Best Elliott Wald Podcasts (2024)

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The Ripple Effect: I Broke The Toxic Mould & My Addiction: Josh Connolly 46:33

8d ago46:33

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Unveiling the Raw Truth of Addiction and Recovery Welcome to another powerful episode of "Coming Clean With Me," the podcast that dives deep into the trenches of addiction and emerges with stories of hope and transformation. I'm your host, Elliott Wald, addiction specialist, and today we're in for an unforgettable journey. From Childhood Trauma to …

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Beyond The Diagnosis; Dr Mclaughlan 48:16

26d ago48:16

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This episode of Coming Clean With Me dives deep into the complex world of addiction. Dr. David McLaughlin, a leading expert in the field, dismantles the myth of addiction as a simple choice. We explore the underlying emotional needs that drive people to addictive behaviors, from anxiety and loneliness to the pursuit of pleasure and coping with pain…

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Running Through Hell: Charlie Engle's Addiction 58:52

30d ago58:52

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On the podcast today I have ultra-runner and author Charlie Engle. In a captivating conversation, Charlie takes us on his incredible journey from the depths of crack cocaine addiction to becoming one of the world's most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes. He pulls no punches as he delves into the gritty details of his substance abuse, the warm c…

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F2K Ep. 53 - Artist/Musician Steven Erdman 2:46:15

1M ago2:46:15

2:46:15

Here's the part where I give a brief introduction to this episode's guest, something particularly difficult with a guest as extravagantly talented as Steven Erdman. He might be best described as a one-man production company, having skills as a graphic artists with hand-illustrating skills, a songwriter and producer, an animator and filmmaker, and s…

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SAS Addiction: Ollie Ollerton 52:17

1M ago52:17

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SAS ADDICTION Ollie Ollerton's Powerful Journey In this gripping episode, former UK Special Forces operative Ollie Ollerton opens up about his harrowing path from a traumatic childhood incident to battling alcohol addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Ollie shares the profound impact of being attacked by a chimpanzee at a young age, which l…

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“Addiction's No Laughing Matter" Canadian Comedian Andrew Barr 48:37

2M ago48:37

48:37

In this episode of Coming Clean With Me, addiction specialist Elliott Wald interviews Andrew Barr, a comedian who turned his struggles with cocaine and alcohol addiction into material for his act. Andrew shares his journey from starting with alcohol in his 20s to escalating cocaine usage. He discusses the challenges of being a comedian in a bar env…

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Walking Through Addiction's Shadow - The Family's Journey 54:48

2M ago54:48

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Broken Bonds: A Mother's Desperate Call, a Sister's Unyielding Love, Unveiling the Agony and Triumph over Addiction Experience the power of a mother's love and a sister's unwavering adoration, in this heart-wrenching episode of 'Coming Clean with Me.' Join me, as I delve into the challenging journey of a family almost torn apart by a son and brothe…

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Behind The Drum & Bass: DJ Jumpin Jack Frost Talks Addiction 31:21

3M ago31:21

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In this episode of Coming Clean With Me, addiction specialist Elliott Wald sits down with drum and bass DJ Jumpin Jack Frost for an unflinching conversation about addiction and recovery. Frost opens up about his challenging upbringing and how it fuelled his descent into drug use. He details the consequences this had on his personal and professional…

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The Addicted Lawyer: The Brian Cuban Story 47:43

3M ago47:43

47:43

From Gavel to Gravel: Brian Cuban's Battle with Addiction on Coming Clean With Me Imagine a high-powered lawyer, seemingly untouchable in the courtroom, brought to his knees by a different kind of battle – a brutal fight for his own life against addiction. This is the raw and powerful story of Brian Cuban, on this episode of Coming Clean With Me. E…

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Behind The Beat - A British DJ's Battle With Addiction 47:48

4M ago47:48

47:48

Where beats meet recovery and resilience on the dance floor Get ready for an electrifying episode of 'Coming Clean with Me' as I uncover the pulsating tale of DJ Ross Mac. Join us, as he spins the records on his journey from a cocaine-fuelled DJ lifestyle to a decade of sobriety. In this revealing interview, DJ Ross Mac takes us behind the scenes, …

