Best Jim Power Amp Chris Johns Podcasts (2025)

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Zombies 4 Cast on Vampires, Daywalkers, and Disney Channel Nostalgia 13:17

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Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Malachi Barton, and Freya Sky catch up with Kyle Meredith to talk all about Zombies 4 on Disney. The crew dive into how Zed and Addison’s monster diplomacy continues with a new clash between Daywalkers and vampires — vampires that, as Malachi jokes, “don’t suck blood but do snack on blood fruit!” Milo and Meg share what …

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Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale on the Making of moisturizer, Queer Love, and DIY Boundaries 19:45

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Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s second album moisturizer, the joys and pitfalls of success, and the choice to cocoon themselves in a countryside house to shut out distractions (including social media). Rhian digs into writing as a full five-piece band this time around, the cathartic evolution of trac…

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Renée Elise Goldsberry Finds Her Voice on Debut Album Who I Really Am, Talks Hamilton, Girls5Eva 35:13

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Tony winner and certified scene-stealer Renée Elise Goldsberry joins Kyle Meredith to talk through Who I Really Am, her long-awaited debut album. Known for #Hamilton, #Girls5Eva, and #SheHulk, Goldsberry opens up about why it took this long to release a solo LP, and why now was the moment to bet on herself. She discusses the freedom of genre-jumpin…

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Lucy Dacus on Forever Is A Feeling, Church Shows, and the Poetry of Time 32:35

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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, the angelic iconography behind its cover, and the raw intimacy of performing in churches and museums. Listen now. Touring behind the new record (get tickets here!), Dacus found herself gravitat…

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Rewind: Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips Reunite, Reflect, and Redefine 46:29

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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 songwriting. Sometimes, these chats even double as emotional excavation. Listen to the archived interviews now. Wareham, known for his iconic turns in Galaxie 500 and Luna, talked in 2014 about…

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Alan Walker on 10 Years of “Faded,” Cinematic Ambition, and His New Era 24:13

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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 into a globe-touring architect of immersive EDM. With the WalkerWorld 2.0 album, the brand-new single “Me, Myself & the Night,” and a multimedia blitz that includes a mobile app and cinematic …

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Rewind: Randy Bachman and the Late Gary Brooker on Legacy, Reinvention, and the Shadows of Rock History 21:27

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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 ghosts of greatness. Listen to these archive interviews now. Hear Brooker of Procol Harum speak just before his passing about the band’s 50-year retrospective Still There’ll Be More, the timeless…

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Zara Larsson on Midnight Sun, Embracing Pop Chaos, and Building Her Dream Team 30:43

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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 self-described “dream team” of collaborators, Larsson is embracing a more spontaneous workflow that channels her current energy into a confident, cohesive record. Listen now. The record's namesake…

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Seth MacFarlane on Lost Sinatra Songs, the Return of Ted, and Adult Animation's Future 50:57

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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 his latest creative projects deepens his musical streak. He caught up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new album Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements, a collection of unearthed and pre…

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Shirley Manson on New Garbage, Recovery, and Raging Against the Dying of the Light 42:11

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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 Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, a record that flickers with vulnerability, political outrage, and, surprisingly, hope. The follow-up to 2021’s No Gods No Masters, the new LP serves as a…

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Mark Hamill on Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, and the Healing Power of The Life Of Chuck 24:41

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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 special experiences of his entire career. The pop culture icon sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Mike Flanagan film, a surreal, poetic meditation on existence based on a Step…

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Finn Wolfhard on Songwriting Experiments, Stranger Things, and Finally Going Solo 22:51

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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 Birthday, an album of tape-saturated indie rock that pulls from Elliott Smith, Ben Lee, Daniel Johnston, and some garage-punk loudness for good measure. The actor spoke with Kyle Meredith all about…

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Rewind: Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria on Reunions, Resilience, and Indie Rock’s Evolution 27:26

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In this two-part Rewind episode, Kyle Meredith catches up with Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria — two cornerstone indie bands that helped shape the lo-fi-to-mainstream arc of alternative music. Listen to their insights now. Taped at different moments in their respective comebacks, both interviews dive into the complexities of making new music after y…

