Shows
“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - guest host Puckett Electric talks "super groups"Puckett Electric guest hosts on IWYTK this week. The show was hatched from a discussion Nero and Puckett Electric had regarding "who'd be in your super group? what makes a super group?" etc.Puckett Electric showcases his heady, groovy, gritty, and cinematic songs, and plays cuts from his supergroup candidates, he also spotlights Nero's picks. You'll learn a lot, and rock and dance too..(Nero is out due to his tonsillectomy)
2026-02-242h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - composer/musician Jerik CentenoThis week on I Want You To Know my guest is musician/composer Jerik Centeno. Jerik is releasing his score to the feature film Riley. It’s a lush, dreamy, pensive, melancholy piece, that suits the achey, sensual and raw 'coming of age' film.We discuss Jerik’s upbringing, influences, mentor, and process. And we play lots of ambient, weird, and arty soundscapes for your rainy days.
2026-02-182h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know (host: Rachel Walther) - Talking Film Noir with Nick RossiThis week on I Want You To Know—Rachel Walther is in for Nero. Rachel's a film columnist, writer, & our I Want You To Know film critic. And, she talks to— musician and cultural historian Nick Rossi. Nick is an accomplished musician, a mover and shaker in the Jazz scene, and he’s also the Music Director for the Noir City.Rachel and Nick deep dive into some of the songs synonymous with film Noir, Noir City’s history as a film fest, the background stories to these famous Noir themes, and-- overall enlighten us on Noir...
2026-02-102h 00“I want you to know…”SPECIAL EPISODE I Want You To Know - Minneapolis (Political/Spiritual Prince)We keep our thoughts on/with Minneapolis. https://www.miracmn.comA special episode to aid your protests, and ask for help from you.https://kpcr.org
2026-01-302h 00“I want you to know…”REMIX RERUN I Want You To Know - Rachel WaltherThis is Rachel's second appearance on the show. She is our resident movie critic, a film columnist and she just finished her fantastic book Born To Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon
2026-01-272h 00
ReportageEUROREPORTAGE - Bulgaria: la difesa del sud-est europeo passa da Sofia - di Sergio NavaQuando si pensa alla difesa Nato dalle minacce espansionistiche russe, il pensiero corre subito alla Polonia e ai Paesi baltici, più esposti verso Mosca - anche per via terrestre.Eppure, il fianco sudorientale del Continente rappresenta un'altra area strategicamente importante per la difesa dei confini euroatlantici, soprattutto guardando al bacino del Mar Nero, crocevia del traffico marittimo commerciale e militare. Non a caso, uno degli otto Multinational Battle Groups della Nato è dislocato proprio nell'est della Bulgaria, a Novo Selo. Ed è sotto guida italiana.In questo Euroreportage da Sofia, Sergio Nava racconta le sfide per la sic...
2026-01-2500 min“I want you to know…”REMIX RERUN I Want You To Know - WritersThis remix and encore edition of I Want You To Know focuses on writer’s we’ve had on the show. First I start off talking to the world’s most accomplished boxing sportscaster, and towering orator—Jim Lampley. We discuss his memoir “IT Happened”Then we circle back to a conversation with J Monroe Adams, he’s a photo journalist, and author. We talk about how he found the inspiration, and siezed the time to write his novel “For The Love of Champagne”. His book was such a thrill to read.Then we conclude the sh...
2026-01-212h 00“I want you to know…”REMIX RERUN I Want You To Know - Rykarda ParasolThis was recorded a couple years back when my friend Rykarda was in town, she graciously came by my old Hollywood apartment. I remember my dog Zelda was being impolite to her, yet we sat in my kitchen and had a delightful discussion about creative growth, our mutual love of pop songs from a certain period, and lyrics/songs we hate.I feel I talked too much in this episode. I think I was just excited to talk to Ryki, and I was stoked that she came by. I remember I had to go to...
