Best Muscians Podcasts (2024)

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

22h ago20:52

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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

9h 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

3d 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

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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

21d 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

19d 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

24d 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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Rudy Mancuso on Synesthesia, Making His Life a Movie & Getting Slapped with a Fish 19:16

1M ago19:16

19:16

Rudy Mancuso joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Música, the mostly true film based on his own life. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Música tells a coming-of-age love story about an aspiring creator with synesthesia who must come to terms with an uncertain future. All the while, he's navigating the pressures of love, family,…

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Hamish Linklater on Portraying Abraham Lincoln alongside Tobias Menzies in Manhunt 14:29

1M ago14:29

14:29

Hamish Linklater joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Manhunt, a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The actor, who portrays the late president, tells us about wanting to show the family side …

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Gary Clark Jr. on the Self Discovery Behind His New Multi-Genre Symphony, JPEG RAW 25:06

1M ago25:06

25:06

Gary Clark Jr. joins Kyle Meredith to talk about JPEG RAW, his first new album in five years. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The singer-guitarist recaps the eventful five years since his last project, 2019's This Land, an album that left him feeling burnt out. And yet, he found new energy after winning big at that year's …

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Danielle MacDonald on The Tourist, Blink 182, Jelly Roll, & Billy Joel’s “Piano Man" 27:02

1M ago27:02

27:02

Danielle MacDonald joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Season 2 of The Tourist, out now on Netflix. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Originally cutting her teeth in the indie movie scene, MacDonald's career has been on an upward trajectory for years. Recently, she even had a cameo in a music video for Jelly Roll. "I don't eve…

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Sheryl Crow on the Empathy, Joy, and Fear in Evolution 18:51

1M ago18:51

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Sheryl Crow joins Kyle Meredith to dig into the details of her album, Evolution, a record that comes after Crow announced on Meredith’s show in 2018 that she wouldn’t be making any more LPs (a sentiment she recently echoed). Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee discusses teaming up with pro…

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Kyle Meredith With… The 900th Episode Special! 37:17

1M ago37:17

37:17

Join Kyle Meredith as he looks back on the 100 most recent interviews of Kyle Meredith With… to celebrate the show's 900th episode! Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Hear clips from Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of The Killers, who discusses how the trajectory of his songwriting changed after finding Bruce Springsteen and…

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The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic on Indecision 2024, 90’s SNL, Mitch McConnell, & Jason Isbell 30:23

2M ago30:23

30:23

The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the comedy news program’s coverage of Indecision 2024. The comedian (who happens to be from the same hometown of Louisville, KY as Kyle) discusses her journey of being inspired and obsessed with late 90s SNL to finding her comedy path after moving to Los Angeles where she would land role…

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The Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid on Starting Over, 40th Anniversary, & Digging the Eagles 30:49

2M ago30:49

30:49

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new LP, Glasgow Eyes. The guitarist/songwriter tells us how the brothers had to restart recording the album from scratch after their engineer lost the entire original album, how this record lines up with their 40th anniversary and how it speaks to their career, and…

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The Veronicas on New Album Gothic Summer's Nods to The B-52’s and The Cramps 21:52

2M ago21:52

21:52

The Veronicas join Kyle Meredith to talk about Gothic Summer, the latest release from the Australian twin sisters. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Lisa and Jessica Origliasso talk about being heavily influenced by their rock upbringing and how the bands from their youth have manifested in their sound. "Our song 'Jungle' is…

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John Bradley on 3 Body Problem, The Beatles, & the Rumored Jon Snow Sequel 30:02

2M ago30:02

30:02

Game of Thrones actor John Bradley joins Kyle Meredith to talk about starring in Netflix’s 3 Body Problem. Listen to the new wherever you get your podcasts. Bradley discusses reconnecting with Game of Thrones heads David Benioff and D.B. Weiss for the new series, as well as how the process for 3 Body Problem differed from that of the hugely popular…

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Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker on the Sadness of Solo Album Bright Future and the Fear in Deep Impact 22:36

2M ago22:36

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Big Thief 's Adrianne Lenker joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new solo album, Bright Future. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The songwriter discusses recording much of the album in the morning in her bedroom, as well as how such a setting ultimately manifested within the songs (she even left noises from the room in th…

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Anna Camp on Darker Roles & the Post-Economic-Collapse America of NEO-DOME 16:00

2M ago16:00

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Anna Camp joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Neo-Dome. Listen to the new episode wherever you get your podcasts. The actress talks about the specifics of her unique character, as well as the sources of inspiration she pulled from for her performance. "They really wanted it to feel a little Coen Brothers-esque," she recalls. To achieve the Coen Broth…

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The Black Crowes Chris Robinson on Reunion Album Happiness Bastards 33:41

2M ago33:41

33:41

The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album, Happiness Bastards, which marks their first collection of new material since 2009. Inspired by his experience of touring Shake Your Money Maker for its 30th anniversary and the writing of Bob Dylan, Robinson explains how he attempted to take his lyrics to a new…

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Spaceman's Johan Rench on Directing Adam Sandler, Carrie Mulligan, and David Bowie 25:04

2M ago25:04

25:04

Director Johan Renck joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Spaceman, the new film starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan that follows an astronaut on a solitary research mission who encounters a mysterious, benevolent spider creature (just don't tell Consequence Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller). Listen to the new episode now, and make …

