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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.
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Hannah Stocking, Madison Pettis & Yvonne Orji on The Wrong Paris, Reality TV, and Playing Big Characters
Hannah Stocking, Madison Pettis, and Yvonne Orji talk with Kyle Meredith about The Wrong Paris on Netflix — where a contestant (played by Miranda Cosgrove)…
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Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins, Anna Diop & Nadia Latif on The Man in My Basement
Kyle Meredith talks with Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins, Anna Diop, and director Nadia Latif about turning Walter Mosley’s novel The Man in My Basement into a…
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Rewind: Soft Cell’s Marc Almond & OMD’s Paul Humphreys: Orchestras, Glitch, and Making the Past Feel New
It's a Rewind double feature today on Kyle Meredith With, as we bring you a pair of episodes from 2017. First, Soft Cell’s Marc Almond talks with Kyle Meredith…
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Sabrina Impacciatore on The Paper, Carrying the Weight of The Office, and Doing the Worm
Sabrina Impacciatore showed up to The Paper — the long-awaited return to the world birthed by The Office — like a heat-seeking comet, all glamour, sharp…
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Lzzy Hale on Halestorm’s Everest, 30 Years of Rock, and the Brilliance of Nick Cave
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm spoke with Kyle Meredith about Everest, the band’s roaring new record born from a “desert island” headspace in Savannah with Dave Cobb…
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Rewind: Wayne Coyne on King’s Mouth, Miley Cyrus and Kesha, and the Dark Side of The Flaming Lips
For this edition of Kyle Meredith with..., listen to Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips across three interviews that span their albums King’s Mouth and The…
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David Rysdahl on Alien Earth, Big Monsters, and Working with Noah Hawley
David Rysdahl sat down with Kyle Meredith to dig into FX’s Alien: Earth, the latest installment of the Alien franchise. Known for roles in Fargo and…
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DEVO on Netflix Doc, Neil Young, and Cosmic De-evolution with The B-52s
DEVO’s story has finally been distilled into a new documentary, and it’s landed on Netflix thanks to director Chris Smith. Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale…
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Rewind: DJ Shadow & Black Eyed Peas on Reinvention, Activism, and New Worlds
For this special Rewind episode, Kyle Meredith talks with DJ Shadow, as well as Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo and apl.de.ap, about pushing their artistry into bold…
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Genndy Tartakovsky on Comedic Boundaries, Pushing Adult Animation Forward, and Netflix's Fixed
Genndy Tartakovsky has spent decades shaping the animation landscape with everything from Dexter’s Laboratory to Samurai Jack, but when he sat down with Kyle…
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Alien: Earth Cast on AI Anxiety, Dead-Eye Acting, and the Humanity Beneath the Horror
The Alien franchise has never been short on xenomorphs, but FX’s Alien: Earth proves there’s plenty more to fear than acid blood and chestbursters. In a…
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Documentarian Amy Berg on Capturing the Myth and Humanity of Jeff Buckley in It’s Never Over
Documentarian Amy Berg has tackled powerful subjects before — from clergy abuse to the West Memphis Three — but this time, she's turned her lens on one of…
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Rewind: They Might Be Giants on Doom, Decrepitude, and the Enduring Art of the Absurd
Revisit the time Kyle Meredith sat down with John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants on this special Rewind episode. The crew chats about the…
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Luciane Buchanan on Chief of War, Polynesian Identity, and Her Spiritual Journey
Luciane Buchanan joins Kyle Meredith With… to talk about her powerful role in Chief of War, the new Apple TV+ series created by and starring Jason Momoa. Set…
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Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutkosky, and Maxwell Jacob Friedman on Legacy, Wrestling, and Happy Gilmore 2
The wait is over, and the most chaotic family reunion of the year has arrived. Happy Gilmore 2 sees Adam Sandler reprising his legendary golf-club-swinging…
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Kyle Newacheck on Bringing Happy Gilmore 2 to Life
Kyle Newacheck sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the long-awaited Happy Gilmore 2, which brings Adam Sandler’s hockey-stick-wielding everyman back to…
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5SOS’s Michael Clifford on Fatherhood, Fourth-Walling, and His New SIDEQUEST
Michael Clifford is no stranger to arenas full of screaming fans as a member of 5 Seconds of Summer, but he’s now venturing into the uncharted territory of…
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Rewind: Caroline Polachek & Alison Goldfrapp on Ghostly Falsettos, Heartbreak Pop, and Disco Dreams
On the rewind episode of Kyle Meredith With.., hear from Caroline Polachek and Alison Goldfrapp — two vocalists who could probably sing a grocery list and…
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Ben Folds on Orchestral Album, the Kennedy Center, and Artistic Freedom
Ben Folds recently sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the complicated year that saw him record a stunning live album with the National Symphony…
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Zombies 4 Cast on Vampires, Daywalkers, and Disney Channel Nostalgia
For the fourth time around, Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Malachi Barton, and Freya Skye sat down with Kyle Meredith to sink their teeth into Zombies 4, the…
