Best WFPK Podcasts (2024)

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MODI on Know Your Audience, Jewish Comedy & Jokes During Wartime 30:05

17h ago30:05

30:05

Stand-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 disti…

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Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey on Designing Pop, Outsider Art & 40 Years of Into The Gap 28:50

5h ago28:50

28:50

Thompson 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 Pli…

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Joe Gatto on A Night of Comedy, Two Cool Moms & Life After Impractical Jokers 26:46

2h ago26:46

26:46

Joe 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 al…

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Il Divo’s David Miller on 20 Years, High Notes, and Covering Whitney Houston and Gnarls Barkley 41:09

1d ago41:09

41:09

Il 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, losi…

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Grace Cummings on Ramona, Cowboys and Kings, and Angel Olsen’s Big Time 20:52

7d ago20:52

20:52

Grace 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 …

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Sebastian Bach on New Album Child Within the Man and the Lack of Fun in Modern Rock 28:18

22h ago28:18

28:18

Sebastian 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 tribut…

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Amber Chardae Robinson on Palm Royale and the Comedic Genius of Kristin Wiig 19:11

2h ago19:11

19:11

Amber 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 frequent…

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Prentice Penny on the Importance of Black Twitter, Memes & Elon Muskc 28:10

5d ago28:10

28:10

Prentice 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 Twitte…

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Matt Mathews on His "When That Thang Get Ta' Thang'n" Stand Up Comedy Tour 33:30

2d ago33:30

33:30

Matt 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…

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Maya Hawke on Portraying Flannery O’Connor in the Ethan Hawke-directed Wildcat 22:08

15d ago22:08

22:08

Maya 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 lastin…

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Spike Feresten on the Absurd Comedy in Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted 19:23

5d ago19:23

19:23

Spike 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…

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Shinedown’s Brent Smith on "A Symptom of Being Human," Olivia Rodrigo’s Rock Status & Their Next LP 42:23

7d ago42:23

42:23

Shinedown’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 a…

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Sarah Dowland on Sue Bird: In the Clutch, WNBA & Caitlin Clark’s Record-Breaking Season 36:01

9d ago36:01

36:01

Sarah 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 coincide…

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Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield on Tigers Blood, Self-Evaluation & Michael Stipe As Her Vocal Inspiration 21:12

15d ago21:12

21:12

Katie 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 envir…

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The Bacon Brothers on Tattoos, Airport Bars & Covering Pat Benatar 24:48

12d ago24:48

24:48

Legendary 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 …

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Scoot McNairy on Blood For Dust, Speak No Evil & Nightbitch 23:32

17d ago23:32

23:32

Scoot 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 charac…

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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on Mad Season and Almost Starting a Band with Kurt Cobain: Podcast 46:03

16d ago46:03

46:03

With 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 t…

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The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling on Tickets Prices, Progressive Topics, & John Hughes 43:04

17d ago43:04

43:04

The 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 h…

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Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on Dark Matter, The Sphere, and the Band's Next Project 29:34

20d ago29:34

29:34

Pearl 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…

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Beth Ditto on Gossip’s Return, Rick Rubin’s Guidance, and Social Progress 31:23

25d ago31:23

31:23

Beth 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 …

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Skeet Ulrich on Working with Giancarlo Esposito, AMC's Parish, and the Future of His Scream Character: Podcast 18:33

1M ago18:33

18:33

Skeet 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 hi…

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Maggie Lindemann on Looking to Gwen Stefani and Amy Lee for Career Guidance 19:42

24d ago19:42

19:42

Maggie 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 sou…

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Elbow’s Guy Garvey Tells Inside Stories of Audio Vertigo, Knife Fights & Talk Talk Beats 25:28

27d ago25:28

25:28

Elbow’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 T…

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Martin Amini on New Special I'm Transcending, Dark Humor, and Comedy in the TikTok Era 23:02

28d ago23:02

23:02

Martin 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…

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George McKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett on the Duality and Revenge of Femme 20:12

1M ago20:12

20:12

George 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, h…

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MODI on Know Your Audience, Jewish Comedy & Jokes During Wartime 30:05

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Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey on Designing Pop, Outsider Art & 40 Years of Into The Gap 28:50

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Joe Gatto on A Night of Comedy, Two Cool Moms & Life After Impractical Jokers 26:46

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Il Divo’s David Miller on 20 Years, High Notes, and Covering Whitney Houston and Gnarls Barkley 41:09

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Grace Cummings on Ramona, Cowboys and Kings, and Angel Olsen’s Big Time 20:52

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Sebastian Bach on New Album Child Within the Man and the Lack of Fun in Modern Rock 28:18

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Amber Chardae Robinson on Palm Royale and the Comedic Genius of Kristin Wiig 19:11

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Prentice Penny on the Importance of Black Twitter, Memes & Elon Muskc 28:10

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Matt Mathews on His "When That Thang Get Ta' Thang'n" Stand Up Comedy Tour 33:30

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Maya Hawke on Portraying Flannery O’Connor in the Ethan Hawke-directed Wildcat 22:08

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Spike Feresten on the Absurd Comedy in Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted 19:23

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Shinedown’s Brent Smith on "A Symptom of Being Human," Olivia Rodrigo’s Rock Status & Their Next LP 42:23

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Sarah Dowland on Sue Bird: In the Clutch, WNBA & Caitlin Clark’s Record-Breaking Season 36:01

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Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield on Tigers Blood, Self-Evaluation & Michael Stipe As Her Vocal Inspiration 21:12

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The Bacon Brothers on Tattoos, Airport Bars & Covering Pat Benatar 24:48

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Scoot McNairy on Blood For Dust, Speak No Evil & Nightbitch 23:32

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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on Mad Season and Almost Starting a Band with Kurt Cobain: Podcast 46:03

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The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling on Tickets Prices, Progressive Topics, & John Hughes 43:04

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Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard on Dark Matter, The Sphere, and the Band's Next Project 29:34

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Beth Ditto on Gossip’s Return, Rick Rubin’s Guidance, and Social Progress 31:23

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Skeet Ulrich on Working with Giancarlo Esposito, AMC's Parish, and the Future of His Scream Character: Podcast 18:33

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Maggie Lindemann on Looking to Gwen Stefani and Amy Lee for Career Guidance 19:42

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Elbow’s Guy Garvey Tells Inside Stories of Audio Vertigo, Knife Fights & Talk Talk Beats 25:28

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Martin Amini on New Special I'm Transcending, Dark Humor, and Comedy in the TikTok Era 23:02

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George McKay and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett on the Duality and Revenge of Femme 20:12

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