2026-01-142h 00“I want you to know…”REMIX RERUN-I Want You To Know - Olivia HackThis is one of the many archival/remix episodes we will be playing until I return from some life stuff (my movie, my health, work). I wanted to get this started with a special episode I did with one of my closest friends. I hated how the original version sounded, I was still finding my footing on the show. So, enjoy this less edited, remixed, encore episode of I Want You To Know with Actor/Voice Actor/Fashionista Olivia Hack
2026-01-062h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Best Films Of 2000-2025This week on I Want You To Know --we close the year, we close the season, and sort of end the show with lots of voices from the past, friends of mine, and people I love and respect—when they tell me their favorite films from the first quarter of the 21st century. I thought it would be a fitting send off—to hear the wide array of guests sharing their lists. I will also play some tunes from the aforementioned lists, and I give a thorough exit, and info on the future of the show.
2025-12-302h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Natasha KleitMy next guest is an art historian, and an educator. I want to talk to her about the culture of art in an academic space, and how folks are digesting art, especially art that predates the student, she’s always had great taste, I mean this as a compliment— but her personality even seems curated of only the best and smartest stuff. To the donors out there, and future donors…I hope you enjoy this elevated conversation about art, this is just a snippet of the kind of programming we strive to bring you—I Want You To Know...
2025-12-232h 00
The Chelsea GodsCastThe Chelsea GodsCast: Give Us Your Money EditionSpecial Frozen Frequencies Fundraiser edition with my friend, and host of I think you should know, M. Nero Nava
2025-12-1959 min“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Beta Voids & Pledge Drive!!This week on I Want You To Know, I take a look at last week, and my nearly complete meltdown mentally and physically, and how this station, here, saved my life…again. Right in time for pledge month,We need your donations at KPCR.ORG/JOINWe neeed ten k for repairs, transmitters, licensing, and just to keep the ship afloat.I’m going to tell you all about that, and my week from hell, and we have another review by Rachel Walther.We also spotlight the special kinds of a...
2025-12-162h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Wedding Music (songs about matrimony)This week on I Want You To Know—one of my best friends in the world is getting married, and it got me thinking about music and it’s association with weddings.,Today, I provide a mixtape about weddings, marriage, husbands, wives, divorce. Songs that put those awful songs— associated with marriage and weddings to shame. You will not hear bland and overcooked songs that are as bland and overcooked as (yet free) a wedding meal—I Want You To Know-- songs about matrimony
2025-12-022h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Leah Jereb (and her one-woman show "Visionary")My next guest and I met when I was working at a comedy establishment we both occupied in different capacities. She performed some wonderful pieces within a bigger show. It was great. What wasn’t great was one of those pieces were not captured on video (in my defense I was only indirectly involved in uploading the shows I captured for the theatre). I was pretty bummed because I knew she gave her all, and she offered something special. But, alas, it was gone. BUT, I BECAME A FANI offered her a small (but consequential) part in...
2025-11-252h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Dylan Greenberg (Music For Gaza Soup Kitchen)This week on I Want You To Know I talk with filmmaker/ video director, and musician Dylan Greenburg. We talk about their new comp Music For Gaza Soup Kitchen. Dylan rallied their musician friends and social network to put together a comp to generate money for Gaza Soup Kitchen ( a grassroots organization committed to feeding Palestinians in the Gaza Strip).Dylan tells me how any of us can put together an activism fueled music comp, and we discuss Dylan’s film/video work and process. And, of course we play the comp. Lastly, I...
2025-11-182h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Matt McCombs (The Sun In Shadow City)Purity and authenticity is a tricky thing in life...but it’s especially daunting when it comes to making art. Most of art is balancing a pose and presentation, with purity, and revelation, and confession. So, if you make a wrong turn aesthetically you can dilute the confession, or muddy the waters. But, my next somehow crept out of the conventional place of indie singer songwriter, into real life hip hop artist….is that possible?Lets find outI Want You To Know Matt McCombs and his new albumThe...
2025-11-102h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Puckett ElectricMy next guest makes music that places you on the fringes, on the outside, rooted in some sort of Americana like story, but also relentless, unhinged, cinematic, in some place we have never seen, but know all to well.The recordings are personal, intimate, and seemingly losing itself at the seams…I really enjoyed the conversation.I Want You To Know Puckett Electric and his new record Bone Conduction
2025-11-042h 002025-11-012h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Caio Ara (RE: Lou Reed)This week on I want you to know. We celebrate Lou Reed, with who else, but musician Caio Ara. We explore how two guys, can have such a strong connection with an artist who seemingly and superficially-- have nothing in common with said artist.Warning: lots of record store dude, and I remind you this is not the manosphere, or brocast...
