Aleena: Ohh,h like the direction of the sewing machine.

Fiona: Ahem.. I was gonna say that if you guys didn’t cut me off… ANYWAYS.

Dad: Okay, I’m getting kind of bored with this. I already know everything about AC/DC!

Fiona: Okay, since you know SOO much, I have a little surprise for segment 3!

Aleena: Huh? What’s in segment 3?

Fiona: You’ll find out right after this short break.

Fiona: Welcome back, everyone. I didn’t mention this earlier, but… in this episode, we are doing something a bit different. Instead of sharing opinions, we are going to play a fictional game show!!!

Aleena: Yes, and Fiona's dad will play against each other to answer questions about AC/DC.

Fiona: I will be the host of this game show.

(Play Gameshow)

Aleena: Thank you, everyone, for listening. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashof, signing off.

Fiona: We have some huge news. Aleena and I have decided to continue the podcast. Episodes will take a little bit longer to publish because we are no longer in the class and will be a self-run podcast. Next time on the aux, we are doing another game show episode about the weekend. Except the entire episode will be about the weekend, and Aleena will play against my friend Amelia. I will award the winner with candy.

Aleena: Music Credits and Social Media.

Fiona: Dad, thank you so much for coming

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux, the Podcast, we discuss: What’s so true? About Gracie Abrams.

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or overhyped.

Fiona: Today on the Aux, we have Gracie Abrams, but before we dive deep into her, let's meet and interview one of our listeners who also happens to be our guest for today!

Rory: (Introduce yourself)

(Everyone interviews Rory a little bit.)

Fiona: So, Rory, do you know much about Gracie Abrams? I mean, I know you’re a fan of hers, but what about her early and how she got to where she is today?

Rory: Yeah, I do!

Fiona: Yeah, me too.

Aleena: I don’t really know much about her, but I hope you guys can tell me about her.

Fiona: September 7, 1999, in Los Angeles. She grew up in a creative Hollywood environment. She began writing music when she was around 8 years old. She attended The Archer School for Girls and later went on to Barnard College. She did pause her studies, though, to pursue her music full-time.

Rory: Gracie is the daughter of filmmaker JJ Abrams, so she grew up in the Hollywood industry. She released her first album, Minor, in 2020, featuring songs like "21" and "I Miss You, I’m Sorry." Her second album, “This is What it Feels Like”, includes one of her most popular songs, “Feels Like.” In 2023, she released “Good Riddance,” which included songs like “I Know it Won't Work,” “Where Do We Go Now,” and “Amelie.” In 2024, she released her newest album, “The Secret of Us.” This album gained popularity incredibly quickly with popular songs including “Risk,” “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” and “That’s so True.”

(Aleena can jump in whenever and ask questions.)

Aleena: Before you all get to hear what I thought about today's artists, let's take a break to listen to some of our classmates talk about their podcast.

Aleena: (Welcome, everyone, back.)

(Everyone says their opinions.)

Fiona: Thank you, everyone, for listening. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off. Next week on the Aux, we have what may be our final artist of the show. Aleena and I are unsure whether we want to continue the podcast after the class ends. But enough about the sad stuff, let's drop some hints for the next artist. They are a band; one of their most popular songs has to do with weather, and of course, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Aleena: (Music Credits and Social Media)

(Thank Rory, for coming onto the show today and saying bye and thank you)

1. Club Love - Everet Almond
2. Floating of Fire - The Grey Room/ Density and Time
3. Overboard - The Grey Room/ Golden Palms
4. Rubberband - The Grey Room / Density and Time

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You are listening to “Who’s on the Aux?”, the podcast with your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of “Who’s on the Aux?” the Podcast, we discuss: Carti said WHAT? (We still don’t know).

Fiona: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux/ Hello everyone and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly overhyped. Today on the aux, we are discussing Playboi Carti. And yes, we still don’t know what he said.

Aleena: Fiona, have you ever listened to Playboi Carti?

Fiona: Not really, but I’ve heard about him.

Aleena: Oh, that's.. Sad.

Fiona: Rude much?

