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Strap on your thinking cap get ready to open up your consciousness and question all things around you because comedian & podcaster Duncan Trussell returns to CWMD for a whirlwind mind expanding conversation that covers everything from the lies your parents fed you to facing death. Get ready for a hilarious, thought provoking and insightful hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and TV writer Cindy Caponera joins Dwyer to discuss her book of essays I Triggered Her Bully, growing up in never changing Canaryville, going from blue collar to arts and lounging in swimming pools while wearing wool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"CWMD" is very thrilled to have Wayne Kramer return to the program. He joins Dwyer to discuss his new album "Lexington", prison reform, addiction, Marxism and the coolest thing he's ever done in his life - becoming a dad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mick Betancourt is a man with a great story. From the trough and tumble streets of Chicago to the writing and producing "Law & Order SVU" & "Breakout Kings." Mick speaks truthfully about growing up in a world of drug addicts, gang bangers and alcoholics to looking into himself and seeing what he needed to do to change his life. It's a great and inspiring episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dead Milkmen frontman and punk legend Rodney Anonymous joins "Conversations" for a whirlwind faced paced chat about music Stalinism, punching your heros in the face, Christopher Hitchens, and why you there is no real underground music scene anymore. Also, Rodney makes me laugh the harder than I have in the two years of this show. Fuck yeah The Dead Milkmen!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Artist Dave Archer joins Dwyer in a conversation about the road that lead him to creating art with a Tesla coil, the early sixties in North Beach San Francisco hanging out with Steve Martin, Janis Joplin and a story about one of the strangest way a person has ever died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Founder and Producer of Feral Audio joins Dwyer in a discussion about the road that lead him to comedy podcasting and the importance of the medium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author and screenwriter Andrea Portes returns for a second visit to Conversations to discuss her new novel Bury This. Ms Andreas also chats about being neighbors with some of LA's more dangerous residents, growing up in rural Nebraska, various names for male/female anatomy and how eavesdropping lead her to write about murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Critically acclaimed Australian Patrick Holland visits the U.S. for the first time to promote his novel, The Mary Smokes Boys. Mr. Holland joins Dwyer to discuss life in rural Australia, the vibrance of the people in Vietnam, being homeless in Japan, his take on America for the first time and ambient literature. Mr. Holland is a very unique, brilliant and must read writer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andy Paley joins Matt to discuss the reissue of The Complete Works of The Paley Brothers, what it was like to go from working clubs to playing stadiums and working with such music luminaries like Phil Spector, Brian Wilson Jonathan Richman, and The Ramones (Just to name a few.) Andy is a legend within the music world and it is a great honor to have him share with his stories and insights on music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Frankie Meeink at the age of fourteen stumbled into the dark and violent world of the Neo-Nazi Skinhead movement. He quickly rose through ranks until it landed him to prison at the age of seventeen. He joins Dwyer in a very intense and open conversation about his hate filled days to his process of learning how to become on the good side of humanity. Frank also shares about his new life actively educating kids in juvie halls and on the ice rink on how to live a more harmonious life. This episode ...