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Auliʻi Cravalho on Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, Cabaret, and Life After Moana 13:47

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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 more than skin — or fur — deep?” Voicing a dog who sees a rhinoceros when they look in the mirror, Cravalho uses this children’s story to navigate themes of gender identity, kindness, and se…

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Lenny Waronker on Signing Prince, Tom Petty’s Wildflowers, and Nearly Passing on “Wicked Games" 26:06

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In this long-lost 2016 conversation, legendary Warner Bros. Records president Lenny Waronker walks Kyle Meredith through the iconic Burbank offices (now shuttered), sharing candid stories about signing Prince, nearly passing on “Wicked Game,” quietly acquiring Tom Petty, and what made the label — and its artists — so visionary. Listen now. Waronker…

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John Densmore on 60 Years of The Doors, Post-Myth Legacy, and the Genius of Jim Morrison 36:23

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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 joins Kyle to dig into The Doors’ ongoing live album series, the hypnotic pulse of “Riders on the Storm,” and having a front row seat to Ray Manzarek’s insane two-handed abilities. Listen now.…

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Hannah John-Kamen on Thunderbolts, Playing Ghost Again, and Why This Might Be Marvel’s Most Personal Film Yet 23:28

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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 self-aware loner with sarcasm issues. The film trades in the usual spandex-and-quips formula for something darker: guilt, depression, shame, and what happens when the Avengers forget your name. It’s…

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Gene Simmons on the Death of Rock, Vegas Plans, and 50 Years of Dressed To Kill 30:35

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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 Roll All Nite”—which, according to Gene, may or may not qualify as a hit depending on your definition of the word. Listen now. Simmons reflects on the bands origins as four “unqualified” New…

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Kevin Bacon & Jennifer Nettles on The Bondsman, Writing From a Character’s Soul, and That Helluva Soundtrack 19:28

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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 who gets resurrected to do the devil's bidding. It’s a Blumhouse show, so expect a dash of horror, a dollop of weird, and a good amount of twang. Nettles, best known as half of Sugarland and h…

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Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz on Butter Miracle, Lost Songs, and Live Favorites 53:33

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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. The singer opens up about the two-year pause he took due to a crisis of confidence, and how a record by Gang of Youths inspired a complete rewrite where he scrapped and reworked an entire bat…

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Rewind: David Byrne & Jerry Harrison on Brian Eno, Jonathan Demme, and the Talking Heads Reunion 1:01:49

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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 & Jerry Harrison. Listen to these archival interviews now. Byrne is the platonic ideal of the quirky frontmen, the king of the oversized suit, and the only guy who can make anxiety sound like a p…

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Don Felder on 50 Years of Music, Eagles Deep Cuts, and That "Hotel California" Intro 30:22

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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, he’s cracking open The Vault: 50 Years of Music, a new album that pulls from demos and song ideas dating back to 1974, when Felder first joined the Eagles. Listen now. In this interview with …

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Rewind: Deep Purple’s Ian Paice & Dan Fogelberg’s Widow on Legacy, Lyrics, and Long Goodbyes 18:43

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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 protecting it: Ian Paice of Deep Purple and Jean Fogelberg. Listen to their interviews now. First up is Ian Paice, the last original member still keeping Deep Purple in the game over 50 years late…

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Lizzy Greene on Texas Roots, Cowboy Camp, and the Emo Side of Ransom Canyon 26:25

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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 dusty boots for Netflix’s Ransom Canyon, a Western drama where she plays Lauren Brigman, the small-town Texas sheriff’s daughter with big dreams of escape. The role is something of a full-ci…

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Rewind: Daryl Hall & John Oates on Solo Albums, Collaborations, and Their Legendary Run of Singles 35:49

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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 Oates. One’s a blue-eyed soul pioneer with a voice built to cut through FM static. The other’s a mustachioed master of melodic restraint. Together, they blurred the lines between rock, R&B, and po…

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Bon Iver on SABLE, fABLE's "Visual Story," Collaborating with Taylor Swift and Danielle Haim 15:55

