Best Art Route Radio Podcasts (2025)

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Stereo Embers The Podcast: Pete Astor and Andy Strickland (The Loft) 1:23:08

1d ago1:23:08

1:23:08

"Feel Good Now"Alright, let's get the spicy stuff out of the way; yes, the Loft split up onstage in front of 3,000 people while opening for the Colorfield at the Hammersmith Palais. That happened. But a lot happened before and a lot has happened after, so let me catch you up. Formed in 1980, The Loft were one of the first bands signed to Alan McGee…

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A New Trio, and That Same Author 1:28:06

20h ago1:28:06

1:28:06

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, we’re starting Pride Month 2025 off by revisiting the topic of…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0442: Imogen Clark 1:03:19

8d ago1:03:19

1:03:19

"Choking On Fuel"The Australian-born singer/songwriter Imogen Clark is one of our favorite guests here at the podcast. Aside from being one of the most genial people you'll ever meet, Clark is also honest and analytical about herself and her approach to music. In fact, Clark's authenticity as a person is mirrored perfectly in her art. Clark's songw…

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Mapping Out The 'Harry Potter' TV Show's First Season 27:21

8d ago27:21

27:21

With the Harry Potter TV show beginning to film this summer, Andrew conjures an episode-by-episode (Marauder's) map of Harry Potter: Season 1! What will each episode of Season 1 depict from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and what can they do to please longtime fans of the series? HBO has to prove that there's a reason to reboot Harry Potter…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0441: Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) 1:07:36

15d ago1:07:36

1:07:36

"Strawberries"Perhaps best known as one of the co-founding members of the late great Australian band The Go-Betweens, singer/songwriter Robert Forster has been putting out critically acclaimedsolo albums since his 1990 debut Danger In The Past. Over the years he added to his solo discography titles like Calling From A Country Phone and I Had A New …

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Pink Kitten Club (OOTP Chapter 27, The Centaur and the Sneak) 1:22:24

14d ago1:22:24

1:22:24

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, we’re aspiring to become friends with Firenze! His cozy indoor…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0440: Cat Ridgeway 1:04:14

22d ago1:04:14

1:04:14

"Sprinter" The Florida-born Cat Ridgeway is speeding into national prominence. Or, to be more specific, she's sprinting there. Ridgeway's new album Sprinter is an adrenalized blast of hook-filled rock and roll, howling blues and scruffy pop that's one of the most refreshing listens of the year. A commanding presence with charisma to burn, Ridgeway,…

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Radio Voldy (OOTP Chapter 26, Seen and Unforeseen) 1:18:00

22d ago1:18:00

1:18:00

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, get your copy of The Quibbler (and quickly transfigure it) bef…

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Bless This Food 46:14

27d ago46:14

46:14

Over the past six months, our team, as well as, the rest of the country, have experienced a lot of grief and heartache. As we grapple with how to navigate these losses - whether it’s a loved one or the threat to our freedoms - something that has always helped us cope is food, and its connections to community and each other. This shared experience b…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0439: Jess Robbins (Course) 54:41

29d ago54:41

54:41

"Hue Mirror"In Illness as Metaphor, Susan Sontag once wrote: “Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify…

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Keep Your Friends Close And Your Beetles Closer (OOTP Chapter 25, The Beetle at Bay) 1:18:41

29d ago1:18:41

1:18:41

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, listen during Chapter-by-Chapter as the MuggleCasters discuss …

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From the Pantry: The Cult of Chef Ep 3 28:45

1M ago28:45

28:45

In the third and final episode of The Cult of Chef, producer Hannah Chouinard turns to those trying to reform food service, and those trying to keep it the same. She makes the case that the media’s failure to cover reform organizations and workers’ rights has hampered efforts to improve working conditions, and strengthened the position of actors wh…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0438: Jared And Jennifer Adams (Annagail, Route 3) 1:33:32

1M ago1:33:32

1:33:32

"Dance With Me"The married Michigan duo of Annagail are hard to categorize because of their startling musical range. With The Smiths, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and The Foo Fighters, Annagail's running through their musical DNA, Jared and Jennifer aren't afraid of a folk song or a pop song or a blues song or a roots song. It's fair to say that the…

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Snape's True Colors (OOTP Chapter 24, Occlumency) 1:10:34

