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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
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Derek Trucks on Future Soul, Pushing the Tedeschi Trucks Band Forward, and Opening for the Eagles
Derek Trucks joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s new album Future Soul, a record he says captures the group feeling “present and…
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Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, & Lulu Wilson on the Chaos of Pizza Movie
Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, and Lulu Wilson sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the absolutely unhinged ride that is Pizza Movie, a Hulu comedy that…
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Steve Zahn & Audrey Zahn Turn Real Life Into Reel Emotion with She Dances
Steve Zahn and Audrey Zahn sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about turning their real-life father-daughter dynamic—and years spent in the competitive dance…
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Marisa Tomei, Sherry Cola, Ciara Bravo & Marco Pigossi on You’re Dating A Narcissist
Marisa Tomei, Sherry Cola, Ciara Bravo, and Marco Pigossi all sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about You’re Dating A Narcissist, a rom-com that keeps…
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Felicia Day on The Lost Daughter of Sparta, The Guild Movie Plans, and Finding Power Outside Hollywood
Felicia Day sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new graphic novel, The Daughter Of Sparta, a feminist reimagining of Greek mythology inspired by a…
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Outlander Season 8: Cast & Creators Reflect on Growth, Goodbyes, and Sticking the Landing
The cast and creators of Outlander come together to talk with Kyle Meredith about Season 8 as the long-running series heads toward what might be its final…
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Ed O’Brien on Blue Morpho, Radiohead, and Finding Light in the Dark
Ed O’Brien catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his second solo album, Blue Morpho, a record born out of the isolation and emotional weight of the…
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Tim Roth, Steven Knight & Tom Harper on Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Kyle Meredith sits down with Tim Roth, creator Steven Knight, and director Tom Harper to talk about Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the film that brings…
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Lamb of God's Randy Blythe on Into Oblivion, Election Night Inspiration, and the Collapse of the Social Contract
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe talks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s 10th album Into Oblivion, tracing its origins back to election night 2024 and a…
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Lily Rabe on Shrinking, Acting Opposite Harrison Ford, and Finding Comedy After American Horror Story
Lily Rabe sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the third season of Shrinking, where her character Meg — the daughter of Harrison Ford’s Paul — finally…
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Juno Temple on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, AI Anxiety, and Finding Heart in the Apocalypse
Juno Temple joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the wild, funny, and unexpectedly emotional new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, directed by Gore Verbinski…
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Evan Mascagni & Joe Keith Bickett on the Myth, Injustice, and Legacy of The Cornbread Mafia
Louisville filmmaker Evan Mascagni and author Joe Keith Bickett sit down with Kyle Meredith to dig into the wild, complicated true story behind the Cornbread…
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Adam Goldberg on Childhood Memory, Mortality, and Making Music Alone
Actor and multi-hyphenate Adam Goldberg sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest album as The Goldberg Sisters, When The Ships Of My Dreams…
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Rewind: Joan Armatrading & Mike Scott on Love, Longevity, and Keeping the Songs Honest
Two legendary songwriters, two very different approaches, and both talking with Kyle Meredith about what keeps the creative spark alive decades in. Joan…
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Mike Patton on Teaming with The Avett Brothers, Finding a “Third Animal,” and Closing Faith No More
Mike Patton joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the unexpected collaboration with The Avett Brothers on their 2025 release AVTT/PTTN, a record that started as a…
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Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato on Murder, Ghost Stories, and Louisville
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato stop by to talk with Kyle Meredith about their latest HBO Max documentary Murder In Glitterball City, a true-crime story that…
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Maia Mitchell & Susie Porter on The Artful Dodger Season 2 and That Bellybutton Scene
Maia Mitchell and Susie Porter join Kyle Meredith to talk about Season 2 of The Artful Dodger, the Hulu and Disney+ series that finds Lady Bell and Lady Jane…
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Haley Lu Richardson on Bonkers Scripts, Princess Dresses, and White Lotus Side Quests
Actress Haley Lu Richardson sits down with Kyle Meredith to unpack the brilliantly bonkers ride that is Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, the first film in a…
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David Thewlis & Thomas Brodie-Sangster on The Artful Dodger, Beard Diaries, and Medical Jargon
Kyle Meredith catches up with David Thewlis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster to talk Season 2 of Hulu’s The Artful Dodger. Thewlis points to Fagin’s new status…
