{"podcast":{"title":"Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe Plummer","slug":"tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262","podcast_index_feed_id":3168262,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/tourstories/","website_url":"https://www.ruinousmedia.com/tourstories","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/efecf97e-d290-4584-99fc-cc189095006b/Pod-Tile.jpg","author":"Ruinous Media","episode_count":334,"summary":"Joe Plummer and friends share their stories from life on the road. We hear funny, sad and sometimes scary tales from musicians, comedians and writers. He's also \"Checks-In\" with artists to hear new music, find out what they've been up to and whats next on the creative docket. Have a tour story? Want to get in touch with Joe? Send a message to hello@ruinousmedia.com. Tour Stories is produced by Ruinous Media. http://www.ruinousmedia.com/tourstories/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:23:30.096546+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262"},"episode":{"title":"The Check-In with tofusmell","slug":"the-check-in-with-tofusmell","published_at":"2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262/the-check-in-with-tofusmell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262","url":"https://www.ruinousmedia.com/tourstories","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fdd099a7-7e1e-4b95-b495-26dae928b703.mp3","summary":"Rae Chen is a singer, songwriter and guitarist operating under the moniker tofusmell. His debut full length album All My Time is due out April 24th via Hardly Art. Rae tells us how he grew up in Florida on the edges of both a pop punk and worship scene, and why he picked up the guitar and eventually found himself in Winnipeg. We hear how his approach to writing gives a feeling of sonic closeness, how he responded to more production on All My Time and the role ambiance plays on the new record. Joe and Rae discuss how collaboration is important to the visual side of tofusmell, why he looks forward to the “band” version of live performance and we hear the new single (me tomorrow). tofusmell Hardly Art Our newest sponsor Kingston Union is YOUR store for the legendary Winos. This episode supported by our friends at Izotope . This episode is produced with Ozone 12, the newest from Izotope. Head over to izotope.com now for savings on all their production software. Go check out Ozone 12 and RX 11 and master with the best and solve the unsolvable. Use code FRET10 at checkout. Ep supported by Distrokid . Distrokid now offers Bandzoogle where you can build your bands website and store in minutes. Tour stories listeners get 30% off at distrokid.com/vip/tourstories . GET YOUR MUSIC OUT THERE! ITS EASY WITH Distrokid Episode sponsored by Schecter Guitars . Schecter Guitar Research is one of the world’s premier guitar companies, offering electric guitars and basses, acoustic guitars, and USA Custom Shop instruments to musicians around the world.Its continually evolving and expanding line of guitars and basses appeals to a broad spectrum of players and diverse musical styles. They offer high-quality instruments with professional components at an affordable price. Go Schecter for all y…","meta_description":"Rae Chen is a singer, songwriter and guitarist operating under the moniker tofusmell. His debut full length album All My Time is due out April 24th via Ha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1409,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262/episodes/the-check-in-with-tofusmell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tour-stories-the-check-in-with-joe-plummer-3168262/the-check-in-with-tofusmell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}