ROUGH CUT EPISODES

ROUGH CUT EPISODES •

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No... Not This Again.

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EP. 01

What fresh hell is this? Oh, it's just Rough Cut back and bigger than ever!

Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with our brand new and esteemed Co-Hosts and Co-Producers, Amy Elliott and Emili Vesilind! That's right, we are changing the format with help from these two incredibly talented, respected, and brilliant journalists who probably have better things to do, and who are most certainly not coerced into working on this dog and pony show with us!


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Chasing Boys in Clubs Feat., Marie Lichtenberg

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EP. 02

But is it penis envy? A question best left to pappa Freud.

Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with Gem Award Nominated designer Marie Lichtenberg! She's not just talented, funny, charming, beautiful, and self-possessed... she's also on our show. Enjoy!


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Born and Bred Kitsch feat., Alison Lou

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But is it camp? Susan Sontag may beg to differ.

Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with Alison Chemla of Alison Lou. We talk Kitsch, miniatures, and, of course, Emratas's viral divorce rings. Enjoy!


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Meet Me at the Slots

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What happens in Vegas will definitely be re-told for an audience by Alain on Rough Cut!

Join us - JB Jones, Alain Simic, Amy Elliott, and Emili Vesilind - for a chat... about I'm not sure exactly what. I do know we said we'd link so many things for you and If JB is feeling generous, they'll appear below. Spoiler alert, she's rarely feeling generous.


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Beauty Will Save the World! Feat., Katerina Perez)

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EP. 05

Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with the one and only Katerina Perez, editor, jewelry influencer extraordinaire, lover of all things sparkly, and hair icon. We talk about Dostoyevsky, of course.


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Walking Into the Ocean Feat., Tanya Dukes

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EP. 06

Join us - Amy Elliott and Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, brilliant, lovely, and way out of our league, Tanya Dukes! Did I mention she won a Gem Award? That too. Why she sowed up to this dog and pony show is anyone's guess, but we are glad she did! Enjoy!


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Starting Over Yet Again feat., Gabriella Harvey

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Join us - Alain Simic, and Amy Elliott - as we are joined by one of our favorite humans in jewelry, Gabriella Harvey! We sit with Gabbi to chat about her incredible career ( Gemfields, Muzo, etc... ) starting something new, and building something all your own later in life. Enjoy!


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Talking (Political) Shit!

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Join us - JB Jones, Alain Simic, and Amy Elliott - for, well, politics. Listen, we know you come to Rough Cut for a cheap laugh and a bad dick joke, so we don't blame you for skipping this one; we actually encourage it! There is just too much happening in the world and we felt the need to do this... why? We don't even know, but here we are.

This episode was recorded on Thursday, July 18th and, as you'll hear, it turns out we are a little bit psychic on recent events! We will be back to our regular dog and pony show next week on Tuesday, July 30th, so if you don't want to hear our musings on the state of our democracy, wait until then!

Goodnight and good luck!


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But is it Art? feat., Michael Robinson of David Michael Jewels

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EP. 10

Join us, well, just me! - Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, highly skilled, and, according to some, controversial Michael Robinson of David Michael Jewels! In this episode, we spend some time introducing Michael and his process to the audience during the first 20 minutes of the episode and then find ourselves debating what kinds of jewelry does or does not constitute art. We talk about CAD, mass production, synthetic gemstones, storytelling, and the need for human connection in all things.


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Game of Rocks

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EP. 09

Join us—Amy Elliott and Emili Vesilind—for a chat about gametes, mainly mispronunciations of the word, but also the DC Natural History Museum and its Gem Hall, the Hope Diamond, and red carpet jewelry shenanigans!


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You Will Like my Sense of Style feat., Christina Caruso

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EP. 08

Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, gorgeous, chic, and frankly... genuinely fun and interesting Christina Caruso! Christina, can we be friends? Can we do things together in public? Can we be beautiful together in Cafes and mock others? This is a very useful episode description. Enjoy!


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Bad Manners

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EP. 07

Slavoj Žižek thinks we are living in the end times; this podcast is proof he's right.

Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with no guests, just us, talking shit. You're welcome!


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