{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Falmost-familiar.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-plf-series-vol-2-sam-ackels-nhsqqe6O","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The PLF Series Vol. 2: Sam Ackels","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d5585109-0442-4bb1-a296-e162a806b3ef/0bb85b0d-94f9-4258-a44c-fa6101f2d8d3/img-6266-2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Get familiar with Sam Ackels, whose first show was Pretty Lights’ last - the second night of Red Rocks 2018. Wes and Elizabeth learn that context was not required to experience the profundity of that singular show. Sam shares the moments that hooked him and how it influenced his journey and taste through electronic music. We discuss the slippery slope of the Pretty Lights merch game, Goose’s magnetic appeal amid their meteoric rise, and where we draw the line at too much wookery. Sam’s excitement around Pretty Lights is almost familiar to when we were first turned on & proves to us that a hiatus will not stop this movement. In fact, it corroborates its strength. \n\nThe PLF Series is a collection of casual conversations that Wes and Elizabeth have with members of the Pretty Lights Family in an effort to understand our collective experiences despite our different backgrounds. We hear how people got turned on, what Pretty Lights means to them, and how these experiences have shaped their lives on our version of this long strange trip. "}