Kyle Meredith With...
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Jason Keller, Peter Dager & Lilli Kay on Stick Season 2, Owen…
About this podcast
Kyle Meredith With... is an interview series in which WFPK's Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Meredith digs deep into the artist's work to find out how the music is made and where their journey is going, from legendary artists like Robert Plant, Paul McCartney, U2, and Bryan Ferry, to the newer class of The National, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Haim, and Father John Misty.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 1,278 episodes
- Jason Keller, Peter Dager & Lilli Kay on Stick Season 2, Owen Wilson’s Comeback, and Classic Rock · 22 min · Episode 1193Owen Wilson is chasing a comeback, Peter Dager is starting to sound like him, and Stick is taking its characters in some very different directions. Creator and showrunner Jason…
- Brooke Lena Johnson on Working with Dogs, Skating Her Own Scenes, and Covering Joni Mitchell · 20 min · Episode 1192Six or seven dogs on set, three-year-old twins falling asleep in the middle of scenes, and Brooke Lena Johnson just had to roll with it. The star of A Dog’s Perfect Christmas…
- Lou Diamond Phillips on Gangland’s Indigenous Stories, Why Young Guns 3 Isn’t Greenlit, and The Chair Company Season 2 Getting Even Crazier · 32 min · Episode 1191Lou Diamond Phillips has read the Young Guns 3 script, calls it “unbelievable,” and can't understand why the sequel hasn't gotten the green light. The La Bamba and Longmire star…
- Rachel Bilson, Arden Myrin, and Rob Riggle on Christmas at the Kringles, Wild Improvisation, and Kevin Lewis’ Unseen 25-Minute Cut · 33 min · Episode 1190Rachel Bilson spent much of Christmas at the Kringles trying not to laugh at Arden Myrin and Thomas Lennon, even while her own character was being hypnotized into a holiday…
- Kate Siegel on Directing Carrie, Her Dream of Casting Olivia Rodrigo, and Feature Debut Method · 41 min · Episode 1189Kate Siegel knew the trick to making Carrie’s first house party terrifying was letting her have a great time. Talking with Kyle Meredith about directing episode three of Mike…
- Deborah Ann Woll & Jeffrey Donovan on The Cycle, Practical Effects, and First-Day Morgue Scenes · 30 min · Episode 1188Deborah Ann Woll had one nonnegotiable for The Cycle’s horror effects, and it was making sure they actually existed in the room. She and Jeffrey Donovan talk with Kyle Meredith…
- Stephen Wilson Jr. on Singing with Eddie Vedder, the Pixies Connection in “Hardwired,” and Finding His Father in “Cornerman” · 27 min · Episode 1187Stephen Wilson Jr. calls singing Chris Cornell’s part of “Hunger Strike” alongside Eddie Vedder at Ohana Festival one of the greatest moments of his life, and he tells Kyle…
- Ariel Winter on The Sisters Grimm, Finding Her Inner Snark, and Returning to Sofia the First · 33 min · Episode 1186Ariel Winter says playing a sarcastic, cynical character like Sabrina Grimm comes pretty naturally, mostly because she recognizes a little of herself in the role. The Modern…
- Danny Elfman & Filter’s Richard Patrick on Getting Heavier With Age, New Albums, and Industrial Rock · 28 min · Episode 1185Getting older just means getting louder for Danny Elfman and Filter’s Richard Patrick. Both catch up with Kyle Meredith backstage at Louder Than Life 2026, where Elfman reveals…
- RZA, Ernest Dickerson, David Moreau & Renee Zhan on Sampling Death, Weaponizing Silence & Giving Jim Henson’s Puppets a Dark Side · 19 min · Episode 1184V/H/S/MIXTAPE turns music into a weapon, and RZA, David Moreau, Ernest Dickerson, and Renee Zhan each found a very different way to make that nightmare work. The four filmmakers…
- The Cast of Carrie on Reinventing a Classic, Mike Flanagan’s Set Rules & the Blurry Line Between Heroes and Villains · 30 min · Episode 1183Mike Flanagan had the same first reaction a lot of people did to another Carrie adaptation: “Why?” and he tells Kyle Meredith that he wouldn’t touch Stephen King’s story until he…
