Best Carmel Holts Podcasts (2025)

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A SHERO's Journey: Uwade 50:34

19h ago50:34

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Get to know Uwade on this week's episode of SHEROES. The Nigerian American indie folk artist (and PhD student) joins Carmel Holt to share her story and what went into the crafting of her beautiful debut album, Florilegium.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (7/27/25) 59:00

8d ago59:00

59:00

All new episode featuring music from Welsh-Cornish musician Gweeno, new music by FloFilz & Takuya Kuroda, the Norwegian singer/songwriter Jouska. + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Kim Deal Live in Greenwich Village 14:32

8d ago14:32

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Kim Deal Live in Greenwich Village is brought to you by 4AD and Beggars Group. You'll hear clips of live performances of songs from Kim's solo debut Nobody Loves You More, and Kim herself talking about the making of the album and stories behind the songs.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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A SHERO's Journey: Billie Marten 1:05:28

15d ago1:05:28

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This week we celebrate the return of UK's Billie Marten with her brilliant fifth full length studio album, Dog Eared, and welcome Billie for an in depth conversation with Carmel Holt about avoiding making a "singer-songwriter" album, how following her instincts about bringing led to joyfully unexpected results in the studio, embodying both masculin…

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Culture Caravan (7/13/25) 59:00

23d ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Combo Chimbita, London's Kokoroko, Polish harp player Alina Bzhezhinska + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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SHEROES Special Episode: U.S. Girls In Nashville 57:44

22d ago57:44

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This week it's a special edition of SHEROES with Meg Remy aka U.S. Girls in Nashville, the place that her newest album, Scratch It, was made. Our episode includes an interview with Meg Remy recorded from Nashville public radio station WNXP and a few songs recorded that same day at East Nashville event space Soft Junk, with thanks to label 4AD and B…

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A SHEROES Journey: Daughter of Swords 42:45

29d ago42:45

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Alex Sauser-Monnig who records and performs as Daughter of Swords recently released their second album, Alex, and they join Carmel Holt this week to talk about why acoustic music was initially a more comfortable sonic world to live in for them - both in their trio Mountain Man, and on their 2019 debut Dawnbreaker - and breaking free of those limits…

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Culture Caravan (7/6/25) 59:00

1M ago59:00

59:00

An encore presentation of our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) episoded featuring music from Les Amazones d'Afrique, South Korea's Minhwi Lee, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Jensen McRae 48:47

1M ago48:47

48:47

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jensen McRae is an artist whose star is rising fast. At 27 she has already been releasing music for a decade, and the last two years saw her tour with MUNA, and Noah Kahan. Her impeccably crafted second album I Don't Know How But They Found Me! is her first for indie stalwart label Dead Oceans, and she joins Carmel Hol…

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Culture Caravan (6/29/25) 59:00

1M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from the legendary Switzerland's L'Eclair, new music by Uruguayan singer/songwriter Juan Waters, the new DJ Meme "Boogie Nights Mix" of Marcos Valle's "Bicicleta" + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Katie Gavin 51:08

1M ago51:08

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As our annual Pride Month celebration continues on SHEROES, Carmel Holt welcomes musician Katie Gavin for a fantastic conversation about her recent debut solo outing What A Relief, as well as Katie's musical journey from her roots as a singer-songwriter growing up in Chicago, to forming the now massively successful pop band MUNA over a decade ago w…

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Culture Caravan (6/22/25) 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, new music from Colombia's Nidia Gongora, the return of Iceland's mum + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (6/15/25) 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Brazil's Azymuth, The Budos Band, the UK guitarist Gwenifer Raymond + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Ezra Furman 59:47

2M ago59:47

59:47

Our annual Pride Month series continues with musician Ezra Furman in the SHEROES Spotlight. Carmel Holt talks with Ezra about her amazing tenth album Goodbye Small Head, the recognition that no feeling is final, and how being trans has made her life better despite the painful challenges that comes with it.…

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Culture Caravan (6/8/25) 59:13

2M ago59:13

59:13

An encore presentation of our 6/2/24 episode featuring music from the British-Brazilian singer/songwriter Liana Flores, a new Talking Heads cover by El Mato a un Policia Motorizado, the Moroccan-French group Bab L'Bluz + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: jasmine.4.t (encore episode) 58:38

2M ago58:38

58:38

This year during Pride month, trans rights are especially top of mind, as trans-phobia, discrimination, and anti-trans violence is at an all time high, as well as a growing wave of anti-transgender legislation. So we wanted to kick off our celebration of Pride with an encore presentation of our recent conversation with UK trans-femme artist jasmine…

