Oh my god! 40 episodes of the podcast! It's really, truly, actually episode 40 of The Matt Kollock Show. They said we couldn't do it. They said we would never get here. They were wrong. So wrong. Today's episode is a nice and easy solo venture filled with reflection and appreciation for the podcast and its listeners. It's been a wonderful 40 episod…

Release day! Today's episode tells the story of my latest single, the epic head bobber known as "The Road That Takes Us Home," which was released on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 and is streaming everywhere now. Nice! The main segment covers the conceptualizing, writing and production of the song. Where did I get the ideas? What Pinegrove song inspired thi…

Country music is having a big moment. So I feel like now is as good a time as any to say what I really think about the genre. And it's not very positive! At the same time, it's complicated. Although I've told people I hate country music, I don't think that's actually true. However, there are definitely some aspects of the culture surrounding countr…

Today we're here to talk about the reasons why you and I should be more delusional, more irrational in our pursuits. Why? One simple reason: WE ALL DIE! One week into my Incandescent, Electric era and I've got some thoughts. Some ideas. Some new ways of looking at things. And yeah, I've got some complaints. But you know what? I've got solutions, to…

Here we are. It's the end of an era – the sad-guy era of my music career. This is a good thing! On today's episode of the podcast, I break it all down. I reflect on what's happening these days, and take time to appreciate this past year or so of my public-facing music life. Most importantly, I fill you in on the new era that is about to begin soon!…

Today we celebrate five years(!) of The Matt Kollock Show by getting naked! I'm talking totally, fully nude. Completely bare. Episode 35 of the podcast features me rambling for about 15 minutes, addressing topics such as: The 10-year anniversary of my spiritual awakening The five-year anniversary of the debut of this podcast The passing of acting i…

It's another solo episode of The Matt Kollock Show, friends. Just me and my microphone and my mood. I'm feeling weird about things. You know, the whole state of the world and the political situation in the United States and all the fascism. Yeah. And here I am podcasting. Singing my songs. Marketing my wares. Is that okay? Well, that's why I'm here…

It's time. Time to mark the end of the Family Plot era of my music career. So to honor the occasion, I got on the mic and shared my real, honest thoughts about the album, how I feel about it today and whether I'm pleased, disappointed or I'm feeling some other way about it all. I look back at the promotion and marketing. What could I have done diff…

Episode 32 of The Matt Kollock Show contains multitudes! Not only does this installment of the podcast feature a fantastic interview with artist, therapist and musician Antonia Montoya, but it also includes a spirited, SPIRITED rant about The Current State of Things from your host, me. I'm glad I got that out there! But this episode is really all a…

Episode 31 of The Matt Kollock Show contains explosive revelations about the making of the official music video for my song "Family Plot," so be careful, friends. Yes, I am back to squeeze a little more toothpaste out from the album-promotion tube, and I couldn't be happier about it. Family Plot, the album, took many years to make. By the time I pu…

It's a milestone episode of The Matt Kollock Show. Welcome back! Episode 30 of the podcast features me exploring what it means to be a self-described "alt-rock auteur." Fun stuff! It's also album-release week! So there are lots of big things happening. Family Plot comes out – FINALLY!!!! – this Friday, June 21, 2024. So I talk a little bit about ho…

Welcome back to The Matt Kollock Show! Episode 29 features my conversation with Celina Gonzalez, LMFT. Celina is a licensed therapist and a gifted communicator. I was so happy to be able to talk to her on the podcast about all the things. As I say in the show, I'm getting a little sick of hearing myself discuss topics like childhood trauma, CPTSD, …

Episode 28 of The Matt Kollock Show is a really good one! Mostly because it features a nice, long conversation between me and my sweetie (who is also my music's Executive Producer), the wonderful and brilliant Annie Sanchez. Today's episode is all about celebrating the sensitive. Why? Well, because I'm releasing a new single this week called "Celeb…