- Laraine Newman on The Sisters Grimm, Finding Her Voice, and Why Mime Got Too Cute · 22 min · Episode 1182Laraine Newman is all for scaring the kids a little. The Saturday Night Live original cast member talks with Kyle Meredith about returning as Granny Relda for season two of The…
- Rewind: Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner & The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on Political Disillusionment, Music as Therapy, and Finding a Way Forward · 24 min · Episode 1181What happens when the world gets darker and the music starts absorbing it? In this KMW Rewind, Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner talks with Kyle Meredith about reuniting for Cry Cry…
- Theo Rossi on Come With Me, the Indie-Film Boom, and Refusing to Be Typecast · 42 min · Episode 1180Theo Rossi wants movies that leave you arguing in the parking lot. The Sons of Anarchy and Emily the Criminal star talks with Kyle Meredith about Come With Me, playing Simon as…
- Modern English Reclaims Its Post-Punk Fire, Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook Rebuilds The Professionals, and Punk Grows Old Disgracefully · 23 min · Episode 1179Modern English frontman Robbie Grey talks with Kyle Meredith about reuniting the band’s original lineup for 2017’s Take Me to the Trees, recapturing the fire of Mesh & Lace and…
- Peaches on No Lube So Rude, Menopause, and Fighting for Connection · 26 min · Episode 1178Peaches is done with “me versus them,” but she’s definitely not done fighting. Talking with Kyle Meredith, Peaches digs into No Lube So Rude, her first album in a decade, and how…
- Rewind: Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and The Dead Milkmen’s Joe Jack Talcum on Turning Political Anxiety Into Punk, Why Reunions Need New Music, and Being Indie Lifers · 29 min · Episode 1177Sometimes keeping an old band alive means making sure it never turns into an oldies act. On this KMW Rewind, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and The Dead Milkmen’s Joe Jack Talcum…
- David Dastmalchian on Street Fighter, Building M. Bison’s Cult, and the Tool-Fueled Soundtrack Behind the Role · 39 min · Episode 1176David Dastmalchian is building M. Bison from the cult leader up. Talking with Kyle Meredith, the actor says the new Street Fighter finds Bison before he’s mastered Psycho Power…
- Rewind: Valerie June and Billy Bragg on Finding Your Voice, Keeping Traditions Alive, and Writing Protest Songs · 43 min · Episode 1175Songs have lives of their own, and some political ones have an unfortunate habit of becoming relevant all over again. In this KMW Rewind, Valerie June talks with Kyle Meredith…
- Jeff Arcuri on Nice to Meet You, Moving Beyond Crowd Work, and Nearly Canceling His Netflix Special · 34 min · Episode 1174Jeff Arcuri nearly canceled Nice to Meet You before therapy, trusted comic friends, and a month away from the footage helped him see what he had made. The comedian talks with…
- Rewind: Slowdive on Their Unexpected Second Act, “Star Roving,” and Everything Is Alive · 45 min · Episode 1173Slowdive’s second act turned out to be much bigger than anyone in the band expected. In this Rewind, bassist Nick Chaplin looks back at the band’s self-titled comeback, the…
- Brittany Howard on Alabama Shakes’ Surprise Reunion, I Must Be Dreaming, and Finding Hope in an Angry World · 21 min · Episode 1172Brittany Howard talks with Kyle Meredith about how Alabama Shakes unexpectedly found their way back together after reuniting for a friend’s brewery fundraiser, which led from a…
- Patrick Renna & Danielle Fishel on Dugout Dads, Reuniting The Sandlot Cast, and Why Nostalgia Can’t Be Recreated · 24 min · Episode 1171Dugout Dads reunites some familiar faces, but Patrick Renna and Danielle Fishel have no interest in trying to recreate The Sandlot or Boy Meets World. The longtime friends talk…