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Breaking Free From Addiction: A Son's Awakening, A Mother's Faith 46:18

4M ago46:18

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Are you ready for an emotional rollercoaster? Buckle up because we're revisiting Tal, the talented tattoo artist who bravely shared his battle with cocaine addiction in a previous episode. But this time, he's not alone. Joining him is his rock, his confidante, his mother, Michal. Prepare to be moved, as Tal and Michal openly discuss the ripple effe…

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Cocaine Shane's Road To Redemption 48:23

4M ago48:23

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Hitting rock bottom can be a brutal wake-up call. In this episode, Elliott Wald sits down with Shane Samler, who opens up about his harrowing battle with cocaine addiction and the long, arduous road to recovery. Shane's story begins at a young age, detailing his descent into addiction that steadily intensified. He candidly discusses the devastating…

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Ink Resilience - A Tattoo Artist's Triumph Over Addiction 48:46

5M ago48:46

48:46

Join me for another revealing episode of 'Coming Clean with Me' as I sit down with tattoo artist Tal Booker, who lays bare the impact of his Cocaine Addiction and its unexpected link to online gambling. In this candid interview, Tal takes us through the eye-opening journey from his initial encounter with cocaine, to the gripping spiral it led him i…

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Exposing Addiction With Professor John Marsden 1:03:45

6M ago1:03:45

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Professor John Marsden unravels the complexities of Addiction. Welcome to a thought-provoking episode of 'Coming Clean with Me,' where I sit down with Professor John Marsden, a leading expert in addiction psychology and the distinguished Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry. With over three decades of professional appointments in the field of a…

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Addiction Drove Me To Steal £2.7 Million 37:15

6M ago37:15

37:15

From Crime to Redemption: Unmasking the Depths of Addiction Welcome to another episode of 'Coming Clean with Me,' where I delve into compelling stories of personal transformation. Today, I sit down with David Smallwood, who bravely opens up about his journey, from a life of crime fuelled by addiction to redemption. From his early struggles with dru…

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F2K Ep. 52 - Saxophonist/Poet Elliott Levin 1:22:20

8M ago1:22:20

1:22:20

On today's show saxophonist, flautist, composer, poet, Elliott Levin. Levin is a Philadelphia-born talent, who has traveled far and wide in his career, establishing himself as an iron man of music, ubiquitous across the city of Philadelphia since the 1970s, playing countless gigs across numerous styles. Soon after picking up the saxophone, Elliott …

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From Addiction To £9 Million A Year 58:32

9M ago58:32

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If you're struggling with addiction, this video is a must-listen! Mike Carroll's story is inspirational and educational. Mike shares his story of overcoming addiction and becoming a millionaire. This video is a great resource for anyone looking to overcome addiction. Visit Elliott's website to find out more about the help you might need here: https…

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F2K Ep. 51 - Novelist Mike DeCapite 53:09

1y ago53:09

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On today's show, it's the second appearance of writer Mike DeCapite (previously on F2N Ep. 20), whose latest novel, JACKET WEATHER was published in late 2021 by Soft Skull Press, home to works from everyone from Dennis Cooper to Noam Chomsky. DeCapite is originally from Cleveland and the son of novelist Raymond DeCapite, a novelist whose well-revie…

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F2K Ep. 50 - Filmmaker Rob Burson of HELL OF A HEARTACHE 40:12

1+ y ago40:12

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It is the interview I conducted with director Sean Baker that planted the seed for today's episode, which is the long-delayed fiftieth episode of Fun 2 Know. It was three years ago that Rob Burson was in pre-production for his debut film HELL OF A HEARTACHE when he stumbled across the Fun 2 Know interview with Sean Baker, whose films PRINCE OF BROA…

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F2K Ep. 49 - Austin Thereminist Aileen Adler 43:57

5y ago43:57

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On today's show: Austin, Texas musician and thereminist, Aileen Adler. I first met Aileen back in the late '80s during the halcyon days of Tower Records, when we both worked at store #173 on South Street in Philadelphia. I moved to Alaska and then San Francisco in the early '90s, around the same time when Aileen moved to another artist's hub, Austi…

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F2K Ep. 48 Guitarist Nick Millevoi 1:33:24

