Podcasts about nuclear power pants

Mister and Height Keech talk Junk Foods, Kate Ferencz and Nuclear Power Pants.

My guest this week is R.M. O’Brien. He’s a poet and a playwright and the main man behind Nuclear Power Pants. We’ve been friends since we first played a show together at Purchase College in 2004, and we’ve gone on several tours together throughout the years. He talks about forming Nuclear Power Pants at Purchase College, and then reforming the band in Providence and then Baltimore. We talk about the inherent frustration of touring, and the point where touring with his band began to clash with his role as a family man. He explains his conversion to Sikhism, and how that’s affected his outlook on life and his approach to creative pursuits. Mike Riley’s art this week is an homage to Def Jef’s Soul Food. This episode is hosted by Splice Today.

My guest this week is Justin Barnes. Justin is the man behind the band Which Birds, and he’s also been a member of Nuclear Power Pants and (my band) Height With Friends. When I invited him to be a guest, he said he would rather interview me, so that’s what we did. This interview went down over three sessions. In part one, he asks about my early albums and my early influences. In part two, we talk about my albums Baltimore Highlands and Bed Of Seeds, and the collaborative approach I took to making those records. In part three, he asked about the sense of urgency he heard on my newest album, and I try to explain why it’s there. Mike Riley’s art this week is an homage to Critical Beatdown, by Ultramagnetic MC’s. This episode is sponsored by Lineuproom.com, and hosted by Splicetoday.com.

My guest this week is Ben O'Brien. We talk about growing up in Oswego, Nuclear Power Pants, Wham City Comedy and diving into the world of standup. Recorded at The Lineup Room. Art by Mike Riley.