- Grace Cummings on Bloodhorse, Studio Scythes, and Her AI Bro-Country Detour · 35 min · Episode 1170Grace Cummings made Bloodhorse! like it might be the last thing she ever does, and that meant finally shutting out the voice telling her she was “too much.” Cummings talks with…
- Scott Shriner & Patrick Wilson on Weezer’s Gold Album, Rediscovering Collaboration, and Rejecting Studio Perfection · 30 min · Episode 1169Weezer finally got its mission statement together: “Let’s just work together.” Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson talk with Kyle Meredith about The Gold Album, the band’s 20th…
- Anthony Michael Hall on Nation’s Dumbest, Surviving 50 Years in Hollywood, and Halloween Store · 32 min · Episode 1168Anthony Michael Hall says the secret to a 50-year acting career is learning how to “outlast uncertainty,” and that can also mean signing up for a game show called Nation’s…
- David Duchovny on Prince of Pieces, Songwriting, and Independent Film · 36 min · Episode 1167David Duchovny says a song is already part of the past the moment you finish writing it, which helps explain why Prince of Pieces includes material he has carried for more than a…
- David Rysdahl & Lily Sullivan on Soulm8te, AI Addiction, and Constructed Femininity · 20 min · Episode 1166David Rysdahl and Lily Sullivan join Kyle Meredith to dig into Soulm8te, talking about how the M3GAN universe uses horror to explore grief, addiction, and the ways technology…
- Jay Chandrasekhar on Super Troopers 3, Bringing Back R-Rated Comedy, and Brown Supremacist · 31 min · Episode 1165Jay Chandrasekhar wants Super Troopers 3 to help bring loud, R-rated comedy back to theaters, and he’s not interested in turning it into another political shouting match. Talking…
- Rewind: Guster and Phoenix on Reinvention, Escaping Nostalgia, and the Strange Side of Pop · 36 min · Episode 1164This Rewind episode brings together two conversations about bands refusing to let a familiar sound become a comfortable trap. Guster’s Ryan Miller, speaking with Kyle Meredith in…
- Jane Seymour on Harry Wild, Reuniting with Joe Lando, and Radiohead’s OK Computer · 19 min · Episode 1163Jane Seymour catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about why Harry Wild keeps getting better five seasons in, bringing Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman co-star Joe Lando back into her…
- Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, & Hanna Bergholm on Nightborn, Parenthood Horror, and Finnish Folklore · 20 min · Episode 1162Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, and director Hanna Bergholm join Kyle Meredith to unpack the unsettling heart of Nightborn, where the real horror starts with the emotional chaos of…
- Tim Robbins, Common, and the Silo Cast on Redemption, the Origin Story, and the Humanity Behind the Mystery · 23 min · Episode 1161Silo season 3 finally answers how the underground world began while turning some of its biggest villains into its most complicated characters. Talking with Kyle Meredith, Tim…
- Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Tessa Coates, and Matt Miller on Ride or Die and Rewriting the Action-Comedy Rules · 15 min · Episode 1160Ride or Die starts with the best kind of best-friend problem: one of them is an international assassin and that’s not even the whole mess. Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham…
- Rewind: Kurt Vile and Kevin Morby on City Songs, Strange Fame, and Writing Your Way Out · 23 min · Episode 1159Kurt Vile and Kevin Morby both know how to make city songs feel lonely, funny, half-haunted, and still totally wide open. Vile talks with Kyle Meredith about 2016’s B'lieve I’m…
- Tori Amos on In Times of Dragons, Democracy, and Finding the Fire Inside Silent All These Years · 21 min · Episode 1158Tori Amos talks with Kyle Meredith about In Times of Dragons, the concept record she built out of democracy cracking in real time, dangerous men behind the curtain, Celtic gods…
- Jane Kaczmarek on Malcolm in the Middle, The Boroughs, and Finding Her Next Act · 46 min · Episode 1157Jane Kaczmarek talks with Kyle Meredith about returning to Malcolm in the Middle for Life’s Still Unfair, reuniting with Bryan Cranston, and why Erik Per Sullivan deciding not to…