It's album announcement day! My second album is titled Family Plot and it will be released on all streaming platforms on Friday June 21, 2024. Naturally, I decided to use my podcasting platform to help make the announcement. Episode 27 of The Matt Kollock Show is all about the upcoming album and all the excitement surrounding its release this June.…

SUBSCRIBE TO MY EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR CRUCIAL NEWS AND UPDATES Episode 26 of The Matt Kollock Show is finally here! In today's episode, Matt catches you up on just about everything that's been going on since you last heard from him. There's talk of therapy, roller skating, music production and much more. Matt also discusses his spiritual awakening, …

SUBSCRIBE TO MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR CRUCIAL NEWS AND SHENANIGANS It's episode 25 of The Matt Kollock Show! A milestone episode, for sure. It took three years to get here. So, like, eight eps a year. Not bad! Not great, but also not bad! I launched the show back in April of 2020. Took a break and brought it back in January of 2021. Took all of 202…

Sign up for the Matt Kollock Email Blast and receive exclusive goodies in your inbox every Monday morning! It's been two episodes – and nearly two years – since there's been a guest on The Matt Kollock Show. That makes today's episode a real game changer. I wanted to have Annie Sanchez, the love of my life, on the show to talk about a recent whirlw…

The Matt Kollock Show is back! It's been nearly two years. Two years that felt like 20 years in so many ways. So much has happened! But I'm still Matt Kollock. I'm still making music and then podcasting about that music. It's just what I do. And it looks like 2023 is going to be the kind of year where that happens a lot more than it has. So here we…

Welcome to episode 22 of The Matt Kollock Show! In this final installment of the album's oral history, I get into what it took to finish the album in the final months of its creation. Big stuff! All of a sudden, the one-year anniversary of quarantine was approaching – and passing. Would I get the fucker done? Yeah, of course I did! And now the albu…

You made it back! Welcome to Episode 21 of The Matt Kollock Show! It's the second installment of microorganism's oral history. And historically the middle ones of these things are the best, right? We'll see about that. This episode of the show takes a tour through the main meat of the album. Tracks two through five are discussed here. I also get in…

It's episode 20 of The Matt Kollock Show podcast! Holy shit! We did it! It's also microorganism Release Week here on mattkollock.com. Nice! So on today's big-time, super-sized, extra-large, power-packed podcast, we discuss the album and its creation. Lots of fun stories and wild memories. Damn. I also present my sweetie, Annie Sanchez, who contribu…

Hey 19! Welcome to the show. I'm so glad you're here! This is a very, very special episode of The Matt Kollock Show podcast, and I'm happy to know you're a part of it. Nice! Today's episode is all about the spiritual shit. Bring it on, rational-atheist types! Since Last Time Lots of shit happening. Lots of shit happening. I talk about the depressio…

It's a new episode of the podcast! I think this is a good one. It's all about working together. Collaborating. Making magic by gathering in art. With people just like you, dear listener! Happenings and Such How are you? Can you believe we've been in the pandemic for about a year already? Can you believe the podcast is nearly one year old already? I…

Here we are again. Reintroducing The Matt Kollock Show. Reframing and recontextualizing. And this is exactly the way I want it! Kind of a Course Correction I said a lot of stuff in the previous episode of the podcast. I stand behind it all! However, I realized I was building a house I didn't want to live in. What? I said I wanted the podcast to be …

I'm back! Guys! It's been, like, six months since I've posted a new episode of The Matt Kollock Show, and I'm happy to say that I've found my podcasting groove again. Or is it that I'm just avoiding the mixing and mastering of microorganism, my upcoming album? Probably a little bit of both. All The Main Stuff And The New Stuff Speaking of microorga…

Friends! If you're like me, you feel pretty anxious much of the time. If you're like me, you feel anxious in a way that convinces you you're suffering from something other than anxiety; something terrible and life-threatening. If you're like me, you've been through this cycle a few times now, and your life has never actually been in danger. Fun shi…

