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Special podcast version of Michael Shelley's weekly radio show, featuring interviews with the high-rollers of rock, soul, country, and jazz.

Michael Shelley and WFMU


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 288 EPISODES

    4.8 from 46 ratings Listeners of Michael Shelley | WFMU that love the show mention: michael gets, michael interviews, don't miss, interviewed, artists, folks, history, industry, unique, fan, questions, insightful, guests, show, always, like, listening, love, michael shelley, greatest music experts.


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    The Michael Shelley | WFMU podcast is an absolute gem for music lovers. Michael's thoughtful and insightful interviews with a wide range of music industry professionals make for incredibly interesting listening. His knowledge and passion for not only the music, but also the culture and careers of his guests is evident in every episode. One of the best aspects of this podcast is that Michael often interviews lesser-known artists, allowing listeners to discover new music and learn about musicians who may have been forgotten by the mainstream. The archive of interviews he has built over the years is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of music.

    One possible downside to this podcast is that listeners may not be familiar with all of the guests Michael interviews. However, this can actually be seen as a positive, as it provides an opportunity to discover new artists and broaden one's musical horizons. Additionally, some listeners may find that they prefer episodes featuring more established artists over those with lesser-known names.

    In conclusion, The Michael Shelley | WFMU podcast is an incredible resource for anyone interested in the music industry and its history. Michael's well-researched interviews provide a unique perspective on both well-known and lesser-known musicians, creating a compelling and informative listening experience. Whether you're a hardcore music fan or simply curious about the stories behind the songs, this podcast is definitely worth a listen.



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    Latest episodes from Michael Shelley | WFMU

    Guest: Pearl Harbour from May 31, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 27:19


    Pearl Harbor - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152638

    Guest: Stephen Lewis, Richard Manuel Biographer from May 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 36:04


    Stephen Lewis - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151990

    A Tribute To LOVE with Mike Randle And Johnny Echols from May 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 91:29


    Mike Randle - "May 2025 Interview" Mike Randle - "August 2006 Interview" Johnny Echols - "August 2009 Interview" Mike Randle - "December 2017 Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151747

    Guest: David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven from Apr 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 59:40


    David Lowery - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151284

    Guest: Bill Chadwick, The Fifth Monkee from Jan 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 26:00


    Bill Chadwick - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/148615

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    Guest: Andrew Reich, director of Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story from Dec 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 36:34


    Andrew Reich - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146751

    Guests: Melanie Vammen & Shel Talmy Remembered from Nov 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 51:04


    Melanie Vammen - "Interview" Shel Talmy - "Dec. 2008 Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/146116

    Guest: Disney Expert Len Testa (special podcast-only long version) from Oct 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 95:31


    Len Testa - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/145301

    Guests: The Cactus Blossoms - Live From Magic Door Studios from Oct 12, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 49:42


    The Cactus Blossoms - "Be What I Wanna (live for WFMU at Magic Door)" The Cactus Blossoms - "Something's Got a Hold on Me (live for WFMU at Magic Door)" The Cactus Blossoms - "Interview" The Cactus Blossoms - "Statues (live for WFMU at Magic Door)" The Cactus Blossoms - "Boomerang (live for WFMU at Magic Door)" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144953

    GUEST: Author Dean Brownrout from Sep 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 51:27


    Dean Brownrout - "Interviews" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/144413

    Guest: Will Rigby of The dB's from Aug 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 37:44


    Will Rigby - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/143084

    Guest: John Melnick of The Shandels from Jul 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 27:54


    John Melnick - "Interview" The Shandels - "Treat Me Like A Man" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141955

    Guest: Mark Bacino from Jul 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 19:36


    Mark Bacino - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/141802

    Guest: NRBQ's Terry Adams from Jun 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 23:19


    Terry Adams - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/140655

    John "Buck" Wilkin Remembered from May 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 28:45


    John Wilkin - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139890

    GUESTS: A live set and interview with Teenage Fanclub! from Apr 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 37:01


    Teenage Fanclub - "Tired of Being Alone (live in Studio A)" Teenage Fanclub - "Back To The Light (live in Studio A)" Teenage Fanclub - "Teenage Fanclub Foriegn Land (live in Studio A)" Teenage Fanclub - "Middle Of My Mind (live in Studio A)" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139346

    Guest: Paul Collins, The King Of Power Pop from Apr 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 32:48


    Paul Collins - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139065

    Guest: Country Music Legend Kay Adams from Mar 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 66:54


    - "Kay Adams Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137487

    Guest: Joel Selvin author of "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon" from Feb 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 67:28


    - "Joel Selvin Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/137195

    Guest: Bruce Dedrick of The Free Design from Jan 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 44:48


    Bruce Dedrick - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/136153

    Larry Collins Remembered And A William Bell Encore from Jan 9, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 64:15


    Larry And Lorrie Collins - "Interview from July 4, 2009" William Bell - "Interview from July 4, 2009" William Bell And Judy Clay - "Private Number" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/135720

    Guest: Dave Prinz of Amoeba Records from Dec 17, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 33:46


