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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...Carla Gugino on Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake & Her Favorite Musicians
Carla Gugino catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new Netflix film, Gunpowder Milkshake. We hear all about making a visually fantastic film…
Kyle Meredith With...Barenaked Ladies on Humanity's Fracturing, Flat Earth Conspirators, & Their Possible Role In the MCU
Barenaked Ladies lead singer Ed Robertson sits down with Kyle Meredith to dish on Detour de Force, the Canadian band’s 16th album. The BNL co-founder takes us…
Kyle Meredith With...AJR on the Vulnerability of 8th Grade, Having Will Smith Freestyle Over Bang, & Working With Rivers Cuomo
AJR sit down with Kyle Meredith to tell us about OK Orchestra, their new album that finds the brothers looking back to their formative years in 8th grade and…
Kyle Meredith With...Margaret Cho on Netflix’s Good On Paper & Being a Fan of Soccer Mommy, Beach Bunny, and Phoebe Bridgers
Margaret Cho catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest Netflix movie, Good On Paper. The comedian/actor/musician gets into movies that reflect the…
Kyle Meredith With...Rise Against: “Our songs might take you to dark places, but they’ll never leave you there.”
Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss Nowhere Generation, the Chicago punk band’s ninth album. The frontman talks about who the…
Kyle Meredith With...The Goo Goo Dolls on Soundtracks, B-sides, & Going Back To Their Early Sound for The Next Album
The Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznick catches up with Kyle Meredith to detail the band's new Rarities compilation and next album. The two dive into the lost art…
Kyle Meredith With...Tom Jones on Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, and 60s Psychedelic Rock
Tom Jones catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Surrounded By Time, his latest record alongside longtime co-producer Ethan Johns. The legendary singer…
Kyle Meredith With...Wolf Alice on Balancing Emotions, Playing the Hits, and New Album Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Blue Weekend. Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie discuss everything from alternate versions of some of the…
Kyle Meredith With...Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock on The Golden Casket, Aliens, & The Unseen Universe
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock speaks with Kyle Meredith about The Golden Casket, the band’s first album since 2015. The lead man tells us about the sound…
Kyle Meredith With...Rag’n’Bone Man on His Love of John Prine, Drum’n’Bass, and Life By Misadventure
Rag’n’Bone Man’s Rory Graham sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Life By Misadventure, a record that finds the British songwriter traveling to Nashville…
Kyle Meredith With...Yola on Stand for Myself & Playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's New Film
Yola sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Stand for Myself, a record that finds the English musician in a "genre fluid" mood as she tries out…
Kyle Meredith With...The Moody Blues’ John Lodge on Positivity, Exploring His Past, & Fascination With Space Travel
John Lodge of The Moody Blues hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new solo EP, On Reflection. The legendary singer-bassist tells us about the…
Kyle Meredith With...Japanese Breakfast on Her New Album, Memoir, and the "Rare Commodity" of Joy
Japanese Breakfast catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her New York Times bestselling book, Crying In H Mart, and new album, Jubilee. Michelle Zauner…
Kyle Meredith With...Garbage's Shirley Manson on Touring with Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair: "It's Not Gonna Be Like a Normal Tour"
Shirley Manson catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Garbage album, No Gods No Masters, which takes direct aim at the events of the past four…
Kyle Meredith With...Neil Finn on How Joining Fleetwood Mac Inspired Him to Make a New Crowded House Album
Neil Finn sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Dreamers Are Waiting, the first Crowded House album in eleven years. The songwriting legend discusses how…
Kyle Meredith With...Dawn Richard on Being a Black Woman in Electronic Music and Her New Album
Dawn Richard catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss Second Line: An Electro Revival, a concept album that finds the artist further exploring her New Orleans…
Kyle Meredith With...Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds on How Harry Nilsson and Nine Inch Nails Influenced Their New Album
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss their upcoming 5th LP and two lead singles, Follow You and Cutthroat. We hear…
Kyle Meredith With...Passenger on The Influence of Jim Croce, Leonard Cohen, & The Smiths
Passenger sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Songs For the Drunk and Broken Hearted, an album that came at the end of a relationship right before…
Kyle Meredith With...Liz Phair on New Album Soberish, Touring with Alanis Morissette and Garbage, and Exit in Guyville
Liz Phair catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss Soberish, her first new album in eleven years. The indie legend tells us about recapturing the feeling of…
