Conversations With Dwyer

Jordan Vogt Roberts director of Kings Of Summer sits down with Dwyer for a hilarious chat about the art of filmmaking, the struggle one endures to direct their first feature and drinking/bumbling around in Chicago.

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John Jughead Pierson is a punk rock innovator (Screeching Weasel/Even In Black Outs) a novelist and a playwright, so it's pretty safe to say he is creative force. John enlightens Dwyer about his creative journey from the suburbs of Chicago to the cities underground theater and punk scenes. John also shares a great story about how he responded to Blink 182 when they asked what he thought of their band.

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Clark Whittington turns retired cigarette vending machines into pieces of art that sell original works by 400 artists around the world. Mr. Whittington joins Dwyer in a conversation about breaking down the barriers between art and the buyer, the elitism of galleries and the misconceptions of art school.

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Laurie Lipton draws intricate awe inspiring images that are dark, humorous and often surreal. Her work so overwhelmingly great it's is almost difficult to articulate. Ms. Lipton joins Dwyer for a conversation on the current state of art, life in Los Angeles and both of their favorite topic death. If you haven't seen her work please go to her website click around and listen to her talk. She is joy to listen to. http://www.laurielipton.com/

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The bright and shiny brilliant light that is Duncan Trussell joins Dwyer on an enlightened verbal journey into swimming with Ram Dass, how all creatures are being ripped apart by the force of time, that we all need to "make our own shit mother fucker", and amidst the tragedy we are okay.

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Les Blanks frontman, member of Holy folk and creator of the "Conversations With Matt Dwyer" theme song joins Dwyer for exploration of the creative process,the benefits of collaboration and they try to figure out why there is so much bad music out there.

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Will Potter returns for the one year anniversarry episode to update Matt on the recent developments of Ag-Gag laws and grand jury resisters.

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Music Manager and critically acclaimed novelist Martin McDonnagh catches Matt up on the music industry, our declining environment and how Margaret Thatcher started the privatization of England's social programs.

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National selling author Heidi Butzine shares with Dwyer about her personal mission to to get more people to shop local by showing them how easy it is to do and why it matters to their local economy. She also enlightens Matt on how "big box" stores misguide customers into thinking they are saving money.

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Dan Kovalik recently was in Venezuela as an observer the countries recent election. He shares his thoughts and insights on the people, the government and Hugo Chavez. Mr. Kovalik and Matt also discuss genocide in the Congo, our governments protection of corporate profit and Obama's second term. Dan Kovalik is a labor and human rights lawyer who sued Coca-Cola for paramilitaries killing union organizers in Columbia.

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