WTTS In Conversation – Goose

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #63, Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach of Goose spoke with Matt Pelsor last year right after the release of their acclaimed album Dripfield. They talked about recording the album, and the band’s process of recording and releasing nearly every live show they do. Later, they comment on a piece of fan-made merch that has become a source of delight, and confusion, among some fans.

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WTTS In Conversation – Dave Depper of Death Cab for Cutie

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #62, Crystal McKenzie talked with Dave Depper of Death Cab for Cutie around the time of their show in Indy last month. They spoke about his early career, as well as his first gig playing with Ray Lamontagne, which happened to be The Late Show with David Letterman, a show he ended up playing again with Death Cab for Cutie just before Letterman retired. He also spoke about his passion for running which he shares with Death Cab founder and frontman Ben Gibbard, and how it got him the gig with the band.

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WTTS In Conversation – Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #61, Morning host Matt Pelsor asks Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz about a great “lost” Counting Crows song that only exists on the end credits of the movie Rounders. He also asks Adam about his focus on the sequence of songs on Counting Crows albums, and the songs that were casualties of that obsession. Adam also shares the great rock & roll story about the recording of “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby.”

Counting Crows play TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on June 17th.

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WTTS In Conversation – Kenny Wayne Shepherd

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #60, Crystal McKenzie talks with blues/rock guitar great Kenny Wayne Shepherd about how radio shaped his career by allowing him to meet his hero, Stevie Ray Vaughan at a very young age. He also talks about playing David Gilmour’s priceless strat on stage at Lucas Oil Stadium with the Jim Irsay Band, and about that band’s curious beginnings more than 15 years ago.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays Brown County Music Center on June 6th. More here…

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WTTS In Conversation – Amy Ray of Indigo Girls

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #59, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls sat down with Matt Pelsor to talk about her latest solo album If It All Goes South, including her collaboration with Brandi Carlile on the song “Subway.” 

Amy Ray performs at the HI-FI on May 20th. More here…

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WTTS In Conversation – Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #58, frontman Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls talked with Matt Pelsor about their latest album Chaos in Bloom, and one particularly great song from their 2019 album Miracle Pill. He also reflected on staying sober through the pandemic, and 25 years of “Iris.”

Goo Goo Dolls play with O.A.R. at TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on August 23rd

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WTTS In Conversation – Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler

WTTS In Conversation’ is a bi-weekly podcast delivering decades of WTTS interviews with music legends and emerging artists.


For Episode #57, Keyboardist Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler called up Matt Pelsor to talk about the tour that will bring them to Brown County Music Center at the end of April. He also talked about their annual show at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, the hits and misses of his era of the band over the last 23 years, and what it was like joining the band right after the tragic loss of bassist Bobby Sheehan.

Blues Traveler plays Brown County Music Center on Saturday, April 29th!

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Ben wrote this one for their 2012 album Suzie Cracks The Whip: