Dangerous Liaisons: Why We Made a Podcast That Isn't About Gear

There are already hundreds of pro audio podcasts — gear reviews, plugin walkthroughs, tips, the specs of the week. We decided to make something different.

Dangerous Liaisons is about the people, not the equipment. The producers, mixers, and engineers behind the records you love rarely get room to explain how they actually think — how they listen, what they protect, when to push and when to leave something alone. Those conversations usually stay in the room. This show puts them on the record.

"I believe these episodes are really for the Library of Congress. They're audio documents — so people can go back and find them when they're writing about music."
— marek stycos

That's the bar for every conversation. Episodes run long because the part worth hearing usually takes time to reach, and Dangerous gear comes up only when a guest raises it. The subject is the work — taste, risk, problem-solving, and what it takes to make music that lasts.

The first three episodes are live now: two with Jack Joseph Puig on the instincts behind records that endure, and one with front-of-house engineer Logan Beaver on mixing live with no second chances. New episodes weekly, with Matt Wallace, Sylvia Massy, Luca Pretolesi, and Rob Viso ahead — and a finale where Sylvia Massy turns the microphone on Marek.

Watch or listen: dangerousmusic.com/podcast