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Culture Caravan (6/1/25) 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Argentine-American artist Roxana Amed, new music by Plunky & Oneness of Juju, a tribute to the late Putumayo founder Dan Storper + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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SHEROES Live with Lucius 56:24

2M ago56:24

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Carmel Holt sits down with all four members of Lucius - Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Dan Molad, and Pete Lalish - at Public Records in Brooklyn, NY to discuss their brand new self-titled album, the love and loss that informed their new songs, and getting back to their roots as a band while simultaneously settling down with their growing families.…

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Culture Caravan (5/25/25) 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from BEATrio (Bela Fleck, Edmar Castaneda and Antonio Sanchez), new music by Norway's Hedvig Mollestad Trio, another new one from Stereolab + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Tune-Yards 53:19

2M ago53:19

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Merrill Garbus returns to SHEROES this week to chat with Carmel about the brand new Tune-Yards album Better Dreaming, motherhood, and stepping into her power as an artist with nearly two decades and six albums under her belt.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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A SHERO's Journey: Maren Morris 47:46

3M ago47:46

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Maren Morris returns to SHEROES this week to discuss her amazing new album Dreamsicle, a new era of musical liberation, embracing her queerness, and discovering the calm that has found her after the storm of several big life changes over the last three years.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (5/18/25) 59:00

3M ago59:00

59:00

An encore presentation of the 5/18/24 episode featuring music from South Korea's Peggy Gou, Tuareg band Tinariwen, Brazilian singer/songwriter Ceu w/ anaiis + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Charity Rose Thielen of The Head and The Heart 39:51

3M ago39:51

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As The Head and The Heart returns today with their highly anticipated sixth album, Aperture, Charity Rose-Thielen joins Carmel Holt to talk about the band's return to their roots as a collective, communal project, the freedom of working without external industry pressure, becoming a mother, and so much more.…

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Culture Caravan (5/11/25) 59:00

3M ago59:00

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Featuring new music from American musician Mei Semones, New Zealand's The Beths, French singer/songwriter Louis Philippe & his band The Night Mail + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (5/4/25) 59:00

3M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from the new Brazilian-psych inspired album by Adrian Younge, Cuban singer Rita Donte's new release, Toronto's Orbital Ensemble led by Canadian/Brazilian musician Felipe Sena + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: jasmine.4.t 58:38

3M ago58:38

58:38

UK trans-femme artist jasmine.4.t sits down with Carmel Holt for a deeply moving and inspiring conversation ahead of her second night at Radio City Music Hall opening for Lucy Dacus, who co-produced her full length debut, You Are The Morning, with Lucy's boygenius bandmates Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. Please note: if topics of suicide and gen…

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A SHERO's Journey: Natalia Lafourcade 32:09

3M ago32:09

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The 18x Latin Grammy and 4x Grammy Award winning Mexican singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Natalia Lafourcade returns to SHEROES to talk about her newest chapter: her twelfth studio album called Cancionera.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (4/27/25) 59:00

3M ago59:00

59:00

An encore presentation of the 4/28/24 episode of Culture Caravan feat. music from Italian musician Maria Chiara Argiro, France's Christine & the Queens, Montreal singer/songwriter Myriam Gendron + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (4/20/25) 59:00

4M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from London's Kokoroko, new music from Australia's King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Tsapiky! Modern Music from Southwestern Madagascar + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHEROES Journey: Hinds 52:15

4M ago52:15

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Carlotta Casials and Ana Perrote are best friends and co-founders of the Spanish garage-punk-pop band Hinds, and they join Carmel Holt this week to share their story, which saw them rise to stardom, release three albums, and then suddenly find themselves without a label, or management, and the dissolution of their lineup as their drummer and bass p…

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Culture Caravan (4/13/25) 59:00

4M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Japanese pianist Hiromi feat. SONICWONDER, new music by South Korea's Say Sue Me, the return of Stereolab + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Ebonie Smith of Gender Amplified 59:17

4M ago59:17

59:17

This week producer, audio engineer, singer, songwriter and founder of nonprofit Gender Amplified, Ebonie Smith joins Carmel Holt to talk about the evolution of Gender Amplified, how she views the statistics of women and gender expansive individuals in the recording industry, and how Gender Amplified is approaching equalizing the space, as well as s…

