Kyle Meredith With...
992 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsKyle Meredith With... is an interview series in which WFPK's Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of artists. Meredith digs deep to find out how their work is made and where their journey is going. From legendary artists to the newer class, from musicians to film & television stars, you'll hear about the things you were always curious about from all of your favorites.
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Episodes
Ali Siddiq on His New Special The Domino Effect Part 4, Prison, and Finding the Funny
June 28, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBAli Siddiq joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Domino Effect Part 4, the conclusion of his multi-part standup comedy special that retraces his arrest at 19 and his subsequent six year incarceration. Listen to the comic's thoughts on the new material. Siddiq launches into talking about deconstructing the period of his life into a series, the importance silence has in his act, and finding the humor within heavy subject matter. The comedian also discusses his next project, In the Shadows, wh...
Wallows on Their New Album Model, Heartbreak, and Covering The Strokes
June 26, 2024 04:21 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBOn this episode of Kyle Meredith with..., Wallows chat about their new project Model, a record they call their "most freeing album." Listen to bandmates Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston converse Diving into the new set of songs, the three Wallows members explain how they feel the new project is a direct response to their 2022 effort Tell Me That It's Over, with themes of heartbreak and infatuation weaved throughout the tracklist. The trio also chats about the songs that ...
Cleopatra Coleman on FX’s Clipped, Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, and Her Own Music
June 24, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBCleopatra Coleman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her portrayal of V. Stiviano in the FX miniseries Clipped, which tells the true story the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his eventual downfall. Listen to the interview. The Australian actress discusses the myth that real Stiviano created after leaking tapes of Stiviano's racists rants. She talks about connecting to such a story, and how she ultimately looked to humanize the human being behind the persona. Coleman goes on t...
Rewind: Todd Rundgren revisits Nazz, The Hermit of Mink Hollow & White Knight
June 22, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBToday we rewind back to 2018, when Todd Rundgren dropped by the series to talk with Kyle Meredith about his 1968 album Nazz, 1978’s Hermit of Mink Hollow, and 2017's White Knight. Revisit the interview. Elsewhere, the songwriter talks about working with The Lemon Twigs, as well as writing his autobiography, The Individualist. Listen to Todd Rundgren chat about all this and more in the new episode or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever yo...
G-Eazy on His New Album Freak Show and Getting B-Real of Cypress Hill's Blessing
June 21, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBG-Eazy catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Freak Show, the new album that finds the Oakland rapper trying out new sounds and personas. Listen to the interview now. The artist talks about relocating to New York, embodying the theme of a freak show for the new set of songs, and how, underneath it all, the album is really a story of self-acceptance. He also touches on gaining B-Real’s blessing to interpolate Cypress Hill, mixing rock sounds into his style of hip-hop and trap, and crate...
Andrew McCarthy on Making Peace with and Celebrating the Brat Pack
June 19, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAndrew McCarthy joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Brats, the new documentary that takes a deep dive into the famed "Brat Pack" of 1980s Hollywood stars. Listen to the interview now. McCarthy chats about why he finally stopped running from this period of his past and explains how he has finally made peace with the term "Brat Pack," which McCarthy and his fellow actors weren't exactly huge fans of. He explores how the frenzy affected all of their lives, as well as the different reactions the ...
Alexis Ren on Gaming, Solitude, and Her New Sci-Fi Thriller Latency
June 17, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBAlexis Ren drops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about Latency, her new sci-fi thriller that follows a professional gamer tasked with testing new gaming equipment that's capable of reading her mind. Listen to the interview now. Ren explains the unique acting challenges Latency posed, as the cast is solely made up of her and Sasha Luss. She details how such an intimate on-screen crew helps elevate the film's themes of solitude and mental health. To that point, the actress also explains the par...
Kyle Meredith Rewind: Kim Gordon Looks Back At Sonic Youth Classics, 80's Hip Hop, & Fleetwood Mac
June 15, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn this pair of interviews from the vault, Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut solo venture, No Home Record. Hear the full conversation now. In a clip from 2019, the bassist and songwriter digs into her love of '80s hip hop and Fleetwood Mac, as well as her thoughts on the anniversaries of Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation and A Thousand Leaves. Then, the clock turns back to a 2014 interview with both Gordon and Bill Nace, who discuss their band Body/He...
