Best Carmel Holts Podcasts (2025)

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Molly Tuttle 54:35

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A star of the bluegrass and Americana scene, award-winning guitar prodigy Molly Tuttle joins Carmel Holt to discuss her newest album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, which sees Molly exploring some new sonic paths in her songwriting and production, with an all new band. Molly also shares her origin story, and not only witnessing but taking part in gr…

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Culture Caravan (11/30/25) 59:00

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Featuring an encore presentation of the 12/1/24 episode of Culture Caravan!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (11/23/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from S-Pazz, new music by Misha Panfilove, the Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Deerhoof 42:04

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Deerhoof's vocalist, songwriter, and bassist, Satomi Matsuzaki joins us this week to talk about Deerhoof's twentieth album, Noble and Godlike In Ruin, their three decades as a band, and carrying the message of what they believe in.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (11/16/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from The Bahama Soul Club, new music by Nubiyan Twist & Fatoumata Diawara, NYC-based Japanese musician Tomko Omura + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Annahstasia 1:07:10

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Singer, songwriter, and producer, Annahstasia Enuke joins us this week to share her inspiring decade-long journey from landing a major label record deal in her late teens, followed by a period of disillusionment and walking away from a music career, to returning to music on her own terms, rebuilding, and then recording and releasing her full length…

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Culture Caravan (11/9/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Germany's Shake Stew, new music from Brazilian-Norwegian singer Charlotte Dos Santos, Geneva's Yalla Miku + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Hannah Cohen 45:25

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This week singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss her fourth album, Earthstar Mountain, the lessons that she learned from the slower pace of living surrounded by nature in the Catskill Mountains, and honoring the time it has taken to find her voice.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (11/2/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Sweden's Anna von Hausswolf, new music from Australia's Belair Lip Bombs, the Belarusian artist SOYUZ + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Hannah Jadagu 51:26

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At just 23 years old, Hannah Jadagu is already five years into her music career and just released her second full length album on Sub Pop Records called Describe - an apt title for an indie alternative artist who has been drawing from a deep well of her musical knowledge and experience that includes singing in choirs as a kid, studying classical pe…

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Culture Caravan (10/26/25) 59:00

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Featuring an encore presentation of Part 1 of our best of 2025 (so far) episodes on Culture Caravan!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Kathleen Edwards 1:13:14

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The seven-time Juno Award nominated, two-time Polaris Prize Award-nominated Canadian singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards returns to SHEROES this week to discuss her sixth album of original material and seventh overall called Billionaire. In this deep conversation, Kathleen shares her journey and wisdom gained over her nearly 25 year career, quit…

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Culture Caravan (10/19/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from JMMR, Antibalas, Fatoumata Diawara + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Flock of Dimes 1:06:19

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The multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer, Jenn Wasner returns to SHEROES this week to talk about her new album The Life You Save, her self-produced third release under the moniker Flock of Dimes. Now newly settled in Los Angeles, Jenn reflects on the journey of making the album, choosing to lean into acoustic instrumentation for …

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Culture Caravan (10/12/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Sweden's Club 8, new music from Brazilian singer/songwriter Rubel, celebrating Yo-Yo Ma's 70th birthdady + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Jay Som 1:00:27

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Bay Area singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and mixing engineer Melina Duterte is back with her first album under her moniker Jay Som in six years called Belong and joins Carmel Holt to talk about the new album, her thoughts on why more women and queer folx are needed in studios, and imposter syndrome.…

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Gatlin 54:57

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Los Angeles based and Florida-born singer, songwriter, and producer Gatlin joins Carmel Holt this week to talk about her full length debut The Eldest Daughter - a collection of songs that tell her coming-of-age story of being raised in a conservative religious environment, embracing her queer identity, and finding healing and self confidence in the…

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Culture Caravan (9/28/25) 59:00

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Neko Case 51:00

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A self-described ferocious person, the ever-wild and perpetually awe-inspiring Grammy-nominated artist, producer, author, and visual artist Neko Case returns to SHEROES this week as we celebrate the release of her first album in seven years, Neon Grey Midnight Green, her ninth overall. Neko and Carmel catch up on the myriad projects that have kept …

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Culture Caravan (9/21/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Meklit, new music by Antibala, a tribute to the late jazz musician Akiko Tsuruga + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Buscabulla 50:52

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Raquel Berrios of Buscabulla joins Carmel Holt this week to chat about the new Buscabulla album Se Amaba Así - the Puerto Rican duo's sophomore album. The culmination of five emotional years that included some career highs (a Bad Bunny collab), and personal lows (the death of Raquel's father), is centered around the romantic partnership of Raquel a…

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Culture Caravan (9/14/25) 59:00

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Featuring new music from Australia's Cut Copy, Norway's Orion's Belte, Brooklyn's Saha Gnawa feat. guitarist Nels Cline + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Mary Chapin Carpenter 1:15:38

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This week legendary, award winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter sits down with Carmel Holt for a heartfelt and moving conversation, while discussing her 17th studio album Personal History, which was produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman).By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Folk Bitch Trio 59:50

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Australian band Folk Bitch Trio join Carmel Holt this week to talk about the journey to making and releasing their full length debut Now Would Be A Good Time, their lifelong obsessions with music and singing, and how they have been navigating the sexism and misogyny they encounter along the way.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (8/31/25) 59:00

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Culture Caravan (8/24/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Scotland's James Yorkston & Sweden's Nina Persson, new music from Argentina's Dino Saluzzi, a tribute to the late Eddie Palmieri + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith: A SHERO's Journey 50:45

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She is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and engineer, and has been called a savant of the modular synthesizer. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith sits down with Carmel Holt this week to talk about her brand new album GUSH and her journey to sharing the most unguarded version of herself to date in these songs.…