Comic book Artist Siike Donnelly joins me in a conversation about comics, movies and what is like to wake up every day knowing it could be your last. Siike Donnelly is one of those episodes that make me glad I podcast. He is hilarious, open and inspiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Poe Ballantine is easily one of my favorite writers so to have him on the show is a huge thrill. He joins me to talk about his twenty something years as a drifter, the deterioration of culture and how obscurity may be the best route to fame. Poe's unique take on the world is thought provoking and challenging. This is one of my favorite conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ever wonder what it would be like to be face to face with a charging bull? Well Lance Brittan does that for a living. He is a world champion bullfighter/rodeo clown and he tells some thrilling stories about jumping bulls, being hit, and the whole subculture of rodeo life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have you ever been curious to what happens when a pregnant woman goes into prison? What are her rights as a mother and what may be the rights of the child? It's a perplexing concept and one I had personally never thought about until recently. Thankfully Marianne Bullock works with the Prison Birth Project and sheds a great deal of light on the various dilemmas facing incarcerated pregnant women. It's a complex and fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Matt sits down with Rhonda Hughes founder of the independent publishing company Hawthorne books. Ms. Hughes and Matt discuss the challenges of young writers have getting published, how the academics have hurt outside writers from getting discovered, her passion for discovering new edgy writers and the powers of Amazon over publishing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jason Baldwin was sixteen when he was wrongfully convicted of three counts of capital murder. He shares with Dwyer how his prison experiences helped form his positive view on life, the faults in our prison system and how he is turning his up and down life into a memoir. Jason's optimism and positivity is truly inspiring. Help him write his memoir by visiting his kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1152367997/jason-baldwin-in-his-own-words-a-memoir Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Comedian Mike O'Connell joins Dwyer in a very funny conversation about all things sad. Mike talks with Matt about his non-comedic side project of Sad Songs and his book of poetry. They also delve into some tales of Chicago and binge drinking. Mike also graces us with a number of songs and poems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
To describe Mr. Fitzpatrick's conversation is almost impossible. It's a larger than life tale of being discovered in Washington Square Park in NYC by Keith Haring & Basquiat, professional boxing at 19, working with Lou Reed, Steve Earle and how art is a psychological X-Ray into society. Tony Fitzpatrick knows how to tell stories and this is a great episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mickey Jones has drummed for Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers and has played on a number of famous songs. Mickey joins Dwyer in a conversation about discovering the blues, getting boo'd off the stage with Bob Dylan when Dylan went electric and discovering his love for acting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Doug Mesner returns to the show not to discuss the Satanic Panic but to have avery passionate conversation about the myths of repressed memory, the charlatans who profit from it and how it's ruined thousands of lives. He names names and invites them to lawyer up and come after him. Okay and we talk some Satan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I have been a big fan of Sonny Smith's for a few years so getting to chat with him over the hour we spent on the phone was a big thrill for me. Sonny is a charming and candid fellow that openly talked about how he often wants to crawl in bed pull the sheets over his head and quit music. He also explores his fears of challenging himself to push himself creatively and the conflicting messages we get about selling out. We also discuss the disappointing idea that Searching For Sugarman was pretty mu...
Judith Lorei joins me for an eye opening conversation about the ever growing Green Burial Movement. She enlightens me on so many rights and issues that many of us do not think about when it comes to our funerals. We get into everything from caskets made from recycled materials, natural burials and even home viewings. We also delve into our own experiences with death and views on what happen when we die. It's a really super fascinating chat. Please enjoy NOW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Filmmaker & Jazz musician Darren Hoffman joins Dwyer for a conversation about his film Tradition Is A Temple which delves into the multi-faceted traditions of Jazz in New Orleans. They also discuss jazz music, fair trade filmmaking Lester Young and the strange world of independent filmmaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former punk rocker and first time novelist Danny Bland joins me in a great conversation about comradory of junkies, why booze is more dangers than heroin and fear of being openly raw and honest in your work. Danny's stories and life are beyond thrilling and fascinating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jaime Prater grew up in the christian commune Jesus People USA Evangelical Covenant Church. Years later he went back to make a documentary about his experience growing up in the commune and what he discovered was a dark underbelly of abuse and manipulation. Jaime and I discuss the making of the documentary, growing up gay in a christian commune and life after living in such a closed off community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In away this episode is a part two to my conversation with civil rights lawyer Dennis Cunningham. His daughter Bernadine Mellis created the documentary Forrest For The Trees which was about his epic lawsuit for environmentalist Judi Bari. Ms. Mellis and I discuss growing up in a household with two politically radical parents, how her film woke her up to activism, and the prison birth project. We seemed to jam a lot of subjects in this very interesting hour of conversation. Hosted on Acast. See a...
Harold Budd has been praised as an Avant-Garde genius. Though he tells me why he dislikes his labeling his music. We also have a very intimate conversation about the self-pitying of an artist, his years hanging out in LA jazz clubs, the visuals of composing and why the desert is an awful place voice of inspiration. Harold is a unique and fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ugly Shyla is a unique and wonderful person to converse with. We talked about her art, growing up cajun, voodoo, alternative modeling and surviving natural disasters. These are just a few subjects in an episode bountiful with topics and opinions from the very original Ugly Shyla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Founding member of the SDS and Weather Underground Mark Rudd has a impassioned and captivating talk with Dwyer about the history of organizing movements, the war machine, saving the planet and how we can still change the system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