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Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale on the Making of moisturizer, Queer Love, and DIY Boundaries
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s wildly anticipated sophomore album, moisturizer. After riding the wave of…
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Renée Elise Goldsberry Talks Debut Album Who I Really Am, Hamilton, and Girls5Eva
Renée Elise Goldsberry sat down with Kyle Meredith to dive deep into her vibrant debut album, Who I Really Am. The Tony-winning powerhouse, best known for her…
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Lucy Dacus on Forever Is A Feeling, Church Shows, and the Poetry of Time
Lucy Dacus sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss her latests solo record, Forever Is a Feeling. The singer-songwriter unpacks the new album’s lush poetry…
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Rewind: Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips Reunite, Reflect, and Redefine
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips sat down with Kyle Meredith for three conversations across a handful of years to talk about solo albums, Luna reunions, and…
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Alan Walker on 10 Years of “Faded,” Cinematic Ambition, and His New Era
Alan Walker dropped in to talk with Kyle Meredith about the evolution of Walker World — a decade-long transformation that’s turned a teenage bedroom producer…
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Rewind: Randy Bachman and the Late Gary Brooker on Legacy, Reinvention, and the Shadows of Rock History
Kyle Meredith sits down with two legends, Randy Bachman and the late Gary Brooker to talk about legacy and how you live with — and sometimes rewrite — the…
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Zara Larsson on Midnight Sun, Embracing Pop Chaos, and Building Her Dream Team
Zara Larsson caught up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Midnight Sun, her second LP in just over a year. Powered by creative momentum and a…
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Seth MacFarlane on Lost Sinatra Songs, the Return of Ted, and Adult Animation's Future
Seth MacFarlane has long lived at the intersection of irreverence and reverence. As the creator of Family Guy, he built an empire of absurdist animation, but…
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Shirley Manson on New Garbage, Recovery, and Raging Against the Dying of the Light
Shirley Manson has never been one to shy away from big feelings, big statements, or big synths. Speaking with Kyle Meredith, the Garbage frontwoman dives into…
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Mark Hamill on Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, and the Healing Power of The Life Of Chuck
Mark Hamill has played a Jedi, a clown prince of crime, and just about everything in between — but it’s The Life of Chuck that he says might be one of the most…
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Finn Wolfhard on Songwriting Experiments, Stranger Things, and Finally Going Solo
Finn Wolfhard has officially gone solo. After fronting Calpurnia and The Aubreys, the Stranger Things star is stepping out under his own name with Happy…
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Rewind: Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria on Reunions, Resilience, and Indie Rock’s Evolution
In this two-part Rewind episode, Kyle Meredith catches up with Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria — two cornerstone indie bands that helped shape the…
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Auliʻi Cravalho on Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, Cabaret, and Life After Moana
Auliʻi Cravalho (best known as the voice of Moana) returns to the mic in Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, a new Apple TV+animated musical that asks, “What if identity was…
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Lenny Waronker on Signing Prince, Tom Petty’s Wildflowers, and Nearly Passing on “Wicked Games"
In this long-lost 2016 conversation, legendary Warner Bros. Records president Lenny Waronker walks Kyle Meredith through the iconic Burbank offices (now…
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John Densmore on 60 Years of The Doors, Post-Myth Legacy, and the Genius of Jim Morrison
John Densmore has spent 60 years drumming in the shadow of both jazz greats and one very poetic lizard king, and has lived to talk about it. In this chat, he…
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Hannah John-Kamen on Thunderbolts, Playing Ghost Again, and Why This Might Be Marvel’s Most Personal Film Yet
Hannah John-Kamen returns to the MCU in Thunderbolts*, reprising her role as Ghost — a character who’s now less flickery rage-machine, more emotionally…
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Gene Simmons on the Death of Rock, Vegas Plans, and 50 Years of Dressed To Kill
Gene Simmons returns to Kyle Meredith With… to celebrate the 50th anniversary of KISS’s Dressed to Kill, the album that gave us the studio version of “Rock and…
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Kevin Bacon & Jennifer Nettles on The Bondsman, Writing From a Character’s Soul, and That Helluva Soundtrack
Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles join Kyle Meredith to talk about The Bondsman, Prime Video’s new supernatural dramedy where Bacon plays a dead bounty hunter…
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Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz on Butter Miracle, Lost Songs, and Live Favorites
Adam Duritz joins Kyle Meredith to dive deep into Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!, the long-awaited completion of Counting Crows’ two-part album project…
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Rewind: David Byrne & Jerry Harrison on Brian Eno, Jonathan Demme, and the Talking Heads Reunion
This time on Kyle Meredith With…, it’s a double bill of the most cerebral funk you’ve ever danced to, featuring none other than Talking Heads’ David Byrne &…
