# Neil Halstead

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Fall Colors

    I have a whiteboard on the wall outside my office at work where we compile random lists of things - "Best Pizza Topping", "Favorite Kitchen Utensil", "Best First Track of an Album", etc. Recently the category was "Songs for Fall/Autumn." I posted about the list on Mixcloud here - https://www.m…

Surprise Cast #131 Mary Lattimore

How does one play the harp so beautifully? I sit with renowned harpist Mary Lattimore for an in-depth conversation about her musical journey and creative processes. From her humble beginnings influenced by her harpist mother to her present-day accomplishments, Mary shares insights into her life and…

Oasis

For me, the artistic journey I take in creating mixes like this is my oasis: a place of refuge from life’s rumblings. What’s your “oasis”? This podcast is also available as ad-free 24/7 online radio on your Alexa or Google Assistant smart speaker. Just say “Alexa, Open Chill Pills Radio” or “Ok …

Recording an Album in the Middle of Nowhere and a Melancholy Mixtape w/ Ezekiel Rudick

Zeke Rudick of Young Elk joins The J-Card Podcast to talk about his band’s new album Calm Down, recorded in a remote house on the Puget Sound. We dig into the logistics of making a record in isolation, the patience required to press vinyl, and how Portland’s music scene has changed over the last de…

S9E446 - Mojave 3 'Spoon and Rafter' with Robert Deeble

Seattle singer/songwriter Robert Deeble brings us British band Mojave 3 and their 2003 release 'Spoon and Rafter'. Borne from the ashes of their previous band Slowdive, its core members Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Ian McCutcheon dialed-in the dream pop/folk with stunning arrangements and a fe…

I Love Boosters Heightens the Contradictions Edition

This week, the OG three Steve, Dana, and Julia dig into the visually stuffed, Marxist smorgasbord that is Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters. Starring Keke Palmer and Demi Moore, the candy-colored agitprop is about exploitation, the fashion world, shoplifting as class warfare, and— as they d…

Culture Gabfest - I Love Boosters Heightens the Contradictions Edition

This week, the OG three Steve, Dana, and Julia dig into the visually stuffed, Marxist smorgasbord that is Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters. Starring Keke Palmer and Demi Moore, the candy-colored agitprop is about exploitation, the fashion world, shoplifting as class warfare, and— as they d…

Culture Gabfest - I Love Boosters Heightens the Contradictions Edition

This week, the OG three Steve, Dana, and Julia dig into the visually stuffed, Marxist smorgasbord that is Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters. Starring Keke Palmer and Demi Moore, the candy-colored agitprop is about exploitation, the fashion world, shoplifting as class warfare, and— as they d…

Two Top Intervals - Episode August 9, 2026

Playlist: Fontella Bass - Our Day Will Come Helene Smith - You Got To Be A Man Katie Love - How Can You Mistreat The One You Love Edward Hamilton and The Natural Looks - My Darling Baby Nathan Wilkes - Strange Feeling G-Mayne Da Wreck, featuring Martina Marie - Seafood Clipse, featuring Pusha T, …

Surprise Cast #291 Moon Cowboy & Krissy Vanderwoude - A Moving Tribute to Mojave 3

Dear Ricardo and Krissy, Thank you for helping me better understand why musicians keep returning to the songs they love and how they make those songs their own. I had a blast chatting with you about the making of the new EP of Mojave 3 covers, how and why the project began, and how you two cleverl…