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Rewind: Desmond Child and David Foster on Writing the Hits, Owning the Catalog, and What Comes After the Charts
Two of the most influential hitmakers of the last half-century sit down with Kyle Meredith for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to write songs…
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Maynard James Keenan on Normal Isn’t, Puscifer’s Bigger Picture, and Ignoring the Voices
Maynard James Keenan digs into the fifth Puscifer album Normal Isn't, unpacking how the record functions as a kind of cultural status report—part political…
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Gill Holland on Indie Film, Louisville, and Making the Impossible Happen
Film producer Gill Holland joins Kyle Meredith to trace his nearly 30-year career that adds up to around 150 films, from early Sundance breakthroughs like…
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The Cast of Shrinking on Season 3, Character Growth, and Balancing Comedy With Grief
Kyle Meredith sits down with Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Ted McGinley, and Michael Urie to unpack how Shrinking season 3 on Apple TV might be the show’s…
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Rewind: Petula Clark & Don McLean on Songwriting, Legacy, and the Long Life of a Good Idea
Talking with Kyle Meredith, Petula Clark and Don McLean both reflect on what it means to keep creating decades into a career, each from their own corner of the…
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Carnie Wilson on Legacy, Mental Health, and the Lost Classics of Wilson Phillips
Platinum-selling singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips sits down with Kyle Meredith ahead of her 2026 She Rocks Awards honor to talk about the full arc of…
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Sasha Calle & Catalina Sandino Moreno on Trust, Temptation, and Ensemble Tension of The Rip
In a pair of conversations tied together by one very uneasy stash house, Kyle Meredith talks with Catalina Sandino Moreno and Sasha Calle about Netflix’s The…
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Steven Knight and Malachi Kirby on A Thousand Blows’ Broken Men, Brutal London, and Cost of Survival
Steven Knight and Malachi Kirby dig into the darker second chapter of A Thousand Blows, where the optimism of the first season has been beaten down by reality…
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Neko Case on Neon Grey Midnight Green, Spiders, and the Joy of Music
Neko Case is back with Neon Grey Midnight Green, her first new album in years, and she’s catching up with Kyle Meredith to talk about why this record feels…
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Rewind: Aimee Mann, Joe Henry & Karin Bergquist on Pleased to Meet Me, Chasing Fame, and Commercial Validation
Taped back in 2012, as Aimee Mann, Joe Henry, and Over the Rhine’s Karin Bergquist were deep in Louisville filming what would become Pleased to Meet Me, the…
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Walker Scobell on Growing Up as Percy Jackson, Season 2’s Physical Turn, and Teasing Kate McKinnon in Season 3
Walker Scobell sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about jumping back into the role that changed everything as Percy Jackson and the Olympians heads into its…
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Morgan Neville on Why 1975 Still Feels Uncomfortably Familiar
Filmmaker Morgan Neville sits down with Kyle Meredith to unpack his Netflix documentary Breakdown 1975, a deep dive into a year when America seemed to…
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Rewind: Emmylou Harris & Lorrie Morgan on Christmas Traditions, Country History, and Meaning Beyond the Songs
In this special holiday-themed conversation, Emmylou Harris and Lorrie Morgan sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk Christmas music, lifelong friendships, and…
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Aiyana-Lee on Spike Lee, Finding Her Voice, and a Breakout Year
Aiyana-Lee sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about a truly surreal 2025 — from grinding it out as an independent artist to getting a life-changing DM from…
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Paul Feig on the Twists, Tones, and Signature Martinis in The Housemaid
Director Paul Feig talks with Kyle Meredith about adapting The Housemaid from Freda McFadden’s bestseller, shaping its sly tonal shift from “fun unsettling” to…
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Zende Murdoch on Turning The Runarounds From TV Band to Real Band
Zende Murdoch of The Runarounds jumps on with Kyle Meredith to dig into how a “fake” TV band on The Runarounds (now streaming on Prime Video) turned into a…
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D'Arcy Carden on Loot, Accents, & Maya Rudolph Extended Kissing Scenes
D’Arcy Carden talks with Kyle Meredith about dropping into the latest season of Loot on Apple TV+ as Adam Scott’s extremely extra “Italian” girlfriend…
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Juliana Hatfield on Lightning Might Strike, Grief, Moving Out of the City
Juliana Hatfield stops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about her 20th album, Lightning Might Strike, a pop-rock gem born from a rough couple of years that…
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Lou Gramm on Foreigner’s Vault Tracks, New Album, and Hitting the Stage Again
Kyle Meredith talks with Lou Gramm — the original voice of Foreigner — about returning to the stage for select 50th-anniversary shows and revisiting the…
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Fraggle Rock Holiday Magic with Gobo Fraggle & John Tartaglia
Kyle Meredith dives into the world of Fraggle Rock with both the eternal explorer and the man who brings him to life. First up, Gobo Fraggle stops by to talk…
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Sarah Bareilles on Come See Me In The Good Light, Andrea Gibson, and Finding Her Way Back to Music
Kyle Meredith talks with Sarah Bareilles about executive-producing the new Apple TV documentary Come See Me In The Good Light, which follows poet laureate…
