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Kyle Meredith With...

Kyle Meredith With... is an interview series in which WFPK's Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Meredith digs deep into the artist's work to find out how the music is made and where their journey is going, from legendary artists like Robert Plant, Paul McCartney, U2, and Bryan Ferry, to the newer class of The National, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Haim, and Father John Misty.

Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, & Lulu Wilson on the Chaos of Pizza Movie

14 mins; April 03, 2026

Steve Zahn & Audrey Zahn Turn Real Life Into Reel Emotion with She Dances

30 mins; April 01, 2026

Marisa Tomei, Sherry Cola, Ciara Bravo & Marco Pigossi on You’re Dating A Narcissist

37 mins; March 30, 2026

Felicia Day on The Daughter Of Sparta, The Guild Movie Plans, and Finding Power Outside Hollywood

30 mins; March 27, 2026

Outlander Season 8: Cast & Creators Reflect on Growth, Goodbyes, and Sticking the Landing

18 mins; March 25, 2026

Ed O’Brien on Blue Morpho, Radiohead, and Finding Light in the Dark

24 mins; March 23, 2026

Tim Roth, Steven Knight & Tom Harper on Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

27 mins; March 18, 2026

Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Into Oblivion, Election Night Inspiration, and the Collapse of the Social Contract

40 mins; March 16, 2026

Lily Rabe on Shrinking, Acting Opposite Harrison Ford, and Finding Comedy After American Horror Story

16 mins; March 11, 2026

Juno Temple on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, AI Anxiety, and Finding Heart in the Apocalypse

23 mins; March 09, 2026

Evan Mascagni & Joe Keith Bickett on the Myth, Injustice, and Legacy of The Cornbread Mafia

28 mins; March 04, 2026

Adam Goldberg on Childhood Memory, Mortality, and Making Music Alone

50 mins; March 02, 2026

Rewind: Joan Armatrading & Mike Scott on Love, Longevity, and Keeping the Songs Honest

26 mins; February 25, 2026

Mike Patton on Teaming with The Avett Brothers, Finding a “Third Animal,” and Closing Faith No More

26 mins; February 23, 2026

Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato on Murder, Ghost Stories, and Louisville

27 mins; February 18, 2026

Maia Mitchell & Susie Porter on The Artful Dodger Season 2 and That Bellybutton Scene

15 mins; February 16, 2026

Haley Lu Richardson on Bonkers Scripts, Princess Dresses, and White Lotus Side Quests

16 mins; February 11, 2026

David Thewlis & Thomas Brodie-Sangster on The Artful Dodger, Beard Diaries, and Medical Jargon

17 mins; February 09, 2026

Rewind: Desmond Child and David Foster on Writing the Hits, Owning the Catalog, and What Comes After the Charts

22 mins; February 04, 2026

Maynard James Keenan on Normal Isn’t, Puscifer’s Bigger Picture, and Ignoring the Voices

26 mins; February 02, 2026

Gill Holland on Indie Film, Louisville, and Making the Impossible Happen

31 mins; January 30, 2026

The Cast of Shrinking on Season 3, Character Growth, and Balancing Comedy With Grief

26 mins; January 28, 2026

Rewind: Petula Clark & Don McLean on Songwriting, Legacy, and the Long Life of a Good Idea

27 mins; January 26, 2026

Carnie Wilson on Legacy, Mental Health, and the Lost Classics of Wilson Phillips

34 mins; January 21, 2026

Sasha Calle & Catalina Sandino Moreno on Trust, Temptation, and Ensemble Tension of The Rip

32 mins; January 19, 2026

Steven Knight and Malachi Kirby on A Thousand Blows’ Broken Men, Brutal London, and Cost of Survival

22 mins; January 14, 2026

Neko Case on Neon Grey Midnight Green, Spiders, and the Joy of Music

24 mins; January 12, 2026

Rewind: Aimee Mann, Joe Henry & Karin Bergquist on Pleased to Meet Me, Chasing Fame, and Commercial Validation

43 mins; January 07, 2026

Walker Scobell on Growing Up as Percy Jackson, Season 2’s Physical Turn, and Teasing Kate McKinnon in Season 3

22 mins; January 05, 2026

Morgan Neville on Why 1975 Still Feels Uncomfortably Familiar

28 mins; December 29, 2025

Rewind: Emmylou Harris & Lorrie Morgan on Christmas Traditions, Country History, and Meaning Beyond the Songs