Mike Campbell on Recording with Chris Stapleton, Reuniting The Heartbreakers for Bob Dylan & Getting Called Out by George Harrison
June 14, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBMike Campbell catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, his third album with The Dirty Knobs. Listen to the interview now. The Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist discusses why he wanted the new record to feel grander than the boogie rock of The Dirty Knobs' first two LPs, as well as honoring his legacy with music and perfecting a certain "effortless" style. He also dives into the many guests of Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, like Chris Stapleton, Graham N...
Jeff Daniels on New Music, American Rust & A Man in Full
June 12, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBJeff Daniels joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his musical side, as well as his roles in American Rust, A Man in Full, and Newsroom. Listen to the full chat. Daniels, who's a talented musician in addition to being an accomplished actor, runs through his unique approach to songwriting, diving into songs that boast topics like, "What if Jesus was a stoner?" The artist then touches on taking inspiration from a wide breadth of figures, including the likes of John Prine, Jim Carey, Robin William...
Russell Crowe on His New Album Prose and Cons, the Gladiator Sequel & Wine Nights With Michael Shannon
June 10, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBRussell Crowe chats with Kyle Meredith about the latest album in his Indoor Garden Party series, Prose and Cons. Listen to the full interview. The actor and musician explains how he reconnected with the members of his previous bands 30 Odd Foot of Grunt and The Ordinary Fear of God to form his new act, The Gentlemen Barbers. He dives into how the resulting sound drifts between genres, as well as how such a loose approach challenges him to continue to find new ways to use his voice. Elsewhe...
Rewind: Derek Trucks on the Magically Explosive Live Sounds of the Tedeschi Trucks Band
June 08, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBListen to Derek Trucks chat with Kyle Meredith about Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Live From The Fox Oakland LP in this interview from the vaults. The guitarist reveals the magic that was in the air that night, covering Leonard Cohen, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton, and how improv on stage has affected his life off stage. Listen to Derek Trucks chat about all this and more in this 2017 interview or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you g...
Carly Pearce on Her New Album Hummingbird, Country Music’s Comeback & Loretta Lynn’s Guidance
June 07, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBCarly Pearce talks with Kyle Meredith about her new record Hummingbird. Listen to the interview now. The singer-songwriter details wanting to make the new album as impactful as 29: Written in Stone, enjoying writing about a woman-done-wrong, and her role as a county music connoisseur. To the point of her appreciation of the genre's history, she dives into how much inspiration she finds in the work of Loretta Lynn, as well as what it means to be a country artist in 2024. She also touches on...
Richard Linklater and Adria Arjona on Their New Film Hit Man and the Music of New Orleans
June 05, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBRichard Linklater and Adria Arjona join Kyle Meredith to talk about their new film Hit Man, an unbelievable true story about a strait-laced professor who discovers his hidden talent as a fake hitman -- a situation that, of course, becomes quite messy. Listen to the interviews now. Linklater -- the iconic writer/director behind films like Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, and Boyhood -- explains why this story has been stuck in his head for almost two decades, while Arjona explains approac...
Sal Vulcano on His New Special Terrified, Impractical Jokers & Getting Curbed by Larry David
June 03, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBSal Vulcano links up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new standup comedy special Terrified, Impractical Jokers, and more. Listen to the full interview. The comic discusses growing up riddled with fear, attributing it to the parenting style of the time, ghosts, and stories of hotel room murders. He continues on to give details on other stories that inspired the new special, including accidentally smoking hash in Amsterdam before a Rufus Wainwright concert, getting 'Curbed' in real live b...
Rewind: With By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile Ascends into the Stratosphere
June 01, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this interview from 2018, Brandi Carlile talks with Kyle Meredith about her record By The Way, I Forgive You. Listen to their captivating chat now. Tackling issues both personal and universal, By The Way, I Forgive You found Carlile fresh from becoming a parent for the first time. The result was music that's emotional, triumphant, and honest. The record stands as a high watermark in Carlile’s catalog, and it marked the moment where she truly lifted off into superstar status. Listen to B...
