Kyle Meredith With...
950 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 63 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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Kristin Hersh on Clear Pond Road, Nick At Nite, & Signs That Give Our Lives Direction
October 02, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBKristin Hersh catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest solo album, Clear Pond Road. The Throwing Muses leader tells us about trashing an album she was working on prior to this new set, how the title comes from a sign she found in a junk shop and how it gave her direction, as well as the generally strong sense of place the LP focuses on, especially New Orleans and Southern California. Hersh also discusses how she writes songs to discover something for herself, her love of classi...
LANY on Personal Lyrics, Parenthood, & Why They Love U2 and Coldplay
September 29, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBLANY joined Kyle Meredith to dig into their 5th album, A Beautiful Blur. Paul Klein and Jake Goss take us through writing opening cut XXL just out of lockdown, leaning into the sound of their musical heroes such as U2 and Coldplay, and Paul’s ability to speak to so many people while being entirely personal within his lyrics. The duo also discuss why they changed their album title at the last minute, what it’s been like for Jake to be doing this as a dad for the first time, and what the most ...
Physical’s Annie Weisman on Sheila Rubin’s Redemption & the Big 80’s Soundtrack
September 27, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBPhysical creator & showrunner Annie Weisman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about wrapping up the Apple TV+ series that stars Rose Byrne as Sheila Rubin, the quietly tormented housewife in '80s San Diego who takes control of her life after finding an exercise group. Weisman talks about the vision she carried about how the show would find its conclusion and what it was like to create and spend time with a flawed character in search of redemption, as well as setting the story in the 80s that was s...
Expend4bles Team on New Action Heroes, Big Stunts, & a Rockin’ Soundtrack
September 25, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBDirector Scott Waugh and producer Les Weldon join Kyle Meredith to talk about Expend4bles, the 4th installment of the series known for having an all-star cast of action-hero legends. The team discusses why it was time to relaunch the franchise after a decade while making up for fan disappointment from the 3rd movie, how the story mirrors some of our real-life news cycles, dreaming up this set’s big stunts, and the soundtrack that features Kaleo, Thin Lizzy, and Blue Oyster Cult. We also get ...
The Breeders on 30 Years of Last Splash, J Mascis-Assist, & Kim Deal Solo Album
September 22, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Breeders sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the 30th-anniversary edition of Last Splash. Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson discuss the work that went into making the indie classic, including the near-mythological amount of experimentation, and how The Weird 90s opened the door for their unlikely single “Cannonball” to be a worldwide hit. The band also recalls the story of how they thought they had lost the original analog tapes before an industry friend he...
The Morning Show’s Executive Producers on Season 3’s Drama, Music, & New Cast
September 20, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBExecutive producers of The Morning Show, Lauren Neustadter & Michael Ellenberg join Kyle Meredith to talk about season 3 of the Apple TV+ series. The two paint the big pictures that this new season sets out to tell: Alex (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) finally achieving their dreams while their company UBA crumbles around them to reflect the world we’re living in while the secrets and ambitions keep our favorite characters in a constant state of unpredictability. We’re al...
Baroness’ John Baizley on Finding His Way, Tolerating Pop, & Seeing Sonic Youth and Nirvana Live
September 18, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBBaroness’ John Baizley joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new album, Stone. The frontman discusses his penchant for short album titles in the likes of the first four Led Zeppelin albums, how his lyrics tell his own personal story with hopes that it relates to everyone’s own personal stories, and using genre and melody to get his point across. Baizley goes on to compliment Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Radiohead’s strong sense of self, seeing Sonic Youth and Nirvana as his first and sec...
Corey Taylor on Slipknot’s Hooks, Bowie’s Foresight, & Plans for Famous Monsters
September 15, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBCorey Taylor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his sophomore solo album, CMF2. The Slipknot and Stone Sour singer discusses the genre-defying set, writing on mandolin for the first time, and his admiration for David Bowie and Trent Reznor’s courage and career foresight. Taylor also gives a hat tip to Ray Lamontagne and Ani DiFranco for inspiring the acoustic side of his music world, and dissects Slipknot's penchant for hooks and where he continues to get his anger from, before then letting u...