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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 it’s more about clarity than change. “Less mystery, more humanity,” he explains, crediting the song “Everything Is Peaceful Love” as the emotional and sonic compass for an album that tracks a …

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Rewind: Sarah McLachlan & Tracey Thorn on the Intersection of Songwriting, Politics, and Nostalgia 33:41

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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 the ’90s, but did so on their own terms. McLachlan, with her soaring melodies and introspective songwriting, built a legacy of haunting beauty, activism, and defiance. Thorn, as half of Every…

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Jeff Bridges on Lost Tapes, Iconic Roles, and the Long, Strange Jam of Life 28:20

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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 its debut on Record Store Day via Light in the Attic. Listen now. Bridges also reflects on working with legends like Burgess Meredith — who contributes a spoken word piece to the album — and ho…

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Finn Cole on Diving into Last Breath, Peaky Blinders, and a John Martyn Biopic 30:10

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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 at the bottom of the North Sea. The Peaky Blinders alum gets into the intense training he and Simu Liu underwent to shoot underwater with real gear, how they learned to stay calm in a literal…

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Michael McDonald on Reuniting with the Doobie Brothers, Yacht Rock and Walk This Road 29:18

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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 started as a 50th anniversary tour quietly evolved into something more permanent, with McDonald, Tom Johnston, and Pat Simmons writing and singing together again for the first time in decades. He …

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Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen & Sebastian de Souza on The Life List, Sonic Youth T-Shirts, and Challenging Patrick Ewing 18:29

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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 filming in New York, how the city itself became a character in the movie, and how Brooks curated a soundtrack that brought the story to life. Carson even took piano lessons to master "Clair …

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Ben Barnes on His New Album, Stephen King's The Institute, and His Villainous Image 27:25

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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 Kyle Meredith with... Inspired by classic soul and rock influences like Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, Barnes wanted the record to reflect all stages of a relationship, from infatuation to heart…

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Rewind: Talib Kweli & Peaches on the Art of Protest Music, Disrupting, and Punk Attitudes 34:51

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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 paper, yet both built careers on defying expectations. Kweli, one of hip-hop’s sharpest lyricists, has spent decades balancing conscious rap with undeniable flow, both in Black Star and with h…

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Hamilton Leithauser on This Side of the Island, The Walkmen Reunion, and Pop Music’s Influence 23:40

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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 finish. Listen now. The album leans into a more danceable, groove-heavy sound — something Leithauser credits to years of listening to his daughters’ pop playlists, including Chappell Roan and…

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Rewind: Damon Albarn on Gorillaz, Blur, Solo Music, and Collaborations 59:38

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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 leading Blur through the highs and weirdness of the ‘90s to reinventing the game with Gorillaz, Albarn has never been content sitting still. Whether he’s crafting melancholic ballads, Afrobeat-in…

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Rewind: Adrian Belew & Daniel Ash on Odd Sounds, Innovative Writing, and Legendary Collaborations 37:31

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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. Belew -- the guitar wizard behind King Crimson, Talking Heads, and David Bowie -- turned the six-string into a playground of sonic weirdness. He bended, looped, and warped notes into something en…

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Emily Bett Rickards & Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring 24:00

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Kyle Meredith sits down with actor Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) and director/screenwriter Ash Avildsen (Paradise City, American Satan) to talk about their new movie Queen of the Ring. Listen now. Taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s, the movie tells the story of how professional wrestler Mildred Burke became the first million-dollar female athle…

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Denise Richards on Her Wild Things, Reality TV, and Revisiting Drop Dead Gorgeous 13:58

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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 -- known for roles in Wild Things, Starship Troopers, and The World Is Not Enough -- shares why she and her daughters were ready to open their lives for reality TV. Listen now. The new show b…

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Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr on Post-Punk Beginnings, '80s Anthems, and Future Music 1:02:28

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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 makers. With "Don’t You (Forget About Me)," the band became forever tied to the ‘80s, but their catalog runs way deeper — sweeping synths, soaring choruses, and a knack for reinvention that’…

