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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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Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, and Brittany O’Grady on It’s What’s Inside, Body Swapping, and Chaos
When it comes to genre twists, It’s What’s Inside doesn’t disappoint. The new Netflix film presents a dark take on the body-swap formula, turning a pre-wedding…
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Mastodon’s Troy Sanders on Crack The Skye, Lamb of God, and Their Next Album
Troy Sanders of Mastodon (someone Consequence dubbed one of the Best Bassists of All Time!) sits down with Kyle Meredithto reflect on celebrating the 20th…
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Vernon Reid on MC5, Wayne Kramer, and Living Colour’s Next Album
Vernon Reid of Living Colour joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his feature on the final MC5 album, Heavy Lifting, as well as his side projects and what's next…
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Rewind: St. Vincent on Celebrity, Nostalgia, Ant Culture, and Getting as Heavy as Tool
For this week's rewind episode, Kyle Meredith with... looks back at four interviews with St. Vincent. Listen to all of them now. Starting in 2012 while she was…
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James Bay Wants to Start a Supergroup with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan
James Bay is four albums deep into a career that could’ve seen him settle into the comfortable realm of “indie-darling-goes-commercial.” But, as he tells Kyle…
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Natasha Rothwell on How To Die Alone, Radiohead Karaoke, and White Lotus Season 3
Natasha Rothwell isn’t afraid to get real. The actor, writer, and producer has been creating nuanced, relatable characters for years, from Insecure to The…
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Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner on Slowly But Shirley, Drag Racing, and Love of Roller Coasters
Dave Pirner is still running at full throttle with Soul Asylum, and their latest record, Slowly But Shirley, proves that their musical engine has plenty of…
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Joe Scarborough on Exploring Music, Politics, and Morning Joe
In this archived episode from 2017, Joe Scarborough stops by to talk about launching his career in music. Listen here. The Morning Joe host and former…
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H. Jon Benjamin on Bad Jazz, Unproduced Jazz Daredevil Films, and Crying In the Mirror
H. Jon Benjamin, known for voicing iconic animated characters like Bob from Bob’s Burgers and Archer from Archer, is back with his most unexpected passion…
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Keith Urban on New Album High, ELO’s Influence, and Covering Ariana Grande
Keith Urban joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest album, High. The country superstar tells us how the new collection started with a scrapped album that…
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Tim Heidecker on Slipping Away, Ironic Humor, A24’s Y2K, and Frank Black’s Crocs
Comedian Tim Heidecker joins Kyle Meredith to delve into the creative processes behind his latest album, Slipping Away. Listen to the interview now. Known for…
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Les Claypool on Primus, Tool, Billy Strings, and The Claypool Lennon Delirium
On this special rewind episode, revisit five interviews with Les Claypool of Primus and more. Listen to the trip through time and bass here. Starting in 2011…
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The Jesus Lizard’s David Yow on Rack, Explicit Lyrics, and OFF’s Free LSD
The Jesus Lizard’s David Yow joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Rack, the band’s first release in 26 years. The rock icon dives deep on the record as well as…
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Keith Powers and Jan Luis Castellanos on Uglies, Fan Expectations, and Freedom of Choice
Keith Powers and Jan Luis Castellanos join Kyle Meredith to talk about Uglies, the new Joey King-starring movie that adapts Scott Westerfeld’s iconic book…
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John Early on Covering Britney Spears and Neil Young and Starring in Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero”
Comedian John Early joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new album version of his hit HBO stand-up special Now More Than Ever. Listen to the interview now…
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Rewind: Father John Misty on Hollywood, Drug Trips, and Taylor Swift
On this collection of four (!!) archival interviews, Father John Misty’s Josh Tillman talks about everything from drumming with Fleet Foxes to releases like…
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Sugaray Rayford on New Album Human Decency and Tributes to Bill Withers & Little Feat
Sugaray Rayford joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his album Human Decency. The Grammy-nominated blues titan discusses his growing up in severe poverty in Texas…
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Kyanna Simone on the Stories, Friendships, and Boxing of The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Kyanna Simone joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Hulu movie The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat. Listen to Kyanna Simone discuss the film. Based off…
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Akon on 20 Years of Trouble, a Superfan Festival, and His Next Album
Akon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Trouble. The "Lonely" singer also previews his upcoming LP, so listen…
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Rewind: Meshell Ndegeocello on Plantation Lullabies, Covering Prince, and the Power of Memory
On this archival interview from 2018, Meshell Ndegeocello dives into her covers albumVentriloquism, the 25th anniversary of Plantation Lullabies, and more…
