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Thoughtful, funny, heartfelt interviews and in-depth documentaries about musicians, authors, comedians, and other cultural creators.


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  • Ep. #1127: Black Duck and Elena Setién

    01:04:47||Season 13
    Elena Setién and Black Duck’s Bill MacKay and Douglas McCombs are here to discuss their self-titled debut album, their history as collaborators, Douglas’ recent travels with Tortoise, BASIC, and Yr Knives, the role improvisation and composition plays in their respective and collaborative work, the significance of musical intuition and listening, why Elena was keen to learn more about Native American and Indigenous history and how her lyrics may reflect that knowledge, thoughts about their next record together, which I may or may not be executive producing, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links: Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1055: PullmanEp. #1049: Rebecca Foon and Aliayta Foon-DancoesEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #871: Bill MacKayEp. #786: Black DuckEp. #736: Douglas Andrew McCombsEp. #704: Sam Prekop and John McEntireEp. #240: A Way That’s Clear – Tortoise & The Making of ‘The Catastrophist’

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  • Ep. #1126: James Hartnett

    01:13:37||Season 13
    James Hartnett is here to discuss It’s Not Looking Good, making it on Broadway (Orangeville), his funny family, his hilarious podcasts, including Evil Men, being shy but playing the character of James Hartnett, voice acting and how philosophy studies may bolster a comedian’s work, how fractured cultural consumption can impact a stand-up set, comedy malaise, a celebration of Chris Locke, World Cup games in Toronto and pondering the Raptors and Blue Jays, and much more!EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #932: Tim HeideckerEp. #830: Michael BalazoEp. #820: Gregg TurkingtonEp. #594: Chris Locke and Seán CullenEp. #509: Owen Pallett, Zalika Reid-Benta, Michael Balazo, James Hartnett on Long NightEp. #394: Damon Stoudamire & Ryan Sidhoo on ‘True North’Ep. #386: Podcast Summit with Katie Jensen, James Hartnett, Michael Balazo, Michelle Parise, and Tyler Allen on Long NightEp. #361: The Beaverton’s Luke Gordon Field, Emma Hunter, and Miguel Rivas

  • Ep. #1125: Kiwi Jr.

    01:18:40||Season 13
    Jeremy Gaudet and Brian Murphy from Kiwi Jr. return to discuss Blowin’ Up, wondering if your dog Angus is related to another dog you saw on the street, missing PEI occasionally and the time a lobster in PEI grabbed my foot, pondering partying and upping the lyrical danger and tension, the current hype around guitar bands like Geese and Angine de Poitrine, making albums differently than Kiwi usually does, our shared love for the band Hot Snakes, office work and computers, the Michigan/Ontario border, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1121: Born at MidniteEp. #1104: SUNN O)))Ep. #1037: SloanEp. #957: The Burning HellEp. #906: Joel PlaskettEp. #778: ProtomartyrEp. #708: Kiwi Jr.Ep. #620: Tom ScharplingEp. #612: Kiwi Jr.Ep. #473: Kiwi Jr.Ep. #383: Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg

  • Ep. #1124: Lambchop

    31:40||Season 13
    Kurt Wagner from Lambchop is here to discuss Punching the Clown, not working from home, his close collaborators Ryan Olson and Andrew Broder and the inclusion of drops, producer tags, and dramatic, powerful choral singers, which might surprise some listeners and why surprises are a great thing, why he appreciates happenstance noises and thoughts making it onto his recordings, what prompted his recent interest in lined out singing and how Justin Vernon of Bon Iver wound up playing banjo on this record, why the film Punching the Clown resonated with him so much, pondering Larry David, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1116: Robyn HitchcockEp. #970: William TylerAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #587: Vic Berger IV & DJ DouggpoundEp. #562: Bill CallahanEp. #481: David BermanEp. #48: Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records

  • Ep. #1123: Dead Best

    01:34:21||Season 13
    Adam Goren and Brian Sokel from Dead Best are back to discuss GOD: Out of Order, the recent episode I did with !franklin and that band’s status, how Dead Best have evolved as a recording and live music concern, playing music with your kids and why so many young people seem to be so darn good at their instruments now days, thinking about Public Image Ltd., Pailhead, and Lard, a good Nine Inch Nails song appearing on an episode of Twin Peaks, some surprising song subject matter, order and chaos, potentially playing shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1113: !franklinEp. #1103: Jon SpencerEp. #879: Dead BestEp. #847: RosaliEp. #844: Pissed JeansEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #748: Meg BairdEp. #252: Bob Mehr on The ReplacementsEp. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)

  • Ep. #1122: Squirrel Flower

    01:25:26||Season 13
    Ella Williams from Squirrel Flower is here to discuss Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, not having a real home, living in many different cities, and the joys of transience, when relationships are complicated by the city of Cleveland, which can be depicted in song or on the comedic TV show 30 Rock, playing a show where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, when ghosts steal your CDs, finding musical inspiration in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves and in the work of Joni Mitchell, highways and marginalization, volume and balance, frenetic motion and stark stillness, writing new songs, playing shows soon, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1063: RatboysEp. #1045: The BethsEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #875: Ann PowersEp. #700: Spoon

  • Ep. #1121: Born at Midnite

    30:14||Season 13
    David Carriere and Amery Sandford from Born at Midnite are here to discuss Eternal BAM Nation, the illustration Amery drew as part of a live taping of my talk show in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Montreal music industry event that TOPS was playing when David and I first met, the education and very good times that Amery had learning about letter press poster making at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, writing songs satirizing partying, narcissism, and academic analysis of the same, video game music and my children mocking me, musical inspirations, a “chipmunk” sampling style popularized by he who will not be named, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1116: Robyn HitchcockEp. #1088: Cadence Weapon / Rollie PembertonEp. #657: Jud HaynesEp. #553: Aaron RichesEp. #183: Long Night with the Burning Hell, Amery Sandford, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Eva Ísleifs, Rakel McMahon, Erin Turcke, & Suds
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