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David Hornsby & Charlotte Nicdao Talk Mythic Quest Season 4, Absurd Chaos, and Side Quests 13:33

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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 next for the characters. Listen now. Nicdao reveals that Poppy is in a new place this season — happier, in a relationship, and almost balanced — which, of course, is bound to implode. “She’s al…

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Rewind: Jason Isbell on Sobriety, Storytelling, and Killers of the Flower Moon 34:51

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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 pen, a soulful voice, and the ability to break your heart in three verses or less. From his Drive-By Truckers days to his successful solo career that’s helped redefine southern songwriting, he…

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Taj Mahal on Grammy Noms, Generational Blues, and Swinging Live in Tulsa 29:05

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Kyle Meredith caught up with the legendary Taj Mahal to discuss his Grammy-winning live album Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa and the deep-rooted history that fuels his music. Listen above or wherever you get your podcasts. Mahal’s signature style — deeply informed by blues, jazz, folk, and world music — stems from a lifetime of self-taught ex…

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Rewind: Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett on Collaborations, Queen, and Dave Grohl 56:07

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On this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith With..., revisit a conversation with foundational Foo Fighters members Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett. Foo Fighters are a band that rose from the ashes of grunge to become rock’s most reliable hit-makers and festival headliners. But beyond Dave Grohl’s frontman glow, it’s guys like Shiflett and the late, g…

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Natti Natasha Talks en Amargue, Bachata Roots, and Romeo Santos Collaboration 19:22

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Kyle Meredith sat down with Natti Natasha to dive into her latest album, Natti Natasha en Amargue, which marks a return to her roots and a deep embrace of Bachata. Listen now. Produced and written by none other than Romeo Santos, the king of Bachata himself, the album is a passionate exploration of love, heartbreak, and cultural pride. “This is def…

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Rewind: Creedence Clearwater Revival on Their Past, Present, and Lasting Impact 48:02

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On this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith With..., Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook muse over the iconic band's legacy. Their swampy sound, blue-collar storytelling, and unshakable hooks made CCR legends, churning out hit after hit in just a few short years. But behind the music was a history of tension, lawsui…

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Peyton List on School Spirits, Cobra Kai’s Finale, and Girl Haunts Boy 20:53

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Listen to Peyton List chat with Kyle Meredith about how her career has taken her from Disney Channel’s Jessie to kicking ass in Cobra Kai. Now, she's headed back to the afterlife with School Spirits Season 2. Listen above or wherever you get your podcasts. Of course, this isn’t List’s only recent spectral role, as she starred in Netflix's Girl Haun…

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Rewind: Josh Homme on Queens of the Stone Age, Iggy Pop & Kicking Down the Doors of Rock 43:44

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On this Rewind of Kyle Meredith With..., hear a conversation with the one and only Josh Homme -- the desert rock king, the riff master, and the man who’s somehow made being a swaggering badass look effortless for decades on end. From Kyuss to Queens of the Stone Age to Them Crooked Vultures, Homme has built an empire on fuzz-drenched guitars, hypno…

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Sam Jaeger on Handmaid’s Tale, Wolf Man, and Chasing Stories 27:22

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Kyle Meredith caught up with Sam Jaeger to talk about his standout year, balancing roles in Blumhouse’s Wolf Man and the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Listen now. Known for his versatility across comedy (Parenthood, Take Me Home) and intense drama (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jaeger said he’s always focused on finding the humanity in his roles. In…

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Genesis Revisited: Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Steve Hackett Look Back and Ahead 47:32

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For this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith with..., revisit conversations with Genesis alumni Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Steve Hackett. From Rutherford's Mike and the Mechanics project to Banks' orchestral ambitions and Hackett's prog pilgrimages, these discussions dive into a sonic odyssey of reinvention, nostalgia, and reunion chatter. Turns …

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Rewind: Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore Reflect on Sonic Youth and Life After Noise 1:24:34

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In this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith with..., take a listen through five interviews featuring Sonic Youth royalty — Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore — because noise rock never ages, it just gets louder. Gordon dissects Airbnb décor and Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, Ranaldo explains that the way to keep a band together is by not asking too man…