2025-10-282h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Jeff Pearlman (author of the 2Pac bio "Only God Can Judge Me")This week on I Want You To Know-- I talk with writer and journalist Jeff Pearlman. Jeff wrote a dazzling, exhaustively researched, and insightful book called 'Only God Can Judge Me (The Many Lives Of Tupac Shakur)', a bio about the rapper, actor, activist, icon— Tupac Shakur.Jeff uncovered some jaw dropping info on the characters in 2pac’s life, and the man himself.I Want You To Know Jeff Pearlman & his book Only God Can Judge Me
2025-10-212h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - My Birthday Is On October 17A lot is happening in the world, the government is shut down, and massive kookery all around. I work a lot, no days off, if you know me personally you’ve heard me complain about all the working. But, but, this week is my birthday, in the past I’ve done a joint bday show with Jeff Shuman, live from Musso & Frank, we also did a live from Disneyland. I’ve had my mother and sister on. Maybe it’s a little self indulgent, but in this cultural hellscape—what isn’t.I thought I’d play some A...
2025-10-152h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - My Birthday Is on October 17thA lot is happening in the world, the government is shut down, and massive kookery all around. I work a lot, no days off, if you know me personally you’ve heard me complain about all the working. But, but, this week is my birthday, in the past I’ve done a joint bday show with Jeff Shuman, live from Musso & Frank, we also did a live from Disneyland. I’ve had my mother and sister on. Maybe it’s a little self indulgent, but in this cultural hellscape—what isn’t.I thought I’d play some A...
2025-10-152h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - HashemiSinger/songwriter/screenplay writer Hashemi is returning to talk about her new EP, the progress on her script, and the link between songwriting and scriptwriting, and for the first time ever—we have a live performance on our show—she I Want You To Know singer songwriter/writer Hashemi
2025-10-082h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Rachel Walther My next guest is the returning champ, audience favorite, and I think we may be a little buzzed in the interview…full disclosure. She’s a film columnist, and a writer, she recently finished her book “Born to lose: The misfits who made dog day afternoon”. We dig into all sorts of talk in this episode—from 90’s crime films, our writing rituals, and we offer a mix to send off a summer.I Want You To Know—Rachel Walther
2025-09-302h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Sunny MoonshineMy next guest is a time traveller. She manages to make melodies that sound familiar, classic, predetermined in the souls of the soulful, she has a folksy accent, modest demeanor… yet She seems other worldly, esoteric, with futuristic arrangements, and sensibilities, blending several genres at once—to create her own genre, she seems almost alien, wearing clothes that appear like a costume…a costume that someone from another time would believe a groovy art pop person would wear.Full disclosure, this is also one of the strongest guests playlists I’ve ever received.I W...
2025-09-232h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Chelsea GodsI talk with content creator, comedian, disruptor, and social critic—Chelsea Gods. Chelsea and I unpack the current social climate, contemporary politics, comedy, her ability to enrage the right, and hear her critique of the left.Chelsea brought some songs that shaped her life, and tells her story, and she shares some personal truths.
2025-09-162h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Colin SjostedtMy next guest is a visual artist, not quite a musician (he makes music), a radio host and jock—at times. But, above all else, he’s someone with an artistic mind. When you’re with him, talk to him, or working with him—he doesn’t quite process things in a conventional and linear way. He brings his entire life story into his process. It’s truly an artistic mind. I had a mentor once tell me “treat every project you do as if it’s an art project”—and thankfully, (and unfortunately) it’s mostly easy for me to operate that way...
2025-09-092h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Devin McGregor Ketko (Making A Play In The Heat)This is a remixed episode. It’s sort of a rerun with footnotes, updates, and revisiting themes. Since a lot of my show is interviewing my friends, or people I’m criss crossing within projects—often themes and events are revisited.In some cases, a show’s theme will change with time—I guess that’s the nature of life, but reverberations can be tracked, lines (jagged and linear) drawn back to an event or episode or person.Recently, while gathering mailbag questions, a writer named Sam asked about my experience on stage (as a perform...
