Conversations With Matt Dwyer

Linda Tirado is the Author of Hand To Mouth: Living In Bootstrap America. The book examines how Americans view poverty, what life is like as a impoverished person and why the poor people do do what they do. Ms. Tirado joins Matt to discuss the exhausting life of having three demeaning jobs, how our society lacks compassion for those on hard times and her new life as an author. Hand To Mouth is an incredible and important book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Kattner aka Honus Honus from the great band Man Man joins Dwyer in candid conversation about touring life, career crossroads and the acceptance of being in a band with a cult following. Mr. Kattner is humorous and open about his life of his life in music and writing. The episode ends with "Head On" a song on the most recent Man Man album On Oni Pond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dorian Wood is a composer and musician whose brilliant music challenges society art and sexuality. He joins the CWMD mics to talk about the power of anger and violence in art, the importance of creating trends opposed to following them and where good ideas come from. Dorian Wood also talks about his other creative passion Pet Portraits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Farley of Motern Media is a song writer who is manipulating the system by flooding Spotify and Rdio with sixty thousand songs that are charming fascinating and often hilarious. Mr. Farley joins CWMD and talks about recording hundreds of songs a day, debunking the myth of tortured artists honesty in song writing. Matt Farley is unique and brilliant man subverting the system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Peter Bebergal returns to discuss his new new book Season Of The Witch Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock & Roll. Mr. Bebergal and Dwyer explore when Rock took the turn towards the dark, the taboos associated with Occult imagery, the importance of album covers and Dungeons & Dragons as a midlife crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Front man of the Boston indie band Hallelujah The Hills joins CWMD to talk about the complexities of the music business, the Overdub Tampering Hoax, and mobsters in the music business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chicago filmmaker Michael Caplan joins the CWMD mics to talk about writer Nelson Algren and his documentary about him entitled, Algren. They also discuss the working class splendor of Chicago, the genius of Wayne Kramer and why Chicago writers like Studs and Algren are selflessness. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Spanbauer is powerful novelist who has been a important influence on the authors of the Pacific Northwest. He joins CWMD to discuss his approach to writing which he calls Dangerous writing. We also converse about how no one pays attention to literary fiction the way they used, humanities inner battles and his new novel, I Loved You More. Mr. Spanbauer is open and candid about his pains and struggles to inspiring levels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saloon poet and frontman of The Capgun Holdups joins to discuss the harsh realities of the Chicago saloon poet scene verses the LA scene, Punk Rock in Chicago and tale about John Wayne Gacy trying to give him a ride. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The legendary Jerry Stahl returns for his monthly visit with Dwyer to discuss herpes, climate change, smoking crack with Oprah, Oscar Levant and the depressions of writing a memoir. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of CWMD most popular guests Danny Bland returns to CWMD to talk about his collaboration with Greg Dulli, I Apologize For The Awful Things I'm Gonna Do. Dwyer joins Danny Bland in a dark hotel in Hollywood to talk about developing a criminal mind, The Black Panthers, being a man and of course working with the great Greg Dulli See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author comedian and perennial TV guest star Fred Stoller joins the CMWD microphones for a hilarious conversation. Fred shares what it is like to return to stand up comedy after seventeen years, the difference between creative success and financials success and the challenges of the publishing world. Fred also shares his secret to talking to his mother and how to make it bearable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is an honor to have an iconic musician like Phil Ranelin on CWMD. Mr. Ranelin shares his days as a session player for Motown, political jazz music and it's effect on black consciousness, working with Freddie Hubbard and the spirit of Eric Dolphy. Mr Ranelin delivers an emotional, passionate and humorous conversation. It is unlike any that have graced the CWMD microphones. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We return to the CWMD Road Trip series with legendary Fisher Poet Geno Leech. Artist & filmmaker Shane Bugbee joins me in a joint interview with the charismatic and fascinating writer about life on a merchant marine boat, how he got into writing his first time performing and he regales us with an incredible performance of his work. Seriously you want to hear his performance. The man has a voice from God. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author of Permanent Midnight, I, Fatty & Happy Mutant Baby Pills Jerry Stahl joins CWMD in what may be the funniest episode to date. Jerry and Matt explore their similar lives of dead dads, being the town outsider and the huge god sized mommy hole in the center of their beings. They also get into writing, bitterness, skin problems and life with stalky ex's See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ken Vandermark is a brilliant Jazz musician who has been awarded the MacCarthur Genius Fellowship for composing. He joins CWMD for a very impassioned conversation about how artists are viewed in America, the challenge of pushing yourself to say something new each night on stage, the differential of what creative people are trying to accomplish and what they achieve and the how society judges work based on worth. Vandermark is a force and anyone creative or interested in art and music should not miss the episode. Anyone who is creative or interested in creativity should listen to this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CWMD is proud to have Mr. McCusker as a guest. He is enlisted in the Marines to fight in Vietnam and quickly became against the war. He helped start Vietnam Vets Against The War, started a number of underground protest papers and has a weekly public radio show on KMUN in Astoria. He talks about what it was like to be shot at for the first time in Nam, being defended by Phil Ochs and America's current obsession with war. Mr. McCusker is a great conversation and a legend in Astoria, Oregon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first interview in the in Astoria Oregon Kelly Rose and I stop in on dancer, chef, writer and drag star Marco Davis. It's a damned interesting and fun conversation. Marco talks about being beaten up for being gay before he knew he was gay, his young days partying at Webster Hall in NYC, the world of drag and his road to discovering his drag persona Daylight Cums. Mr. Davis also enlightens me on the world of drag kings and queens and blesses me with my drag name. At the end of the conversation you can listen to Daylight Cums great song "Angry Hand Job" at the end of the episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ruth Weiss is a legendary beat poet with an epic life. We discuss what it was like to be a woman among the Beats. the beginning of her bohemian trek, tensions with Allen Ginsberg and driving around S.F in stolen cars with Neil Cassidy & Jack Kerouac. Ms. Weiss' partner Hal Davis joins in on the conversation and plays his percussion log under a few of Ruth's trance inducing poems. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Larry Spring is a larger than life figure who is difficult to put into words. He was a scientist, artist, adventurer and creator of the School For Common Sense. "CWMD" visits his museum and it's curator Heather brown to discuss his life and work. Heather herself is a very fascinating person and we discuss her art, life and she gives us a great insight to the life and people of Fort Bragg California. For more on Larry Spring visit larryspring.com. For photos, video and blogs on this episode go to themattdwyer.com/CWMDroadtrip See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.