Aleena: Sorry, not sorry. But you’ve definitely heard of him.

Fiona: And how do you know that?

Aleena: You know the TikTok sound, “Wake up, it’s the first of the month.”?

Fiona: Yeah, it’s a really popular sound.

Aleena: Yeah, well, it’s from his song Sky.

Fiona: Oh. I didn’t know that. But now we have to get into his early life and Career.

Aleena: Yeah, or else this episode would be too long.

Fiona: So I know there are “underground rappers” that not many people know about. Was he like one of them, and did he eventually gain fame and get to where he is now?

Aleena: Yes, exactly. He was basically just an underground artist who made his way up, and now he is collaborating with big artists like “The Weeknd”. He actually gained a LOT of fame.

Fiona: So, where did everything start??

Aleena: Jordan Terrel Carter, I mean Playboi Carti, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. That's also where other artists that he collaborated with were from. Like Ken Carson, for example.

Fiona: Ohhh, okay, so his real name is Jordan Terrel Carter. I can kinda see how he got Playboi Carti from that. Wait, but why do so many artists change their names?

Aleena: Well, I mean, it's not like they change it legally. They really just change it for fame and persona, I guess. Like that’s aura. He first made it Sir Cartier, because he was in a mall and passed by a Cartier store. This was his like soundcloud name, before he got famous. Anyways, back to Playboi Carti, when he was young, he wanted to be like a D1 basketball player, but obviously, that didn’t happen.

Fiona: Why, did he just lose interest?

Aleenea: Kinda. He had some conflicts with his coach so he just quit. He kept making music on soundclound and other places and connected with people. He started getting into fashion and then eventually moved to NYC. He signed a label with A$AP Rocky, who was a big music artist.

Fiona: Wait what were the songs that made him famous though?

Aleena: The two songs that made him become recongized were Fetti and Broke boi and he made this as Sir Cartier, not Playboi carti.

Fiona: So he made it like still as an underground artist right?

Aleena: Yeahh what do u think about him.

Fiona: We’ll talk about that in segment 3! Before you guys get to know what I think about Playboi Carti, let's first take a break to listen to one of our classmates' podcasts!

Fiona: Welcome back, everyone! Let’s get into some opinions.

(All talk about opinions)

Aleena: Thank you, everyone, for listening. Were your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif signing off. Next week of the aux, we have a female artist. She is known for right some pretty sad songs. One of her songs is called I Told You Things. She also did a collab with Noah Kahan for a...

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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: Heartbreak, Healing, and Love

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: Heartbreak, Healing, and Love

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just over hyped.

Fiona: That’s right. So who are we talking about today?

Aleena: We are talking about the guy they say who was built from heartbreak…

Fiona: Which is???

Aleena: Zach Bryan, duh

Fiona: Who??

Aleena: I honestly don’t really know either, I’m not gonna lie. However, I did some research, and he is an American songwriter.

Fiona: Yeah, never heard of him

Aleena: Yeah- wait, wait, we just got a message from one of our listeners!

Fiona: Okay! Read it now!

Aleena: This is a question from Julie, who emailed me from Australia! She is wondering what inspired us to create a podcast and why we chose this particular topic.

(Talk about why we chose podcasting, and we did this topic.)

Fiona: Moving back into the topic of this episode

Aleena: (Talk about Zach Bryan) As ironic as it is, even though Zach Bryan makes many country and American songs, he was actually born in Japan.

Fiona: No way, was he raised there?

Aleena: Nope, he was raised in Oklahoma, but both of his parents were stationed in Japan because both parents were serving time in the U.S Navy. Which later on, influenced Zach to serve there too, but I’ll get into that later.

Fiona: Oh, so when would he even have time to start music then?

Aleena: Basically, when he was 14, his grandfather gifted him a guitar, which was literally all that Zach needed. Zach had a spark, and I guess the guitar made it bigger.

Fiona: But why would his grandfather just randomly give him a guitar?

Aleena: He would write some poetry when he was 12, and I think his grandfather just saw a gift in him.