Hey. How's it going? Are you doing all right? BIG POWER CHORD!!! Episode 14 of The Matt Kollock Show covers my current thoughts about the state of my main instrument. I have been a guitar player for more than 30 years now. I have always identified, musically, with the guitar as my primary tool of expression. In recent years, though, I have distance…

I have some weird ideas about where music comes from. Well, maybe they aren't so weird. But they feel weird in the context of authorship and ownership and stuff like that. Episode 13 of The Matt Kollock Show podcast covers a lot of ground as I explore my thoughts, feelings and instincts with regard to the source of the music. I talk about different…

Friends! How have you been? It's been a while, hasn't it? Unless you are from the future, which is probably the case, and it hasn't been long at all. Regardless of all considerations for the fabric of space-time, I hope you are doing all right. I am doing all right, too. I made this episode of the podcast and I think it's a good one. I hope you lik…

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It's episode ten of The Matt Kollock Show!!! We did it! They said we couldn't do it, but goddammit, we got it done. Good for us! Become a Patron! Sore in So Many Ways The last week has been a bit trying. The bipolar has been frisky lately. It's taken me to some places I seldom visit. But I'm good. Except for the part where the emotional stuff manif…

Hi! I did another podcast! What Now? I almost forgot to do this one. But it's Monday. So I'm podcasting. Look at me go! Here's what I cover in today's solo episode of The Matt Kollock Show: The weekend (but not The Weeknd) Not feeling the music Feeling a little low and depressed and anxious RIP Fred Willard RIP Lynn Shelton Procrastinating Fantasiz…

They said it couldn't be done. They said it was impossible. They said it was insane to even consider. But here we are. We did it. We got to where we were going. Now what are they saying? Not a whole lot. It's episode eight of The Matt Kollock Show! How Was Your Full Moon? Last Thursday's full moon was one characterized by unearthing. Digging. Bring…

Hey! It's another solo episode of The Matt Kollock Show. Remember when I used to do interviews? Me neither! It's All In Your Head So yeah. Today's episode has me rambling a little about all the stuff that happened around here since last time. Then I get into a talk about my journey with mindfulness, meditation and using my imagination to create "re…

It's another episode of The Matt Kollock Show podcast! This is a lean, mean episode, clocking in at fewer than 58 minutes, but it is packed with goodies, as always. It's Tiny Desk Week I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to pull it off with everything that's going on these days, but I was able to capture a pretty good performance of my song, "T…

Hey guys. It's a heavy time, isn't it? For me, this time of year is particularly heavy. Of course, we are in the midst of the high holidays. Yesterday was Bicycle Day. Today is 4/20. The world is charged with psychedelic, mind-shifting energy. I'm thinking of where I am today. And I've thought a lot about how I got here. Today's podcast is about th…

Friends, I hope you have enjoyed the launch of The Matt Kollock Show as much as I have. It's been exciting assembling the first four episodes and sharing them with you. The show has been a blast to do thus far, and we are only just getting started. Setting a Career in Motion Speaking of just getting started, today's guest on the podcast is Albuquer…

Guys! Welcome to the third episode of The Matt Kollock Show! Three is one of the most magical numbers and Melissa Rios is one of the most magical musical people I know. In this episode, Melissa and I have a conversation that visits quite a few fun and interesting topics. You're going to dig it. I know it. A Different Time I had my conversation with…

Wow. We are really on a roll now, aren't we? Welcome to Episode Two of The Matt Kollock Show! Are we having fun yet? Who cares! Meet Meri Dean Friends, I am excited to introduce you to my friends, Jason and Melissa Kadinger of Meri Dean. They are a fantastic set of humans and a formidable musical duo. I am proud to know them, and I'm stoked to know…

Welcome! It's the very first episode of The Matt Kollock Show! How Exciting! How exciting? In this episode, I go deep on me. I talk about how I got here, what I'm doing, why I do it and what listeners can expect. What's "Hopeless Horse" All About? After I ramble for nearly an hour, I get into my song, "Hopeless Horse," with a little story about how…