Michael C. Hall & Princess Goes on Driving Music, Mysterious Lyrics, & Keytar Solos
September 13, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBPrincess Goes to the Butterfly Museum joins Kyle Meredith to talk about their latest release, Come Of Age. The band that’s fronted by actor Michael C. Hall,(Dexter, Six Feet Under), and also features Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood), discuss how the accidental formation of the group has led their musical direction and the more experimental avenues they are able to explore while still producing what sounds like their most radio-friendly set yet. Hal...
Laufey on From The Start, Pop Leaning Jazz, & Working with Dan Wilson
September 11, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBLaufey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new LP, Bewitched. The Icelandic singer-songwriter tells us her journey of finding jazz after growing up in a classical environment, the story that this new set tells, and how she thinks of the record as a musical based on independence and love. Laufey goes on to discuss her experience at the Berkeley School of Music and the importance of understanding the business of music as an artist, as well as the runaway success of her single “From The Start...
Andy Taylor on Recovering From Pop, David Bowie’s Death, & Duran Duran’s Lost Reportage LP
September 08, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBAndy Taylor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Man’s A Wolf To Man, his first solo album of original material in 36 years. The former Duran Duran guitarist talks about how he first considered a Power Station reunion before deciding to focus on himself, how his songwriting is recovering from a lifetime in pop, that David Bowie’s death had a major impact on his decision to return, and his thoughts on channeling music versus copying it. Taylor also draws the parallel of this new set to the polit...
Ratboys’ Julia Steiner on Loss, Acceptance, & Making Noise For the Ones You Love
September 06, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBRatboys’ Julia Steiner joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's latest album, The Window. The Louisville-raised lead singer reminisces about interning for Meredith in the early part of her career and the artists that were interviewed during that time (St. Vincent and Nada Surf come to mind) before turning the attention to teaming up with former Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla to help produce this new LP in Seattle, and how the album carries a certain bit of nostalgia and looking b...
Westlife on Pure Pop Music, Billy Joel Vibes, & Their First North American Tour
September 04, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBWestlife sit down with Kyle Meredith to discuss their first North American tour in their 25-year career. Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, & Shane Filan talk about their reaction to having the dates immediately sell out, the advice that Simon Cowell gave them early on, and how their latest album Wild Dreams finds them getting back to a pure pop music sound. The Irish group also tells us what it has been like to work with the younger songwriters who grew up on their music, the massive suc...
Tommy Stinson on The Replacements’ Tim, Playing with X’s John Doe, & Lorde’s Swinging Party Cover
September 01, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBTommy Stinson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new deluxe edition of The Replacements classic 1985 album, Tim, as well as his debut release with new band Cowboys In The Campfire. The singer-songwriter and bass guitarist gives us the background on the new project, taking inspiration from artists like Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker, and having X’s John Doe guest on the album. We then turn our attention to the Tim reissue, which he admits to the band reluctantly getting behind, and tells u...
Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison on Stop Making Sense & the Healing Process of Reuniting
August 30, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBTalking Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 40th anniversary of Stop Making Sense, which not only just had a deluxe edition vinyl set released, but will see the Jonathan Demme film make its way back to theaters and IMAX thanks to a new deal with A24. Harrison tells us how the deal was made and what it took to get the four members back on stage for Q&As around the film, as well as the new Dolby Atmos remix, what he learned from Brian Eno in reg...
Lena Waithe & Rishi Rajani on Being Mary Tyler Moore, Nick At Nite, & Verzuz
August 28, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBLena Waithe & Rishi Rajani join Kyle Meredith to discuss the new Emmy-nominated documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore, out now on Max. The producers talk about telling a dual story of Mary’s life as well as how her actions changed the conversation around women in America in the 60s and 70s, her private battles outside of celebrity, and being a reluctant hero of a movement at times in her life. Waithe, who has also written for and starred in Master of None, Ready Player One, and The Chi, recall...
Idina Menzel on Reclaiming and Reframing What It Means to Be a Drama Queen
August 25, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBIdina Menzel joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Drama Queen, her first album of new material since 2016’s self-titled LP. The Broadway legend, who’s also starring in Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah with Adam Sandler, tells us why she wanted to make a disco-inspired record and looking towards Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, and Cher as inspirations, working with Nile Rodgers and Jake Shears, and the forthcoming nature that her songwriting partners appreciate. Menzel also rev...