1M ago1:10:34

1:10:34

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversar…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0437: Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

"Remembering Mark Stewart of The Pop Group"Throwing curveballs at the moon is how The Pop Group's Mark Stewart describes the creative process and it might also very well be the perfect description of the Pop Group's career. Unconventional, ferociously innovative, and delightfully idiosyncratic, The Pop Group have never cared about what's happening …

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Legacy in the Glass: Black Joy, Wine, and the Communities We Build 34:01

1M ago34:01

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In this episode, we uncork a different kind of wine story—one rooted in joy, land, and legacy. From a biodiverse vineyard in the Midwest to a Black-owned Prosecco brand in South Carolina, we meet the innovators reshaping the wine world on their own terms. You’ll hear from Krista Scruggs of ZAFA Wines, Justin Wages of Don Luchi Prosecco, sommelier L…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0436: Lisa Crawley 1:05:57

1M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

“New Girl Syndrome”The New Zealand-born Lisa Crawley has fearlessly created art and then just as fearlessly followed that art all over the world. From a small town in Japan to a cruise ship to Los Angeles, Crawley is not afraid of the hard miles and she’s bravely traversed the globe performing wherever she can. Armed with a luminescent voice and me…

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From the Pantry: The Cult of Chef Ep 2 28:20

1M ago28:20

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In episode two of The Cult of Chef, producer Hannah Chouinard digs into the reality of workplace abuse in food service and argues that focusing on the people in positions of power comes at a cost to everyone else who makes a restaurant run. Through interviews and features from Julia Moskin, Reem Assil, and Saru Jayaraman, she finds that the media’s…

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Emotional Support Hippogriff (OOTP Chapter 23, Christmas on the Closed Ward) 1:18:49

1M ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversar…

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Fight for Your Greens: Cultural Preservation, Environmental Regulation & Water Spinach 23:57

2M ago23:57

23:57

In this episode, we’re breaking format, and serving you up an audio-documentary-style entree. Our producer, Hieu Huynh takes us to her home state of Georgia, where she’s examining how water spinach has become a unifying force for the Vietnamese community – a symbol of resilience, adaptation, and the ongoing negotiation between cultural heritage and…

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From the Pantry: The Cult of Chef Ep 1 22:29

2M ago22:29

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In this episode of The Cult of Chef, producer Hannah Chouinard examines America’s love affair with chefs. With HRN regular Andrew Friedman, she dives into the history of the celebrity chef, and discusses how food media idolizes those at the top – to the detriment of industry workers. The Cult of Chef is written, produced, and edited by Hannah Choui…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0435: Peter Holsapple (The d.B.'s, R.E.M., Continental Drifters) 1:23:28

2M ago1:23:28

1:23:28

"Face Of 68"The Connecticut-born Peter Holsapple isn't hiding his age--his new album Face Of 68 proudly blares it in its title and though the 68 is representative of his current chronology, like our old friend Billy Bragg, he knows that number is a temporary thing and another waits in front of it. So, to honor this moment in his life, Holsapple's t…

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Someone Call A Broombulance (OOTP Chapter 22, 'St. Mungo’s Hospital...') 1:18:51

2M ago1:18:51

1:18:51

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversar…

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From The Pantry: Rice Revelations Ep 3 21:59

2M ago21:59

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In episode 3 of Rice Revelations, Producer Sasha DuBose (they/she) takes us into the kitchen to make bread. Sasha’s bread baking experience makes the historical knowledge she learned in the previous two episodes become tangible. As they’re in the kitchen convening with the ancestors and saying “chile” more times than anyone could count, she hopes t…

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Burnt but Not Broken: Community and Recovery in LA 50:28

2M ago50:28

50:28

For this special episode, we’re sharing a few conversations about the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles. Taylor Early and Jessie Nicely discuss the thoughts behind the episode's creation and its unconventional format, before delving into Jessie’s interview with local chef and lawyer Sharon Brenner, followed by Kiki Canuto’s …

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Kierra Lewis Returns, and MuggleMail (Are We Too Hard on Draco?) 1:31:34

2M ago1:31:34

1:31:34

On this week's episode of MuggleCast, we celebrate 700 episodes of Potter podcasting! Thanks to everyone who has been with us on this magical journey! Having recently finished the Harry Potter series herself, we welcome back friend of the show, Kierra Lewis! Plus, we bust open the Muggle Mailbag to hear directly from you on all things Order of the …