Ani DiFranco on Her New Album Unprecedented Sh!t, Hadestown & the Responsibility of Pop Stars
May 31, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAni DiFranco catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Unprecedented Sh!t, Hadestown, and more. Listen to the interview now. The singer-songwriter delves into the nuts and bolts of Unprecedented Sh!t, from its new sonic palette to its deeply political themes. DiFranco specifically dials in on “Baby Roe,” which examines the destruction of abortion rights in America. In that light, the artist then goes on to stress the importance of pop stars like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo,...
Maya Hawke on Chaos Angel and Conversing with Witches
May 29, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBMaya Hawke returns to Kyle Meredith With... to talk about Chaos Angel, the actress and musician's third album. Listen now. Hawke explains how she wrote some of the songs for Chaos Angel at the same time that she was working on Wildcat, the Flannery O'Connor biopic in which she stars (listen to her chat about that project on Kyle Meredith with... here). She then dives into how the opening dialog of the album was taken from a bizarre psychic session she had with a pair of witches when she was...
King of Leon’s Caleb Followill on Post Punk, The Artist’s Way & Dodging Their 20th Anniversary
May 27, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBKing of Leon’s Caleb Followill joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Can We Please Have Fun, the ninth studio album from the Tennessee band. The frontman tells us about embracing the idea of home, how the book The Artist’s Way led to inspiration, as did the post-punk sounds of Idles and Fontaines DC. Followill goes on to discuss why they wanted to run away from their 20th anniversary, looking towards albums like U2’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind as a guide and that he wants to make a rock ver...
Tadanobu Asano on Shogun’s Success, Yabushige’s Final Scene & New Ska/Punk
May 25, 2024 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBTadanobu Asano joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the massive success of the FX/Hulu series Shogun. Listen now. The Japanese actor, who portrays Kashigi Yabushige, dives into the complexities of embodying a character from the 1600s, his attraction to unlikable characters, and the blurred lines between good and bad within the world of Shogun. He then discusses the many practical difficulties the production faced, as well as the importance of having a mostly Asian crew. Also a punk rock music...
Carl Clemons-Hopkins on Hacks, Generational Divides & Marcus’ Breakout Moment
May 24, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBListen to Carl Clemons-Hopkins chat with Kyle Meredith about the latest season of Hacks, streaming now on Max. Clemons-Hopkins, who plays Marcus on the series, discusses the frustrations and blessings of having a longer break between seasons than normal. He also touches on what it was like to return to the character for a third time, as well as his character’s improving work/life balance. The actor then takes a deeper look at Episode 8, for which Marcus takes center stage. He explains how...
Idle’s Joe Talbot on Empathy, Uncomplicated Love, Palestine, & Nordic Techno-Folk
May 22, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIdles’ Joe Talbot joins Kyle Meredith to talk about TANGK, the band’s latest album that finds the punk act teaming up with producers Nigel Godrich and Kenny Beats. Listen to the new episode now. The frontman discusses the importance of heading into the creation of an album with a sense of purpose, how he translates his own personal emotions into lyrics, and writing while in the studio. He also touches on the greater themes of TANGK, as the songs paint a picture of uncomplicated love and emp...
The Cast of The Big Cigar on Telling The Story of Huey P Newton & The Black Panthers
May 20, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBTiffany Boone, Alessandro Nivola & PJ Byrne join Kyle Meredith to talk about The Big Cigar, the Apple TV limited series starring André Holland as Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton that tells the incredible true story of a wild caper of Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan – involving a fake movie production -- that goes wrong every way it possibly can. The actors discuss how the series tells a story of the...
MODI on Know Your Audience, Jewish Comedy & Jokes During Wartime
May 18, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBStand-up comedian Modi Rosenfeld, known professionally as MODI, joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his special, Know Your Audience. Listen now. The comic chats about his journey of going from being an investment banker in the '90s to a standup comedian, studying performers like Alan King along the way. He then touches on approaching art from a distinctly Jewish perspective, the nightmare of doing Zoom performances, and his podcast And Here’s Modi. Listen to MODI chat about all this and more...
Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey on Designing Pop, Outsider Art & 40 Years of Into The Gap
May 17, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThompson Twins co-founder Tom Bailey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 40th anniversary of Into The Gap as well as co-headlining this summer’s Totally Tubular Festival, an 80s alternative music lovers’ dream that features co-headliner Thomas Dolby, along with Modern English, Men Without Hats, The Romantics, Bow Wow Wow, Tommy Tutone and The Plimsouls. The 80s icon takes us back to the frantic album release schedule that the band enjoyed in the 80s, becoming designers of pop songs, and th...
Joe Gatto on A Night of Comedy, Two Cool Moms & Life After Impractical Jokers
May 15, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBJoe Gatto chats with Kyle Meredith about his tenure on Impractical Jokers, his current standup tour ("A Night of Comedy"), and his hilarious podcast, Two Cool Moms. Listen now. The former impractical joker runs through his comedic journey, explaining how a career of trying to embarrass himself and his friends eventually led him to standup. Gatto also touches on becoming a Kentucky Colonel, his new kids book Where's Barry, and his nonprofit organization Gatto's Pups. Of course, the comic al...
Il Divo’s David Miller on 20 Years, High Notes, and Covering Whitney Houston and Gnarls Barkley
May 13, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIl Divo co-founder David Miller joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album XX, an LP that comes on the heels of Il Divo's 20th anniversary and sees the group coving artist like Whitney Houston, Gnarls Barkley, and Willie Nelson. Listen to the new episode. The tenor talks about going independent after parting ways with Simon Cowell, losing founding member Carlos Marin, and how XX connects to their earliest work. Miller goes on to discuss the vocal tips and tricks he’s acquired ov...
Grace Cummings on Ramona, Cowboys and Kings, and Angel Olsen’s Big Time
May 11, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBGrace Cummings joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Ramona, which she made with Jonathan Wilson in the Topanga Canyon. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Australian songwriter talks about being inspired by Angel Olsen's shift towards country stylings on Big Time, attempting to be more vulnerable with her writing, and how words turn into vehicles for melodies. Cummings also discusses how mythological characters like cowboys, kings, and gods wor...
Sebastian Bach on New Album Child Within the Man and the Lack of Fun in Modern Rock
May 10, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBSebastian Bach joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his solo album, Child Within the Man, the rocker's first album in a decade. Listen now. The Skid Row co-founder discusses why it's important to keep working on new music even though he's well into his career. As for the songs on Child Within the Man, he explains how "Hold on to The Dream" pays tribute to Greta Thunberg and the important work she continues to do. Elsewhere, Bach laments the lack of pure fun and jamming in modern rock before g...
Sebastian Bach on Novelty Songs, Fun in Rock Music & Severity of Climate Change
May 10, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBSebastian Bach joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his solo album, Child Within the Man, the rocker's first album in a decade. Listen now. The Skid Row co-founder discusses why it's important to keep working on new music even though he's well into his career. To that point, he also talks about tapping into his classic sound, as well as how artists like Depeche Mode and Rob Halford continue to influence his songwriting. Elsewhere, Bach laments the lack of pure fun and jamming in modern rock b...
Amber Chardae Robinson on Palm Royale and the Comedic Genius of Kristin Wiig
May 08, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBAmber Chardae Robinson chats with Kyle Meredith about Apple TV+’s new series Palm Royale, which follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she attempts to break into a snooty Palm Beach clique. Robinson goes deep into the show's late '60s setting, and how her character of color, Virginia, contrasts the well-off, resort-going characters she's frequently at odds with. It's a heavy topic, but one that's made palatable by the comedic stylings of the show. The actress also explains how hard it is...
Prentice Penny on the Importance of Black Twitter, Memes & Elon Muskc
May 06, 2024 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBPrentice Penny joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his Hulu docuseries Black Twitter: A People’s History, which charts the posts, accounts, and memes that made Black Twitter such an influential force in American political and cultural life. Listen now. Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) talks about why he felt like he needed to tell the story of Black Twitter and the social movements it created. He also dives into how the sale of the social media platform to Elon Musk factored into the production of ...
Matt Mathews on His "When That Thang Get Ta' Thang'n" Stand Up Comedy Tour
May 04, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBMatt Mathews joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his comedy tour "When That Thang Get Ta' Thang'n" (get tickets here!). The comedian, who originally had no aspirations to perform stand-up, dives into his experience of growing up as a gay kid in Alabama. He talks of hitting puberty the week he was supposed to compete in a singing contest, explains his love for Britney Spears and Joanna Newsom, and explores his growing crowd work skills. Listen to Matt Mathews talk about his "When That Thang G...
