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During my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-974-niko-128167723?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recent conversation with Niko Stratis</a> about her new book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, she described her affection for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonlytle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Lytle</a>’s band <a href="https://grandaddymusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandaddy</a>, and I mentioned I’d interviewed Jason before. Well, this got me looking for that talk and here it is! This phoner between Jason and I took place on Tuesday December 4, 2012 at 11 AM ET and was focused on his solo album <a href="https://www.anti.com/releases/dept-disappearance/tracks/dept-of-disappearance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dept. of Disappearance</a>, and we covered other things too, including whether or not Grandaddy might ever make music or play shows again. As it happens, Grandaddy will be on tour soon! To hear <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/grandaddys-jason-128574193?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this entire conversation</a>, subscribe to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kreative Kontrol on Patreon</a> at the $6 tier or higher (a reminder that an annual subscription includes a discount compared to a monthly one). Related episodes/links: <a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/05/06/ep-974-niko-stratis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #974: Niko Stratis</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/11/19/ep-924-lance-bangs-and-bob-nastanovich-on-pavements/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements’</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/09/21/ep-803-the-replacements-tim-let-it-bleed-edition-with-bob-mehr-jason-jones-ed-stasium/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #803: The Replacements’ ‘Tim: Let it Bleed Edition’ with Bob Mehr, Jason Jones & Ed Stasium</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/09/15/ep-717-no-age/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #717: No Age</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/07/21/ep-704-sam-prekop-and-john-mcentire/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #704: Sam Prekop and John McEntire</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/06/16/ep-694-david-cross/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #694: David Cross</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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John Dieterich, Satomi Matsuzaki, Ed Rodríguez, and Greg Saunier from <a href="https://deerhoof.website/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deerhoof</a> discuss <a href="https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/noble-and-godlike-in-ruin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Noble and Godlike in Ruin</a>, the band’s history and recurring lyrical themes about animals and magic, seeing Dokken and Krokus, the evolution of DIY music culture, the state of immigration, dehumanization, and capitalism, the Anishinaabe concept of “all of our relations,” working with Saul Williams, celebrating 31 years of Deerhoof on <a href="https://deerhoof.website/tour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tour</a>, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">please subscribe now on Patreon</a> so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to <a href="https://www.blackbyrd.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blackbyrd Myoozik</a>, <a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>, <a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and <a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandad’s Donuts.</a> Support <a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href="https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href="https://www.letterscharity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters Charity</a>. Follow <a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vish online</a>. Support vish on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>! Related episodes/links: <a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/03/11/ep-958-nels-cline/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #958: Nels Cline</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/02/04/ep-946-james-brandon-lewis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #946: James Brandon Lewis</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/02/20/ep-839-mary-timony/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #839: Mary Timony</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/10/24/ep-812-michael-azerrad-on-the-amplified-come-as-you-are-the-story-of-nirvana/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/09/15/ep-717-no-age/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #717: No Age</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/11/08/ep-648-lee-ranaldo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #648: Lee Ranaldo</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/06/02/ep-616-tune-yards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #616: tune-yards</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. #975: Deerhoof

<a href="https://linktr.ee/nikostratis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Niko Stratis</a> discusses her wonderful new memoir-in-essays, <a href="https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman</a>, moving to Toronto by driving across Canada with a cat, Bruce Springsteen and fluid masculinity in rock, the ingenious, inspiring writings of Hanif Abdurraqib, living up to what we think our parents’ expectations of us are and honing a work ethic, love and addiction, Jon-Rae Fletcher and Kurt Cobain, physical torment and transness, Courtney Barnett and the Burning Hell, Richard Laviolette and the Community Theatre project, upcoming reading events, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">please subscribe now on Patreon</a> so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to <a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>, <a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and <a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>Support <a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href="https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href="https://www.letterscharity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters Charity</a>. Follow <a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vish online</a>. Support vish on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>! Related episodes/links: <a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/03/06/ep-957-the-burning-hell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #957: The Burning Hell</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/10/03/ep-911-richard-laviolettes-all-wild-things-are-shy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #911: Richard Laviolette’s ‘All Wild Things Are Shy’</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/07/04/ep-883-steven-hyden/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #883: Steven Hyden</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/04/16/ep-857-michael-feuerstack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #857: Michael Feuerstack</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/10/24/ep-812-michael-azerrad-on-the-amplified-come-as-you-are-the-story-of-nirvana/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/04/26/ep-682-steven-lambke/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #682: Steven Lambke</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2018/07/05/ep-406-courtney-barnett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #406: Courtney Barnett</a><a href="https://exclaim.ca/music/article/jon-rae_river-smells_like_holy_spirit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jon-Rae and the River - Smells Like Holy Spirit</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. #974: Niko Stratis

Comedian <a href="https://nikkiglaser.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nikki Glaser</a> and I spoke on the phone at 3:30 PM ET on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, not long before she was set to appear at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. At the time, the prospects of Donald Trump becoming president of the United States of America seemed slim, but we discussed that, the political climate and how it influenced her incisive TV show Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, why comedians are often called upon to discuss socio-political issues, some people’s bizarre worldviews, and other things too. See <a href="https://nikkiglaser.com/pages/tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nikki on tour</a> soon! To hear this <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/nikki-glaser-128147273?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">entire conversation</a>, subscribe to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kreative Kontrol on Patreon</a> at the $6 tier or higher (a reminder that an annual subscription includes a discount compared to a monthly one). Related episodes/links: <a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/02/13/ep-950-gianmarco-soresi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/02/11/ep-948-margaret-cho/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #948: Margaret Cho</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/09/05/ep-901-john-early/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #901: John Early</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/08/13/ep-894-weird-al-yankovic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #894: “Weird Al” Yankovic</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/06/18/ep-878-ted-leo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #878: Ted Leo</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/12/19/ep-829-robert-smigel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #829: Robert Smigel</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/11/08/ep-818-jon-dore/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #818: Jon Dore</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/11/04/ep-816-roy-wood-jr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #816: Roy Wood Jr.</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/03/14/ep-760-nathan-macintosh/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #760: Nathan Macintosh</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/02/14/ep-754-baron-vaughn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #754: Baron Vaughn</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/06/16/ep-694-david-cross/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #694: David Cross</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2022/06/07/ep-692-wilco/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #692: Wilco</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/12/13/ep-655-jackie-kashian/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #655: Jackie Kashian</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/06/29/ep-620-tom-scharpling/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #620: Tom Scharpling</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2020/12/10/ep-586-spencer-tweedy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #586: Spencer Tweedy</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2020/10/22/ep-575-chris-gethard/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #575: Chris Gethard</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2018/09/18/ep-427-maria-bamford/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #427: Maria Bamford</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2017/11/14/ep-365-judah-friedlander/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #365: Judah Friedlander</a><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2017/05/30/ep-322-john-mulaney/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #322: John Mulaney</a>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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