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Culture Caravan (4/6/25) 59:00

4M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring new music from Afro-Peruvian group Novalima, Japanese-American guitarist Mei Semones, the French-British band Francois & the Atlas Mountains + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Yukimi 39:37

4M ago39:37

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Yukimi Nagano is best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of Grammy-nominated Swedish band Little Dragon, but after two decades and seven albums, she has stepped out on her own for a solo debut called For You. Yukimi sits down with Carmel Holt to discuss the new album, infusing her work with more feminine energy, and the newfound freedom o…

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Culture Caravan (3/30/25) 59:00

4M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from the re-issue of Hiroshi Yoshimura's Flora, new music from New Zealand's Marlon Williams, the debut from Hong Kong-born, Japanese-British artist Miso Extra + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO'S Journey: Caroline Rose 49:13

5M ago49:13

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In this not to miss episode, singer, songwriter, producer Caroline Rose returns to SHEROES to join Carmel Holt in conversation about their sixth album, Year of the Slug, which sees Caroline taking a "experimental year" to do things in a much simpler, more grassroots way. No fancy gear, no label, no streaming platforms, no big productions on tour. J…

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Culture Caravan (3/23/25) 59:00

5M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from the Lyon, France-based group Dowdelin, new music from the Mdou Moctar side project TAKAAT, the Patrick Shiroishi led group Fuubutshushi + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Deep Sea Diver 46:17

5M ago46:17

46:17

Jessica Dobson aka Deep Sea Diver returns to SHEROES to talk with Carmel Holt about her fantastic fourth full length album (and first for indie stalwart label, Sub Pop) Billboard Heart, and the hard-won journey it took to get here.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (4/16/25) 59:00

5M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from the new Bomba Estereo / Rawayana supergroup ASTROPICAL, music from British-Bahraini trumpeter Yazz Ahmed, a shout out to the University of Costa Rica's 101.9 RADIO U + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: SASAMI 45:38

5M ago45:38

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By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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A SHERO's Journey: Miya Folick 56:09

5M ago56:09

56:09

By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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A SHERO's Journey: Basia Bulat 44:38

5M ago44:38

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Today Polaris Prize and Juno Award nominated Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer Basia Bulat returns with her seventh studio album, Basia's Palace, and returns to SHEROES to sit down with Carmel Holt to discuss the new album, the importance of staying in touch with her inner child, and how becoming a mother herself brought Basia to some unexp…

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Culture Caravan (2/23/25) 59:00

5M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring guitar music from Odair and Sergio Assad., new music from San Francisco's Marinero, Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi & Boom.Diwan (feat. Arturo O'Farrill) + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO'S Journey: St. Vincent (encore episode) 41:30

6M ago41:30

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We love St. Vincent! To celebrate her recent three Grammy wins in one night for her first fully self-produced album All Born Screaming, it's an encore episode of SHEROES with Annie Clark recorded live in conversation at The Current in St. Paul, Minnesota in September 2024.By Carmel Holt & Talkhouse

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Culture Caravan (2/16/25) 59:00

6M ago59:00

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Culture Caravan (2/16/25) by Culture Caravan RadioBy Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Victoria Canal 43:16

6M ago43:16

43:16

Spanish-American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Victoria Canal joins Carmel Holt to discuss her full length debut album, Slowly It Dawns, and they have a fascinating conversation about gender, identity, and being perceived, beauty as currency, and the many factors that may be playing into gender imbalances in the recording industry.…

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Culture Caravan (2/9/25) 59:00

6M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Finland's Joona Toivanen, Sweden's JJULIUS, a new track from Anoushka Shankar + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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A SHERO's Journey: Emily Lazar 51:43

6M ago51:43

51:43

Just in time for the Grammy's, nine-time Grammy Award nominated mastering engineer Emily Lazar joins Carmel Holt to talk about her journey to becoming the ceiling breaking audio engineer she is today, what led to founding her nonprofit We Are Moving The Needle, who have recently launched their new microgrants supporting creators who have been affec…

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Culture Caravan (2/2/25) 59:00

6M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Japanese-born, German-based artist Midori Hirano and German musician Brueder Selke, new music from Norway's Club 8, Elena Nieto's Spanish rock band Yawners + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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Culture Caravan (1/26/25) 59:00

6M ago59:00

59:00

Featuring music from Jazz is Dead feat. Ebo Taylor, Afro-Colombian group La Pambele, the new album from Jupiter & Okwess + more!By Culture Caravan Radio

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