    Dave Prinz - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134993

    Guest: Author And Rhino Records Founder Harold Bronson from Nov 28, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 54:25


    Harold Bronson - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134393

    Guest: Bob Mehr, Replacements Author and Archivist from Nov 13, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 54:18


    Bob Mehr - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/133869

    Guest: Bruce Belland of The Four Preps from Sep 26, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 60:07


    Bruce Belland - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132283

    Guest: Wreckless Eric Returns from Sep 21, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 32:59


    Wreckless Eric - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/132121

    Guest: Freedy Johnston from Sep 6, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 28:38


    Freedy Johnston - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/131607

    GUEST: Ben Vaughn Performance And Interview from Aug 3, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 42:55


    Ben Vaughm - "Interview & perfromace of Wayne Fontana Was Wrong, Too Sensitive For This World & When The Paragons Meet The Jesters" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/130352

    Guest: Rami Gabriel from May 24, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 21:20


    Rami Gabriel - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/128006

    Guest: Stiff Records Founder Dave Robinson from May 19, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 93:56


    Dave Robinson https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/127833

    Guest: Magician Asi Wind from Apr 28, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 42:07


    Asi Wind - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/127146

    Guest: David Kershenbaum from Mar 3, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 54:23


    David Kershenbaum - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/125305

    Guest: Ron Sexsmith Drops By For A Live Performance And Interview from Feb 18, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 45:06


    Ron Sexsmith - "Interview" Ron Sexsmith - "What I Had In Mind (live in Studio A)" Ron Sexsmith - "Interview" Ron Sexsmith - "When Our Love Was New (live in Studio A)" Ron Sexsmith - "Interview" Ron Sexsmith - "I'll Never Fall In Love Again (live in Studio A)" Ron Sexsmith - "Interview" Ron Sexsmith - "One Bird Calling (live in Studio A)" Ron Sexsmith - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/124843

    Guest: Marshall Crenshaw On The 40th Anniversary Of His Debut Album from Feb 11, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 34:34


    Marshall Crenshaw - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/124620

    Guest: Frank Jeckell of The 1910 Fruitgum Company from Jan 18, 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 34:36


    Frank Jeckell - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/123857

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    A Radio Christmas Carol Rerun from Dec 18, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 18:08


    The Michael Shelley Players Present - "A Radio Christmas Carol" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/122813

    Guests: Casey McDonough & John Perrin of NRBQ from Dec 11, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 30:37


    Casey McDonough & John Perrin - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/122605

    Guest: James Donna of The Castaways from Nov 15, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 37:44


    James Donna - "Interview" Castaways, The - "Liar, Liar" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/121675

    Guest: David Libert author of "Rock And Roll Warrior" from Oct 29, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 45:13


    David Libert - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/121136

    Guest: Brian J. Kramp author of "This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick" from Oct 21, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 34:23


    Brian J. Kramp - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/120903

    Guest: David Leaf, author of "God Only Knows: The Story Of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys And The California Myth" from Oct 19, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 47:19


    Guest: David Leaf, author of "God Only Knows: The Story Of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys And The California Myth" from Oct 19, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 47:19


    David Leaf - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/120826

    Guest: Martin Kelly author of "Rickenbacker Guitars: Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fireglow" from Aug 20, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 19:51


    GUESTS: A live set and interview with NRBQ! from Aug 5, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 36:02


    NRBQ - "Not Tonight, Hon (live at Magic door)" NRBQ - "Where's My Pebble? (live at Magic Door)" NRBQ - "The Moon And Other Things (live at Magic Door)" NRBQ - "Interview" NRBQ - "It's Not Too Late (live at Magic Door)" NRBQ - "Five More Miles (live at Magic Door)" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/118413

    Guest: Karina Longworth of the podcast "You Must Remember This" from Jul 16, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 30:28


    Karina Longworth - "Interview" Beach Boys - "Never Learn Not To Love" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/117749

    Guest: Brother Records Creative Consultant Howie Edleson from Jul 1, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 17:40


    Howie Edleson - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/117287

    Guest: Painter Steve Keene returns from Jun 10, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 16:18


    Steve Keene - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/116593

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    Guest: Felix Cavaliere from May 26, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 38:21


    Felix Cavaliere - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/116105

    Guest: Delbert McClinton Returns from May 13, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 38:39


    Delbert McClinton - "Interview May 2022" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/115681

    Guest: John Borack author of "The Beatles 100: One Hundred Pivotal Moments in Beatles History" from Mar 5, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 19:57


    John Borack - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/113306

    Sandy Nelson Remembered from Feb 17, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 53:56


    Sandy Nelson - "Let There Be Drums" Sandy Nelson - "Interview from February 7, 2009" Sandy Nelson - "Teen Beat" Sandy Nelson - "My Love" Sandy Nelson - "Come On Let's Go" Sandy Nelson - "Secret Agent Man" Sandy Nelson - "Good Lovin'" Sandy Nelson - "Soul Man" Sandy Nelson - "Down In the Boondocks" Sandy Nelson - "Twisted" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/112810

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