Conversations With Dwyer

To describe Mr. Fitzpatrick's conversation is almost impossible. It's a larger than life tale of being discovered in Washington Square Park in NYC by Keith Haring & Basquiat, professional boxing at 19, working with Lou Reed, Steve Earle and how art is a psychological X-Ray into society. Tony Fitzpatrick knows how to tell stories and this is a great episode.

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Mickey Jones has drummed for Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers and has played on a number of famous songs. Mickey joins Dwyer in a conversation about discovering the blues, getting boo'd off the stage with Bob Dylan when Dylan went electric and discovering his love for acting.

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Doug Mesner returns to the show not to discuss the Satanic Panic but to have avery passionate conversation about the myths of repressed memory, the charlatans who profit from it and how it's ruined thousands of lives. He names names and invites them to lawyer up and come after him. Okay and we talk some Satan.

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I have been a big fan of Sonny Smith's for a few years so getting to chat with him over the hour we spent on the phone was a big thrill for me. Sonny is a charming and candid fellow that openly talked about how he often wants to crawl in bed pull the sheets over his head and quit music. He also explores his fears of challenging himself to push himself creatively and the conflicting messages we get about selling out. We also discuss the disappointing idea that Searching For Sugarman was pretty much a lie.

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Judith Lorei joins me for an eye opening conversation about the ever growing Green Burial Movement. She enlightens me on so many rights and issues that many of us do not think about when it comes to our funerals. We get into everything from caskets made from recycled materials, natural burials and even home viewings. We also delve into our own experiences with death and views on what happen when we die. It's a really super fascinating chat. Please enjoy NOW.

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Filmmaker & Jazz musician Darren Hoffman joins Dwyer for a conversation about his film Tradition Is A Temple which delves into the multi-faceted traditions of Jazz in New Orleans. They also discuss jazz music, fair trade filmmaking Lester Young and the strange world of independent filmmaking.

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Former punk rocker and first time novelist Danny Bland joins me in a great conversation about comradory of junkies, why booze is more dangers than heroin and fear of being openly raw and honest in your work. Danny's stories and life are beyond thrilling and fascinating.

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Jaime Prater grew up in the christian commune Jesus People USA Evangelical Covenant Church. Years later he went back to make a documentary about his experience growing up in the commune and what he discovered was a dark underbelly of abuse and manipulation. Jaime and I discuss the making of the documentary, growing up gay in a christian commune and life after living in such a closed off community.

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In away this episode is a part two to my conversation with civil rights lawyer Dennis Cunningham. His daughter Bernadine Mellis created the documentary Forrest For The Trees which was about his epic lawsuit for environmentalist Judi Bari. Ms. Mellis and I discuss growing up in a household with two politically radical parents, how her film woke her up to activism, and the prison birth project. We seemed to jam a lot of subjects in this very interesting hour of conversation.

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Harold Budd has been praised as an Avant-Garde genius. Though he tells me why he dislikes his labeling his music. We also have a very intimate conversation about the self-pitying of an artist, his years hanging out in LA jazz clubs, the visuals of composing and why the desert is an awful place voice of inspiration. Harold is a unique and fascinating conversation.

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