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Jeff Arcuri on Nice to Meet You, Moving Beyond Crowd Work, and Nearly Canceling His Netflix Special

Jeff 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 Kyle Meredith about how corporate gigs, cruise ships, and 15 years of stand-up shaped his crowd work, while the Netflix special finally proves there’s much more to his act than improvisation. Arcuri also opens up about finding the right way to address his wife Katie’s cancer diagnosis, the strange sadness that followed the taping, adjusting his delivery overseas, and already having enough material for a new hour that he now needs to start cutting jokes. Listen to Jeff Arcuri chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rewind: Slowdive on Their Unexpected Second Act, “Star Roving,” and Everything Is Alive

Slowdive’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 moment “Star Roving” proved they could make new music again, and realizing a younger generation saw them as a current band instead of a legacy act. Neil Halstead then talks with Kyle Meredith about following it with Everything Is Alive, building songs from electronic sketches and happy accidents, and balancing Slowdive’s love of classic pop with their more atmospheric, experimental side. Show your support for Kyle Meredith With by making sure to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Brittany Howard on Alabama Shakes’ Surprise Reunion, I Must Be Dreaming, and Finding Hope in an Angry World

Brittany 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 few songs to an EP and eventually their first album in more than a decade, I Must Be Dreaming. Howard digs into the record’s psychedelic soul sound, rediscovering old songs like “Hold On” through a new perspective, and how the album found its story where our private fears, doubts, and dreams collide with a pretty uncertain world. She also opens up about having to push herself to write when she wanted to disappear, why the anger she sees right now actually gives her hope, and joining the Power to the People concert alongside one of her heroes, Tom Morello. Listen to Brittany Howard chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Patrick Renna & Danielle Fishel on Dugout Dads, Reuniting The Sandlot Cast, and Why Nostalgia Can’t Be Recreated

Dugout 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 with Kyle Meredith about Renna turning the insanity of Little League parents into a new comedy series, bringing his Sandlot castmates back as fictionalized versions of themselves, and why Fishel sees the whole thing as “rebooting a cast” instead of rebooting a classic. They also get into Renna independently funding and building the series for YouTube, plans to expand it into a full season with more of a Curb Your Enthusiasm feel, and the cameos already lining up, including Creed Bratton, Michael Peña, and potentially Seth Green. Listen to Patrick Renna and Danielle Fishel chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Grace Cummings on Bloodhorse, Studio Scythes, and Her AI Bro-Country Detour

Grace 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 Kyle Meredith about going bigger and stranger with producer Jonathan Wilson, the animals and mythology running through the record, and how its themes only started revealing themselves after she finished it. She also gets into the hilarious AI-generated bro-country song buried in the middle of Bloodhorse!, why it’s deliberately surrounded by very real musicians playing very real instruments, and the joyful release behind “Witch,” including the moment Wilson handed her an actual scythe and sent her back in to sing it again. Listen to Grace Cummings chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Scott Shriner & Patrick Wilson on Weezer’s Gold Album, Rediscovering Collaboration, and Rejecting Studio Perfection

Weezer 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 record, and how sitting in a living room together turned the sessions into a creative rebirth. They also get into rejecting the modern obsession with grids and perfection, developing a stronger bass-and-drums connection, the self-aware message behind “CEO,” and taking the new songs on the road alongside The Shins and Silversun Pickups. Listen to Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Anthony Michael Hall on Nation’s Dumbest, Surviving 50 Years in Hollywood, and Halloween Store

Anthony 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 Dumbest. Hall talks with Kyle Meredith about getting past the title of the Fox and Hulu celebrity competition, being surprised by castmates like JoJo Siwa, Steve-O, Elle King, and Andrew Yang, and why the whole experience reminded him not to take himself too seriously. He also looks back at the difficult years that followed his John Hughes run, explains why he treated every TV guest spot like a major movie, and gets into upcoming projects including the indie horror-comedy Halloween Store and SWAT: Exiles. After five decades of peaks, valleys, horror, comedy, and action, Hall’s philosophy continues to be about staying humble, adapting, and remembering that at the end of the day, it’s still make-believe. Listen to Anthony Michael Hall chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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David Duchovny on Prince of Pieces, Songwriting, and Independent Film

David 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 decade. Talking with Kyle Meredith, he gets into using familiar images to hide personal truths, the creative reinvention that began when he picked up a guitar around age 50, and why screenwriting scratches a very different itch than novels or songs. He also opens up about acting opposite his daughter in Soapbox, the shrinking path for independent movies, and the lost thrill of laughing with a packed theater. Listen to David Duchovny chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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David Rysdahl & Lily Sullivan on Soulm8te, AI Addiction, and Constructed Femininity

David 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 fills emotional voids. Sullivan breaks down creating an android that always feels just a little off, drawing from old Hollywood, movement work, and ideas about constructed femininity, while Rysdahl explains why his character had to be played without judgment so audiences could decide for themselves. They also get into filming in Ireland, collaborating with director Kate Dolan, and how being screenwriters has changed the way they approach acting. Listen to David Rysdahl and Lily Sullivan chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jay Chandrasekhar on Super Troopers 3, Bringing Back R-Rated Comedy, and Brown Supremacist

Jay 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 with Kyle Meredith, the Broken Lizard filmmaker explains why the new sequel plays like Meet the Parents meets Super Troopers, how Farva’s Indian wedding opened the door for some seriously edgy jokes, and why one gag still went too far to survive. He also gets into the Dukes of Hazzard-style car jump, Mac getting frozen in maple syrup, the future of Beerfest, and finally putting his decades of standup on camera for Brown Supremacist. Nine films in, Broken Lizard is still chasing the big laugh and leaving just enough bait for the studio to order another round. Listen to Jay Chandrasekhar chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rewind: Guster and Phoenix on Reinvention, Escaping Nostalgia, and the Strange Side of Pop