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Luke Hemmings on How "Shakes" Taps Into the Melancholy of Damon Albarn & Cocteau Twins 27:39

2M ago27:39

27:39

5 Seconds of Summer's Luke Hemmings joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new single, “Shakes." The popstar tells us why it was time to do another solo set, how his writing changes when not with the band, continuing to work with producer Sammy White, and how being in his late 20s with a sense of loneliness drives many of the new songs he’s writing.…

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Nick Robinson and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo on Millie Bobby Brown’s Damsel 33:56

2M ago33:56

33:56

Nick Robinson and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo join Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Millie Bobby Brown-fronted Netflix film, Damsel. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The film tells the story of a dutiful damsel (Brown) who agrees to marry a handsome prince (Robinson), only to find that the royal family has actually…

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Tom Payne on Imaginary, Horizon: An American Saga, & The Walking Dead 28:20

2M ago28:20

28:20

Tom Payne joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his roles in Imaginary, Horizon: An American Saga, The Walking Dead, and more. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. Speaking to the myriad of horror and horror-adjacent roles the actor has tackled, Payne dives into how the process of approaching scary or thrilling material d…

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Joe Keery on Djo Viral Success, Marmalade, Fargo, & Stranger Things 22:29

2M ago22:29

22:29

Joe Keery joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the recent viral success of Djo’s "End of Beginning," which was originally included on their 2022 album Decide. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The actor/musician looks back on the success of the song on TikTok, how much he's grown in the two years that have passed, and…

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Crowded House’s Neil Finn on Gravity Stairs, 80s Classics, Love, Mortality, & Family 21:15

2M ago21:15

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Crowded House’s Neil Finn catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's upcoming album Gravity Stairs, their second release since reuniting in 2020. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The songwriting legend measures the band's new material against their classic '80s and '90s work, explaining how they mainta…

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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars, & Kim's Convenience 23:30

2M ago23:30

23:30

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender, now streaming on Netflix. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. Lee discussing wanting to put his own stamp on the beloved character Iroh for the new live-action rendition of the classic animated series, intentionally taking from his own e…

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Jasmine Cephas Jones on Her Phoenix Transformation & Starring in Ava DuVernay’s Origin 28:13

2M ago28:13

28:13

Jasmine Cephas Jones joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new single, “Baby I Can’t Leave You,” and upcoming album, Phoenix. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Hamilton actress dives into developing her own unique sound for the new project, an undertaking that led her to create an LP that represents one of the …

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Hauser on Classical Music, Performing with U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers, & Life After 2Cellos 19:06

2M ago19:06

19:06

Hauser drops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about his new album, Classic II, a sequel to his 2020 project that found the 2Cellos member reinterpreting a set of handpicked classical songs. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The artist explains the concept of the new album, how it connects to the previous installment, …

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Former Jefferson Starship Publicist Nadine Condon on Confessions of the '70s & '80s Psych-Rock Scene 34:39

3M ago34:39

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Author Nadine Condon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her book Confessions: Stories to Rock Your Soul, a memoir of her time as a publicist for Jefferson Starship. Listen to the new episode above, and make show your support for KMW by following and reviewing on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. The Jefferson Starship (and later, Sta…

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Ross & Rocky Lynch on The Driver Era’s New Singles, Live LP, & Women Fans 26:25

3M ago26:25

26:25

Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch drop by to talk with Kyle Meredith about the new singles from their project The Driver Era, including the just-released “Get Off My Phone.” Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ross -- known for Austin and Ally, Teen Beach, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina -- discusses how “Get Off My Phon…

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MGMT on the Loss of Life, Alien-Delivered Songs, & a Congratulations Callback 25:17

3M ago25:17

25:17

MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser catch up with Kyle Meredith to dig into their new album, Loss of Life. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The duo unravels embodying the album's title as a theme, challenging themselves to find new levels of vulnerability in their lyricism, and the bonkers origins of son…

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John Malkovich on the Corruption & Compromise of WWII in Apple TV+’s The New Look 14:23

3M ago14:23

14:23

John Malkovich joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the upcoming new Apple TV+ series, The New Look, which tells the story of life in Nazi-occupied France and post-WWII Europe through the lives of fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. Malkovich -- the legendary actor known for…

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Paloma Faith on Grief, Divorce, and the Expectations of Happiness 23:57

3M ago23:57

23:57

Paloma Faith joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, The Glorification of Sadness, which chronicles the stages of grief she faced while going through a divorce. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The English singer and actress reveals the emotional stories behind the albums songs, which feature such titles …

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Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills on Reunions, Classic Sounds, & A New Simon Pegg Series 27:06

3M ago27:06

27:06

Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Natural Magick, the new album from the English psychedelic rock band. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The frontman discusses bringing back the band’s original Hammond player, who spent his non-Kula Shaker years playing with Oasis and Oasis-offs…

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Slow Pulp’s Emily Massey on Listening to Lucinda Williams & Opening For The Postal Service 27:03

3M ago27:03

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Slow Pulp's Emily Massey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's latest album Yard, their upcoming tour with Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, and more. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts. The frontwoman outlines how 2000s indie rock influenced the way they approached their sound, especially when it co…

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