These experimental legends sat down for an episode of the Talkhouse Music Podcast.

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Lou Turner is a writer and musician (Styrofoam Winos, Ryan Davis &amp; the Roadhouse Band, MJ Lenderman, and others) based in Nashville, TN. She is the author of Twin Lead Lines (Third Man Books, 2025) as well as the editor of Quarter Notes, a literary magazine with a musical ear. Turner’s third solo record, Strangels (out Nov 6th via SPINSTER) was named “her most creatively complex and ceremonious concrete body of work to date” by The Self Portrait Gospel.
(Photo Credit: Trevor Nikrant)

Lou Turner

Anne Malin Ringwalt is a writer and musician based in Durham, NC. What Floods and Strange Power! are out now as a joint release from Inside the Castle and Dear Life Records, with recognition from the Poetry Foundation. The recipient of the Excellence Fellowship at UNC Greensboro, she is currently pursuing a PhD in English while teaching at the North Carolina Governor&#8217;s School.

Anne Malin Ringwalt

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Lou Turner and Anne Malin Ringwalt Are Serious About Playfulness

Fenne Lily is a singer-songwriter based in New York. Her latest record, Win Win, is out now on Nettwerk.

Fenne Lily

Whitmer Thomas is a comedian, actor, and filmmaker from Gulf Shores, Alabama. His new comedy film, <a href="https://thecivildead.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Civil Dead</a>, which he co-wrote, co-produced and co-stars in with his writing partner/best friend Clay Tatum (who also directed), is now in theaters. His special Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One was released on HBO in 2020, produced by Bo Burnham, Chris Storer, and A24, and was directed by Thomas and Clay Tatum. Thomas and Tatum developed their filmmaking skills making shorts for their long-running monthly residency at the Satellite in Silverlake called PowerViolence, which has now been taken over by Whitmer Thomas &amp; Pals at Largo, featuring some of the biggest names in comedy performing today. Thomas and Tatum co-produced, voiced, and wrote the ADHD animated series Stone Quackers on FXX (now available on Hulu), featuring John C. Reilly. Following the premiere of his special on HBO, SubPop Records released its original music, Songs from The Golden One, on their imprint label Hardly Art in stores April 2020. The show has been performed to sold out venues in NYC, LA, Philly, Chicago, Seattle, and Portland. Thomas&#8217; sophomore album The Older I Get the Funnier I Was was released by Hardly Art Records in fall 2022.

Whitmer Thomas

Fenne Lily and Whitmer Thomas Talk Showbiz

Sen Morimoto is a Japanese-American multi-disciplinary artist based in Chicago. Their latest record, Time Is On Your Side, is out now on Sooper Records.

Sen Morimoto

Mood Board: Sen Morimoto’s Time Is On Your Side

The New Death Valley Girls Record is “Deeply Neptunian” 

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Bruce Hornsby Talks with Nate Amos (This is Lorelei) on the Talkhouse Podcast

Snail Mail is the project of Baltimore-based guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan. The latest Snail Mail record, Ricochet, is out now on Matador.

Snail Mail

Brennan Wedl is a Minnesota-raised, Nashville-based songwriter. Her self-titled record (produced by Katie Crutchfield and Brad Cook) is out now on ANTI-.

Brennan Wedl

Snail Mail and Brennan Wedl Talk Shop

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One of Hollywood’s most versatile and accomplished character actors, Josh Pais can now be seen in the new dark comedy <a href="https://www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/checkout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Checkout</a>, which is now on VOD. His other recent credits include The Friend, opposite Naomi Watts, and Netflix’s A Man In Full, opposite Jeff Daniels. His extensive television work includes Hulu’s critically acclaimed The Dropout, Showtime’s Ray Donovan, HBO’s Mrs. Fletcher and High Maintenance, and TV Land’s Younger. On the film side, Pais has appeared in a wide range of notable productions, including Joker, Funny Pages, produced by the Safdie brothers, and Nicole Holofcener’s You Hurt My Feelings. Drawing on decades of experience both on screen and on stage, Pais founded Committed Impulse, an innovative performance methodology emphasizing spontaneity, physical awareness, and authentic creative expression. He is also the author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790583/lose-your-mind-by-josh-pais/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lose Your Mind: The Path to Creative Invincibility</a>, published by Penguin Random House/Hay House, which is now out in paperback.

Josh Pais

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Three Great Things: Josh Pais

863: Little Fish’s Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle on Fundraising, Firing 50,000 Fish Sandwiches, and That $20,000 Fridge

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Nick Dawson talks with filmmakers, musicians and comedians whose work he loves, avoiding the mundane, predictable questions they&#8217;ve heard numerous times and instead asking substantive, thoughtful questions that get to the heart of who they are.

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Juliette Binoche

Lee Ranaldo is best known as a co-founder of and guitarist/vocalist for Sonic Youth. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/leeranaldo" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leeranaldoandthedust/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.
Ian Williams is the founder of Battles. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/it_will" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/battlestheband/?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.