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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.

Mandy Moore on Saying Goodbye to This Is Us & Her First Tour in 15 Years

29 mins; May 25, 2022

Sheryl Crow on New Documentary, Shelved Albums, and Recording with Mick Jagger

103 hours 56 mins; May 23, 2022

Jack Johnson on Meet the Moonlight, Working with Blake Mills, and 20 Years of Brushfire Fairytales

56 mins; May 20, 2022

Scott Ian and Pearl Aday on New Motor Sister and the Next Anthrax Album

22 mins; May 18, 2022

Chris Parnell on Senior Year, 30 Rock’s Dr. Spaceman, SNL, and Archer

31 mins; May 16, 2022

Ray LaMontagne on Work-Life Balance: "I'm Such a Creature of Habit"

25 mins; May 13, 2022

Soccer Mommy on Horror and Ghosts Stories, PJ Harvey and The Smiths

41 mins; May 11, 2022

Toro y Moi on '70s Psychedelic Soul and Making a Sister Record to 2015’s What For?

50 mins; May 09, 2022

Suki Waterhouse on Upcoming Tour with Father John Misty, Starring in Daisy Jones & The Six

31 mins; May 06, 2022

Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier on Returning to Their Roots, 20 years of Their Debut LP, and Pop Punk’s New Era

40 mins; May 04, 2022

Graham Nash on His New Live Album, Joni Mitchell, & His “Brothers” in CSNY

44 mins; May 02, 2022

Ashe on '70s Folk-Pop Rock, Her Love of Tarantino, and Her Next Album

22 mins; April 29, 2022

Michael Hirst and Donald De Line on the Billy the Kid We’ve Never Seen Before

21 mins; April 27, 2022

Mod Sun on New Music, Machine Gun Kelly Movie, & Falling in Love with Avril Lavigne While Making Love Sux

30 mins; April 25, 2022

Kirk Hammett on Discovering Prog Rock and Having the First Metallica Solo Release

31 mins; April 22, 2022

Maren Morris on Taking Inspiration from Jack White and the Future of The Highwomen

24 mins; April 20, 2022

Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell on Divorce, Wordplay, & Leftover Songs and Covers

44 mins; April 18, 2022

Gavin DeGraw on Writing a Tribute to His Late Parents with Face the River

26 mins; April 15, 2022

Kae Tempest on Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Having Lianna La Havas & Fontaines DC on Their New Album

46 mins; April 13, 2022

Alt-J on The Dream, Chauvinistic Classic Rock, and Writing Songs About Death

30 mins; April 11, 2022

Frank Turner on Addiction, Mortality, and Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison

34 mins; April 08, 2022

State Champs’ Derek Discanio on Big Statements, B-Sides, and Covering Blink-182

24 mins; April 06, 2022

Solomon Hughes on Portraying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Jazz of Basketball

17 mins; April 04, 2022

Paul Oakenfold on Shine On, Going '80s with New Order and Pet Shop Boys

30 mins; April 01, 2022

Daryl Hall on Covering Todd Rundgren and Making a New Album with Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart

23 mins; March 30, 2022

SASAMI on Guitar-Playing Caterpillars, Dancing Grunions, and Seals Named May Jascis

14 mins; March 28, 2022

Christina Perri on New Single "Evergone" and the Influence of Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore

22 mins; March 25, 2022

Cypress Hill’s B-Real on the National Legalization of Marijuana, Writing Songs with Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth

30 mins; March 23, 2022

Stone Gossard on New Painted Shield, the Final Brad Album, and the Next Pearl Jam LP

33 mins; March 21, 2022

Jared Leto on WeCrashed, Accents, Community, and New Thirty Seconds to Mars

22 mins; March 18, 2022

Les Claypool on Covering Rush, New Primus and Delirium, and His Thoughts on Maynard’s Wine

80 hours 4 mins; March 16, 2022

Michael Chiklis on Portraying Red Auerbach, Sparring with John C. Reilly, and Meeting Magic Johnson on the Set of The Fantastic Four

14 mins; March 14, 2022

Joan Jett on Her All Acoustic Album, Making Light of Day with Michael J Fox, & Upcoming Tour with Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and Poison

52 mins; March 11, 2022

Mike Campbell on External Combustion and Getting Songwriting Advice from Bob Dylan

