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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 artists. Meredith digs deep to find out how their work is made and where their journey is going. From legendary artists to the newer class, from musicians to film & television stars, you'll hear about the things you were always curious about from all of your favorites.
Episodes
Kyle Meredith With...Scott Ian and Pearl Aday on New Motor Sister and the Next Anthrax Album
Scott Ian and Pearl Aday drop into Kyle Meredith With… to talk about the latest album from Motor Sister, Get Off. The pair talk about how they decided to take…
Kyle Meredith With...Chris Parnell on Senior Year, 30 Rock’s Dr. Spaceman, SNL, and Archer
Chris Parnell joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Senior Year, the new Netflix movie that stars Rebel Wilson as a high school cheerleader who wakes up from a 20…
Kyle Meredith With...Ray LaMontagne on Work-Life Balance: "I'm Such a Creature of Habit"
Ray LaMontagne catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Monovision, his 2020 LP that is finally getting its supporting tour. (Get tickets to that "The…
Kyle Meredith With...Soccer Mommy on Horror and Ghosts Stories, PJ Harvey and The Smiths
Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison catches up with Kyle Meredith for an interview about her newly announced record, Sometimes, Forever. The indie singer-songwriter…
Kyle Meredith With...Toro y Moi on '70s Psychedelic Soul and Making a Sister Record to 2015’s What For?
Toro y Moi sits down for a chat with Kyle Meredith about Mahal, an album that touches on his Filipino heritage while also commenting on the world at large. The…
Kyle Meredith With...Suki Waterhouse on Upcoming Tour with Father John Misty, Starring in Daisy Jones & The Six
Suki Waterhouse joins Kyle Meredith to discuss her debut album, I Can’t Let Go. The actress/musician tells us about looking to Lucinda Williams and Sharon Van…
Kyle Meredith With...Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier on Returning to Their Roots, 20 years of Their Debut LP, and Pop Punk’s New Era
Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier joins Kyle Meredith to discuss Harder Than It Looks, the sixth album from the Canadian band. The pop punk legend discusses going…
Kyle Meredith With...Graham Nash on His New Live Album, Joni Mitchell, & His “Brothers” in CSNY
Graham Nash catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Graham Nash: Live, a new release that spotlights a complete run through his first two solo albums…
Kyle Meredith With...Ashe on '70s Folk-Pop Rock, Her Love of Tarantino, and Her Next Album
Ashe drops by Kyle Meredith With… to talk about “Another Man’s Jeans” and how it kicks off an era of new music. The singer-songwriter talks about leaning into…
Kyle Meredith With...Michael Hirst and Donald De Line on the Billy the Kid We’ve Never Seen Before
Screenwriter Michael Hirst and producer Donald De Line drop by Kyle Meredith With… to talk about Billy the Kid, a new series on EPIX based on the famous…
Kyle Meredith With...Mod Sun on New Music, Machine Gun Kelly Movie, & Falling in Love with Avril Lavigne While Making Love Sux
Mod Sun sits down with Kyle Meredith about his latest single, "Rich Kids Ruin Everything," a song about championing originality and the copycats on…
Kyle Meredith With...Kirk Hammett on Discovering Prog Rock and Having the First Metallica Solo Release
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about his debut solo EP, Portals, and how it was came out of his horror movie exhibition and…
Kyle Meredith With...Maren Morris on Taking Inspiration from Jack White and the Future of The Highwomen
Maren Morris joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest album, Humble Quest, and how it tells the story of her road to success using specifically personal…
Kyle Meredith With...Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell on Divorce, Wordplay, & Leftover Songs and Covers
Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Things Are Great, the band's first album in six years. The South Carolina rocker…
Kyle Meredith With...Gavin DeGraw on Writing a Tribute to His Late Parents with Face the River
Gavin DeGraw joins Kyle Meredith to discuss Face the River, his new studio album that serves as a tribute to his late parents. The singer-songwriter tells us…
Kyle Meredith With...Kae Tempest on Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Having Lianna La Havas & Fontaines DC on Their New Album
Kae Tempest sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss The Line Is a Curve. The UK spoken word poet/novelist/playwright tells us about using characters to work…
Kyle Meredith With...Alt-J on The Dream, Chauvinistic Classic Rock, and Writing Songs About Death
Alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Dream, the band’s fourth album. The English artist discusses how using more voices…
Kyle Meredith With...Frank Turner on Addiction, Mortality, and Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison
Frank Turner joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his ninth studio album, FTHC, which recently landed at No. 1 on the UK Album chart. The English…
Kyle Meredith With...State Champs’ Derek Discanio on Big Statements, B-Sides, and Covering Blink-182
State Champs’ Derek Discanio sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Kings of the New Age, the band’s fourth LP, which he says finds them making their…
Kyle Meredith With...Solomon Hughes on Portraying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Jazz of Basketball
