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Witchpolice Radio

Witchpolice Radio

Acclaimed Manitoba-centric music interview podcast. Hosted by Winnipeg journalist and massive record nerd Sam Thompson. Music talk radio, broadcasting from 2012 "til forever. DIY or die.

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00:42:22

WR916: Epic and Rob Crooks

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/20

It's a conversation aboutprairie rap, aging, beats, new musicand more with Epic and Rob Crooks!At the time this episode is being posted, they're days away from the release of the excellentNassau Manor LP (Saskatoon Folk Rap Records/Hand'Solo Records), which was recorded here in Winnipeg and is coming out July 26 on vinyl, CD, and that streaming shit the kids like. Need more? Epic last appeared on episode #508(Aug. 2020). Rob was an original co-host of this podcast, so he appeared on numerous

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00:42:22

WR916: Epic and Rob Crooks

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/20

It's a conversation about prairie rap, aging, beats, new music and more with Epic and Rob Crooks! At the time this episode is being posted, they're days away from the release of the excellent Nassau Manor LP (Saskatoon Folk Rap Records/Hand'Solo Records), which was recorded here in Winnipeg and is coming out July 26 on vinyl, CD, and that streaming shit the kids like. Need more? Epic last appeared on episode #508 (Aug. 2020). Rob was an original co-host of this podcast, so he

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00:59:37

WR915: Nic Dyson (with guest hosts Sean and Todd...

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/17

It should come as no surprise to regular Witchpolice listeners that I'm a big fan of singer-songwriter Nic Dyson's music, so when guest host Sean McGinity suggested recording a new interview with Nic, I was all for it. Sean is joined by his brother Todd in the guest-hosting chair for this episode -- a familiar situation for the McGinitys, who have released 500 episodes of their own Seangeek and FastFret Podcast!Nic, Sean and Todd have a very sweet conversation on this one, all

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00:59:37

WR915: Nic Dyson (with guest hosts Sean and Todd...

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/17

It should come as no surprise to regular Witchpolice listeners that I'm a big fan of singer-songwriter Nic Dyson's music, so when guest host Sean McGinity suggested recording a new interview with Nic, I was all for it.Sean is joined by his brother Todd in the guest-hosting chair for this episode -- a familiar situation for the McGinitys, who have released 500 episodes of their own Seangeek and FastFret Podcast!Nic, Sean and Todd have a very sweet conversation on this one, all about emotional music,

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00:38:51

WR914: VVonder (with guest host Stiff Wiggle)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/13

On this episode, the guest host spot is taken over by the illustrious Stiff Wiggle-- synthesizer enthusiast, art rock experimentalist, and now podcaster!Stiff sat down with two members of pop-indebted rock n' roll outfitVVonder, to talk about their unique sound, upcoming music, weird experiences at local record stores, and much more!(Speaking of weirdness: for some reason five minutes of the conversation near the enddid notwant to cooperate with me, so I had to edit around it, but I may update the

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00:38:51

WR914: VVonder (with guest host Stiff Wiggle)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/13

On this episode, the guest host spot is taken over by the illustrious Stiff Wiggle -- synthesizer enthusiast, art rock experimentalist, and now podcaster!Stiff sat down with two members of pop-indebted rock n' roll outfit VVonder, to talk about their unique sound, upcoming music, weird experiences at local record stores, and much more! (Speaking of weirdness: for some reason five minutes of the conversation near the end did not want to cooperate with me, so I had to edit around

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00:44:52

WR913: Shattered Brain Orchestrations

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/10

Shattered Brain Orchestrations is a local label centred around Adam Lavoie’s various solo projects, including Varkt, Töt Bête Lögn, Don Calfa, and many more — covering everything from black metal to hardcore to powerviolence to electronic experiments.Here's our conversation about the compulsion to create, starting out as a piano player, getting music heard without performing live, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.Want to support the

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00:44:52

WR913: Shattered Brain Orchestrations

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/10

Shattered Brain Orchestrations is a local label centred around Adam Lavoie’s various solo projects, including Varkt, Töt Bête Lögn, Don Calfa, and many more — covering everything from black metal to hardcore to powerviolence to electronic experiments.Here's our conversation about the compulsion to create, starting out as a piano player, getting music heard without performing live, and much more!This episode brought to you by our pals atDevine Shirt Company.Want to

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00:52:47

WR912: John Paul Peters (with guest host Greg Soden)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/06

The USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi), is back in the guest-host chair after a successful appearance on episode #910! On this episode, he sat down with acclaimed local producer/musician/engineer/multi-hyphenate John Paul Peters. Tune in for a chat about JP's extensive career at Private Ear Recording, his early musical experiences in bands like The Undecided and Officer Down, and much more! Big shoutout to

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00:52:47

WR912: John Paul Peters (with guest host Greg Soden)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/06

The USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (ofUnscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi), is back in the guest-host chair after a successful appearance on episode #910!On this episode, he sat down withacclaimed local producer/musician/engineer/multi-hyphenate John Paul Peters. Tune in for a chat about JP's extensive career at Private Ear Recording, his early musical experiences in bands like The Undecided and Officer Down, and much more! Big shoutout to Greg for helping

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00:41:55

WR911: The Secret Beach

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/03

I caught up with songwriter/producer Micah Erenberg to talk about his upcoming record as The Secret Beach, “We Were Born Here, What’s Your Excuse?”, and about fully embracing the Manitoba-ness of it all.We also got into the differences between the records as The Secret Beach and the early LPs under his own name, recording — music by himself and others — at the eponymous studio, Bob Dylan’s ‘Planet Waves’, and much more. Want to hear more Micah? Check out his appearance on

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00:41:55

WR911: The Secret Beach

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/07/03

I caught up with songwriter/producer Micah Erenberg to talk about his upcoming record as The Secret Beach, “We Were Born Here, What’s Your Excuse?”, and about fully embracing the Manitoba-ness of it all.We also got into the differences between the records as The Secret Beach and the early LPs under his own name, recording — music by himself and others — at the eponymous studio, Bob Dylan’s ‘Planet Waves’, and much more.Want to hear more Micah? Check

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00:48:49

WR910: Dylan James (with guest host Greg Soden)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/29

…so, uh… what’s happening here? It’s an episode GUEST-HOSTED by the USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi), and featuring local punk Dylan James of Clipwing and Storyteller!The sheer quantity of episodes I produce for this show is getting a little overwhelming, so to avoid burnout (because I still love doing it), I’ll occasionally be running episodes guest-hosted by pals who know their way around a microphone

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00:48:49

WR910: Dylan James (with guest host Greg Soden)

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/29

…so, uh… what’s happening here? It’s an episode GUEST-HOSTED by the USA’s number one Winnipeg-music-appreciator, Greg Soden (of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi), and featuring local punk Dylan James of Clipwing and Storyteller!The sheer quantity of episodes I produce for this show is getting a little overwhelming, so to avoid burnout (because I still love doing it), I’ll occasionally be running episodes guest-hosted by pals who know their way

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00:43:00

WR909: Big Dave McLean

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/26

Legendary Winnipeg bluesman Big Dave McLean is still grinding away -- playing, touring and recording into his 70s.I talked to the local icon over the phone about his new record, ‘This Old Life’, learning the blues as a young man from some all-time masters, his lengthy career, the challenges of being an artist during the pandemic, and much more!This episode brought to you by our pals atDevine Shirt Company.As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on

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00:43:00

WR909: Big Dave McLean

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/26

Legendary Winnipeg bluesman Big Dave McLean is still grinding away -- playing, touring and recording into his 70s.I talked to the local icon over the phone* about his new record, ‘This Old Life’, learning the blues as a young man from some all-time masters, his lengthy career, the challenges of being an artist during the pandemic, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company.As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate

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00:39:41

WR908: Milt Homely

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/21

I had a great conversation with singer-songwriter Milt Homely whose new album ‘Dirty Pain’ takes a noisy, grimy approach to country music.Tune in for a chat about blurring the lines between a humorous persona and true-to-life emotion, drawing from both rural Oklahoma and rural Manitoba, and much more.Note: as my robot friend mentions in the intro, there's a brief part at the beginning of the interview where our connection (yay internet!) was just absolute shit, but it improves by about

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00:39:41

WR908: Milt Homely

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/21

I had a great conversation with singer-songwriter Milt Homely whose new album ‘Dirty Pain’ takes a noisy, grimy approach to country music.Tune in for a chat about blurring the lines between a humorous persona and true-to-life emotion, drawing from both rural Oklahoma and rural Manitoba, and much more. Note: as my robot friend mentions in the intro, there's a brief part at the beginning of the interview where our connection (yay internet!) was just absolute shit, but it improves

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00:44:26

WR907: Local music recommendations

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/18

As many of you know by now, I don't only release two episodes of the podcast a week -- I also have a Patreon page chock full of bonus content for supporters of the show.Throughout 2022 and into 2023, I asked local artists for their recommendations of albums (or if they couldn't think of albums, just artists) with Manitoba connections, past and present. This episode is a compilation of just some of those recommendations, taken directly from the bonus content on the Patreon. If you're a Patreon

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00:44:26

WR907: Local music recommendations

Witchpolice Radio ·

2024/06/18

As many of you know by now, I don't only release two episodes of the podcast a week -- I also have a Patreon page chock full of bonus content for supporters of the show. Throughout 2022 and into 2023, I asked local artists for their recommendations of albums (or if they couldn't think of albums, just artists) with Manitoba connections, past and present. This episode is a compilation of just some of those recommendations, taken directly from the bonus content on the Patreon. If

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