2025-09-032h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know - Summer Mailbag 2025This week on I Want You To Know—It’s a mailbag show, I answer your pressing questions like: Do I still wrestle with insomnia? What was my happiest childhood moment? Rivette or Rohmer? And why do I diss David Bowie sometimes? And many more!Also, we have new music by The Kerosene Hours, For Joris, Sunny Moonshine and Indigo, and a world premiere by Ssleepiing Desiress
2025-08-262h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know (Remixxx EP): Katy Atchison This is a remix episode. We are reprising and remix the episode with guest Katy Atchison (she's since released a coloring book!!)Katy and Nero initially discussed the fall of nightlife in San Francisco, notably Edinburgh Castle. Since this episode has aired--"The Castle" has officially closed. Thus, Katy and Nero added some thoughts and memories about the old pub.
2025-08-192h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know: Eno's 40 Infallible Tricks For Successful Songs (with Gabriel Ramos of Ssleeping Desiress)Musician/Writer Gabriel Ramos of Ssleeping DesiresS and Nero discuss Eno's 40 Infallible Tricks For Successful SongsMindless dives and absurd jumps (steel guitar, whammy pedal)Sonic hooks (Telstar, the snare on 'she drives me crazy' fyi, Del Shannon instrumentals)Lap-steel or Hawaiian guitar (or anything else slide and unsquare)Sliding up or down to the right note (appoggiatura) (24 hours from Tulsa)Lyrical Rhythm guitar (eg Nile Rodgers, Carlos Alomar)Klaus Dinger beat (motorik)Handclap patterns eg 'Carwash' (invitations to listeners)Male humming (cf Jordanaires)Frozen reverbSounds of the real worldHeterophonyOne unchanging note harmonies and partsBass riff (funk) (Melvin Dunlap: Express yourself'Impossible singing (Minnie Riper...
2025-08-122h 00“I want you to know…”I Want You To Know: Darby VincentThis week on I want you to know—I talk with actor, singer, performer, teacher-Darby VincentDarby and I discuss the winding road to becoming a performer and want kind of opportunities it brings, she also reflects on the influence of her family, and the influence she has now on young performers.Plus, Darby brought a bunch of tunes and artists I was not familiar with, and some classic artists in a new contextI
2025-08-052h 00“I want you to know…”"I Want You To Know" (Making A Summer Mixtape) with Jeff Shuman, and Annie ReganRERUN: Here's a summer episode from last year. Jeff, Annie, and Nero make a summer mixtape--they explore their process, and talk summer jams.
2025-07-291h 59“I want you to know…”"I Want You To Know" 'Multitudes' with artist and fashion icon JessAre you ever out and about in the world and you spot one of those people who expertly dress to a specific period? Doesn’t it make you wonder—how much research has this person done? Is the easy to them? And, where is this inspirations sourced? Are they a profoundly superficial person (to quote Warhol). I don’t mean that as an insult. But sometimes you encounter someone with such a distinct sense of aesthetic you ask "where does it all come from?" My next is an artist, an expert in many things, and her road to vis...
2025-07-202h 00
CONNESSIONI Quando le parole unisconoCONNESSIONI • Ospite | EMANUELA NAVAIn questo episodio ci connettiamo con... Emanuela Nava.L’ospite di questa puntata è una delle voci più poetiche e immaginifiche della letteratura per l’infanzia italiana. Nata a Milano, dove vive e lavora, ha iniziato il suo percorso artistico come attrice teatrale e sceneggiatrice televisiva, collaborando per cinque anni con il celebre programma Rai "L’Albero Azzurro”. La sua passione per la scrittura l'ha portata a pubblicare numerosi libri per bambini e ragazzi, premiati e tradotti in diverse lingue. Viaggiatrice instancabile, ha trovato nell’Africa e nell’India fonti inesauribili di ispirazione. Le sue storie sono permeate dalla magia di...