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Lido Pimienta: A SHERO's Journey 57:02

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Multi-hyphenate Artist with a capital "A" Lido Pimienta returns to SHEROES this week to talk with Carmel Holt about her latest album, La Belleza - an emotionally resonant and triumphant orchestral album that sees Lido going wide with her sonic palette while she continues to build the canon of music rooted in her Afro-Indigenous Caribbean background…

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Culture Caravan (8/10/25) 59:00

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Culture Caravan (8/3/25) 59:00

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Shirley Manson of Garbage 51:46

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Say it with us: ICON. Shirley Manson returns to SHEROES this week to chat with host Carmel Holt about the new Garbage album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, their eighth studio release, and what she describes as the "good twin" to their last album No Gods No Masters. As always, Shirley comes with the wisdom, the wit, and the no-fucks-given fem…

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A SHERO's Journey: Uwade 50:34

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Get to know Uwade on this week's episode of SHEROES. The Nigerian American indie folk artist (and PhD student) joins Carmel Holt to share her story and what went into the crafting of her beautiful debut album, Florilegium.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (7/27/25) 59:00

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All new episode featuring music from Welsh-Cornish musician Gweeno, new music by FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda, the Norwegian singer/songwriter Jouska. + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Kim Deal Live in Greenwich Village 14:32

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Kim Deal Live in Greenwich Village is brought to you by 4AD and Beggars Group. You'll hear clips of live performances of songs from Kim's solo debut Nobody Loves You More, and Kim herself talking about the making of the album and stories behind the songs.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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A SHERO's Journey: Billie Marten 1:05:28

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This week we celebrate the return of UK's Billie Marten with her brilliant fifth full length studio album, Dog Eared, and welcome Billie for an in depth conversation with Carmel Holt about avoiding making a "singer-songwriter" album, how following her instincts about bringing led to joyfully unexpected results in the studio, embodying both masculin…

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Culture Caravan (7/13/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Combo Chimbita, London's Kokoroko, Polish harp player Alina Bzhezhinska + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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SHEROES Special Episode: U.S. Girls In Nashville 57:44

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This week it's a special edition of SHEROES with Meg Remy aka U.S. Girls in Nashville, the place that her newest album, Scratch It, was made. Our episode includes an interview with Meg Remy recorded from Nashville public radio station WNXP and a few songs recorded that same day at East Nashville event space Soft Junk, with thanks to label 4AD and B…

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A SHEROES Journey: Daughter of Swords 42:45

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Alex Sauser-Monnig who records and performs as Daughter of Swords recently released their second album, Alex, and they join Carmel Holt this week to talk about why acoustic music was initially a more comfortable sonic world to live in for them - both in their trio Mountain Man, and on their 2019 debut Dawnbreaker - and breaking free of those limits…

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Culture Caravan (7/6/25) 59:00

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An encore presentation of our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) episoded featuring music from Les Amazones d'Afrique, South Korea's Minhwi Lee, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Jensen McRae 48:47

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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jensen McRae is an artist whose star is rising fast. At 27 she has already been releasing music for a decade, and the last two years saw her tour with MUNA, and Noah Kahan. Her impeccably crafted second album I Don't Know How But They Found Me! is her first for indie stalwart label Dead Oceans, and she joins Carmel Hol…

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Culture Caravan (6/29/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from the legendary Switzerland's L'Eclair, new music by Uruguayan singer/songwriter Juan Waters, the new DJ Meme "Boogie Nights Mix" of Marcos Valle's "Bicicleta" + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Katie Gavin 51:08

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As our annual Pride Month celebration continues on SHEROES, Carmel Holt welcomes musician Katie Gavin for a fantastic conversation about her recent debut solo outing What A Relief, as well as Katie's musical journey from her roots as a singer-songwriter growing up in Chicago, to forming the now massively successful pop band MUNA over a decade ago w…

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Culture Caravan (6/22/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, new music from Colombia's Nidia Gongora, the return of Iceland's mum + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (6/15/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Brazil's Azymuth, The Budos Band, the UK guitarist Gwenifer Raymond + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Ezra Furman 59:47

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Our annual Pride Month series continues with musician Ezra Furman in the SHEROES Spotlight. Carmel Holt talks with Ezra about her amazing tenth album Goodbye Small Head, the recognition that no feeling is final, and how being trans has made her life better despite the painful challenges that comes with it.…

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Culture Caravan (6/8/25) 59:13

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An encore presentation of our 6/2/24 episode featuring music from the British-Brazilian singer/songwriter Liana Flores, a new Talking Heads cover by El Mato a un Policia Motorizado, the Moroccan-French group Bab L'Bluz + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: jasmine.4.t (encore episode) 58:38

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This year during Pride month, trans rights are especially top of mind, as trans-phobia, discrimination, and anti-trans violence is at an all time high, as well as a growing wave of anti-transgender legislation. So we wanted to kick off our celebration of Pride with an encore presentation of our recent conversation with UK trans-femme artist jasmine…

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Culture Caravan (6/1/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from Argentine-American artist Roxana Amed, new music by Plunky & Oneness of Juju, a tribute to the late Putumayo founder Dan Storper + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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SHEROES Live with Lucius 56:24

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Carmel Holt sits down with all four members of Lucius - Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Dan Molad, and Pete Lalish - at Public Records in Brooklyn, NY to discuss their brand new self-titled album, the love and loss that informed their new songs, and getting back to their roots as a band while simultaneously settling down with their growing families.…

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Culture Caravan (5/25/25) 59:00

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Featuring music from BEATrio (Bela Fleck, Edmar Castaneda and Antonio Sanchez), new music by Norway's Hedvig Mollestad Trio, another new one from Stereolab + more!By Culture Caravan Radio