5y ago1:33:24

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Our guest today, guitarist Nick Millevoi. To quote his bio, “Nick Millevoi is a guitarist and composer whose music searches for the sonic cracks between jazz, rock and roll, noise, and modern composition.” Nick has performed with Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Nels Cline, Marc Ribot, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma, the duo Archer Spade with trombonist…

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F2K Ep. 47 Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma 48:48

5+ y ago48:48

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Today, bassist extraordinaire, Jamaaladeen Tacuma. Jamaaladeen was our guest back in Episode 11 of the podcast, where we talked about growing up in Philly, his discovering the bass in his teen years, his joining Ornette Coleman's electric Prime Time band while still a young man, as well as his world travels and his love of fashion. A few months bac…

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F2K Ep. 46 - Music Historian Elijah Wald 1:05:47

6y ago1:05:47

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On today's show: music historian Elijah Wald. I was just hanging out in my South Philly neighborhood when I happened to get introduced to Elijah, a music historian who has written over a dozen books, mainly on the subject of roots music but also on subjects as diverse as hitchhiking, the cultural phenomenon known as “the Dozens” and the genetics in…

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F2K Ep. 45 - Guitarist Monnette Sudler 1:26:16

6y ago1:26:16

1:26:16

Early on in the show's history I had Monnette on the short list of Philly-area musicians with which I wanted to interview. I'd long been a fan of the records she recorded in the mid-1970s for the prestigious Steeplechase label, a Danish label who continues today to make important records for artists who have gone slept-upon back here in the states,…

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F2K Ep. 44 - Musician Kenn Kweder 2:20:04

6y ago2:20:04

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F2K Episode 44: The enduring musician, Kenn KwederIt's the show's proud third appearance from our most popular guest, musician Kenn Kweder. Kweder (who appeared previously in Ep. Six, Ep. Seven, and Ep. 30 of the FUN 2 KNOW podcast) has been a beloved fixture of the Philadelphia music scene since rising up from the Philly streets in the mid-seventi…

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Excerpt from forthoming F2K ep. 44: Kenn Kweder on Patti Smith 4:59

6y ago4:59

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Kenn Kweder talks about his 1975 gig with Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye at Glassboro State College in New Jersey. From the soon forthcoming episode 44 of The Fun 2 Know podcast...By Fun 2 Know Podcast

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F2K Ep. 43 - Trumpeter Jaimie Branch 35:14

6+ y ago35:14

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On today's show, with trumpeter and composer Jaimie Branch. I'd seen Jaimie's name in the credits of releases by bassist Jason Ajemian, in the large band of Keefe Jackson, with cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and saxophonist Jarrett Gilmore but she didn't really capture my attention until her stunning debut with her band Fly or Die arrived on the Interna…

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F2K Ep. 42 - Film Writer Matt Prigge 2:09:01

6+ y ago2:09:01

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On today's show, Matt Prigge. Matt has written about film since the late 1990s, originally at The Philadelphia Weekly, then for four years as the film editor at The Metro, the free commuter paper that has editions in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. Matt is a particularly engaging writer with an unusually firm grasp on a wide range of cinema…

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F2K Ep. 41 - Heather Henderson And Emery Emery 1:25:56

6+ y ago1:25:56

1:25:56

On today's show, Heather Henderson and Emery Emery, who together host both the award-winning Ardent Atheist podcast as well as the podcast, Skeptically Yours. I've known Heather since back in the early 2000s, when she was part of the Philly-based burlesque troupe The Peek-a-Boo Revue, who specialized comedy and satire along with classic strip routi…

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F2K Ep. 40 - Michelle Ausman and Kimberly Vice of Hestina 55:50

6+ y ago55:50

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On today's show, our guests are Michelle MF Ausman and Kimberly Vice of the musical duo Hestina. Named after a genus of butterflies, the duo's 2016 nine-song release, BLOSSOM TALK is a tour-de-force of harmony vocals, literate lyrics and rhythmically-propelled melodies that haunt long after they hit their climax. With the easy accessibility of mode…

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F2K Ep. 39 - Director Sean Baker and Film Critic Piers Marchant 2:07:18