The Hives on Youth, Maturity, & The Hottest Show They’ve Ever Played
August 23, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThe Hives join Kyle Meredith to talk about The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, their first album in 11 years. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist and Nicholaus Arson tell us about how depressing it was to not have any new material, how this LP might speak to their 30th anniversary, and the desire to keep creating music that felt like youth more than maturity. The Swedish rockers also give us the stories behind “Bogus Operandi” and “The Bomb,” playing a 110-degree show in Italy and getting a major compliment ...
Barry Manilow on Electronic Music, Broadway, & 50th Anniversary of his Debut
August 21, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBBarry Manilow joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his current tour, album anniversaries, and upcoming releases. The legendary singer tells us about the money he donates to high school music programs on each stop of his tour, his love of melodies and how that was the cause of his success as a commercial jingle writer, and his love of electronic artists Underworld, Fat Boy Slim, and Claptone. Manilow also discusses his most recent record “Night Songs II,” his musical “Harmony,” which is finally ...
Cory Finley on Landscape With Invisible Hand, 1950s American Television, & the Dark Future of A.I.
August 18, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBCory Finley joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new movie, Landscape With Invisible Hand, which finds an occupying alien species' bureaucratic rule and advanced technology that leaves most of Earth impoverished and unemployed, while two teenagers hatch a risky plan to ensure their families' futures. The director/screenwriter discusses why he chose to adapt the MT Anderson book, the sci-fi movies of the 80s and indie cinema of the 90s that influenced him, and casting the movie with Tiffany ...
They Cloned Tyrone Filmmakers on Clones, Conspiracies, & Erykah Badu’s New Version of Tyrone
August 16, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBJuel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier join Kyle Meredith to talk about the movie They Cloned Tyrone, which follows three friends as they discover and ultimately uncover an underground government cloning operation running experiments in the midst of their town and stars Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and John Boyega. The filmmakers, who co-wrote the movie while Taylor directed, talk about the feelings they had of helming their first major picture, the fun of world building and coming up with the smal...
Madison Beer on the Music of the 60s, Personal Growth, & Being Inspired by The Beatles
August 14, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBMadison Beer joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Silence Between Songs. The pop star discusses her growth through therapy and self-care, her attraction to the music of the 60s, and which song on the new collection was inspired by The Beatles’ “Yesterday”. Beer also tells us how she developed the LP and making sure it stands as an album in the classic sense, writing about her brother Ryder, and how the album title applied to her life. Listen to Madison Beer chat about all this a...
Tom Harper and Matthias Schweighöfer on Gal Godot’s Heart of Stone, A.I., & Classic Needle Drops
August 11, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBWith Heart of Stone now on Netflix director Tom Harper and actor Matthias Schweighöfer sit down with Kyle Meredith to dig into the Gal Gadot-starring action film. The two discuss how the movie reflects our current conversations around A.I. and how they both see it’s encroachment on the future of their professions, as well as the more intimate acting Schweighöfer was able to do in contrast with the action happening around Gadot. Mattias also lets us in on what he’d like to see as his characte...
Kyle Meredith Rewind: The Band's Robbie Robertson
August 10, 2023 02:07 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn the wake of The Band's Robbie Robertson passing away on August 9th, we're honoring his memory be releasing this 2019 episode of Kyle Meredith With... Robertson's family, who were with him when he died, said this in a statement through his management: "Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon,” the statement continued. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nati...
Faouzia on Transition Periods, Comfort Zones, & New Music
August 09, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBMoroccan-Canadian singer-songwriter Faouzia joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, "La La La," and proclaims this is "a doll summer." She hashes out why she's going for a more uptempo sound with her latest set, keeping her influences hidden for a more original sound, and not having an Arabic-Western pop artist to look to when she was young. Faouzia also discusses why she decided to cover Eiffel 65's "I'm Blue" and that contrary to some interpretations, last year's Citizen was o...