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Los Lonely Boys’ JoJo Garza on Their Resurrection & 20 Years of "Heaven"
Los Lonely Boys’ JoJo Garza joins the show to dive into Resurrection, the band’s first album in a decade. The bassist retraces the band's steps over the past…
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Edie Brickell & Trever Hagen on the Improv, Malfunctions, and Magic of Heavy MakeUp’s Here It Comes
Edie Brickell and Trever Hagen of Heavy MakeUp join Kyle Meredith to talk about the group's sophomore album, Here It Comes. Listen to the conversation now…
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The Cast of Bad Monkey on Tom Petty Covers, Sociopaths, and Vince Vaughn’s Comedy
The Bad Monkey cast and the show's creator join Kyle Meredith to talk about the Apple TV+ series starring Vince Vaughn. Listen to the crew they all things Bad…
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Rewind: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford on His Autobiography, His '90s Bands, and His Role in Rock Camp: The Movie
For this week’s archive episode, listen to Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford discuss Rock Camp: The Movie, his autobiography Confess, and, of course, the music…
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Dave Navarro on Reuniting Jane’s Addiction, Distractions, and Solo Music
Dave Navarro catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the latest Jane's Addiction reunion, which finds alt-rock legends linking up with original bassist…
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Jacob Bertrand on Mohawks, Directing, and Cobra Kai’s Final Season
Jacob Bertrand chats with Kyle Meredith about Cobra Kai Season 6, the show's final season. Listen to their conversation. The actor discusses his character's…
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NIKI on Her Identity Crisis, Joni Mitchell Fandom, and the Crushing Lyrics of Buzz
NIKI joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Buzz, her new album that follows 2022’s Nicole. Listen now. The singer and songwriter discusses how going through an…
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Rewind: Robert Plant on Led Zeppelin, Alison Krauss, and His Artistic Longevity
On this archival episode of Kyle Meredith with..., Led Zeppelin's legendary frontman Robert Plant stops by to talk about his album Carry Fire. Listen now. The…
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Dave Mustaine on Megadeth’s "Destroy All Enemies Tour," "Mission to Mars," and His Pre-Metallica Band
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine chats with Kyle Meredith about the band's "Destroy All Enemies" tour (get tickets here), as well as their most recent album…
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Paul Feig on New Movie Jackpot! and Directing John Cena, Awkwafina, and Machine Gun Kelly
Paul Feig joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Jackpot!, his new movie starring John Cena and Awkwafina (watch it now on Amazon Prime). Listen now. Set in the…
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Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on Touring with Mastodon & 20 Years of Ashes of the Wake
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe chats with Kyle Meredith about the 20th anniversary of their album Ashes of the Wake and their tour with fellow heavy rockers…
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Rewind: David Duchovny on the Music, Books, and Iconic TV Roles That Have Made His Career
For this week's episode from the vaults, listen to a pair of interviews with David Duchovny that finds him touching on his music tastes, career, and more. The…
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“Weird Al" Yankovic on Polkamania, His Original Songs, In 3-D, and Mandatory Fun
“Weird Al" Yankovic joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest single, "Polkamania!" Listen to the comedian and musician talk about the latest…
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Samantha Morton on The Serpent Queen, The Walking Dead, and Her Debut Album
Samantha Morton chats with Kyle Meredith about the Season 2 of The Serpent Queen, as well as her debut album Daffodils & Dirt. Listen now. The actress, who…
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The Cast of Women in Blue on 1970s Mexico, Complex Characters & Women’s Rights
The cast of Apple TV’s Women in Blue joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new series, which is inspired by true events and follows Mexico’s first female…
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Rewind: Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz on Rock Operas, 2000s Emo & Recovering The Satellites
On this archival episode, hear a pair of interviews with Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz. Revisit these conversations from the vault now. The first chat…
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Reggie Watts on His New Special Never Mind, His Autobiography, and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Reggie Watts chats with Kyle Meredith about his new standup special Never Mind, as well as his recent autobiography, Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk…
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OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder on New Album Artificial Paradise, Solo Album, and Radiohead's Influence
OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Artificial Paradise, the band's new album. Tedder discusses the new approach the band took when…
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Deryck Whibley on the End of Sum 41, Chaotic Partying, and His Upcoming Memoir
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley talks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s final album, Heaven :x: Hell, and his upcoming memoir, Walking Disaster. Listen to the…
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Rewind: Juliana Hatfield on Election Songs, Liz Phair, Reality Bites, and My So-Called Life
On this archival episode of Kyle Meredith with..., hear three throwback interviews with Juliana Hatfield. Hatfield chats about everything from her album…