6+ y ago2:07:18

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On today's show: Film director Sean Baker and film critic Piers Marchant. First, a very recent conversation I had with filmmaker Sean Baker. I was so taken with Sean Baker's 2015 film TANGERINE, famously and beautifully shot from an Apple iPhone, that I started tracking down his earlier work, four fascinating films, including two brilliantly-execut…

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F2K Ep. 38 - Poet Maryan Nagy Captan 1:30:53

6+ y ago1:30:53

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On today's show: a conversation with poet and author Maryan Nagy Captan Maryan is a poet, writer and performer currently centered in Philadelphia. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Mayan's parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1990s where they earned a somewhat hard-scrabble living and raised two girls. With English as a second language, Maryan approached lang…

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F2K Ep. 37 - Film Journalist Travis Crawford 2:29:41

7y ago2:29:41

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In the 90s I began seeing Travis Crawford's byline pop up in assorted magazines, and over the years he has written for publications including Film Comment, Filmmaker, Fangoria and increasingly in the liner notes of archival DVDs. Currently he writes regularly for the U.K. Publication, the Calvert Journal. Crawford's always intelligent and passionat…

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F2K Ep. 36 - Comedian Ritch Shydner 1:41:17

7y ago1:41:17

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On today's show, a conversation with author and comedian Ritch Shydner. Ritch Shydner rode in on the wave of the 1980s stand up boom, playing stages coast-to-coast, working with the best comedians of the era along the way appearing on HBO, David Letterman, both Jay Leno and Johnny Carson's TONIGHT SHOW as well as working and writing on shows incl. …

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F2K Ep. 35 - Musician Brandy Butler 1:14:10

7y ago1:14:10

1:14:10

On today's show, vocalist, bandleader and songwriter, Brandy Butler I first met Brandy Butler when she worked with my wife at a Philadelphia charter school, when Brandy was fresh out of college and teaching music to elementary school kids. I was aware that Brandy and her band Saigon Slim were performing around town in the same era when the Philly b…

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F2K Ep. 34 - Entertainer John Davidson 58:01

7y ago58:01

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Today's show: entertainer John Davidson. The family traveled up to Saratoga Springs last month as my wife appeared in the pilot of a TV program called "The Caregiver Connection," following the stories of people involved in health care in America. The pilot was hosted by a guitar-strumming John Davidson, who has been an ubiquitous TV presence since …

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F2K Ep. 33 - Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa 45:03

7+ y ago45:03

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On today's show, composer, alto saxophonist and the new Director of Jazz at Princeton University, Rudresh Mahanthappa. Rudresh Mahanthappa came out of Boulder Colorado, was educated by Berklee College of Music and DePaul, and received national attention not long after moving to New York in 1998 where he soon beginning collaborating with the then up…

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F2K Ep. 32 - Harpist Mary Lattimore 50:50

7+ y ago50:50

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Mary Lattimore has been lending her harp to a number of avant rock recordings for over a decade, as well as releasing her own haunting improvisational work for labels including Thrill Jockey and Ghostly International. Our conversation was recorded just days before Mary left Philadelphia (where she lived for a decade) to relocate in Los Angeles. We …

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F2K Ep. 31: Violinist Diane Monroe 1:36:43

7+ y ago1:36:43

1:36:43

On today's show, violinist Diana Monroe. I spent most pf the 90s living in San Francisco and when I returned to my old home of Philadelphia around 2000, I was struck by how rich a pool of musical talent existed in Philadelphia, particularly across the world of Philadelphia jazz. A great place for talent spotting is in Bobby Zankel's incredible jazz…

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F2K Ep 30: Singer-Songwriter Kenn Kweder 2:20:31

8y ago2:20:31

2:20:31

It's the return F2K's most popular guest, musician and songwriter Kenn Kweder. Our two-part episodes 6 & 7 squeezed in a lot of Kweder's story, growing up in Philly and playing hundreds of gigs a year for decades on stages between New York and Baltimore but mainly in and around Philly, where Kweder is nearly a household name. In the year and a half…

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F2K Ep. 29: Music Journalist Kurt Gottschalk 1:25:01

