Episode 14: Murray A. Lightburn - Slices of the Pie Chart

Sean Kelly is a longtime musician and the author of Don't Call It Hair Metal: Art in the Excess of '80s Rock (ECW Press, 2023). He joins me to talk about why people dismiss hair metal, Sean's "duality...

28 Des 202340min

Psychologist, professor, writer, and metalhead Steve Byrne joins me for a big discussion about the psychology of extreme music fandom. We get into the weeds on how heavy music serves unmet needs, the ...

17 Mai 202354min

Tracey Lindeman is a journalist and the author of BLEED: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care (ECW Press, 2023). She joins me to discuss discovering punk rock through the book Please Ki...

1 Mai 202338min

Photo: Megan Cole Jason Schreurs describes his mental health struggles, and his connection to punk music, in the podcast and new book Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health. He joins me ...

17 Apr 202337min

Musicologist Lily E. Hirsch joins me for a conversation about her many projects. We touch on everything from music used to repel teenagers from public spaces, to parenting and music lessons, to toxic ...

10 Jun 202239min

Scientist, researcher and musician David John Baker first came to my attention through his involvement with the Music For Brainwaves project, an experiment with designing music to invoke certain menta...

16 Jan 202249min

A fan raises the metal horns for Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf at Hellfest 2014 On this Very Special Episode, I discuss the beginnings of What Is This Music?! at the Hellfest metal festival in France ...

3 Des 202120min

Noted Toronto jazz drummer (and my brother) Nick Fraser joins me to talk about the concept of genre, musical narcissism, the difficulty in separating music from nostalgia, why he loves (and so many pe...

29 Aug 20211h 2min