Bethany Cosentino on Self Discovery, Being an Icon, & Getting Guidance from Hayley Williams and Shirley Manson
August 07, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBBethany Cosentino catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut solo album, Natural Disaster. The Best Coast singer tells us about keeping the album a secret for the past few years and why it was time to put her band on indefinite hiatus, finding her new voice and musical direction, and writing what amounts to an album about self-discovery instead of the lyrics about relationships that she may have been known for. Cosentino also discusses how she leaned into the sound of 90s heroes l...
Kyle Meredith With… Celebrates 800 Episodes with Josh Homme, Janelle Monae, Keanu Reeves and more
August 04, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBFor the 800th episode, Kyle Meredith looks back at some choice interviews from this year. Among guests featured, we get to hear from Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme about his thoughts on existence and the band’s latest album, In Times New Roman, then Janelle Monae teases her upcoming portrayal as Josephine Baker in A24’s De La Resistance as well as the inspirations behind her latest LP, The Age of Pleasure. From there, Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar talk about their favorite 8...
Victony on Soweto, Future Music, and Being “The Outlaw King”
August 02, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBVictony joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the music he’s releasing this year that has included the new version of Soweto that originally appeared on his 2022 breakthrough EP, Outlaw. The Nigerian-born rapper discusses his freestyle process, discovering himself musically, and the genres that he still wants to tackle. Victony goes on to talk about what it is to be called “The Outlaw King,” the story behind “Jolene,” and how he crafts his songs with a live performance in mind. Listen to Victon...
Emily Kinney on Listening to Rilo Kiley, Writing About The Avett Brothers, & Getting Help from Cursive’s Tim Kasher
July 31, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBEmily Kinney joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Swimteam. The actress/musician tells how Cursive’s Tim Kasher gave her encouragement to keep pursuing music, reconnecting with the music of Rilo Kiley and Counting Crows, and why she wrote a song called “Avett Brothers,” as well as the participation trophy she gave an ex through the lyrics of “B or C For Effort”. Kinney also talks about how her acting influences her songwriting, with a reference to The Walking Dead in “The Last Ch...
Elizabeth Perkins on Season 2 of Minx, 70’s Los Angeles, & Seeing Joni Mitchell Live
July 28, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBActress Elizabeth Perkins joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in the second season of Minx. Perkins tells us about her first impressions of the show, her character Constance, and what it's been like to revisit the Los Angeles of the 70s on set. With classic songs of that era playing throughout the show, Perkins discusses what Constance would be listening to, as well as how the show tells the social stories of that decade. They tie the past to the present when talking about a recent Jo...
Ellie Kemper on Cranky Characters, Running to Salt-N-Pepa, and Singing Along with Lady Gaga
July 26, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBEllie Kemper sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Happiness For Beginners, her new movie out now on Netflix, a story that finds her character newly divorced and a little lost as she decides to sign up for a backcountry survival course hiking the Appalachian Trail with a group of oddball strangers. The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress talks with Kyle about playing against type with a character who spends most of her time bottled up and angry, the camaraderie of the cast, and...
Dylan Arnold on Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Nuclear Weapons, & A.I.
July 24, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBDylan Arnold joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his portrayal of Frank Oppenheimer in the new Christopher Nolan blockbuster Oppenheimer. The Halloween actor takes us through his audition and the weight he felt as soon as he landed the role, diving into the background of the physicist, and dissecting what this story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons on the Manhattan Project, relates to current situations out in the world. Arnold al...
The Cast of Minx on Representation, Rock Star Hangs, & Karaoke Parties
July 21, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe cast of Minx joins Kyle Meredith to talk about season 2, now showing on Starz. Lennon Parham (Shelly), Jessica Lowe (Bambi), Oscar Montoya (Richie), and Idara Victor (Tina) discuss the authentic story of the 70’s being told throughout the season, especially when it comes to equality and representation, as well as their own character development. We get to hear which musician they would want to hang out with if they were able to travel back to the period, as well as the eccentric photogra...
Keanu Reeves and Dogstar on Reuniting & Listening to Alvvays and The Jesus and Mary Chain
July 19, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBAfter 20 years apart, Dogstar are back as the trio consisting of Keanu Reeves, Bret Domrose, and Robert Mailhouse. The trio sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their new single, "Everything Turns Around," and the songs that will be featured on their upcoming album. The band discussed the journey to making new music, how their 90s songs feel like a different band, and the artists of the 70s and 80s such as Echo & The Bunnymen and Big Star that find influence in the tracks. Keanu goes on...
