Kyle Meredith
@kylemeredith.lpm.org
Host / Journalist/ Unreliable Narrator
Tonight’s guest list includes Juliana Hatfield, Susanna Hoffs, & FKA Twigs!
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, and whatever other detours might come our way.
6p ET on WFPK. Strong opinions encouraged.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, and whatever other detours might come our way.
6p ET on WFPK. Strong opinions encouraged.
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Tonight’s guest list includes Juliana Hatfield, Susanna Hoffs, & FKA Twigs!
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, and whatever other detours might come our way.
6p ET on WFPK. Strong opinions encouraged.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, and whatever other detours might come our way.
6p ET on WFPK. Strong opinions encouraged.
For tonight's show, I'll replay some of my talks with Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips), and Genddy Tartakovsky.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and whatever weird connective tissue shows up.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and whatever weird connective tissue shows up.
6p ET on WFPK.
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
For tonight's show, I'll replay some of my talks with Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips), and Genddy Tartakovsky.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and whatever weird connective tissue shows up.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and whatever weird connective tissue shows up.
6p ET on WFPK.
Tonight’s guests are The Offspring, Scott Ian (of Anthrax), and Illenium.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. Batteries not included.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. Batteries not included.
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Tonight’s guests are The Offspring, Scott Ian (of Anthrax), and Illenium.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. Batteries not included.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. Batteries not included.
“I love the way cinema reflects social concerns that are happening right now.”
Tom Harper on Heart of Stone — a slick action thriller that just happened to land right in the middle of the AI moment.
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Tom Harper on Heart of Stone — a slick action thriller that just happened to land right in the middle of the AI moment.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
“I love the way cinema reflects social concerns that are happening right now.”
Tom Harper on Heart of Stone — a slick action thriller that just happened to land right in the middle of the AI moment.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
Tom Harper on Heart of Stone — a slick action thriller that just happened to land right in the middle of the AI moment.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
Tonight’s guests are Suki Waterhouse, Shelley Hennig, and Peter Capaldi.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. No one knows how it ends, but it'll sound fun.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. No one knows how it ends, but it'll sound fun.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Tonight’s guests are Suki Waterhouse, Shelley Hennig, and Peter Capaldi.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. No one knows how it ends, but it'll sound fun.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and detours.
6p ET on WFPK. No one knows how it ends, but it'll sound fun.
Tonight’s guests are Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and Joey McIntyre (of New Kids On The Block).
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and some detours I absolutely mean to take.
6p ET on WFPK. Bring snacks. Trust me.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and some detours I absolutely mean to take.
6p ET on WFPK. Bring snacks. Trust me.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Tonight’s guests are Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and Joey McIntyre (of New Kids On The Block).
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and some detours I absolutely mean to take.
6p ET on WFPK. Bring snacks. Trust me.
Plus four hours of new tracks, classic alternative, trivia, and some detours I absolutely mean to take.
6p ET on WFPK. Bring snacks. Trust me.
Joining me on tonight’s show…
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills of R.E.M.
Noel Hogan & Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries
and Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
As well as four hours of new music, classic alternative, nerd facts, and whatever else sneaks in.
6p ET on WFPK. I don’t need to oversell this.
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills of R.E.M.
Noel Hogan & Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries
and Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
As well as four hours of new music, classic alternative, nerd facts, and whatever else sneaks in.
6p ET on WFPK. I don’t need to oversell this.
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Joining me on tonight’s show…
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills of R.E.M.
Noel Hogan & Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries
and Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
As well as four hours of new music, classic alternative, nerd facts, and whatever else sneaks in.
6p ET on WFPK. I don’t need to oversell this.
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills of R.E.M.
Noel Hogan & Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries
and Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee.
As well as four hours of new music, classic alternative, nerd facts, and whatever else sneaks in.
6p ET on WFPK. I don’t need to oversell this.
My guests on tonight's show are Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Jared Leto!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever happens when actors start talking about music.
No six degrees required. I already did the math.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever happens when actors start talking about music.
No six degrees required. I already did the math.
6p ET on WFPK.
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
My guests on tonight's show are Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Jared Leto!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever happens when actors start talking about music.
No six degrees required. I already did the math.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever happens when actors start talking about music.
No six degrees required. I already did the math.
