Episode 35: Sean Kelly - Hair to the Throne
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 Dec 202340min
Episode 34: Steve Byrne - Metal Breakdown
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 Maj 202354min
Episode 33: Tracey Lindeman - Productive Rage
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 Maj 202338min
Episode 32: Jason Schreurs - Therapeutic Punk
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
Episode 31: Lily E. Hirsch - From Politics to Parody
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 Juni 202239min
Episode 30: David John Baker - Melodic Memory
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
Episode 29: In the Valley
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 Dec 202120min
Episode 28: Nick Fraser - Sibling Revelry
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