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Tami Stronach on The NeverEnding Story, The Childlike Empress, & Returning to Acting
Tami Stronach (also known as The NeverEnding Story’s Childlike Empress) and her husband, actor and producer Greg Steinbruner, join Kyle Meredith to talk about…
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Victoria Justice on Suits: L.A., Depravity, and Leaning into Her Sensual Side
Victoria Justice talks with Kyle Meredith about her most recent singles (including "Down") and her upcoming film roles (including Depravity and…
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Minnie Driver on The Serpent Queen, Her Next Album, and Coldplay’s “Sparks”
Minnie Driver joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I on the Starz series The Serpent Queen. Listen to the conversation now. The…
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Rewind: Chris Cornell on Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and His Solo Work
For this week’s rewind episode, the late Chris Cornell discusses Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, and his solo material. Listen to his insights on…
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Ride’s Mark Gardener on Their New Album Interplay and Loving Their New Wave Forefathers
Ride’s Mark Gardener links up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Interplay, the shoegaze band’s new studio album. Listen to the conversation above now. The…
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Chloe Coleman on Growing Up in My Spy: The Eternal City, Action, and Activism
Chloe Coleman joins Kyle Meredith to chat about My Spy: The Eternal City, the sequel to the 2020 film My Spy that once again starts Coleman and Dave Bautista…
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5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin on His New Solo Album BLOOD ON THE DRUMS and Bucking Advice
5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin chats with Kyle Meredith about his new solo album, BLOOD ON THE DRUMS. Listen to the conversation now. Irwin dives into his…
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Rewind: Sabrina Carpenter on Channeling Alanis Morissette, Dolly Parton, and Ani DiFranco
With Sabrina Carpenter having her latest success with “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” as well as and her upcoming Short n’ Sweet album, it’s a perfect…
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Travis' Fran Healy on Their New Album L.A. Times and Gaslight Culture
Travis’ Fran Healy joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the Scottish band’s new album, L.A. Times. Listen to the conversation now. The frontman discusses how and…
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Kylie Cantrall on Disney's Descendants: The Rise of Red and Her New Music
Kylie Cantrall joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Descendants: The Rise of Red, the fourth film in Disney's Descendantsfranchise. Listen to the conversation…
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Mark Oliver Everett on New Album Eels Time!, Writing with Tyson Ritter, and Acting with Kate Beckinsale
Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett -- or "E" -- chats with Kyle Meredith about the band's new album, Eels Time! Listen to the two's conversation now. The indie…
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Rewind: Twenty One Pilots on Vessel, Religion, and Ukuleles
Listen to Twenty One Pilots’ Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun cat about their album Vessel and more on this Kyle Meredith with... interview from the archives. The two…
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Annabeth Gish on Ride, Pretty Little Liars, and Mike Flanagan’s Universe
Annabeth Gish joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new movie Ride, which finds her co-starring with C. Thomas Howell and screenwriter/director Jake Allyn. The…
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Anthony Michael Hall on Trigger Warning, '80s Classics & Developing a Show with Robert Downey Jr
Anthony Michael Hall joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the Jessica Alba-fronted revenge thriller Trigger Warning, which is out now on Netflix. Listen to the…
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Kurtwood Smith on That '90s Show Season 2 & Remembering Dead Poets Society
Kurtwood Smith chats with Kyle Meredith about That '90s Show Season 2, which is streaming now on Netflix. Listen to their conversation. The actor discusses how…
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Rewind: Paul McCartney on Writing with John Lennon, Connecting to The Beatles, and Reconsidering Wings
In this interview from the vaults, Paul McCartney chats with Kyle Meredith about his album New, John Lennon, and other Beatles related topics. Listen to the…
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Ali Siddiq on His New Special The Domino Effect Part 4, Prison, and Finding the Funny
Ali Siddiq joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Domino Effect Part 4, the conclusion of his multi-part standup comedy special that retraces his arrest at 19…
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Wallows on Their New Album Model, Heartbreak, and Covering The Strokes
On this episode of Kyle Meredith with..., Wallows chat about their new project Model, a record they call their "most freeing album." Listen to…
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Cleopatra Coleman on FX’s Clipped, Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, and Her Own Music
Cleopatra Coleman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her portrayal of V. Stiviano in the FX miniseries Clipped, which tells the true story the Los Angeles…
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Rewind: Todd Rundgren revisits Nazz, The Hermit of Mink Hollow & White Knight
Today we rewind back to 2018, when Todd Rundgren dropped by the series to talk with Kyle Meredith about his 1968 album Nazz, 1978’s Hermit of Mink Hollow, and…