Fiona: Okay, so what about him serving in the Navy?

Aleena: After high school, he decided to enlist, following in his parents' footsteps. He stayed for 8 years before he decided to leave. While he was in the Navy, he would upload videos of himself singing, and they were unedited. It showed many people his talent, and as soon as he left, he decided to keep doing music.

Fiona: How much longer after that did he actually become recognized, or famous?

Aleena: He mainly got recognized because he would post videos on YouTube while he was still in the Navy. This one video he posted on YouTube was named “Heading South”, which was literally filmed on his phone. This gave him recognition and gathered many, but his debut album was made after the death of his mother, Annette, in 2019. In her memory, he named the album DeAnn.

Fiona: Aww, that is very sentimental, like making a whole album named after his mom. But what after that?

Aleena: Well, he started releasing more and more independent albums, and he started gaining fans and fame. Eventually, he went on tour, and now people listen to him daily.

Fiona: That's cool, I’m gonna listen to one of his songs, because I still don't even know who he is.

Aleena: Before we get into opinions, let's hear from one of our classmates about their podcast.

Aleena: (Welcome everyone back) So, do you listen to country music, or do you like it?

Fiona: Opinions

Aleena: Opinions

Aleena: Thank you for listening. Were your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif signing off? Next week on the Aux, we have yet again another male artist. He is a rapper...

Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: Born Pink: The World Tour

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: BlackPink: Born Pink: The World Tour

Fiona: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and whether they are truly good or overhyped. In this episode of Who’s on the Aux podcast, we discuss Blackpink, Born Pink: The World Tour.

Aleena: Before we introduce our artist for the episode, let's meet our guest!

Shruti: (Introduce yourself)

Fiona: Shruti is one of my best friends, and I was like, she likes Blackpink, so obviously, we're gonna have her on the aux with us.

Shruti: I'm thrilled to be on the show today!

Aleena: We are so happy to have you!

Fiona: We apologize for interrupting your class.

Shruti: It’s okay! We were already in the community room.

Aleena: Enough of the small talk, let’s get into the episode.

Fiona: Okay, okay.

Shruti: (Talk about their debut and debut song) Debut song was “boombayah.”

Aleena: I definitely heard that song before.

Fiona: [Talk about members (Not in full depth)] (Jennie and Jisoo are Korean, Lisa is Thai, and Rose is Australian.)

Aleena: Okay, so, how did they all start? Did they all know each other before?

Shruti: Talk about their music

Fiona: Talk about their music

Aleena: Okay, now let ME get into my opinions after hearing all this, but first, a quick break…

Everyone: Opinions

Aleena: Thank you for joining us today. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off.

Fiona: Hints for next artist (folk and country music, and an album called American Heartbreak.)

Aleena: Music credits and social media

Fiona: Thank Shurti, for coming

Shurti: Say something

Everyone: Thank people for listening.

1. Club Love by Everett Almond
2. Floating on Fire by the Grey Room/Density and Time
3. Overboard by the Grey Room/Golden Palms
4. Rubberband the Grey Room/Density and Time

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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux

Episode Title: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos?

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux, we will discuss Hozier: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos.

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just over hyped.

Fiona: We are very excited to record this episode because we have our first guest on the show!

Shiv: (Introduces herself)

Aleena: (Ask Shiv who’s on the aux today?)

Shiv: Answer and say it's Hozier.

Aleena: Oooo, okay, I honestly don’t know much of him. Is he good?

Fiona: Have you ever heard a Hozier song?

Aleena: No, not really.

Shiv: You’re definitely missing out.

Fiona: Yeah, he’s such a good artist.

Aleena: Well, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never really listened to his music or heard anything about him.

Shiv: It’s okay, we got u.

Fiona: Yeah, we can tell you about his early life and career.

Aleena: Okay, so who even is this guy?

Shiv: To start, Hozier’s full name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne. Hozier was born on March 17, 1990, in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Aleena: Wait, so he’s Irish?

Shiv: Yeahhh, he is.

Aleena: Bro, I wanna go to Ireland so bad.

