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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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Tom Payne on Imaginary, Horizon: An American Saga, & The Walking Dead
Tom Payne joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his roles in Imaginary, Horizon: An American Saga, The Walking Dead, and more. Listen to the new episode above, or…
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Joe Keery on Djo Viral Success, Marmalade, Fargo, & Stranger Things
Joe Keery joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the recent viral success of Djo’s "End of Beginning," which was originally included on their 2022 album…
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Crowded House’s Neil Finn on Gravity Stairs, 80s Classics, Love, Mortality, & Family
Crowded House’s Neil Finn catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's upcoming album Gravity Stairs, their second release since reuniting in 2020…
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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars, & Kim's Convenience
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender, now streaming on Netflix. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get…
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Jasmine Cephas Jones on Her Phoenix Transformation & Starring in Ava DuVernay’s Origin
Jasmine Cephas Jones joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new single, “Baby I Can’t Leave You,” and upcoming album, Phoenix. Listen to the new episode above…
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Hauser on Classical Music, Performing with U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers, & Life After 2Cellos
Hauser drops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about his new album, Classic II, a sequel to his 2020 project that found the 2Cellos member reinterpreting a set of…
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Former Jefferson Starship Publicist Nadine Condon on Confessions of the '70s & '80s Psych-Rock Scene
Author Nadine Condon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her book Confessions: Stories to Rock Your Soul, a memoir of her time as a publicist for Jefferson…
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Ross & Rocky Lynch on The Driver Era’s New Singles, Live LP, & Women Fans
Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch drop by to talk with Kyle Meredith about the new singles from their project The Driver Era, including the just-released “Get Off My…
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MGMT on the Loss of Life, Alien-Delivered Songs, & a Congratulations Callback
MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser catch up with Kyle Meredith to dig into their new album, Loss of Life. Listen to the new episode above, or…
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John Malkovich on the Corruption & Compromise of WWII in Apple TV+’s The New Look
John Malkovich joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the upcoming new Apple TV+ series, The New Look, which tells the story of life in Nazi-occupied France and…
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Paloma Faith on Grief, Divorce, and the Expectations of Happiness
Paloma Faith joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, The Glorification of Sadness, which chronicles the stages of grief she faced while going through…
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Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills on Reunions, Classic Sounds, & A New Simon Pegg Series
Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Natural Magick, the new album from the English psychedelic rock band. Listen to the new…
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Slow Pulp’s Emily Massey on Listening to Lucinda Williams & Opening For The Postal Service
Slow Pulp's Emily Massey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's latest album Yard, their upcoming tour with Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service…
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Daryl J Johnson on Self Reliance, Drunk History, and Punk’d
Daryl J. Johnson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his role in the new film Self Reliance, the Hulu movie that's written and directed by, as well as starring…
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Aldis Hodge on Marmalade, Acting Opposite Joe Keery, & the Upcoming Parallel
Aldis Hodge joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new film Marmalade, a Bonnie and Clyde-style crime romance. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you…
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Mary Timony on Desert Sounds, Loneliness, & Being Named A Guitar God
Mary Timony joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Untame the Tiger, her first solo effort in nearly 20 years. Listen to the new episode above, and…
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Natalie Morales on Self Reliance, Pearl Jam, & My Dead Friend Zoe
Natalie Morales joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance. Listen to the new episode, and don't forget to like, review, and…
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: MC5's Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer, co-founder, guitarist, and singer of the influential Detroit rock band MC5, passed away on we Friday, February 2nd. In honor of of the punk…
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Matthew Vaughn on Needle Dropping The Beatles, Samuel L Jackson’s Delivery, & Argylle’s Incredible Cast
Argylle director Matthew Vaughn joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new film, which boasts an incredible ensemble cast of Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan…
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Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz on '60s Sounds, Canceled Comedy, and Their New Album
Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album, Jump Rope. The singer and guitarist discusses what it takes to…
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Mary Holland on Self Reliance, Writing a Script with Lance Bass and Danielle Fisher
Mary Holland joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Self Reliance, the new Hulu film written, directed, and starring Jake Johnson. Listen to the two…
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Hightown’s Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter on the Show’s Final Puzzles, Craziness, and Drama
Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter join Kyle Meredith to talk about the final season of Hightown, now showing on Starz. Listen to the two chat about this and…
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Slowdive’s Neil Halstead on New Album Everything Is Alive, The Cure, and Studio Couches
Slowdive’s Neil Halstead joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album Everything Is Alive, taking inspiration from The Cure, and old studio couches…
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Emily Hampshire on Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance, The Rig & Rebooting Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Emily Hampshire (known for Schitt’s Creek and 12 Monkeys) joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Self Reliance, the new Hulu original film directed by…
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Neck Deep’s Ben Barlow on Pop Punk, Political Songs, and Aliens
Neck Deep’s Ben Barlow joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new self-titled album. The frontman discusses taking their sound “back to their roots” and…
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Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on Covering R.E.M. & Finding Cool Music
Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy join Kyle Meredith to talk about covering R.E.M.'s Murmur album for a February tour. Shannon, known for The Shape of Water…
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Carrie Brownstein & Corin Tucker on Sleater-Kinney’s Dark, Emotional Little Rope
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney catch up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Little Rope, a record that was completed in the aftermath of a…
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Eduardo Franco on Self Reliance’s Ninja Skills, Andy Samberg Limo Rides, & Stranger Things 5
Eduardo Franco joins Kyle Meredith to talk about starring in Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance, a film that follows a disillusioned man who receives an invitation…