- Joel Courtney & Andy Delaney on 40 Dates and 40 Nights, Rom-Com Chemistry, and Finding the Truth in Dating · 17 min · Episode 1156A rom-com may promise the ending, but Joel Courtney and director Andy Delaney tell Kyle Meredith that 40 Dates and 40 Nights is really about everything that happens in between…
- Gerry Beckley on Merciful, America, and Life After the Road · 31 min · Episode 1155Gerry Beckley still has a lot in the vault, and Merciful proves it. The America co-founder talks with Kyle Meredith about stepping away from touring after 50-plus years…
- Suki Waterhouse on Loveland, Motherhood, and Finding the Magic in the Mess · 32 min · Episode 1154Suki Waterhouse talks with Kyle Meredith about her new album Loveland, a record written in that strange in-between space after becoming a mom, coming off Sparklemuffin, and…
- Rewind: Deltron 3030 on the Future, the Industry, and Staying Weird · 47 min · Episode 1153Del the Funky Homosapien talks with Kyle Meredith across two eras, first with Dan the Automator as Deltron 3030 in 2014 and then solo in 2018 around Gate 13 with Amp Live. Del…
- John Gallagher Jr. on Almost Okay, Swept Away, and the Exorcist · 41 min · Episode 1152John Gallagher Jr. talks with Kyle Meredith about his new EP Almost Okay, finding the spark again after the heartbreak of Swept Away closing on Broadway, and why his music has…
- Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry, & Izabel Pakzad on Find Your Friends, Female Rage, and Turning a Real-Life Nightmare Into Horror · 20 min · Episode 1151A girls trip gone wrong, a desert town full of menace, and one unforgettable act of revenge are at the center of Find Your Friends. Talking with Kyle Meredith, Bella Thorne…
- Tony Hale & Ol Parker on Office Romance, Jennifer Lopez, and the Return of the Rom-Com · 33 min · Episode 1150Tony Hale and director Ol Parker join Kyle Meredith to talk about Office Romance, the new Netflix comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein. Parker discusses finding his…
- The Cast and Creators of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed on Internet Paranoia, Bad Decisions, and Pleasure as Evidence · 25 min · Episode 1149Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed starts with loneliness, cam boys, custody battles, and youth soccer. Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Jessy Hodges, Murray Bartlett, Brandon Flynn…
- Tom Cavanagh on You’re Killing Me, Sharp Writing, and Playing a Small-Town Detective (and a special Rewind with Brad Roberts from Crash Test Dummies) · 49 min · Episode 1148Tom Cavanagh tells Kyle Meredith why the writing on You’re Killing Me worked so well that the cast mostly just had to stay out of its way. The Flash and Scrubs favorite talks…
- Judith Light on The Terror: Devil in Silver, Mental Health, and How Horror Finally Found Her · 23 min · Episode 1147Judith Light says horror found her, not the other way around, but The Terror: Devil in Silver might be the role that proves she belongs there. Talking with Kyle Meredith, the…
- Kimiko Glenn on Modern Dance, Dating Chaos, and Turning Heartbreak Into Pop Songs · 40 min · Episode 1146Kimiko Glenn says every relationship on her debut EP Modern Dance was either doomed from the start or became material eventually, and talking with Kyle Meredith, she gets into…
- Jack Antonoff on Bleachers, Grief, and Springsteen’s Advice · 21 min · Episode 1145Jack Antonoff says all he really wants out of life is to make records and tour, and that turns into a surprisingly heavy conversation with Kyle Meredith about grief, ancestry…
- Maya Hawke on Marriage, Stranger Things, and Learning How to “Give Up and Be Loved” · 32 min · Episode 1144Maya Hawke tells Kyle Meredith that her new album MAITREYA CORSO accidentally became a love record after falling deeper into her relationship and eventually marrying songwriting…