Kyle Meredith With...Paul Weller on Iggy Pop, The Beatles, & Fat Pop (Volume 1)
Paul Weller jumps on the phone to talk with Kyle Meredith about Fat Pop (Volume 1), a record that finds the legend displaying a set of finely crafted catchy…
Kyle Meredith With...Jakob Dylan on The Wallflowers' First Album in Nine Years and How Tom Petty's Worst Song Is "Still Better Than Most"
The Wallflowers’ Jakob Dylan hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to dive into Exit Wounds, the band’s first album in nine years. The singer-songwriter…
Kyle Meredith With...AFI's Davey Havok on Artistic Duality, Co-Writing with Billy Corgan, and The Power of Early MTV
Davey Havok sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about AFI's new album Bodies. The frontman dives into his love of performing at a young age, the duality of…
Kyle Meredith With...Gary Numan on His New Album, Intruder, and His "Fascination with Emotion"
Gary Numan catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss his new album, Intruder, which continues his look at the impact humans have on the environment and humans…
Kyle Meredith With...Adam Duritz on Channeling The Who and Counting Crows' Influence on Emo
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz catches up with Kyle Meredith to dive into the band’s return to new music with Butter Miracle Suite Volume One. The frontman…
Kyle Meredith With...Surfaces on LP4, Working with Elton John, and Making Feel-Good Music
Surfaces catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about their upcoming fourth LP and early singles "Wave of You" and "Next Thing (Loverboy)"…
Kyle Meredith With...Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida on Duet Album with Chantal Kreviazuk & Spiritual Machines Sequel
Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about I’m Going To Break Your Heart, an album and documentary written and created alongside…
Kyle Meredith With...Lord Huron's Ben Schneider Previews New Album Long Lost
Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to tell us about Long Lost, a concept album about a fictional band lost in time, the studio…
Kyle Meredith With...Rhiannon Giddens on the Blending of Irish, Italian, and American Music
Rhiannon Giddens catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about They’re Calling Me Home, the latest project with Francesco Turrisi that finds her (an American)…
Kyle Meredith With...Judas Priest's Rob Halford: "People Will Still Be Banging Their Heads to Painkiller 500 Years From Now"
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford grabs some time with Kyle Meredith to discuss his participation in Rock Camp: The Movie, his new autobiography Confess, and…
Kyle Meredith With...Mike Doughty: "I Stumbled Into An Extremely Fertile Time for Weirdness"
Mike Doughty catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new project, Ghost of Vroom, which features a sound that harkens back to his 90s band Soul…
Kyle Meredith With...The Offspring on Looking to the Past and Reflecting the Present on Let The Bad Times Roll
The Offspring are back with Let The Bad Times Roll, their first new album in nine years. Dexter Holland and Noodles sat down with Kyle Meredith to discuss the…
Kyle Meredith With...Ann Wilson on Covering Alice in Chains, Love of Led Zeppelin, and the Future of Heart
Heart's Ann Wilson jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest string of solo singles. The legendary rocker takes us through covering Steve…
Kyle Meredith With...St. Vincent Talks Daddy’s Home, the 70s Nostalgia of the 90s, And Her Love of Tool
St. Vincent catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss Daddy’s Home, an album that finds Annie Clark showcasing an early 70’s sound. Clark talks about how the…
Kyle Meredith With...Hoobastank on the 20th Anniversary of Their Debut and Reaching Pop Chart Fame
Hoobastank’s Doug Robb and Dan Estrin sit down with Kyle Meredith to revisit 2001 for the 20th anniversary of their debut album. The guys talk about their…
Kyle Meredith With...Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith on the Influence of Deep Purple, Free, and Humble Pie
Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about Smith/Kotzen, the new album that finds him collaborating with Richie Kotzen. The…
Kyle Meredith With...Eve 6 on New Music, Twitter Fame, and Alter Egos
Eve 6's Max Collins catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Grim Value, the band's first new release in 9 years. Collins also takes us back to the band's…
Kyle Meredith With...Arlo Parks on Poetry, Nostalgia, and Her Love of Radiohead
Arlo Parks catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss her debut album, Collapsed In Sunbeams, her love of poetry, and the role that hope plays in the concept…
Kyle Meredith With...Rebecca Ferguson on Overcoming the Odds and Delivering an Embowering New Album
Rebecca Ferguson sits down with Kyle to tell us about her new singles, writing with Nile Rogers, and the new disco sound that will populate her upcoming album…
Kyle Meredith With...Merry Clayton on Her First New Album In Over 25 Years
Merry Clayton gets on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about her first new album in over 25 years, Beautiful Scars. The legendary singer discusses why…