2025-07-1439 min
Where The Toys AreWhere The Toys Are Episode 066: Execute Holiday Order 66Christmas time is here! Holiday happenings are brewing! Brent has one last dance at the San Jose Super Toy Show, and Sam heads to Maui and did some interviews at Maui Comic Con. First, Sam talks to the amazing JIM LAWSON, who has been drawing TMNT for over 30 years! He created some amazing comics for MIRAGE STUDIOS and his turtle designs have been made into NECA action figures. Next Sam speaks to comic book artist and graffiti outlaw, MARK BODE son of the fantastical VAUGN BODE, creator of CHEECH WIZARD. Mark shares his life in comics, his f...
2024-12-201h 42
Credit in the Straight WorldCelebrity Skinthe return of Credit in the Straight World podcast. We talk about returning the way the Courtney Love/Hole returned with film maker/music maker Nero Nava. Keala explains the Courtney Love relation to the film he is working on and the band that once was, the Nervous Breakdowns.
2023-11-021h 30
Storia in PodcastLa Cancelliera. Di Massimo NavaLa vicenda di Angela Merkel, la prima donna a ricoprire la carica di Cancelliera della Germania e la seconda a presiedere il G8, dopo Margaret Thatcher, è raccontata per Storiainpodcast da Massimo Nava, saggista ed editorialista del Corriere della Sera. Al termine del suo ultimo mandato, è stata considerata da Forbes Magazine «la donna più potente al mondo» e nel 2008 ha ricevuto il Premio Carlo Magno «per la sua opera di riforma dell’Unione europea», riconoscimento consegnatole da Nicolas Sarkozy. Angela Dorothea Merkel, nata Angela Dorothea Kasner (Amburgo, 17 luglio 1954) è una politica tedesca, dal 22 novembre 2005 Cancelliera federale della Germania. Eletta al Parlamento...
2021-09-2417 min
Credit in the Straight WorldCredit in the Film World pt 2Pt 2 of 2 with filmmaker M. Nero Nava on location in Los Angeles. Pt 1 was Nero was in production and in Pt 2 he has completed and released his film PRIVACY and we talk about how he wrote it and also how he completed it during covid. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/privacy2142021
2021-03-261h 36
Credit in the Straight WorldCredit in the film World with Nero NavaConversation with fellow filmmaker Nero Nava. We spoke about film, music, and working at Amoeba Music. He is the director of the film PRIVACY and frontman for BarabaraSteele and City of Women. IG: @privacy_the_film https://vimeo.com/ondemand/privacy2142021/512327789
2021-02-141h 04
Speakeasily vs. the '80sSpeakeasily Vs. The ‘80s: Streets of Fire (1984)Speakeasily Vs. The ‘80s welcomes filmmaker, musician, Diane Lane enthusiast, and all-around Dracula NERO NAVA to discuss 1984’s STREETS OF FIRE. This “rock and roll fable” is a prime example of ‘80’s ‘50s and an adventure in miscasting. Extra points for the inclusion of Willem Dafoe’s pleather waders and Rick Moranis as Dick More-anus. Nero Nava: https://vimeo.com/mneronava More Speakeasily: speakeasily.tv youtube.com/user/OdessaLil facebook.com/speakeasilyshow instagram.com/audrawolfmann itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speakeasilys-podcast/id960169254?ls=1 soundcloud.com/u...
2019-10-291h 11
Speakeasily vs. the '80sSpeakeasily Vs. The ‘80s: Streets of Fire (1984)Speakeasily Vs. The ‘80s welcomes filmmaker, musician, Diane Lane enthusiast, and all-around Dracula NERO NAVA to discuss 1984’s STREETS OF FIRE. This “rock and roll fable” is a prime example of ‘80’s ‘50s and an adventure in miscasting. Extra points for the inclusion of Willem Dafoe’s pleather waders and Rick Moranis as Dick More-anus. Nero Nava: https://vimeo.com/mneronava More Speakeasily: speakeasily.tv youtube.com/user/OdessaLil facebook.com/speakeasilyshow instagram.com/audrawolfmann itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speakeasilys-podcast/id960169254?ls=1 soundcloud.com/u...
2019-10-291h 11