38 mins; March 09, 2022

DeVaughn Nixon on Portraying His Dad in HBO’s Winning Time and Working with Adam McKay

26 mins; March 07, 2022

Sam Fender on Therapy, Being Mentored by Paul Weller, & the Socially Conscious Rock of "Seventeen Going Under"

20 mins; March 04, 2022

Conor Maynard on Reimagining a Whitney Houston Classic and Early Collaborations with Pharrell, Frank Ocean

23 mins; March 02, 2022

Animal Collective's Avey Tare on Time Skiffs: "We’re Trying to Convey a World Where Linear Time Doesn’t Exist”

46 mins; February 28, 2022

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on His New Memoir, Post-War England, and Being Anti-Fascist

44 mins; February 25, 2022

Avril Lavigne on Reconnecting with Her Early Sound, Upcoming Sk8ter Boi Movie, and “Fan-girling” over Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus

32 mins; February 23, 2022

Hilary Duff on How I Met Your Father, “Drops of Jupiter,” and covering Third Eye Blind

23 mins; February 21, 2022

John Lurie on the Importance of Swearing, Surreal Cowboys, and His New Music

24 mins; February 18, 2022

Spoon’s Britt Daniel on Lucifer on the Sofa and the Importance of Radio

45 mins; February 16, 2022

The War on Drugs on Loving Radiohead, Covering Dylan, and Having David Gilmour in Their Crowd

25 mins; February 14, 2022

The Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian on Exploring His Classic Songbook

30 mins; February 11, 2022

Dermot Kennedy on His Sophomore LP, Upcoming Tour with Shawn Mendes, and Covering Metallica

26 mins; February 09, 2022

Bastille’s Dan Smith on Sci-Fi, the Future, and the Augmented Reality of Their New LP

22 mins; February 07, 2022

Tears for Fears on Ghosts, Demons, Death, and The Tipping Point

25 mins; February 04, 2022

Jonathan Van Ness on Getting Curious, Making Positive Change, and Gymnastics

12 mins; February 02, 2022

Michael Ealy on The Woman in the House, The Devil You Know, and Singing Taylor Swift

21 mins; January 31, 2022

Our Lady Peace on Making the Sequel to 2000's Spiritual Machines

30 mins; January 28, 2022

Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant on Post-Punk’s Early Days and Creating the Riff to "The Killing Moon"

36 mins; January 26, 2022

Jessica Frances Dukes on Ozark’s Dark Final Season and Taking Inspiration from Musicians

21 mins; January 24, 2022

Kiefer Sutherland on Bloor Street, His Time in Jail, and Portraying Franklin D. Roosevelt

21 mins; January 21, 2022

Miles Kane on Motown, Writing with Lana Del Rey, and The Jaded Hearts Club

28 mins; January 19, 2022

Alyssa Milano on Brazen’s Female Empowerment and Who’s the Boss Being Ahead of Its Time

17 mins; January 17, 2022

Eels on Reconnecting with John Parish for Extreme Witchcraft and 20 Years of Souljacker

45 mins; January 14, 2022

Janis Ian on Her Complicated Friendship with Nina Simone and Resisting a Male-Dominated Industry

30 mins; January 12, 2022

Dave Holmes on Rediscovering the Lost '90s for His Waiting for Impact Podcast

51 mins; January 10, 2022

Courtney Barnett: “When You Decide That There're Rules, That's When it Becomes Hard"

41 mins; January 07, 2022

Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser on Characters in Their Songs, Demoitis, and Fear-Based Exercise

43 mins; January 05, 2022

The Go-Go’s Gina Schock on New Photo Book, Rock Hall Induction, and Upcoming Projects

37 mins; January 03, 2022

Steve Perry on New Holiday Album The Season: "It Was Emotional Therapy"

24 mins; December 13, 2021

Dream Theater’s James LaBrie on Taking Inspiration From the Elon Musk/Joe Rogan Interview

13 mins; December 10, 2021

Katelyn Tarver on Subject to Change: "Making This Album Almost Felt Like I Blacked Out"

27 mins; December 08, 2021

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian on His New Art Exhibition, Films Scores, and Upcoming Projects

31 mins; December 06, 2021

Caleb McLaughlin on His Debut Single, Sharing Music with Idris Elba, and Stranger Things 4