Maya Hawke on Portraying Flannery O’Connor in the Ethan Hawke-directed Wildcat
May 03, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBMaya Hawke links back up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Wildcat, her new film that serves both as a biopic about novelist Flannery O’Connor and as an interpretation of the writer's Southern Gothic prose. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The Stranger Things star talks about how reading O’Connor in high school left a lasting impression on her, one that directly led to the creation of Wildcat. Hawke had passed along the writer's prayer journal to her father (Ethan Ha...
Spike Feresten on the Absurd Comedy in Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted
May 01, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBSpike Feresten joins Kyle Meredith to talk about teaming up with Jerry Seinfeld for Unfrosted, the new Netflix comedy about the earth-shattering invention of the Pop-Tart. Set in the early '60s in the town of Battle Creek, Michigan, Unfrosted is the hilarious saga of Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, as they race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever. Listen to the new wherever you get your podcasts. Feresten -- famous for writing Seinfeld episodes like "T...
Shinedown’s Brent Smith on "A Symptom of Being Human," Olivia Rodrigo’s Rock Status & Their Next LP
April 29, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBShinedown’s Brent Smith joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the continued success of their 2022 album Planet Zero and its single “A Symptom of Being Human,” what to expect from the band's next record, and more. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The frontman discusses why he thinks the band's music continues to resonate years after its initial release, attributing much of it to their raw authenticity. As he tells it, such authenticity is shown not only through hit singl...
Sarah Dowland on Sue Bird: In the Clutch, WNBA & Caitlin Clark’s Record-Breaking Season
April 27, 2024 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBSarah Dowland joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her documentary, Sue Bird: In the Clutch. The documentarian, who is also behind the legendary visual effects for several Harry Potter and Matrix films, tells us why she wanted to tell the story of the basketball legend leading up to Bird’s retirement, why we look up to athletes, and the great coincidence of this doc coming out during Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking season and massive ratings for women’s basketball playoffs. Dowland also talks a...
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield on Tigers Blood, Self-Evaluation & Michael Stipe As Her Vocal Inspiration
April 26, 2024 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBKatie Crutchfield, the creative force behind Waxahatchee, chats with Kyle Meredith about Tigers Blood, her immaculate new record. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The singer-songwriter explains how much of the album was written while on the road touring (get tickets to her upcoming dates here!), as well as how such an environment seeped its way into the music. Crutchfield also dives into the outside influences that made their way into the new batch of songs, from l...
The Bacon Brothers on Tattoos, Airport Bars & Covering Pat Benatar
April 24, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBLegendary actor Kevin Bacon and his big brother and film composer Michael Bacon join Kyle Meredith to discuss the new album from their collaborative musical project The Bacon Brothers, Ballad of the Brothers. Listen to the new episode now. The duo talk about their upbringings in Philadelphia and how the setting has shaped their sound. While on the topic of foundational influences, the brothers also mention airport bars, tattoos, and their respective careers. Kevin, in particular, explains h...
Scoot McNairy on Blood For Dust, Speak No Evil & Nightbitch
April 22, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBScoot McNairy joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new film, Blood for Dust, a gritty crime drama in which he plays a traveling salesman being lured down a dark and dangerous path. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. The Narcos: Mexico actor explains how he approached the everyman character he portrays in Blood for Dust, leaning into the character's inherent desperation and focusing on moments of stillness. Helping McNairy lock into such a role was his scene partner and costar Kit Harin...
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on Mad Season and Almost Starting a Band with Kurt Cobain: Podcast
April 20, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBWith Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter now out in the world, we’re pulling a pair of interviews with guitarist Mike McCready out of the vault. Listen to both wherever you get your podcasts. Rewinding to the year 2012, McCready digs into his side projects, from his UFO tribute band Flight to Mars to The Rockfords to his pre-Pearl Jam band Shadow. Then comes the big news (at that time): the announcement that he would be celebrating Mad Season, his one-off band with Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley, with a...