Fiona: Guys, back on topic, his father was a blues musician, and at the age of 6, his father had severe spinal cord surgery that left him in a wheelchair. When he was 15, he started to learn to play the guitar and started to write songs. After his dad's surgery, his family financially struggled.

Aleena: Dang, that sounds hard.

Shiv: Yeah, it really was for him. Hozier attended Trinity College Dublin, but then dropped out to pursue his music career.

Fiona: Hozier’s first song was Take Me to Chruch, which is also one of his most popular songs. It was released on July 3, 2013. Hozier gained much of his popularity from "Take Me to Church." Take Me to Chruch also appeared on Billboard 200.

Aleena: I haven’t heard of that song. I mean, I don’t really know Hozier at all.

Shiv: That’s exactly why we’re telling you about him now.

Aleena: I don’t know if I will ever listen to Hozier.

Fiona: Save your opinions for later, Aleena.

Shiv: Hozier has released so many other songs as well. In the same album as Take Me to Church, he released Angel of Small Death and the Codiene scene and Jackie and Wilson.

Fiona: Separate from that album, he released one of my favorite songs, Too Sweet, in 2024.

Aleena: These are some interesting song names!

Shiv: Yeah…

Fiona: Okay, everyone, stay tuned to hear the special discussion coming up after this break…

(Break for drop sharing)

Segment 3: Opinions.

Fiona: Welcome back, everyone. Before we get back into this episode. Go check out Food Away from Home, the podcast where our guest today, Shiv, is one of the hosts.

Shiv: Thank you, Fiona!

Aleena: (Get us back on track with opinions.)

(Discussion about opinions on Hozier)

Aleena: Thank you, everyone, for joining in today. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off. Next week on the aux, we have another guest on the show! Quickly, a huge thank you to Shiv for joining us today!

Shiv: Thank you for having me.

Fiona: Our hints for the next artist are, it’s a K-pop group, and they are extremely well-known. This group is also currently on a world tour.

Aleena: Music Credits

Fiona:...

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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: God’s plan or PR plan?

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux podcast with your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss Drake, God’s plan or PR plan?

Fiona: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux Podcast, where we talk about some of your favorite music artists and discuss whether they deserve all their hype or if they are complete trash. On the aux today, we have Drake. This episode was requested by one of my friends, Kallitsa.

Aleena: Bro, this song is stuck in my head.

Fiona: Really, what song??

Aleena: You know that song called Practice?

Fiona: Uhhh… who’s it by?

Aleena: Drake, duh. How do you not know it?

Fiona: Drake?? Ewwww

Aleena: What? Do you not like Drake?

Fiona: No, not really, but it was requested, so I decided to make an episode about him.

Aleena: Huh? Wait, why not?

Fiona: I just don’t like his music style I guess.

Aleena: You don’t know what you are talking about, but whatever, I know a little bit about Drake, so I can start telling you about his early life, and I think I can definitely try to change your opinion of him.

Fiona: I don’t know, but you can try.

Aleena: Alright, so now we are gonna start with “The Certified Lover Boy”, also known as Drake!

Fiona: Heerrre we go..

Aleena: Stop, I love Drake.

Fiona: Okay, whatever, even though he’s the guy who writes breakup songs for people he never even dated.

Aleena: Okay, but so does Taylor Swift.

Fiona: Yeah, but Taylor Swift... actually, I don't even know.

Aleena: Yeah, exactly, also, he is like in a bunch of memes, he's really funny, but anyways, back on track…before he became famous, his name was Aubrey Drake Graham. He was born on October 24, 1986. Guess where he was born.

Fiona: Oh yeah, his album cover for one of his albums was the CN Tower because he was born in Canada or something.

Aleena: Yup, Drake.. Or should I say AUBREY, was born in Toronto, Canada.

Fiona: Okayyy, but how did he get into music, and what’s his early life?

Aleena: Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham, used to be a drummer who apparently played with Jerry Lee Lewis, so I guess you could say that Drake was kind of born into music.

