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Conversations With Dwyer

Conversations With Matt Dwyer is a music podcast that focuses on the lives and work of legendary, established and emerging new artists. The interviews are not your typical Q&A format but an unfolding organic conversation that shines a light on the lesser explored corners of an artist’s work, life, triumphs and challenges. Some past guests included Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Van Dyke Parks, Lou Barlow, Donita Sparks of L7, Boots Riley and Jenn Wassner of Wye Oak/Flock Of Dimes. Conversations With Dwyer was also the catalyst for John Lurie selling his series “Painting With John,” to HBO.

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Latest Episodes:

Drew Ackerman Aka Dearest Scooter - Sleep With Me Podcast Mar 18, 2020

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Drew Ackerman aka Dearest Scooter is the creator and host of the genius Sleep With Me podcast. A show he created to help people with insomnia, anxiety and various other sleep issues drift off to slumberland. Drew and Matt have an honest and one of the funniest conversations in the show's history. They explore what lead Drew to the idea, struggling to find a meaningful path in life and the day he saw his reflection in the mirror and knew he needed to get his act together. Drew is a brilliant and hilarious force. This is a great episode. Enjoy.

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Luis J. Rodriguez - Former Gang member turned Author, Journalist & Poet laureate of Los Angeles Mar 11, 2020

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Luis J. Rodriguez is a former gang member turned author, journalist and poet laureate of Los Angeles. He joins CWMD to discuss how his parents would have rather him stay in the streets than become a writer, the struggle to find his voice, labor movements, the working class side Los Angeles no one knows, the similarities between Chicago and LA writers and much much more. Check out his websites: www.luisjrodriguez.com

www.tiachucha.org and his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hummingbird-cricket-hour/id1381254966?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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Amy Dresner - My Fair Junkie Mar 04, 2020

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Author of, “My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean," Amy Dresner joins CWMD to discuss her sex and drug addiction, working on chain gangs, growing up in Beverly Hills and the pain one must endure to be an honest writer. Elle magazine compared Dresner’s darkly comic memoir to Carrie Fisher’s “Postcards from the Edge” and Mary Karr’s “Lit,” calling Dresner’s book “one for the ages.”

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Gregg Deal Indigenous Artist & Activist Feb 26, 2020

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Indigenous artist and activist Gregg Deal joins CWMD in a engaging and eye opening discussion about being a truthful artist without gimmicks, how the federal government had outlawed the ceremonies and rituals of indigenous people, the expectations put on his people by western culture and how the various nations view Elizabeth Warren's and other people's claims of Native American Status.

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Kenneth E. Hartman - Author and Prison Activist Feb 20, 2020

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At age nineteen Kenneth E. Hartman was sentenced to life without parole for accidentally killing a man in a drunken street fight. His book Mother California is about is time in prison, finding love and becoming reformed. He joins CWMD to discuss life in prison, freedom, and the future of our prison system. Mr. Hartman is a captivating man with a lot to share.

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Neil Steinberg - Author, Columnist Journalist Jun 02, 2017

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Neil sits down with Matt to talk about his recent book, Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery. Neil talks about addiction, literature and the splendor of Chicago.

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Duncan Trussell - Kick Over the Ant Hill May 17, 2017

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Like all conversations with Duncan Trussell this one is filled with spiritualism, metaphysics, truth, the universe and who we are. Dwyer and Duncan have been a little out of touch and catch up discussing our various identities, the poetics of booze, and how you have to kick over the ant hill to see how it rebuilds itself.

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Will Weldon - Comedian May 11, 2017

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Comedian Will Weldon joins Dwyer in a hilarious and interesting chat on what they’ve eaten when broke, how everyone needs to start joking on Facebook again and the differences in Canadian healthcare and politics.

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Ken Vandermark - Jazz Musician and Composer Apr 26, 2017

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MacArthur Genius Award winning Jazz musician Ken Vandermark joins Dwyer in an inspiring and captivating discussion about the artform of the album, didacticism in art, and how he learned he was winning the MacCarthur Genius Award. Check out his work at kenvandermark.com/

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Corey & Courtney - Roadtrippers Apr 07, 2017

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From Feral Audio, We Should Have A Podcast's Corey & Courtney join Dwyer in a conversation about their road trip to the Women’s March. We talk about our national entitlement before Orangie took office, and about staying alert in the face of our lousy new president.

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