Interviews
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Episode 1021: Author Peter Guralnick – Interview, Part 1
We talk with legendary music writer Peter Guralnick about his new book, “Looking to Get Lost.” We also discuss his love of blues music, how his career started, interviewing giants of music like Johnny Cash and appearing on “Good Morning America” alongside soul singer Solomon Burke.
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Episode 1001: Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our very special interview with Rick Nielsen. He discusses Cheap Trick’s relation to the ’70s punk scene, Kiss records, his guitar collection, the song he wishes were more popular and his remembrances of John Lennon.
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Episode 1000: Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen – Interview, Part 1
It’s episode 1000! So we got a big star guest: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick. In part 1 of our interview, he talks about growing up in a musical family, getting kicked out of his junior high school band, deciding to remain in Rockford IL after achieving stardom and developing a Hard Rock Casino in that hometown, among other topics.
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Episode 972: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’ – An Interview with the Producer and Engineer
An interview with Ken Caillat, producer, and Hernan Rojas, engineer, on the making of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk.” Mike Wagner, a patron of the pod, arranged this Zoom conversation, with Mike in Houston, Ken in Los Angeles and Hernan in Chile.
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Episode 946: Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley – Interview
Our interview with Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper, and it gets deeper than you would ever expect to hear on this show. (Guest cohost Mike Kohli helps out with the interview.)
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Episode 944: Carolina Story – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Ben and Emily Roberts of Carolina Story. In this episode, they talk about being inspired by the Jayhawks and the Beatles, the string arrangements on their new album, posting covers to YouTube and more.
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Episode 943: Carolina Story – Interview, Part 1
We talk with Ben and Emily Roberts of Carolina Story, a band you need to know.
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Episode 938: Frank Muffin – A Band You Need to Know
On our weekly Friday Night Hootenanny sessions, we have gotten to know a band from Indiana called Frank Muffin. We love them so much that we want you to know them too. This is our interview with Hans Rees, Brittany Rees and Joe Heeb (Jerome Hemersbach, not present, completes the lineup).
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Episode 930: Somasonic – Interview
Barret Ries, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. He invites some old friends from Ohio rock band Somasonic to talk, via Zoom, about their ’90s regional success, receiving a cease-and-desist order from Semisonic, and getting the band back together a couple of decades later.
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Episode 908: The Beths – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths (with special guest cohost Nick Scalera). Liz and Jon talk about songwriting, the use of backing vocals, their favorite New Zealand bands and more.