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Kyle Meredith With...

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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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26:06

Lenny Waronker on Signing Prince, Tom Petty’s...

Kyle Meredith With... ·

2025/05/21

”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. Waronker reflects on his early studio days, the genius of Prince’s bassless “When Doves Cry,” the Black Album saga, and how letting artists lead was always the secret sauce

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36:23

John Densmore on 60 Years of The Doors, Post-Myth...

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2025/05/19

John Densmore joins Kyle Meredith With… to celebrate 60 years of The Doors, discussing the band’s new archival live releases, their signature improvisational style, and the post-myth era where the music now speaks louder than the legend. He reflects on Jim Morrison’s poetic genius, the creative interplay between band members—especially between his drumming and Ray Manzarek’s left-hand bass—and why the group thrived as a trio. Densmore also shares memories behind deeper cuts like “Palace in the

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23:28

Hannah John-Kamen on Thunderbolts, Playing Ghost...

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2025/05/14

Hannah John-Kamen joins Kyle Meredith With… to talk about reprising her role as Ghost in Marvel’s Thunderbolts, a darker, more personal chapter in the MCU that explores themes of shame, loneliness, and redemption. She discusses how the character has evolved since Ant-Man and the Wasp, now more in control, emotionally guarded, and layered with British sarcasm. John-Kamen reflects on how the film mirrors post-pandemic isolation and highlights the internal struggles we all face. She also teases new

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30:35

Gene Simmons on the Death of Rock, Vegas Plans, and...

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2025/05/12

Gene Simmons says rock is dead. Again. And also that opera sucks, Broadway is confusing, critics are failed musicians, and he’s having more fun than the Pope. In this new Kyle Meredith With…, the Kiss legend returns to talk about the 50th anniversary of Dressed to Kill, the Kiss Army’s Las Vegas takeover, and why Rock and Roll All Nite still matters even if it was never a “hit single” in the traditional sense. Simmons discusses his new film company (Simmons/Hamilton Films), why young bands are stuck

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19:28

Kevin Bacon & Jennifer Nettles on The Bondsman,...

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2025/05/07

Turns out when your bounty hunter comes back from the dead, he brings a six-string and a record deal. Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles join Kyle Meredith to talk about The Bondsman, their new horror-but-make-it-heartfelt Prime Video series with a twangy demonic twist. They break down how the show’s rootsy, Appalachian world inspired them to co-write a full album (Hell and Back) in character—a rarity in a TV landscape filled with music supervisors but not many actual songwriters. They get into why

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53:33

Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz on Butter Miracle, Lost...

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2025/05/05

What took four years, required a personal crisis of confidence, and started as a riff about “coronavirus”? The Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets, apparently. Kyle Meredith sits down with Adam Duritz—who’s somehow still underrating “Einstein on the Beach”—to talk about finally releasing Butter Miracle, rewriting half the songs from scratch, and confronting the weird pressure of accidentally writing a perfect five-song rock record. Duritz opens up about unfinished Counting Crows songs (“Marjorie,”

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61:49

Rewind: David Byrne & Jerry Harrison on Brian Eno,...

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2025/04/30

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. Byrne – the patron saint of quirky frontmen, king of the oversized suit, and the only guy who can make anxiety sound like a party trick. Whether he’s turning nervous tics into chart-topping hits with Talking Heads, penning essays on music theory, or staging Broadway shows about joy, he’s always had one foot in genius and the

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30:22

Don Felder on 50 Years of Music, Eagles Deep Cuts,...

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2025/04/28

It turns out the man who helped write “Hotel California” also had a storage unit full of unreleased jams just waiting to be exhumed. Don Felder joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Vault: 50 Years of Music, a new album that finds the former Eagle dusting off decades of demos—from slide-heavy ‘70s tracks to ‘80s disco bops to fresh cuts written in the last year. He shares the tale behind finding the original cassette of a track from the time he was joining the legendary group, recording vocals in

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18:43

Rewind: Deep Purple’s Ian Paice & John Fogelberg’s...

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2025/04/23

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 later. As the drummer behind “Smoke on the Water,” he’s one of the few humans whose tom fills have been played in every Guitar Center across America. But don’t

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26:25

Lizzy Greene on Texas Roots, Cowboy Camp, and the Emo...

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2025/04/21

For someone who wasn’t sure westerns were her “journey,” Lizzy Greene sure rides like she was born in the saddle. The Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and A Million Little Things alum tells Kyle Meredith about her new Netflix series Ransom Canyon, where she plays the small-town Texas daughter of a sheriff with dreams of getting the hell out. (Relatable.) Greene talks about drawing on her Lone Star upbringing, surviving cowboy camp in New Mexico, breaking her knee doing cheer stunts, and her unlikely

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35:49

Rewind: Daryl Hall & John Oates on Solo Albums,...