6p ET on WFPK.
Tonight, more #StrangerThings energy on WFPK with Jamie Campbell Bower, Maya Hawke, and Caleb McLaughlin joining me.
Four hours of the best new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever else sneaks through the studio door.
6p ET. The Upside Down, one last time.
Four hours of the best new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever else sneaks through the studio door.
6p ET. The Upside Down, one last time.
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tonight, more #StrangerThings energy on WFPK with Jamie Campbell Bower, Maya Hawke, and Caleb McLaughlin joining me.
Four hours of the best new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever else sneaks through the studio door.
6p ET. The Upside Down, one last time.
Four hours of the best new cuts, classic alternative, music trivia, and whatever else sneaks through the studio door.
6p ET. The Upside Down, one last time.
Tonight on WFPK: Stranger Things cast Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard & Joe Keery join me, plus 4 hours of new cuts, indie & Americana classics, trivia, and randomness.
More #StrangerThings cast tomorrow night too.
6p ET.
More #StrangerThings cast tomorrow night too.
6p ET.
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tonight on WFPK: Stranger Things cast Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard & Joe Keery join me, plus 4 hours of new cuts, indie & Americana classics, trivia, and randomness.
More #StrangerThings cast tomorrow night too.
6p ET.
More #StrangerThings cast tomorrow night too.
6p ET.
Tonight: Cheap Trick, Chicago, and John Waters.
And we're all talking about the holidays.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia, and questionable taste (by design).
6p ET on WFPK. This is why we can’t have normal playlists.
And we're all talking about the holidays.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia, and questionable taste (by design).
6p ET on WFPK. This is why we can’t have normal playlists.
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Tonight: Cheap Trick, Chicago, and John Waters.
And we're all talking about the holidays.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia, and questionable taste (by design).
6p ET on WFPK. This is why we can’t have normal playlists.
And we're all talking about the holidays.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia, and questionable taste (by design).
6p ET on WFPK. This is why we can’t have normal playlists.
Tonight: Gobo Fraggle (of #FraggleRock!), John Tartaglia, and Ingrid Michaelson.
New cuts, classics, and trivia along the way.
6p ET on WFPK. Doozers also welcome.
New cuts, classics, and trivia along the way.
6p ET on WFPK. Doozers also welcome.
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Tonight: Gobo Fraggle (of #FraggleRock!), John Tartaglia, and Ingrid Michaelson.
New cuts, classics, and trivia along the way.
6p ET on WFPK. Doozers also welcome.
New cuts, classics, and trivia along the way.
6p ET on WFPK. Doozers also welcome.
Tonight, my guests are Emmylou Harris, Lorrie Morgan, and Michael McDonald!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, deep tracks, detours, and a little music-nerd joy along the way.
6p ET on WFPK
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, deep tracks, detours, and a little music-nerd joy along the way.
6p ET on WFPK
December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tonight, my guests are Emmylou Harris, Lorrie Morgan, and Michael McDonald!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, deep tracks, detours, and a little music-nerd joy along the way.
6p ET on WFPK
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, deep tracks, detours, and a little music-nerd joy along the way.
6p ET on WFPK
Tonight, my guests are R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Cars’ Elliot Easton, and The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, music history, weird connections, and the occasional scenic route.
6p ET on WFPK. It's a pretty solid argument for not skipping this show.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, music history, weird connections, and the occasional scenic route.
6p ET on WFPK. It's a pretty solid argument for not skipping this show.
December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tonight, my guests are R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, The Cars’ Elliot Easton, and The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, music history, weird connections, and the occasional scenic route.
6p ET on WFPK. It's a pretty solid argument for not skipping this show.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, music history, weird connections, and the occasional scenic route.
6p ET on WFPK. It's a pretty solid argument for not skipping this show.
From my 2022 interview with Jack Black and Kyle Gass:
"Without Spinal Tap, there is no Tenacious D"
"Without Spinal Tap, there is no Tenacious D"
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From my 2022 interview with Jack Black and Kyle Gass:
"Without Spinal Tap, there is no Tenacious D"
"Without Spinal Tap, there is no Tenacious D"
Tonight, my guests are Audrey Nuna ( KPop Demon Hunters ), Claire Forlani, and Ken Marino!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, factoids, side quests, and a few intentional detours.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, factoids, side quests, and a few intentional detours.