Solomon Hughes calls in to talk with Kyle Meredith about his role portraying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The…
Kyle Meredith With...Paul Oakenfold on Shine On, Going '80s with New Order and Pet Shop Boys
Paul Oakenfold sits down with Kyle Meredith for an interview about Shine On, his fourth full-length album. The legendary DJ tells us about making a cinematic…
Kyle Meredith With...Daryl Hall on Covering Todd Rundgren and Making a New Album with Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart
Daryl Hall joins Kyle Meredith to talk about BeforeAfter, his first best-of collection that highlights his solo albums. In diving into the new collection, the…
Kyle Meredith With...SASAMI on Guitar-Playing Caterpillars, Dancing Grunions, and Seals Named May Jascis
SASAMI sits down with Kyle Meredith to tell us her adventures in making the album Squeeze. Those adventures include becoming one with Earthly elements…
Kyle Meredith With...Christina Perri on New Single "Evergone" and the Influence of Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore
Christina Perri sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, "Evergone," and the heartbreaking journey to writing after the process of…
Kyle Meredith With...Cypress Hill’s B-Real on the National Legalization of Marijuana, Writing Songs with Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth
Cypress Hill’s B-Real sits down for an interview with Kyle Meredith about Back in Black, the legendary hip-hop group’s 10th album. Dr. Greenthumb takes us…
Kyle Meredith With...Stone Gossard on New Painted Shield, the Final Brad Album, and the Next Pearl Jam LP
Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the second Painted Shield album, which finds Mason Jennings, Brittany Davis, and Matt…
Kyle Meredith With...Jared Leto on WeCrashed, Accents, Community, and New Thirty Seconds to Mars
Jared Leto catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about WeCrashed, his new miniseries co-starring opposite Anne Hathaway that chronicles the rise and fall of…
Kyle Meredith With...Les Claypool on Covering Rush, New Primus and Delirium, and His Thoughts on Maynard’s Wine
Les Claypool catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Primus’ upcoming continuation of their A Tribute to Kings tour, where they play the 1977 Rush album A…
Kyle Meredith With...Michael Chiklis on Portraying Red Auerbach, Sparring with John C. Reilly, and Meeting Magic Johnson on the Set of The Fantastic Four
Michael Chiklis phones in to talk with Kyle Meredith about his portrayal of legendary Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach in the HBO series Winning Time: The…
Kyle Meredith With...Joan Jett on Her All Acoustic Album, Making Light of Day with Michael J Fox, & Upcoming Tour with Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and Poison
Joan Jett catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Changeup, her very first acoustic album that finds classics and deep cuts stripped down to their roots…
Kyle Meredith With...Mike Campbell on External Combustion and Getting Songwriting Advice from Bob Dylan
Mike Campbell catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about External Combustion, his latest album with The Dirty Knobs. The Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers…
Kyle Meredith With...DeVaughn Nixon on Portraying His Dad in HBO’s Winning Time and Working with Adam McKay
DeVaughn Nixon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty, in which he plays the role of his real life father, Norm…
Kyle Meredith With...Sam Fender on Therapy, Being Mentored by Paul Weller, & the Socially Conscious Rock of "Seventeen Going Under"
Sam Fender sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Seventeen Going Under, his award winning and chart-topping sophomore album. The British heartland rocker…
Kyle Meredith With...Conor Maynard on Reimagining a Whitney Houston Classic and Early Collaborations with Pharrell, Frank Ocean
Conor Maynard sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new reimagining of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” along with his other recent…
Kyle Meredith With...Animal Collective's Avey Tare on Time Skiffs: "We’re Trying to Convey a World Where Linear Time Doesn’t Exist”
Avey Tare sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Time Skiffs, the first Animal Collective album in six years. The musician aka David Portner takes us into…
Kyle Meredith With...Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on His New Memoir, Post-War England, and Being Anti-Fascist
Primal Scream’s main man Bobby Gillespie sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his autobiography, Tenement Kid. The Scottish musician discusses growing up…
Kyle Meredith With...Avril Lavigne on Reconnecting with Her Early Sound, Upcoming Sk8ter Boi Movie, and “Fan-girling” over Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus
Avril Lavigne catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Love Sux, which features a full-on pop rock sound and finds the “Complicated” singer…
Kyle Meredith With...Hilary Duff on How I Met Your Father, “Drops of Jupiter,” and covering Third Eye Blind
Hilary Duff hops on a call with Kyle Meredith to talk about Hulu’s How I Met Your Father, the sequel series to late-aughts' "legen-dary" sitcom How I…
Kyle Meredith With...John Lurie on the Importance of Swearing, Surreal Cowboys, and His New Music
John Lurie catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Season 2 of Painting with John, his HBO series that finds the musician, painter, actor, director, and…
Kyle Meredith With...Spoon’s Britt Daniel on Lucifer on the Sofa and the Importance of Radio