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2025/04/16

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 pop — then turned that blur into decades-long chart domination. We look back at a two interviews, one with Oates in 2018 regarding a solo album and the

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15:55

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on Cowboy Songs, Ricky Lee...

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2025/04/14

Bon Iver’s Sable, Fable might be the most “rootsy” they’ve sounded in a while—but don’t call it a pivot. Justin Vernon tells Kyle Meredith it’s less about reinvention and more about stripping away the layers: less mystery, more clarity, fewer effects, more humanity. “Everything Is Peaceful Love” was the compass, and the rest followed—a sonic arc from Wisconsin cabin solitude to California sunshine. Vernon opens up about the cinematic thread behind the album’s cowboy vibe, the word “change” as a

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33:41

Rewind: Sarah McLachlan & Tracey Thorn on the...

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2025/04/09

On this Rewind episode of Kyle Meredith with..., Sarah McLachlan & Tracey Thorn: two voices that helped define the emotional landscape of the ’90s—and did it on their own terms. McLachlan, with her soaring melodies and introspective songwriting, built a legacy of haunting beauty, activism, and Lilith Fair defiance. Thorn, as half of Everything But the Girl and a solo artist in her own right, turned quiet vulnerability into pop brilliance with a voice that could break your heart in one line

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28:20

Jeff Bridges on Lost Tapes, Iconic Roles, and the...

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2025/04/07

A cassette from 1977. A decades-long jam session. A surprise Record Store Day release. Leave it to Jeff Bridges to casually drop one of the year’s coolest archival albums with Slow Magic 1977–1978, recorded with his friends and forgotten until now. He chats with Kyle Meredith about the magic of imperfection, the Wednesday night jams that forbade actual songs, and why it took some coaxing to bring this to the surface. We also go deep on his love of poetry, his accidental collaboration with Burgess

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30:10

Finn Cole on Diving into Last Breath, Peaky Blinders,...

Kyle Meredith With... ·

2025/04/02

Finn Cole survived the brutal world of Peaky Blinders as Michael Gray, only to take on the ultimate survival story in Last Breath. Playing real-life diver Chris Lemons, he faces being stranded 200 feet underwater with just minutes of oxygen, while Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu race to save him. Turns out filming underwater is just as stressful as it sounds—minus the occasional dance break to Underworld’s “Born Slippy.” As for his Peaky Blinders arc, Cole tells Kyle Meredith that it was tough seeing

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29:18

Michael McDonald on Reuniting with the Doobie...

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2025/03/31

Michael McDonald’s back with the Doobie Brothers, because one reunion tour wasn’t enough. Their new album Walk This Road marks his first studio outing with them since 1980, and they’re even throwing in a little accordion action just to keep us on our toes. Turns out, it’s not easy to pick up a new instrument at 70—who knew? Michael joins Kyle Meredith to dive into the magic of getting the band back together, writing with Tom Johnson and Patrick Simmons, and why the Yacht Rock label just won’t die

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18:29

Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, & Sebastian de Souza on The...

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2025/03/28

Who knew that revisiting your childhood dreams could involve bucket lists, awkward basketball lessons with Patrick Ewing, and the accidental outing of a secret novelist? Sofia Carson (Carry-On, The Descendants), Kyle Allen (West Side Story, American Horror Story: Apocalypse), and Sebastian de Souza (The Great, Medici: Masters of Florence) chat about their new Netflix movie The Life List, where Carson’s character, Alex, tackles her mom’s posthumous list of dreams. Spoiler: it’s not all tears and

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27:25

Ben Barnes on His Debut Album, Stephen King's The...

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2025/03/24

From playing a wannabe rock star in Killing Bono to actually becoming one, Ben Barnes has taken the long road to his debut album, Where the Light Gets In. He talks with Kyle Meredith about his first full-blown tour, the soul and storytelling behind his music, and whether he still Googles his own lyrics to make sure he didn’t accidentally steal them. Oh, and he drops a Dickens reference because, of course, he does. Plus, he reflects on playing The Punisher’s villain, stepping into the world of

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34:51

Rewind: Talib Kweli & Peaches on the Art of Protest...

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2025/03/19

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 his great solo catalog. Meanwhile, Peaches took electroclash, punk attitude, and pure sexual liberation and turned it into a movement, proving that

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23:40

Hamilton Leithauser on ‘This Side of the Island,’ The...

Kyle Meredith With... ·

2025/03/17

Hamilton Leithauser is back with This Side of the Island, an album that took a decade to perfect—and you can hear it in the grooves. Leaning into a funkier, more danceable sound (thanks in part to his Chapel Roan and Charlie XCX-loving kids), the former Walkmen frontman crafted a record with air-drumming-worthy beats and some sharp lyrical musings about life, love, and—yes—kids these days. Leithauser speaks with Kyle Meredith about why he sat on some of these songs for years, how his wife, and

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