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From The Pantry: Rice Revelations Ep 2 17:57

2M ago17:57

17:57

In episode 2 of Rice Revelations, Producer Sasha DuBose (they/she) finally talks about rice! From grappling with the impact of enslavement to finding levity in the links between West African and Gullah Geechee cultures, Sasha uses rice as a tool to peer deeper into herself. She blends her personal experiences with research from historian Dr. Edda F…

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Avada Cow-Davra (OOTP Chapter 21, The Eye of the Snake) 1:28:12

2M ago1:28:12

1:28:12

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, grab your tissues because we're discussing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 21: Th…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0434: Josh Joplin (The Josh Joplin Group) 1:27:24

2M ago1:27:24

1:27:24

"GPYR"I'm admittedly a bit fixated on a 16 year old Josh Joplin getting in the van and driving away from his family, his friends and high school in order to blaze his own musical trail out there in the American wild, but I think I'm mostly fixated on that for both its ambition and its bravery. For starters, it's cool that Josh had the belief the wo…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0433: Mike Delevante (The Delevantes) 1:27:07

2M ago1:27:07

1:27:07

"The Rain Never Came"As The Delevantes,the New Jersey-born Mike Delevante and his brother Bob put their stamp on the '90s by releasing two perfect albums of shimmering Americana: 1995's Long About That Time and 1997's Postcards From Along The Way. They were pretty much crushing it; they appeared on Conan, had a #1 album on the Gavin Americana chart…

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From Roots to Routes, Abundance All Around Us 21:21

2M ago21:21

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How does food bind us to the land we call home? From pecan groves in Georgia to the datil peppers of St. Augustine, in today’s episode we explore how Indigenous plants—both wild and cultivated—help us forge deeper connections to the land and the people around us. The stories shared in this episode come from the unceded, occupied lands currently kno…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0432: Andy Cohen (Silkworm) 1:20:31

2M ago1:20:31

1:20:31

"Developer"Formed in the mid-80s in Missoula, Montana by high school pals Tim Midyett, Joel R. Phelps and Andy Cohen and rounded out by Seattle-born drummer Michael Dahlquist, Silkworm remain one of the most singular indie rock bands of all time. They relocated from Montana to Seattle in 1990 and then the real fun began. Their 1994 album In The Wes…

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Gurg Wars (OOTP Chapter 20, Hagrid's Tale) 1:11:17

2M ago1:11:17

1:11:17

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On …

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NEW SHOW: From The Pantry - Rice Revelations 16:14

3M ago16:14

16:14

From the Pantry is a limited series developed by HRN’s Director of Education and Creative Development Taylor Early, focusing on illuminating HRN’s two-fold mission of educating community members in response to a changing world and cultivating the next generation of food media leaders. This series is made up of four narrative arcs researched, script…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0431: Nels Cline (Wilco, The Consentrik Quartet) 1:28:30

3M ago1:28:30

1:28:30

"House Of Steam"Putting it simply the L.A.-born Nels Cline's resume' is so deep, to quote Mark Eitzel, it "would make the ocean proud." The guitarist and composer is one of the most respected names in the business and though he's perhaps best known these days for being the guitarist of Wilco, let's not single story Mr. Cline, because his bodyof wor…

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Hey Malfoy You're So Fine (OOTP Chapter 19, The Lion and the Serpent) 1:24:19

3M ago1:24:19

1:24:19

Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com Thi…

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Art à la Carte 20:07

3M ago20:07

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Welcome to the world of play! In today’s episode, Art à la Carte, we explore the deliciously creative world where culinary creators take the mic. From food content creators to expert dyers creating masterpieces with food, we explore how artists transform everyday ingredients into fun edible creations. Experience new textures, flavors, and mediums t…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0430: Denison Witmer 1:15:41

3M ago1:15:41

1:15:41

"Anything At All"Since the late '90s, the Pennsylvania-born musician Denison Witmer has been quietly producing one of the most stirring and affecting bodies of work in modern music. That body of work is also one of the most consistent. With close to fifteen albums under his belt, including Of Joy And Sorrow, Philadelphia Songs and The Ones Who Wait…

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