Bruno Major on Queen’s Influence, A.I.’s Importance, & Paranoia of Columbo
July 17, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBBruno Major engages in a conversation with Kyle Meredith, where they dive into his latest album, Columbo. The singer-songwriter discusses how he wears his influences from artists like Billy Joel, Leonard Cohen, and Randy Newman on his sleeve, drawing inspiration from their styles. Major also shares how renowned musicians like Queen's Brian May and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour have influenced his musical journey. The conversation then turns to the impact of the pandemic on Major's career moment...
Lior Phillips on the History of South African Music, Political Activism, & Disney
July 14, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBLior Phillips joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new book, South African Popular Music (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series). The writer and podcast host (check out This Must Be The Gig on the Consequence Podcast network) takes us through why she wanted to write about the history and the story she wanted to tell, how the region's music has generally been driven by the political landscape, American music’s influence, and the sad history behind “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Phillips also tells us why she c...
Janelle Monáe on The Age of Pleasure & Upcoming Role in A24’s De La Resistance
July 12, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBJanelle Monáe rings in to talk with Kyle Meredith about her latest album, The Age of Pleasure. The musician/actress tells us the importance of the opening line “I’m not the same” and how it speaks for the LP, having Grace Jones and Sister Nancy as guests, the inspiration she took from Busby Berkley, and the importance of featuring Brown and Black people on 8mm and 16mm film. Monáe also tells us about her next role starring as Josephine Baker in A24’s upcoming De La Resistance during a time w...
Greta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka on Starcatcher & the Creation of the Universe
July 10, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBGreta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new album, Starcatcher. The bassist recounts why the band went back to an in-the-garage mentality when writing and creating the songs, many of which were done on the fly in the studio with producer Dave Cobb, and how lead singer Josh Kiszka found himself dropping in more personal stories than in the past. As for the lyrics, the band took an even wider scope to their world-building, at once detailing the creat...
Ian Hunter on Working with Jeff Beck, Taylor Hawkins, Jeff Tweedy, & Slash
July 07, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIan Hunter drops in to talk with Kyle Meredith about Defiance Part 1, the first in a two-part guest-heavy series. The Mott The Hoople singer tells us about starting the album during Covid and remotely involving artists such as Slash and Billy Gibbons since his own band wasn’t able to be in the studio together, as well as discussing how age and ageism play into being a rock musician, getting better at his craft as he gets older, and looking back to his school days and relationships with his f...
Lucinda Williams on Working with Springsteen, Learning from Petty, and the Brilliance of Dylan
July 05, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBRenowned singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss her latest album, Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart, a collection born out of surviving a tornado, pandemic, and a personal stroke. Williams reflects on her musical journey, emphasizing her deep-rooted connection to Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and the profound impact of the late Tom Petty on her life and career. The album features a guest-heavy lineup, including a collaboration with Bruce Springsteen, ...
311’s Nick Hexum on Music, Evolver, & Drop D Heaviness of Their Next LP
July 03, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB311's Nick Hexum reunites with Kyle Meredith for a discussion about the 30th anniversary of 311's debut album, Music, as well as the 20th anniversary of Evolver and the band's current work on their next album. The frontman reflects on his admiration for early R.E.M. and The Clash, sharing how his own confidence in the band developed during his high school years. He highlights the melodic contrast that set 311 apart from the more aggressive rock period characterized by bands like Limp Bizkit ...
Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament on Deaf Charlie, Yield, & the Next PJ Album
June 30, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBPearl Jam’s Jeff Ament catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the debut album, Catastrophic Metamorphic, that’s just arrived from his side project Deaf Charlie, a collaboration with former Fitz and the Tantrums drummer John Wicks. The singer-bassist tells us the duo’s origin story, finding their sound, and stories behind several of the songs. Of course, Ament also gives us some details on the next Pearl Jam album, how advice that Neil Young gave them has applied to the moment, and when ...
