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Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

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John Darnielle is a novelist and the primary member of the Mountain Goats. The band&#8217;s latest album, In League With Dragons, is out April 26 via Merge Records.
(Photo Credit: Lalitree Darnielle)

John Darnielle

Podcast

John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats) Talks with Maggie Smith on the Talkhouse Podcast

A reformed wild child, in recent years Kate Vargas has traded the party for meditation, yoga, clean eating and a renewed focus on what she values most — her music. The New Mexico-raised, NYC-based artist is building ever more mindfully on her sound, and the music press is taking notice, Vargas receiving praise from a variety of respected outlets including Billboard, NPR, Noisey, and the Huffington Post, the latter assessing, “There is an unlimited amount of potential in this superstar on the rise.” Her new album Rumpumpo is out now.

Kate Vargas

Music

A Rough Guide to Getting By Without Getting High

Mark Speer is the guitarist and a founding member of the Houston, TX-based trio Khruangbin. Their latest album, Mordechai Remixes, is out August 2021 via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories Ltd.
(Photo Credit: Tasmin Isaacs)

Mark Speer

Khruangbin and Bill Brewster Talk the Joy of Messing Around in the Studio

Sadie Dupuis is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter of rock band Speedy Ortiz. She&#8217;s also the producer &amp; multi-instrumentalist behind pop project Sad13. Sadie heads the record label Wax Nine, has written for outlets including Spin, Nylon, and Playboy, and holds an MFA in poetry from UMass Amherst. Mouthguard, her first book, was published in 2018.
(Photo Credit: Jordan Edwards)

Sadie Dupuis

SPOTTED: Sad13 Watching Gossip Girl, #4

Kristina Moore writes songs about the anti-place, a state of being understood by truckers, deckhands, flight attendants, and touring musicians. An in-between existence where home becomes blurry, and improvised routines provide temporary comfort. That liminal experience was only exasperated when Moore relocated to New York and then immediately hit the road, spending every weeknight in a different club around the country, her bags still unpacked and her world in stasis.
koleżanka&#8216;s debut album, Place Is, distills the experiences of a lifetime into sound. These songs could easily soundtrack a late night drive through the Phoenix desert, cacti and the pupils of wildlife illuminated under the yellow glow of headlights

koleżanka

koleżanka and Lamont Brown (RNIE) Are Trying to Move Forward

Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Talks with Jason Narducy (Superchunk, Bob Mould) on the Talkhouse Podcast

Lucie Murphy has been getting to know herself again. As Poise, the New York City native is known for crafting dexterous melodies and emotionally-charged lyrics alongside propulsive rhythms and playful vocal arrangements. On debut album Vestiges, Murphy channels a devastating period of her life into a source of cathartic reprieve, transforming grief, bewilderment and uncertainty into a soundtrack for introspection and growth. It’s an essential reminder that we have the power to trust ourselves and to come out stronger, even during our darkest, most difficult moments.
(Photo Credit: Tonje Thilesen)

Poise

Poise and Peaer Are in the Purchase Mafia

SPOTTED: Sad13 Watching Gossip Girl, #3

El Perro del Mar is the musical project founded 2003 in Gothenburg, Sweden by its sole member, Sarah Assbring.
(Photo Credit: Gustaf Nilsson and Nicole Walker)

El Perro del Mar

Role Models: El Perro del Mar is Reconsidering RHCP

Madeline Babuka Black is an animator and musician currently based in LA, writing and performing in the new pop group Le Pain. You may know her from Yucky Duster, or from drumming in many bands including gobbinjr and Beverly.
(Photo Credit: Tsarina Merrin)

Madeline Babuka Black

Role Models: Le Pain Found Shonen Knife and Devo on The Powerpuff Girls

Leah Wellbaum is a musician, artist, and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. She is the principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete of the band <a href="http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI1diRvKuG6WHbczt4NvwwiWOx2Q">Slothrust</a>, and also has a side project called <a href="https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGerfGuHHblxrkWwiVFxjFvTpC6PQ">ANMLPLNET</a>. On the upcoming Slothrust album, Parallel Timeline, Wellbaum constructs a luscious, ethereal cosmos perforated with wormy portals and unexpected magical iconography. She is a lover of all things mystical and absurd. When she isn&#8217;t on the road, she offers lessons in music and creativity. You can find her art at <a href="http://www.leahwellbaum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.leahwellbaum.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVfpXiysd2fv7xl6G0h_mtBT5PqA">www.leahwellbaum.com</a>.