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Gaten Matarazzo on Stranger Things, Star Wars, and Saying Goodbye
Gaten Matarazzo sits down with Kyle Meredith to dig into the final season of "Stranger Things," the long, weird, years-long goodbye that comes with it…
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Felicity Jones & Kerry Condon on Train Dreams, Surreal Storytelling, and Learning to Skin a Goat
In this episode, Felicity Jones and Kerry Condon talk with Kyle Meredith about the stunning new Netflix film Train Dreams, a dreamlike adaptation of Denis…
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Abe Sylvia on Palm Royale, Feminism, and Female Relationships in the 60s
Abe Sylvia joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Season 2 of Palm Royale on AppleTV. The producer and showrunner digs into the show’s evolution from a satire of…
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Pierson Fodé on A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Shirtless Slow-Mo Fame, and Working With Robert Zemeckis
Actor Pierson Fodé joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Netflix holiday rom-com A Merry Little Ex-Mas, where he stars alongside Alicia Silverstone, Oliver…
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Audrey Nuna on KPop Demon Hunters, Trench, and Simulation Theory
Audrey Nuna joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the wild ride from her sophomore album Trench to becoming part of the global phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters. She…
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Erika Christensen & Penelope Ann Miller on After All, Will Trent, and the Power of Quiet Stories
Erika Christensen and Penelope Ann Miller join Kyle Meredith to talk about their new indie film After All, a moving three-generation story about family…
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Florence Welch on Everybody Scream, Witchcraft, and the Power of Imperfection
Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Everybody Scream, her gothiest record yet and a sister to Dance…
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Famke Janssen on Amsterdam Empire, Pop Stardom, and Revenge
Famke Janssen joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new Netflix series Amsterdam Empire, where she plays Betty, a former pop star out for revenge after her…
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Rewind: Kaiser Chiefs & Teenage Fanclub on the Long Game of Britpop Survival
Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix of Kaiser Chiefs talk with Kyle Meredith about their comeback moment on Education, Education, Education & War—finding purpose again…
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Rewind: Moby on Insomnia, Apocalypse, and Why Humanity Can’t Stop Screwing Itself Up
In two conversations spanning seven years, Moby tells Kyle Meredith about creating beauty in chaos — first at SXSW 2011, where he previewed Destroyed, an album…
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez & Ron Funches on Loot Season 3, Henry Winkler, and Magical Collaborations
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Ron Funches join Kyle Meredith to talk all about Season 3 of Loot on Apple TV+. The pair get into what it’s like returning to their…
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Rewind: Broken Social Scene & Speedy Ortiz on Friendship, Frustration, and Finding Purpose
Kyle Meredith talks with Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene about reuniting the sprawling collective for Hug Of Thunder, rediscovering friendship as the heart…
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Mary Chapin Carpenter and Trampled By Turtles on Coffee, Dogs, and Collaborations
Backstage at Bourbon And Beyond, Kyle Meredith caught up with Mary Chapin Carpenter to talk about her new album Personal History, a record she says she’s been…
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Rewind: Marty Stuart & Justin Townes Earle on Cowboy Psychedelia and Surviving the Storm
Here’s a double feature: Marty Stuart joined Kyle Meredith in 2017 to talk about his album Way Out West, a record that drifts between cowboy songs, desert…
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Ian Astbury on The Cult, Death Cult, and the Fire That Still Burns
Ian Astbury of The Cult catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about touring both The Cult and their short-lived precursor #DeathCult on the new Paradise Now…
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Rewind: Colin Hay & Bruce Cockburn on Longevity, Loss, and Still Finding the Songs
Kyle Meredith sat down with Colin Hay at both Bonnaroo 2012 and again in 2017, and with Bruce Cockburn that same year, to talk about the strange gifts of…
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Cassandra Peterson on Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell, Jack White, and Living the Goth Lifestyle
The one and only Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, drops in to talk with Kyle Meredith about her new book Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell. Cassandra Peterson digs into…
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Alyvia Alyn Lind Unpacks the Cults, Trauma, and Tunes of Wayward
Alyvia Alyn Lind joins Kyle Meredith to talk all about the Netflix series Wayward, where she plays a teen trapped in a so-called therapeutic school with cult…
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Jeff Tweedy on Twilight Override, Making a Triple Album, and Radical Hope
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy joins Kyle Meredith to dive into his ambitious new triple solo album, Twilight Override. Clocking in at 30 songs across three discs, the…
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Michael Chiklis, Mary Stuart Masterson & Rob Corddry on The Senior and Redefining Second Chances
The cast of The Senior -- Michael Chiklis, Rob Corddry, and Mary Stuart Masterson -- along with the actual former football player the movie is based upon, Mike…