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Jack Antonoff on New Bleachers, Movie-Like Albums, & Lana Del Rey’s “Perfect Voice”
Jack Antonoff joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Bleachers self-titled album. The songwriter/super-producer discusses the band’s direct threads to his…
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Peter Capaldi & Tom Moutchi on Crimes Dramas, a Changing London, & New Music
Peter Capaldi & Tom Moutchi join Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Apple TV+ series, Criminal Record, a powerful, character-driven drama set in the heart of…
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Mckenna Grace on Friendship Songs, Metal Albums, & Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Mckenna Grace joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Natalie,” as well as reprising her role in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The…
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Janelle Monáe on The Age of Pleasure & Upcoming Role in A24’s De La Resistance
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Andy Taylor on Recovering From Pop, David Bowie’s Death, & Duran Duran’s Lost Reportage LP
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on Stereotypes, Existence, & Gallows Humor
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Dolly Parton on Classic Rock, Classic Costumes, & Trying to Reunite Led Zeppelin
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Les Claypool on Covering Tool and Pink Floyd & Upcoming Albums with Delirium and Billy Strings
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Keanu Reeves and Dogstar on Reuniting & Listening to Alvvays and The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Kyle Meredith Rewind: Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament on Deaf Charlie, Yield, & the Next PJ Album
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David Alan Grier on The Color Purple, Candy Cane Lane, & A Soldier’s Play
David Alan Grier joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his work in the latest film version of The Color Purple, as well as working alongside Eddie Murphy for the…
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Michiel Huisman on Zack Snyder, Rebel Moon, & Game of Thrones
Michiel Huisman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, which features a colony on the edge of the galaxy that finds itself threatened by…
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Gracie Abrams on New Music, Grammy Nomination, & Touring with Taylor Swift
Gracie Abrams catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her Grammy nomination (Best New Artist), debut album Good Riddance, and the work she’s continuing…
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Niousha Noor on the Weight, Family, and Music of The Persian Version
Niousha Noor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Persian Version. The film, loosely based on Maryam Keshavarz’s life, also stars Layla Mohammadi and tells…
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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Niamh Algar on the Truth, Complication, & Masks in Culprits
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Niamh Algar join Kyle Meredith to talk about their roles in the Disney Plus/Hulu series Culprits. The show focuses on a team of…
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Vince Clarke on Ambient Music, Blade Runner, and Erasure’s Next LP
Erasure’s Vince Clarke joins Kyle Meredith to talk Songs of Silence, his very first solo album that finds the Erasure (and Depeche Mode and Yaz) legend…
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Julia Michaels & Ben Rice on Soundtracking Wish for Disney’s 100th Anniversary
Julia Michaels & Ben Rice join Kyle Meredith to discuss scoring Disney’s newest animated feature, Wish. The songwriting duo takes us behind the scenes of what…
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Omar J Dorsey on Acting Alongside Sebastian Maniscalco and Charlie Sheen in Bookie
Omar J. Dorsey drops by to talk with Kyle Meredith about co-starring in Bookie, the new buddy comedy from Chuck Lorre and airing now on Max. Alongside…
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Stacey Kent on Recording Fan Favorites and Why We Love Waltzes & Sad Songs
Stacey Kent joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Summer Me, Winter Me, her new album that collects songs fans had requested at her live show over the years but…
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Rosanne Cash on The Wheel, Singing with The National, & Covering Lou Reed
Rosanne Cash joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 30th anniversary of The Wheel, the 1993 album that kicked off a second chapter of her career. The…
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Kate Siegel on Looks, Sounds, and Drama of The Fall of the House of Usher
Kate Siegel catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in the Mike Flanagan-created The Fall of the House of Usher, a Netflix miniseries that is…
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Shelley Hennig on Playing Drunk, Absurd Moments in Nudity, & Her Dolly Parton Action Theme Song
Shelley Hennig joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Obliterated, out now on Netflix. The series, which also stars Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, and Lori Petty…
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McG on Body Switch Movies, His 90s Music Videos, & Having Weezer In His New Movie
McG joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new Netflix film, Family Switch. The movie, which stars Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, and a lineup of great…
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Sam Nelson on Aquaman 2, Favorite Soundtracks, & the Next X Ambassadors Album
X Ambassadors frontman Sam Nelson Harris joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new single, "Deep End," which serves as the credit music in the…
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Chicago’s Lee Loughnane on Christmas Hits, Beatles Classics, & Upcoming Tour with Earth, Wind, & Fire
Chicago ’s Lee Loughnane joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the legendary band’s new holiday collection, Greatest Christmas Hits. The trumpeter discusses the…
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R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on the Electronics, Mystery, & Difficult Circumstances of 1998’s Up
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the 25th-anniversary edition of Up, their first post-Bill Berry album that found the Athens…
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Goosebump’s Isa Briones & Ana Yi Puig on Fresh Nostalgia, Trauma, and a 90’s Soundtrack
Isa Briones & Ana Yi Puig join Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Goosebumps series, out now on Disney+ and Hulu. This latest iteration finds the popular R.L…
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Francis Lawrence on the Music, Rebellion, & Extra Footage of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Francis Lawrence joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the prequel that stars Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler and…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamliton Kennedy on Anti-Vaxxers, Disinformation, and a Shot In The Arm
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy join Kyle Meredith to discuss the new documentary, Shot In The Arm, which takes a look at the "anti-vax"…
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Dolly Parton on Classic Rock, Classic Costumes, & Trying to Reunite Led Zeppelin
Dolly Parton joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Rockstar, new book Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, and induction into the Rock & Roll…
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Rufus Wainwright on Opera, Taylor Swift, and 20 Years of Want
Rufus Wainwright joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 20th anniversary of Want, his double album (when parts one and two are combined) that found himself…
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Gavin Rossdale on Bush’s Greatest Hits, Favorite B-Sides, and A New Album
Gavin Rossdale catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the new best-of from Bush, Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023. The alt-rock legend discusses the…