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Don Felder on 50 Years of Music, Eagles Deep Cuts, and That "Hotel California" Intro
Don Felder has spent the last five decades shaping the sound of classic rock — most famously as the guitar maestro behind The Eagles’ “Hotel California.” Now…
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Rewind: Deep Purple’s Ian Paice & Dan Fogelberg’s Widow on Legacy, Lyrics, and Long Goodbyes
This archive episode from Kyle Meredith With… features two guests with wildly different claims to rock legacy. One helped define it, and one is currently…
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Lizzy Greene on Texas Roots, Cowboy Camp, and the Emo Side of Ransom Canyon
You know Lizzy Greene from her Nickelodeon days (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), or more recently from A Million Little Things. Now, she’s stepping into a pair of…
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Rewind: Daryl Hall & John Oates on Solo Albums, Collaborations, and Their Legendary Run of Singles
On this pair of archive interviews from Kyle Meredith With…, dive into the world of one of the most successful duos in music history: Daryl Hall and John…
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Bon Iver on SABLE, fABLE's "Visual Story," Collaborating with Taylor Swift and Danielle Haim
Justin Vernon joins Kyle Meredith With… to dive into SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver’s latest and most rootsy record in years. But don’t call it a pivot — Vernon says…
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Rewind: Sarah McLachlan & Tracey Thorn on the Intersection of Songwriting, Politics, and Nostalgia
On this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith with..., hear from Sarah McLachlan and Tracey Thorn: two voices that not only helped define the emotional landscape of…
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Jeff Bridges on Lost Tapes, Iconic Roles, and the Long, Strange Jam of Life
Jeff Bridges joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Slow Magic: 1977–1978, a long-lost batch of recordings from his late '70s jam sessions that’s finally getting…
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Finn Cole on Diving into Last Breath, Peaky Blinders, and a John Martyn Biopic
Finn Cole catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Last Breath, the true-life deep-sea survival thriller that finds him playing a saturation diver stranded…
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Michael McDonald on Reuniting with the Doobie Brothers, Yacht Rock and Walk This Road
Michael McDonald joins Kyle Meredith With… to talk about Walk This Road, the first Doobie Brothers album to feature him as a full member since 1980. What…
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Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen & Sebastian de Souza on The Life List, Sonic Youth T-Shirts, and Challenging Patrick Ewing
Kyle Meredith sat down with Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, and Sebastian De Souza to talk about their new Netflix film The Life List. Listen now. The trio discusses…
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Ben Barnes on His New Album, Stephen King's The Institute, and His Villainous Image
Ben Barnes chats with Kyle Meredith about his debut album, Where the Light Gets In, and the whirlwind experience of his first major tour on this episode of…
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Rewind: Talib Kweli & Peaches on the Art of Protest Music, Disrupting, and Punk Attitudes
On this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith with..., listen to throwback interviews with Talib Kweli and Peaches -- two artists who couldn’t be more different on…
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Hamilton Leithauser on This Side of the Island, The Walkmen Reunion, and Pop Music’s Influence
Kyle Meredith sat down with Hamilton Leithauser to talk about his first solo album in five years, This Side of the Island, a record that took a full decade to…
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Rewind: Damon Albarn on Gorillaz, Blur, Solo Music, and Collaborations
On the rewind episode of Kyle Meredith With.., hear from Damon Albarn: the restless architect of Britpop legends Blur and the animated band Gorillaz. From…
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Rewind: Adrian Belew & Daniel Ash on Odd Sounds, Innovative Writing, and Legendary Collaborations
On this archival episode of Kyle Meredith with..., hear from Adrian Belew and Daniel Ash: two sonic architects who helped redefine the boundaries of rock…
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Emily Bett Rickards & Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring
Kyle Meredith sits down with actor Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) and director/screenwriter Ash Avildsen (Paradise City, American Satan) to talk about their new…
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Denise Richards on Her Wild Things, Reality TV, and Revisiting Drop Dead Gorgeous
Kyle Meredith caught up with Denise Richards, who’s inviting audiences into her world once again with Bravo's Denise Richards and Her Wild Things. The actress…
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Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr on Post-Punk Beginnings, '80s Anthems, and Future Music
On this archival episode of Kyle Meredith with..., hear from Simple Minds: the Scottish rock giants who went from post-punk outsiders to stadium-filling anthem…
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David Hornsby & Charlotte Nicdao Talk Mythic Quest Season 4, Absurd Chaos, and Side Quests
Kyle Meredith sits down with David Hornsby and Charlotte Nicdao to break down Season 4 of Apple TV’s Mythic Quest, the chaos of game development, and what’s…
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Rewind: Jason Isbell on Sobriety, Storytelling, and Killers of the Flower Moon
On this archive interview of Kyle Meredith With..., revisit a conversation with Jason Isbell, the poet laureate of modern Americana who is armed with a sharp…