8y ago1:25:01

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Today it's conversation with writer, music journalist, WFMU DJ and record producer Kurt Gottschalk. Originally out of Illinois, Kurt's earned a masters at the Columbia School of Journalism in 1997. He has written about arts and politics for All About Jazz, Signal to Noise, Time Out-New York, The Village Voice, The Wire and publications in Canada, F…

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F2K Ep. 28: Painter Skirmantas Pipas 2:06:26

8y ago2:06:26

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Today show, an epic conversation with artist and painter Skirmantas Pipas. Skirmantas Pipas is a Lithuanian-American artist in the process of painting fantastic otherworldly landscapes that serve as History Paintings of a world yet uncharted. I first met Skirmantas (aka "Skip") when he briefly worked at a Philadelphia cafe in my neighborhood, a lov…

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F2K Ep. 27: Novelist Beth Hahn 1:28:45

8y ago1:28:45

1:28:45

Today our guest is novelist Beth Hahn. Beth received her masters in writing from Sarah Lawrence and has had her short fiction published in The Hawai'i Review, The South Carolina Review, The Emrys Journal and Necessary Fiction. Her debut novel THE SINGING BONE through Reagan Arts in hardcover, e-book and as an audio book as well. The book is a sort …

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F2K Ep. 26: Director Jeremy Saulnier - Musicians The Blair Bros 1:21:53

8y ago1:21:53

1:21:53

Today, our first show to feature two segments, and three guest as we welcome film director Jeremy Saulnier and Will and Brooke Blair, known professionally as The Blair Brothers. The Brothers are childhood friends of Saulnier's who have scored all three of his features as well as writing and performing with two popular Philadelphia bands over the pa…

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F2K Ep. 25: Jim Slade of Nixon's Head 2:34:21

8+ y ago2:34:21

2:34:21

On today's show, musician blogger and label owner, Jim Slade. I met Slade back in the mid-80s, when his band Nixon's Head was a regular in Philadelphia area clubs. A five-piece rock and roll titan, The Head specialized in loud rock and roll inspired by 60s garage pop nuggets and the early New Wave all brought to life by a quintet of close-knit frie…

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F2K Ep. 24 Bassist William Parker 1:02:31

8+ y ago1:02:31

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F2K Ep. 24 William ParkerAmong the most prominent New Yorkers in the world of contemporary jazz and creative music, Parker first gained notice playing with the groundbreaking pianist Cecil Taylor in the 1980s and has gone of to release dozens of his own recordings on numerous labels internationally as well as on his on Centering label. Parker has w…

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F2K Ep. 23: Cellist Tomeka Reid 1:12:23

8+ y ago1:12:23

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Episode 23: Cellist Tomeka ReidWe caught our guest today composer and cellist Tomeka Reid in the midst of a career moment. She arrived in New York City from Chicago on January 1st 2016 to join her quartet for their NYC debut, just two days after Ben Ratliff described Reid in the NYTimes as “A new jazz power source.” Over the next two weeks she play…

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F2K 22: Artist Stephen St Francis Decky 1:26:30

8+ y ago1:26:30

1:26:30

Multi-disciplinary artist Stephen Decky originally came out of Southern New Jersey but has flourished in his many artistic endeavors since moving to Northampton, Mass. twenty years ago. His paintings present Decky's uniquely sweet but treacherous world filled with anthropomorphized fruit and critters, angels and demons and 50's-styled spaceships th…

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F2K Ep. 21: The Sic Kidz' Mick Cancer 2:02:55

8+ y ago2:02:55

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Mike Ferguson, aka Mick Cancer of the Philly punk band The Sic Kidz is our guest. The Sick Kidz, the brainchild of Ferguson, were willed into existence as a literary prank come to life. The band can make their claim as being Philadelphia first punk band as that cultural revolution blew its shockwave out from New York City and across the globe. The …

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F2K Ep. 20 Novelist Mike DeCapite 2:07:32

9y ago2:07:32

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Writer and novelist, Mike DeCapite is on today's show.. In the late eighties DeCapite began building a cult audience for his free-floating fiction when punk legend Richard Hell's literary magazine CUZ excerpted DeCapite's unpublished novel “Through the Windshield” in its first three issues. The novel is a gorgeously-written reverie to Mike's hometo…

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