376. Inside David Byrne's American Utopia: A Behind the Scenes Special

376. Inside David Byrne's American Utopia: A Behind the Scenes Special

From the early days of Talking Heads, David Byrne has been developing unique and fascinating new ways to present his music to the world. There's no finer example of this than the jaw-dropping American Utopia show, which the NME called "The Best Live Show Of All Time".
Today we are delving inside the process of creating and performing the show from its early touring incarnation through to the wildly successful Broadway run that has just triumphantly resumed at the St James Theatre. I talk to key members of the band and cast about the show's merging of rock concert with modern dance piece and Broadway show, the innovative staging and unique challenges of reconfiguring classic songs for the show, the costumes, memories from the road, celebrity encounters, working with Spike Lee on the film version, how they went from collaborators to family and the challenges and joys of finally bringing the show back a year later than planned.
Thank you to cast members Angie Swan, Bobby Wooten, Chris Giarmo, Mauro Refosco and Stéphane San Juan for sharing their insights and stories, to Aussie queen of rock radio Zan Rowe for joining me to break down what makes the show special and publicist Michelle Farabaugh for making the whole thing possible.

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458. Top 10 Films of 2025 with Charles Hood & Drew Taylor

458. Top 10 Films of 2025 with Charles Hood & Drew Taylor

In what we can all agree is the greatest of all holiday traditions, filmmaker Charles Hood and The Wrap's Drew Taylor join me to celebrate / argue about our picks for the ten best films of 2025. Our s...

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457. Hillary Reynolds on Fleetwood Mac 'The Dance' (1997)

457. Hillary Reynolds on Fleetwood Mac 'The Dance' (1997)

My guest today is Wisconsin-born, LA-based singer/songwriter Hillary Reynolds, who is one of the rare guests to bring a live album to this podcast in the form of Fleetwood Mac's 1997 live record 'The ...

26 Marras 202540min

456. Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John, SunYears) on Stina Nordenstam 'And She Closed Her Eyes' (1994)

456. Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John, SunYears) on Stina Nordenstam 'And She Closed Her Eyes' (1994)

This week's guest is Swedish singer/songwriter Peter Morén, known for his work as guitarist and vocalist of indie rock trio Peter Bjorn and John and his solo project SunYears. Peter joins me to discus...

17 Marras 202531min

455. Dillon Warnek on Randy Newman 'The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1' (2003)

455. Dillon Warnek on Randy Newman 'The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1' (2003)

This week's guest is Nashville singer/songwriter Dillon Warnek, who joins me to discuss 'The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1', featuring revisited, stripped back versions of songs spanning 33 years of th...

11 Marras 202534min

454. Paulina Porizkova on ELO 'Out of the Blue' (1977)

454. Paulina Porizkova on ELO 'Out of the Blue' (1977)

Today, I finally get to talk about the Electric Light Orchestra as author, actor and iconic supermodel Paulina Porizkova joins me to talk about the classic ELO album 'Out of the Blue'. Paulina takes u...

5 Marras 202541min

453. Marshall Crenshaw on Bo Diddley '16 All-Time Greatest Hits' (1964)

453. Marshall Crenshaw on Bo Diddley '16 All-Time Greatest Hits' (1964)

The legendary singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw joins me to talk about an artist whose influence changed the sound of music forever. Marshall talks discovering the classic Diddley Greatest Hits reco...

22 Loka 202528min

452. Peter Ames Carlin on Bruce Springsteen 'Born to Run' (1975)

452. Peter Ames Carlin on Bruce Springsteen 'Born to Run' (1975)

Author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin specialises in puncturing rock'n'roll myths while enriching the legends. His biographies of iconic musicians and bands from Springsteen to REM are often definit...

14 Loka 202549min

451. Brian Dunne on Bruce Springsteen 'The River' (1980)

451. Brian Dunne on Bruce Springsteen 'The River' (1980)

Rock'n'roll singer-songwriter Brian Dunne joins me to make a case for 'The River' as the ultimate Bruce Springsteen album. We talk about how it is rarely chosen as the best of Bruce's classic period, ...

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