This 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 2016, digs into Evermotion, moving beyond ’90s nostalgia, and reinventing the band through new instruments and studio experimentation, while Phoenix’s Thomas Mars looks back from 2017 on how Italian pop, cryptic English, Bowie, Prince, and getting bored with his own voice shaped Ti Amo. Both arrive at a similar place, making pop music that sounds joyful on the surface while something much stranger moves underneath. Show your support for Kyle Meredith With by making sure to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jane Seymour on Harry Wild, Reuniting with Joe Lando, and Radiohead’s OK Computer

Jane 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 orbit, and the chemistry that still “crackles” after decades together. She also shares how she helped make the reunion happen, recalls witnessing the infamous “Scottish play” curse firsthand, and explains why she’s already hoping for a sixth season. Plus, Seymour looks back at the unlikely legacy of her homes as creative sanctuaries where artists like Radiohead, The Cure, Johnny Cash, and New Order recorded iconic music, proving that creativity seems to follow her wherever she goes. Listen to Jane Seymour chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, & Hanna Bergholm on Nightborn, Parenthood Horror, and Finnish Folklore

Rupert 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 new parenthood before Finnish folklore creeps in. Bergholm talks about channeling the forbidden emotions of early motherhood into the story, Haarla discusses exploring the shadows that come with becoming a parent, and Grint reveals he was expecting his own second child while filming, making the film’s anxieties hit even closer to home. They also get into building the couple’s intimacy through dance rehearsals, using animatronics to keep the baby mysterious, and why sometimes what’s scariest is everything no one warns you about after bringing a child home. Listen to Rupert Grint, Seidi Haarla, and Hanna Bergholm chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Tim Robbins, Common, and the Silo Cast on Redemption, the Origin Story, and the Humanity Behind the Mystery

Silo 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 Robbins, Common, Alexandria Riley, Ashley Zukerman, and Jessica Henwick discuss Bernard's redemption arc, the shifting power dynamics between Robert and Camille Sims, and stepping into the "Before Times" to reveal the conspiracy that started it all. Along the way, they get into the show's political parallels, questions of truth versus survival, memory and identity, and why the series works best when its sci-fi is grounded in human choices. Show your support for Kyle Meredith With by making sure to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Tessa Coates, and Matt Miller on Ride or Die and Rewriting the Action-Comedy Rules

Ride 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, Tessa Coates, and Matt Miller talk with Kyle Meredith about the Prime Video series, from Waddingham finally getting to go full action star and Spencer digging into the friendship at the center of it, to Coates building a female action story that sends the assassin back for her best friend instead of the typical husband or kid. Miller gets into making eight episodes feel like one big globe-trotting movie, even if most of Europe was secretly Prague, while everyone circles the bigger win here of “women of a certain age” getting to be funny, complicated, dangerous, and completely in charge of the ride. Listen to Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Tessa Coates, and Matt Miller chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Rewind: Kurt Vile and Kevin Morby on City Songs, Strange Fame, and Writing Your Way Out

Kurt 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 Goin Down, being cartooned into a stoner squirrel on HBO’s Animals, fame arriving one weird step at a time, and writing songs that leave room for everyone else to move in. Morby then discusses 2017’s City Music, turning New York isolation into fiction from out in Los Angeles, building “1234” out of the Ramones and Jim Carroll, and leaving bands behind so he could try on every suit that fit. Two songwriters chasing loose ends, street noise, and the next version of themselves. Show your support for Kyle Meredith With by making sure to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Tori Amos on In Times of Dragons, Democracy, and Finding the Fire Inside Silent All These Years

Tori 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, witches, daughters, and the younger self who wrote "Silent All These Years." She also gets into writing fast, bringing Matt Chamberlain and John Evans back into the room, how her daughter Tash helped unlock the daughter’s role in the story, and why older records like Strange Little Girls can sneak back into the cupboard when the songs need the right ingredients. Heavy stuff, sure, but Tori still makes the dragon fight sound like a spell you can hum. Listen to Tori Amos chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Jane Kaczmarek on Malcolm in the Middle, The Boroughs, and Finding Her Next Act

Jane 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 come back as Dewey might be the most quietly heroic thing of all. She also digs into The Boroughs, playing Alfred Molina’s wife for the fifth time, getting to die to "Thunder Road," and why this latest chapter has her thinking about love, theater, artichokes, Led Zeppelin, and the very real power of knowing when to say, “I’m good.” Listen to Jane Kaczmarek chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Joel Courtney & Andy Delaney on 40 Dates and 40 Nights, Rom-Com Chemistry, and Finding the Truth in Dating

A 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. Delaney talks about using the genre as a way to focus on “the micro,” leaning into character details, awkward moments, and real-life experiences pulled directly from writer Sarah Howard’s own dating history. Courtney discusses finding Mason’s grounded, relatable side and reveals that his own love story is something of a rarity, having ultimately married the only woman he ever seriously dated. The two also dive into the chemistry between Courtney and co-star Bailee Madison, the importance of authenticity over broad comedy, and why the film’s failed dates had to feel like real people instead of cartoons. Listen to Joel Courtney and Andy Delaney chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gerry Beckley on Merciful, America, and Life After the Road

Gerry 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, splitting time between Los Angeles and Sydney, and finally having the space to write, record, and chase ideas without getting off a plane every other day. Beckley digs into reworking “Monster,” covering The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” with Graham Nash, the Henry Diltz story behind “All the Wounded Cowboys,” and why melody, melancholy, and a little light-dark chemistry are still at the center of what he does. Listen to Gerry Beckley chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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