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Jim Lynam, former Q101 coworker and owner of AAW Wrestling, joins James for a conversation that Irish whips its way through wrestling history, puts their shared radio history in a submission hold, and gets thrown out of the ring with talk about a specific AAW wrestler who has a very unfortunate name. [...]
May 15th, 2013 | Read More »

Harmonica god James Cotton, one of the last true blues living legends, is the focus of this week's show. James talks with Cotton and producer/musician/new album architect Tom Hambridge about the James Cotton legacy and more. James Cotton has a new album (Cotton Mouth Man), and a pair of area shows coming up (Mayne Stage 5/10; Blues Festival in June). [...]
May 8th, 2013 | Read More »

Grant Lee Phillips has one of the coolest voices in modern rock, and he uses it to talk to James this week. Phillips talks about his new album, his stint as the Troubadour on "Gilmore Girls," his own podcast, his Native American heritage, and what fills him with "low grade terror." [...]
May 1st, 2013 | Read More »

John Siuntres, host of the wildly successful comics podcast "Word Balloon" (now in its eighth year) joins James for a podcast even non-comics fans will appreciate. James and John talk about the business of podcasting, the insane amounts of money celebrities charge for autographs at conventions, comic book movies to look forward to, and why DC Comics messed the bed. [...]
April 24th, 2013 | Read More »

White Trash unite! Rick Miller, frontman for Southern Culture on the Skids, checks in for a conversation that covers why SCOTS's breakthrough album was pulled from chains in the 90s, why they were prevented from performing on government property, his lifetime of Kinks love, and which Vincent Price movies are the creepiest. [...]
April 17th, 2013 | Read More »

Authority Zero, the Sublime-influenced, Warped tour favorite, band from Mesa, AZ, has a new album out, and James catches up with singer Jason DeVore as the band sets off for Russia and other far-flung places. [...]
April 10th, 2013 | Read More »

"I swore I would never … set foot on stage with these guys again."
Jeff Scheel from Gravity Kills, a band whose song "Guilty" dominated alternative radio for years, checks in from the band's long-term hibernation. Jeff talks about how Q101 stiff-armed their post-"Guilty" success, the mystery of Kid Rock's success, and the mess that is the music industry. [...]
April 3rd, 2013 | Read More »

Jay Gordon from Orgy checks in for the shortest interview in the history of James VanOsdol's podcast. In this blink-it-or-you'll-miss-it conversation, James talks about the band and Jay plays along. See the band 4/2/13 at Viper Alley. [...]
March 27th, 2013 | Read More »

With Opening Day only 11 days away, author Kevin Guilfoile joins James for a baseball-themed episode. Guilfoile talks about his latest book (A Drive Into the Gap), Roberto Clemente's place in history, the avenging of a Larry Bowa dick move, and what to expect from the Sox and Cubs this year [...]
March 20th, 2013 | Read More »

This week, it's the St. Patrick's Day show, featuring singer, author, playwright, Celtic rock ambassador, and raconteur Larry Kirwan of Black 47. Larry talks about drinking in Dublin, St. Patrick's Day, Black 47 history, and his new Celtic rock compilation, Larry Kirwan's Celtic Invasion. [...]
March 13th, 2013 | Read More »