20 mins; December 24, 2025

Aiyana-Lee on Spike Lee, Finding Her Voice, and a Breakout Year

27 mins; December 22, 2025

Paul Feig on the Twists, Tones, and Signature Martinis in The Housemaid

32 mins; December 17, 2025

Zende Murdoch on Turning The Runarounds From TV Band to Real Band

28 mins; December 15, 2025

D'Arcy Carden on Loot, Accents, & Maya Rudolph Extended Kissing Scenes

24 mins; December 10, 2025

Juliana Hatfield on Lightning Might Strike, Grief, Moving Out of the City

27 mins; December 08, 2025

Lou Gramm on Foreigner’s Vault Tracks, New Album, and Hitting the Stage Again

22 mins; December 03, 2025

Fraggle Rock Holiday Magic with Gobo Fraggle & John Tartaglia

14 mins; December 01, 2025

Sarah Bareilles on Come See Me In The Good Light, Andrea Gibson, and Finding Her Way Back to Music

23 mins; November 26, 2025

Gaten Matarazzo on Stranger Things, Star Wars, and Saying Goodbye

24 mins; November 24, 2025

Felicity Jones & Kerry Condon on Train Dreams, Surreal Storytelling, and Learning to Skin a Goat

19 mins; November 19, 2025

Felicity Jones & Kerry Condon on Train Dreams, Surreal Storytelling, and Learning to Skin a Goat

19 mins; November 17, 2025

Abe Sylvia on Palm Royale, Feminism, and Female Relationships in the 60s

25 mins; November 17, 2025

Pierson Fodé on A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Shirtless Slow-Mo Fame, and Working With Robert Zemeckis

20 mins; November 12, 2025

Audrey Nuna on KPop Demon Hunters, Trench, and Simulation Theory

25 mins; November 10, 2025

Erika Christensen & Penelope Ann Miller on After All, Will Trent, and the Power of Quiet Stories

41 mins; November 05, 2025

Florence Welch on Everybody Scream, Witchcraft, and the Power of Imperfection

25 mins; November 03, 2025

Famke Janssen on Amsterdam Empire, Pop Stardom, and Revenge

22 mins; October 29, 2025

Rewind: Kaiser Chiefs & Teenage Fanclub on the Long Game of Britpop Survival

36 mins; October 27, 2025

Rewind: Moby on Insomnia, Apocalypse, and Why Humanity Can’t Stop Screwing Itself Up

23 mins; October 22, 2025

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez & Ron Funches on Loot Season 3, Henry Winkler, and Magical Collaborations

22 mins; October 20, 2025

Rewind: Broken Social Scene & Speedy Ortiz on Friendship, Frustration, and Finding Purpose

50 mins; October 15, 2025

Mary Chapin Carpenter and Trampled By Turtles on Coffee, Dogs, and Collaborations

25 mins; October 13, 2025

Rewind: Marty Stuart & Justin Townes Earle on Cowboy Psychedelia and Surviving the Storm

24 mins; October 08, 2025

Ian Astbury on The Cult, Death Cult, and the Fire That Still Burns

35 mins; October 06, 2025

Rewind: Colin Hay & Bruce Cockburn on Longevity, Loss, and Still Finding the Songs

38 mins; October 01, 2025

Cassandra Peterson on Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell, Jack White, and Living the Goth Lifestyle

25 mins; September 29, 2025

Alyvia Alyn Lind Unpacks the Cults, Trauma, and Tunes of Wayward

23 mins; September 26, 2025

Jeff Tweedy on Twilight Override, Making a Triple Album, and Radical Hope

24 mins; September 22, 2025

Michael Chiklis, Mary Stuart Masterson & Rob Corddry on The Senior and Redefining Second Chances

35 mins; September 17, 2025

Hannah Stocking, Madison Pettis & Yvonne Orji on The Wrong Paris, Reality TV, and Playing Big Characters

16 mins; September 15, 2025

Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins, Anna Diop & Nadia Latif on The Man in My Basement

26 mins; September 10, 2025

Rewind: Soft Cell’s Marc Almond & OMD’s Paul Humphreys: Orchestras, Glitch, and Making the Past Feel New

24 mins; September 08, 2025

Sabrina Impacciatore on The Paper, Carrying the Weight of The Office, and Doing “the Worm

20 mins; September 03, 2025

Lzzy Hale on Halestorm’s New Album, 30 Years of Rock, and the Brilliance of Nick Cave

27 mins; September 01, 2025

Rewind: Wayne Coyne on King’s Mouth, Miley & Kesha, and the Dark Side of The Flaming Lips

51 mins; August 27, 2025

David Rysdahl on Alien Earth, Big Monsters, and Working With Noah Hawley

24 mins; August 25, 2025

DEVO on Netflix Doc, Neil Young, and Cosmic De-evolution with the B-52s

25 mins; August 20, 2025

Rewind: DJ Shadow & Black Eyed Peas on Reinvention, Activism, and New Worlds

32 mins; August 18, 2025

Genndy Tartakovsky on Comedic Boundaries, Pushing Adult Animation Forward, and Netflix's Fixed

18 mins; August 15, 2025

Alien: Earth's Timothy Olyphant, Sydney Chandler, and Noah Hawley on AI, Hybrids, and Humanity

20 mins; August 11, 2025

Amy Berg on Telling Jeff Buckley’s Story, Feminism, and the Magic of Grace

31 mins; August 06, 2025

Rewind: They Might Be Giants on Doom, Decrepitude, and the Enduring Art of the Absurd

36 mins; August 04, 2025

Luciane Buchanan on Chief of War, Polynesian Identity, and Her Spiritual Journey Into the Role

15 mins; July 30, 2025

Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutkosky, and Maxwell Jacob Friedman on Legacy, Wrestling, and Happy Gilmore 2

13 mins; July 28, 2025

Kyle Newacheck on Bringing Happy Gilmore 2 to Life, 30 Years Later

20 mins; July 23, 2025

5SOS’s Michael Clifford on Fatherhood, Fourth-Walling, and His New Side Quest

25 mins; July 21, 2025

Ben Folds on Orchestras, Artistic Freedom, and Why Mission Still Matters

64 hours 7 mins; July 14, 2025

Encore: Blondie - "Rapture"

44 mins; July 14, 2025

Rewind: Caroline Polachek & Alison Goldfrapp on Ghostly Falsettos, Heartbreak Pop, and Disco Dreams

20 mins; July 14, 2025

Zombies 4 Cast on Vampires, Daywalkers, and Disney Channel Nostalgia

13 mins; July 09, 2025

Wet Leg’s Rian Teasdale on Queer Love, DIY Boundaries, and the Making of Moisturizer

19 mins; July 07, 2025

Renee Elise Goldsberry Finds Her Voice on Debut Album ‘Who I Really Am’

35 mins; July 02, 2025

Lucy Dacus on Forever Is A Feeling, Church Shows, and the Poetry of Time

32 mins; June 30, 2025

Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips Reunite, Reflect, and Redefine

46 mins; June 25, 2025

Alan Walker on 10 Years of “Faded,” Cinematic Ambition, and His New Era

24 mins; June 23, 2025

Rewind: Randy Bachman & the Late Gary Brooker on Legacy, Reinvention, and the Shadows of Rock History

21 mins; June 18, 2025

Zara Larsson on Midnight Sun, Embracing Pop Chaos, and Building Her Dream Team

30 mins; June 16, 2025

Seth MacFarlane on Lost Sinatra Songs, the Return of Ted, and Adult Animation's Future

50 mins; June 11, 2025

Shirley Manson on New Garbage, Recovery, and Raging Against the Dying of the Light

42 mins; June 09, 2025

Mark Hamill on Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, and the Healing Power of The Life Of Chuck

24 mins; June 04, 2025

Finn Wolfhard on Songwriting Experiments, Stranger Things, and Finally Going Solo

22 mins; June 02, 2025

Rewind: Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria on Reunions, Resilience, and Indie Rock’s Evolution

27 mins; May 28, 2025

Auliʻi Cravalho on Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, Cabaret, and Life After Moana

13 mins; May 26, 2025

Lenny Waronker on Signing Prince, Tom Petty’s Wildflowers, and Nearly Passing on “Wicked Games

26 mins; May 21, 2025

John Densmore on 60 Years of The Doors, Post-Myth Legacy, and the Genius of Jim Morrison

36 mins; May 19, 2025

Hannah John-Kamen on Thunderbolts, Playing Ghost Again, and Why This Might Be Marvel’s Most Personal Film Yet

23 mins; May 14, 2025

Gene Simmons on the Death of Rock, Vegas Plans, and 50 Years of Dressed To Kill

30 mins; May 12, 2025

Kevin Bacon & Jennifer Nettles on The Bondsman, Writing From a Character’s Soul, and That Helluva Soundtrack

19 mins; May 07, 2025

Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz on Butter Miracle, Lost Songs, and Live Favorites

53 mins; May 05, 2025

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