20 mins; December 03, 2021

Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen: "I’ve Always Been Fascinated by Dark Forces"

29 mins; December 01, 2021

Aimee Mann on Sad Songs, Mental Health, and Queens of The Summer Hotel

72 hours 1 min; November 29, 2021

Zakk Wylde His Own Mt. Riffmore, Ridiculous Music Videos, and Ozzy’s No More Tears

26 mins; November 26, 2021

Houndmouth on Good for You's Midwestern Style with a Southern Gothic Twist

70 hours 0 mins; November 24, 2021

The Darkness on Sex Robots, '80s Goth Rock, and Guitar Solos

30 mins; November 22, 2021

Sting on The Bridge, Only Murders in the Building, and "Don’t Stand So Close to Me"

35 mins; November 19, 2021

Susanna Hoffs on Her New Covers Album and Reuniting the Austin Powers Band

30 mins; November 17, 2021

Maynard James Keenan on Puscifer TV, Underground Comedy, and the Importance of Community

32 mins; November 15, 2021

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills on 25 Years of New Adventures in Hi-Fi

47 mins; November 12, 2021

Gavin Rossdale on the 20th Anniversary of Bush’s Golden State

41 mins; November 10, 2021

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan on How His Covers Album, Imposter, Is His Most Personal Record Yet

23 mins; November 08, 2021

Natalie Imbruglia on Her New Album Firebird and Being an "Uber Fan" of The Strokes

23 mins; November 05, 2021

Spacehog’s Royston Langdon on Covering Iggy Pop and a New Version of Resident Alien

23 mins; November 03, 2021

LILHUDDY on Blink-182, All-American Rejects, and the Girls Who Broke His Heart

24 mins; November 01, 2021

Nick Offerman on Traveling with Jeff Tweedy, Discovering Sam Shepard and Wendell Berry’s Writing

48 mins; October 29, 2021

Tori Amos on Traveling Without Moving, Speaking To Trees, and Reconnecting with Little Earthquakes

51 mins; October 27, 2021

Damon Albarn on His New Solo Album and What’s Next for Gorillaz

55 mins; October 25, 2021

James Blake on Falsettos, Comparisons, and His Knack for Musical Left Turns

28 mins; October 22, 2021

Johnny Marr on Fever Dreams, James Bond, and The Smiths' Vault Releases

59 mins; October 20, 2021

José González on Effective Altruism, Doomsday Dudes, and New Album of Local Valley

30 mins; October 18, 2021

Tom Morello on Solo LP The Atlas Underground Fire: "This Is a Record About Survival"

39 mins; October 15, 2021

Jordan McGraw on Writing with The Jonas Brothers and His New Song About Matthew McConaghey

24 mins; October 13, 2021

P.O.D. on 20 years of Satellite, Alive’s Success, and HR from Bad Brains' Two Parakeets

11 mins; October 11, 2021

Third Eye Blind on Being Inspired by Adrianne Lenker, Bon Iver, Sylvan Esso, and The Cure

52 mins; October 08, 2021

KSI on Lil Wayne Collab and Silencing Critics: “I Feel Like My World is a Simulation”

26 mins; October 06, 2021

CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry on Lost Boys, John Carpenter, and The Cure’s Robert Smith

43 mins; October 04, 2021

Queen’s Roger Taylor Reflects on Outsider, Mortality, David Bowie, and Rock ‘n Roll

20 mins; October 01, 2021

Billy Idol on The Roadside EP and How Cyberpunk Was Intended for Lawnmower Man 2

35 mins; September 29, 2021

Jana Kramer on Working with Richard Marx and Her Upcoming Lifetime Holiday Movie

18 mins; September 27, 2021

Orla Gartland on the Internet's Abundance of Bad Advice and the Brilliance of St. Vincent

22 mins; September 24, 2021

G-Eazy on These Things Happen Too and Demi Lovato Collab: “We’re both complicated human beings.”

24 mins; September 22, 2021

Shirley Manson on The Jump, Beautiful Garbage, and The Importance of Weird

39 mins; September 20, 2021

Debbie Gibson on The Body Remembers: “I’m somebody who likes to flip the script.”

29 mins; September 17, 2021

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