Kyle Meredith With...Aly & AJ on Channeling Classic Laurel Canyon Vibes
Aly & AJ catch up with Kyle Meredith to talk about their first album in 14 years, A Touch of the Beat Gets You Up On Your Feet Gets You Out and Then Into the…
Kyle Meredith With...Bomba Estéreo on the Latin Music Wave in Pop
Bomba Estéreo's Simón Mejía catches up with Kyle Meredith to dish on the details about the Colombian duo’s new LP, Deja. Mejía, along with musical partner Li…
Kyle Meredith With...Eric Andre on Favorite Road Trip Movies, Cutting-Room Pranks, and That Ape Assault
Eric Andre hangs out with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new movie, Bad Trip, its seven-years-in-the-making backstory, and how to script a movie with so much…
Kyle Meredith With...Daya on Her Love of All Things David Lynch
Daya talks with Kyle Meredith about her new singles, including “Bad Girl", which showcase a personal and artistic rebirth. The 22-year-old pop artist talks…
Kyle Meredith With...Train on Proving Labels Wrong With "Drops of Jupiter"
Train singer-songwriter Pat Monohan heads back in time with Kyle Meredith to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Drops of Jupiter". Monohan details…
Kyle Meredith With...Southern Culture on the Skids on the Influence of Horror Movies
Southern Culture on the Skids frontman Rick Miller hangs out with Kyle Meredith to discuss the band’s new album, At Home with Southern Culture on the Skids…
Kyle Meredith With...Harry Connick Jr. on the Long History of Jazz and Faith Music
Harry Connick Jr. catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Alone With My Faith, a set of Christian gospel songs he recorded as a source of comfort during…
Kyle Meredith With...Manchester Orchestra on Life, Death, and the Afterlife
Manchester Orchestra masterminds Andy Hull and Robert McDowell sit down with Kyle Meredith to unpack their new album, The Million Masks of God. Together, they…
Kyle Meredith With...Thin Lizzy's Ricky Warwick on the Loss of Mystery in Rock
Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about When Life Was Hard and Fast. The new solo record…
Kyle Meredith With...Damon Johnson on Working With Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy
Damon Johnson hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss his new solo record, Battle Lessons, which finds the former Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy member…
Kyle Meredith With...Junkie XL on Scoring Zack Snyder’s Justice League: "Everything Is New"
Junkie XL catches up with Kyle Meredith to discuss his score to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, what he calls his Mt. Everest of scores to go along with the new…
Kyle Meredith With...Leslie Jordan on Keeping Company With Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, and More
The one and only Leslie Jordan catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new album, Company’s Comin’. Said company includes famous friends Dolly Parton…
Kyle Meredith With...Ben Howard on Weaving Dark Humor Into His Art
Ben Howard catches up with Kyle Meredith to tell us about Collections From The Whiteout. The new album finds him teaming up with The National’s Aaron Dessner…
Kyle Meredith With...Tash Sultana on Why You Can Never Have Enough Guitar
Tash Sultana grabs some hang time with Kyle Meredith to talk about Terra Firma, a record that finds them collaborating with other writers and musicians for the…
Kyle Meredith With...Lake Street Dive on the Challenge of Writing Songs With Important Messages
Lake Street Dive frontwoman Rachael Price talks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s new album, Obviously. Price discusses working with producer Mike Elizando…
Kyle Meredith With...Papa Roach and Jeris Johnson on Creating Shorter Songs for TikTok
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix and up-and-coming rocker Jeris Johnson sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their new releases and “Last Resort”…
Kyle Meredith With...Kings of Leon on the Stories Behind When You See Yourself
Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill gives a ring to Kyle Meredith to talk all about the band’s new album, When You See Yourself. It's a record that finds…
Kyle Meredith With...Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen on His Friendship with David Bowie
Cheap Trick singer-songwriter Rick Nielsen catches up with Kyle Meredith to play some guitar while talking about In Another World. The lead guitarist discusses…
Kyle Meredith With...I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME on the Importance of Mystery
I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME singer-songwriter Dallon Weekes talks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s debut LP, Razzmatazz. Weekes tells us about the…
Kyle Meredith With...Sammy Hagar on Covering David Bowie, The Who, and Van Halen
Sammy Hagar catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new album, Lockdown 2020. The album was recorded in quarantine with his bandmates in The Circle…
Kyle Meredith With...Jon Bon Jovi Revisits His Roles on Sex and the City, 30 Rock, and The West Wing
Jon Bon Jovi hangs out with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new album, 2020, and writing topical as a witness to history. The frontman compares his latest…