The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling on Tickets Prices, Progressive Topics, & John Hughes
April 19, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBThe English Beat’s Dave Wakeling drops by Kyle Meredith With… to talk about the Record Store Day reissue of the band's sophomore album Wha'ppen? Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The '80s legend digs into how he still connects to the dire warnings baked into the songs even 40 years after originally singing them, as well as how the progressive themes have aged. While undoubtedly political, he also talks about housing such ideas within danceable, catchy songs. As the ...
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on Dark Matter, The Sphere, and the Band's Next Project
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBPearl Jam’s Stone Gossard catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about working with Andrew Watt, finding inspiration in The Cure, and (of course) the band’s new album, Dark Matter. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The guitarist explains the joy of reconnecting with producer Andrew Watt, as well as how recording like they did in the earliest days of the group helped Dark Matter come together much quicker than 2022's Gigaton. Gossard also reveals that The Cure and U2 ...
Peal Jam's Stone Gossard on Dark Matter, The Sphere, and the Band's Next Project
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBPearl Jam’s Stone Gossard catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about working with Andrew Watt, finding inspiration in The Cure, and (of course) the band’s new album, Dark Matter. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The guitarist explains the joy of reconnecting with producer Andrew Watt, as well as how recording like they did in the earliest days of the group helped Dark Matter come together much quicker than 2022's Gigaton. Gossard also reveals that The Cure and U2 ...
Beth Ditto on Gossip’s Return, Rick Rubin’s Guidance, and Social Progress
April 15, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBBeth Ditto joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Gossip’s reunion album, Real Power. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Ditto gets into how the group decided to work with legendary producer Rick Rubin upon their reunion, as well as all of the hijinks that ensued while making the record at Rubin's Hawaiian studio. The singer also chats about how affirming it is to see the movements for queer and trans people they championed early in their career continue to grow. Ditto ex...
Skeet Ulrich on Working with Giancarlo Esposito, AMC's Parish, and the Future of His Scream Character: Podcast
April 13, 2024 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBSkeet Ulrich joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his role in AMC's Parish, the Giancarlo Esposito-starring series. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Parish follows a family man in New Orleans (Esposito) in the aftermath of his son's violent killing and the collapse of his business. After reconnecting with an old friend from his days as a wheelman (Ulrich), he's finds himself on a high-stakes collision course with a crime syndicate. Ulrich explores the psyche of his cha...
Maggie Lindemann on Looking to Gwen Stefani and Amy Lee for Career Guidance
April 12, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBMaggie Lindemann joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new EP, HEADSPLIT. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The alt-metal singer-songwriter chats about paring down the scale of HEADSPLIT in order to build up to her next big project. Doing so, however, had a sort of freeing effect, allowing her to experiment with both her sound and lyrics. As part of the new process, Lindemann looked to artists both established and up-and-coming. She mentions working with Siiickbrain,...
Elbow’s Guy Garvey Tells Inside Stories of Audio Vertigo, Knife Fights & Talk Talk Beats
April 10, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBElbow’s Guy Garvey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Audio Vertigo, the newest album from the English rock band. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Garvey gets into how the band developed a beat-driven mindset for the record, which eventually led them to reinvent how they approached recording. Once in the studio, bands like Talk Talk, R.E.M., and The Beatles served as sources of inspiration. Listen to Elbow’s Guy Garvey talk about Audio Vertigo. The band is also set ...
Martin Amini on New Special I'm Transcending, Dark Humor, and Comedy in the TikTok Era
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBMartin Amini joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new special I’m Transcending, as well as the behind-the-scenes special Back in the Gym. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Amini chats about how the age of TikTok has required comedians to come up with new material at breakneck speed. The pace can be exhausting, but it's also brought him a new kind of success. He's explains how he honed his crowdwork techniques, adjusting his stylings, and ultimately adapted to the ne...
George McKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett on the Duality and Revenge of Femme
April 06, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBGeorge McKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett join Kyle Meredith to discuss Femme, a revenge thriller about Jules, who as Aphrodite Banks has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get some cigarettes and is brutally attacked by a man out with a gang of his friends. Although Jules can recover physically, he withdraws from the outside world, traumatized. Months later, he recognizes his attacker by chance in a gay sauna. Without make-up and wrapped on...