6p ET on WFPK.
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tonight, my guests are Audrey Nuna ( KPop Demon Hunters ), Claire Forlani, and Ken Marino!
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, factoids, side quests, and a few intentional detours.
6p ET on WFPK.
Plus four hours of new cuts, classic alt, factoids, side quests, and a few intentional detours.
6p ET on WFPK.
Tonight, my guests are Paul Rodgers (of Bad Company), Dave Clark (of The Dave Clark Five), and P. J. Byrne!
A few brand-new cuts mixed in, plenty of classic favorites, trivia, etc.
All of it starts at 6p ET on WFPK. History lessons, minus the homework.
A few brand-new cuts mixed in, plenty of classic favorites, trivia, etc.
All of it starts at 6p ET on WFPK. History lessons, minus the homework.
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tonight, my guests are Paul Rodgers (of Bad Company), Dave Clark (of The Dave Clark Five), and P. J. Byrne!
A few brand-new cuts mixed in, plenty of classic favorites, trivia, etc.
All of it starts at 6p ET on WFPK. History lessons, minus the homework.
A few brand-new cuts mixed in, plenty of classic favorites, trivia, etc.
All of it starts at 6p ET on WFPK. History lessons, minus the homework.
Tonight on the show: Tom DeLonge (of Blink-182), MGMT, and Alex Gaskarth (of All Time Low)!
Plus some very new cuts, a healthy stack of classic favorites, and trivia that answers questions everyone argues about.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the songs, stay for the side-eye.
Plus some very new cuts, a healthy stack of classic favorites, and trivia that answers questions everyone argues about.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the songs, stay for the side-eye.
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tonight on the show: Tom DeLonge (of Blink-182), MGMT, and Alex Gaskarth (of All Time Low)!
Plus some very new cuts, a healthy stack of classic favorites, and trivia that answers questions everyone argues about.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the songs, stay for the side-eye.
Plus some very new cuts, a healthy stack of classic favorites, and trivia that answers questions everyone argues about.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the songs, stay for the side-eye.
Happy 36th birthday to Taylor Swift, who once sent me a Christmas card.
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy 36th birthday to Taylor Swift, who once sent me a Christmas card.
Tonight, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, Flogging Molly’s Dave King, and Junkie XL all drop by!
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tonight, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, Flogging Molly’s Dave King, and Junkie XL all drop by!
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Tonight: Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller & John Malkovichall drop by!
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tonight: Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller & John Malkovichall drop by!
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Tonight: Florence Welch, Sara Bareilles & Amy Lee drop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tonight: Florence Welch, Sara Bareilles & Amy Lee drop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Tonight on Kyle Meredith With…: Brian Bell (Weezer), Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), & Louise Post (Veruca Salt) all stop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tonight on Kyle Meredith With…: Brian Bell (Weezer), Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), & Louise Post (Veruca Salt) all stop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Tonight on WFPK: Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Mark Gardener (Ride) & actor Juan Carlos Fresnadillo!
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia & more.
6p ET. Tune in before the evening gets predictable.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia & more.
6p ET. Tune in before the evening gets predictable.
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Tonight on WFPK: Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Mark Gardener (Ride) & actor Juan Carlos Fresnadillo!
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia & more.
6p ET. Tune in before the evening gets predictable.
Plus new cuts, classics, trivia & more.
6p ET. Tune in before the evening gets predictable.
Tonight on WFPK: Famke Janssen, Sarah Silverman, and Johan Renck!
Add in classic alternative, a bunch of great new cuts, music trivia, and whatever else I get sidetracked by, and we've got a show
6p ET. Tune in. It all works out.
Add in classic alternative, a bunch of great new cuts, music trivia, and whatever else I get sidetracked by, and we've got a show
6p ET. Tune in. It all works out.
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tonight on WFPK: Famke Janssen, Sarah Silverman, and Johan Renck!
Add in classic alternative, a bunch of great new cuts, music trivia, and whatever else I get sidetracked by, and we've got a show
6p ET. Tune in. It all works out.
Add in classic alternative, a bunch of great new cuts, music trivia, and whatever else I get sidetracked by, and we've got a show
6p ET. Tune in. It all works out.