Veruca Salt’s Louise Post on the Trauma, Women Pirates, & Rebirth That Lead To Sleepwalker
June 28, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBLouise Post, the iconic figure from Veruca Salt, joins Kyle Meredith for an insightful conversation about her debut solo album, Sleepwalker. Post shares the story behind this project, which emerged following the formation of a new band featuring another co-frontwoman, including the recording of an EP that is yet to be released. She also discusses how the tumultuous Trump presidency provided ample inspiration for her songwriting, covering subjects ranging from notable female pirates to person...
Jason Scott Lee on the Cultural Stories of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Jungle Book, and Doogie Kameāloha, M.D
June 26, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBJason Scott Lee joins Kyle Meredith to delve into his latest film, The Wind & The Reckoning. This groundbreaking movie not only marks the first international distribution of a film spoken entirely in the native Hawaiian language but also sheds light on the war crimes inflicted upon Hawaiian natives by white settlers in the late 1800s. During the conversation, Lee discusses his commitment to portraying diverse cultures in his acting career. From his roles in The Jungle Book and Rapa-Nui to Di...
The Cast of Outlander on Season 7, Nonviolence, & Getting Sinead O’Connor to Sing the Theme
June 24, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThe cast of Outlander, including David Berry, John Bell, Charles Vanderaart, Joey Phillips, Izzy Meikle-Small, and producer Maril Davis, sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the seventh season, which is not only their biggest yet with 16 episodes, but also the penultimate season. Vanderaart, Phillips, and Moeller-Small all talk about what it's like to come into the cast at this point in the story, while Berry and Bell dig into the emotional weight of playing these characters. We also ge...
Este Haim on Soundtracking A Small Light, Haim’s Barbie Song, & Opening for Taylor Swift
June 23, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBEste Haim catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her work as Executive Music Producer on the Hulu/Disney+ series, A Small Light. The Haim bassist discusses her work as a TV & film composer on projects such as Maid, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and White Lotus, which she scored the second season for, and plans to be part of future seasons in any way she can, as well as what makes A Small Light such a special series, as it tells the story of Anne Frank from the perspective of Miep Gies. Haim goes...
Kara Jackson on the DNA of Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom, & Fiona Apple in her work
June 21, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBKara Jackson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People To Love. The former National Youth Poet Laureate details her journey as a musician, writing songs about processing grief, and the difference in perception of how she sees herself versus how others view her. Jackson also discusses being raised on jazz and Joni Mitchell, admiration of Joanna Newsom, and giving a nod to Fiona Apple in her work. Listen to Kara Jackson chat about all this and more i...
Daughter’s Igor Haefeli on Simplicity, Soundtracks, & Stereo Mind Game
June 19, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBDaughter’s Igor Haefeli talks with Kyle Meredith about Stereo Mind Game, the band’s first new album since 2016. The guitarist/producer tells us about the journey and discarded music that eventually led to the LP, its thread to the video game soundtrack to Before The Storm, and taking some inspiration from Johnny Greenwood’s Phantom Thread soundtrack. Haefeli also discusses the struggles with simplicity, using voice messages as a base for lyrics, and the symbolism behind the dandelion on the ...
Golshifteh Farahani & Sam Hargrave on Extraction 2’s Trauma, Musicality, & One-Shot Scenes
June 17, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWith the release of Extraction 2 on Netflix, actress Golshifteh Farahani & director Sam Hargrave sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the Chris Hemsworth-starring sequel, discuss what its success on a global scale means, the musicality and rhythm of both movies and how it manages to touch on childhood trauma amidst all of the action. Farahani tells us about playing a strong character who’s able to keep her femininity without being sexualized, and how there’s already a prequel script foc...
Carly Pearce on Duetting with Chris Stapleton & Trisha Yearwood
June 16, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBCarly Pearce reunites with Kyle Meredith to share insights into her latest single, "We Don't Fight Anymore," a powerful duet featuring Chris Stapleton. The acclaimed country star discusses her talent for crafting poignant and emotive songs, as she is known for her lyrical explorations of complex and tumultuous relationships. Pearce delves into her artistic evolution, revealing her exploration of a more rootsy sound for her upcoming collection. Furthermore, Pearce addresses the progress that ...