Fiona: That’s cool, I wondered if any of that “rock n roll” affected any of Drake’s music.Aleena: I mean, I guess in a way it did, but I feel that it was more of his parents combined that kinda gave him his perspective. Drake had a black dad and a Jewish mom in the Canadian suburbs. I also think what changed him a lot was that Drake’s parents split when he was 5, so it turned into a struggle.

Fiona: Dang, that’s actually kinda sad.. But after all that hardship, how did he get to where he is now???

Aleena: Yeah, so basically, after living with his mom and in the struggle, he built his career from scratch.

Fiona: Wait, so you’re telling me all his sad songs about his struggle were actually real?

Aleena: Yes, bro, that's literally why he made a song called “Started from the bottom”. Some people call it his biography in 10 minutes. Okay, wait, here is his glow-up story. When he was a teenager, he got a role in the movie “The Next Generation,” which helped him make some money and get known. The thing was, though, he didn’t want to be just an actor; he wanted to be a rapper, and that was tough because nobody took him seriously. He started dropping mixtapes on his own. They were called " Room for Improvement" (2006), "Comeback Season" (2007), and "So Far Gone" (2009). That third one finally blew up online, and Lil Wayne saw it…

Fiona: Lil Wayne??? The...

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: Tate McRae, The Tate Takeover.

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we talk about some of your favorite artists.

Fiona: Singing tit for tat

Aleena: Get me back on topic

Fiona: Sorry. I was feeling a bit greedy today

Aleena: Why is that?

Fiona: Well, obviously, because we're talking about Tate McRae.

Aleena: Tate McRae. Okay! I’m fine with that.

Fiona: Tate McRae was born on July 1, 2003, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She used to be a dancer. Fun fact: she was the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show “So You Think You Can Dance.” In 2017, she released her debut single “One Day.” That debut went viral.

Aleena: After her debut single went viral, she released her Debut EP “All the Things I Never Said” in 2020. She gained her popularity with the song “You broke me first.”

Fiona: In 2020, she released Too Young to be Sad. She gained her popularity with the song “You broke me first.” For those who don’t know that song, it goes like this.. “Now suddenly you're asking for it back. Could you tell me where you get that verse?”

Aleena: Yeah, I heard about that song.

Fiona: Currently, it has over 2.5 billion streams. After its release, it was the longest-charting song on the Billboard 200 for weeks.

Aleena: On May 27, 2022, she released the album I Used to Think I Could Fly. Right after it was released, it got over 200 million streams. In January of 2022, she was nominated for best new pop artist, dance song of the year, and best cover song. In February of 2022, Tate McRae was announced as a new brand ambassador for Maybelline and the news of their Vinyl Ink liquid lip color.

Fiona: Her next album was Think Later. Her first and lead song was "Greedy," released September 15, 2023. Exes was the next single, and it was released on September 17, 2023. On December 8, 2023, her 3rd single Run for the Hills was released along with the entire album. The Think Later tour started on April 17, 2024, and ended on November 21, 2024.

Aleena: Her 3rd and most recent album, So Close to What, was released February 21, 2025, along with her fourth single, Revolving Door. Before that, she released It’s ok, I’m ok on September 12, 2024, 2 Hands on November 14, 2024, and Sports Car on January 24, 2025. She is currently still on tour for the Miss Possevive tour.

Fiona: My best friend, Kallista, got me into Tate McRae, so a big thank you to her. I love Tate McRae’s music, and I found it interesting how she started off as a dancer because I used to be a dancer too.

Aleena: I lowkey don’t really listen to her, but from the songs that I heard, it’s honestly not worth all the hype. But after Fiona wouldn’t stop talking about her, I guess now I have to try listening to her again.

Fiona: Yeah, I guess you do, and lmk if you like her.

Aleena: Hmm, maybe, but probably not.

Fiona: Thank everyone for listening.

Fiona: Hints for our next artist: Rapper, Album named Take Care.

Aleena: Music Credits

Fiona: Socials.

• Club Love: Everett Almond
• Floating on fire: the grey room/ density & time
• Overboard: the grey room/ golden palms
• Rubberband: the grey room/ density & time