Spoon’s Britt Daniel catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s tenth studio album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The lead singer took us into the band’s…
Kyle Meredith With...The War on Drugs on Loving Radiohead, Covering Dylan, and Having David Gilmour in Their Crowd
Adam Granduciel catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about I Don’t Live Here Anymore, the fifth LP from The War On Drugs. The frontman dives into how he found…
Kyle Meredith With...The Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian on Exploring His Classic Songbook
The Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian joins Kyle Meredith to talk about John Sebastian and Arlen Roth Explore the Spoonful Songbook, a collaborative LP that…
Kyle Meredith With...Dermot Kennedy on His Sophomore LP, Upcoming Tour with Shawn Mendes, and Covering Metallica
Dermot Kennedy joins Kyle Meredith to discuss his upcoming sophomore album and the success that’s led up to it. The Irish singer-songwriter tells us about…
Kyle Meredith With...Bastille’s Dan Smith on Sci-Fi, the Future, and the Augmented Reality of Their New LP
Bastille’s Dan Smith sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Give Me the Future, the band’s fourth album, which finds them using sci-fi and predictions of…
Kyle Meredith With...Tears for Fears on Ghosts, Demons, Death, and The Tipping Point
Tears for Fears sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Tipping Point, their first album in nearly twenty years. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith discuss…
Kyle Meredith With...Jonathan Van Ness on Getting Curious, Making Positive Change, and Gymnastics
Jonathan Van Ness sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new Netflix series, Getting Curious, which is based on his podcast of the same name. The Queer…
Kyle Meredith With...Michael Ealy on The Woman in the House, The Devil You Know, and Singing Taylor Swift
Michael Ealy sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window, the new satirical limited series…
Kyle Meredith With...Our Lady Peace on Making the Sequel to 2000's Spiritual Machines
Raine Maida, leader of the band Our Lady Peace, joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Spiritual Machines 2, the sequel to the band's 2000 album of the same name…
Kyle Meredith With...Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant on Post-Punk’s Early Days and Creating the Riff to "The Killing Moon"
Will Sergeant sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his autobiography, Bunnyman, which tells his story from childhood up until Echo & The Bunnymen began…
Kyle Meredith With...Jessica Frances Dukes on Ozark’s Dark Final Season and Taking Inspiration from Musicians
Jessica Frances Dukes sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Season 4 of Ozark on Netflix and how her character fits into the final season’s storyline…
Kyle Meredith With...Kiefer Sutherland on Bloor Street, His Time in Jail, and Portraying Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kiefer Sutherland sits down with Kyle Meredith to dig into his new album, Bloor Street. The actor/musician discusses the romantic balance between the songs…
Kyle Meredith With...Miles Kane on Motown, Writing with Lana Del Rey, and The Jaded Hearts Club
Miles Kane gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about Change the Show, his new solo album that finds the British artist leaning into his love for Motown. The…
Kyle Meredith With...Alyssa Milano on Brazen’s Female Empowerment and Who’s the Boss Being Ahead of Its Time
Alyssa Milano gives Kyle Meredith a ring to talk about her new Netflix movie, Brazen, and its themes of empowering women. The actor/activist talks about how…
Kyle Meredith With...Eels on Reconnecting with John Parish for Extreme Witchcraft and 20 Years of Souljacker
Eels frontman E catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Extreme Witchcraft, an album that arrives just over a year from 2020’s Earth to Dora. The indie…
Kyle Meredith With...Janis Ian on Her Complicated Friendship with Nina Simone and Resisting a Male-Dominated Industry
Janis Ian sits down to talk with Kyle Meredith about The Light at the End of the Line, which has been announced to be her final studio album. The legendary…
Kyle Meredith With...Dave Holmes on Rediscovering the Lost '90s for His Waiting for Impact Podcast
Dave Holmes sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new podcast, Waiting for Impact, which tells the story of '90s group Sudden Impact, who disappeared…
Kyle Meredith With...Courtney Barnett: “When You Decide That There're Rules, That's When it Becomes Hard"
Courtney Barnett catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest LP, Things Take Time, Take Time (one of the best albums of 2021). The Australian…
Kyle Meredith With...Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser on Characters in Their Songs, Demoitis, and Fear-Based Exercise
Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser stopped by the WFPK studios during their tour together and spoke with Kyle Meredith about the history of their friendship…
Kyle Meredith With...The Go-Go’s Gina Schock on New Photo Book, Rock Hall Induction, and Upcoming Projects
The Go-Go’s drummer/singer Gina Schock hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new book, Made in Hollywood: All Access with The Go-Go’s, which…
Kyle Meredith With...Steve Perry on New Holiday Album The Season: "It Was Emotional Therapy"
Steve Perry sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Season, his latest entry into the cannon of holiday albums. The former Journey singer tells us how…