The Bret Saunders Podcast

Comedian John Heffron stopped by the KBCO studios to chat with Bret about why he avoids politics in his standup, dead stuff in the walls of his home and the university he and Bret both attended. Go Hurons! Go Eagles!

Colorado-based Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker Julian Rubinstein is receiving a lot of acclaim for his book "The Holly," an excellent tale of gentrification and violence in a Denver neighborhood. He's also directed a film (titled "The Holly") which will screen at the Denver Film Festival on November 10. Rubinstein talks with Bret about the challenges he's faced in putting the project together.

France's Phoenix joined Bret to discuss their new album, "Alpha Zulu," and their similarities to a bluegrass band.

Singer-songwriter Margo Price has a new album on the way, and just released her memoir, "Maybe We'll Make It." Margo and Bret discuss unusual cuisine and meeting Neil Young.

The 1975's front man, Matt Healy, joined Bret to talk about the creative process, life in London after Queen Elizabeth II, and the group's new album, "Being Funny In A Foreign Language."

Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford stopped by 97.3 KBCO to discuss his new solo album, titled (self-titled.) Mumford discussed the songwriting process and what Elton John and The Pope have in common.

Nashville's Stephen Sanchez has found joy in writing and performing vintage-style rock and roll -and get this: the dude's just 19! He joined me in KBCO Studio C to discuss his discovery of the music, and a fateful phone call he'd received just moments before our conversation.

Everyone's favorite laid-back singer-songwriter and longtime KBCO sonic presence Jack Johnson joins Bret to talk about sticking it to the man in the lyrics to his songs, Bret's 25th anniversary at KBCO and surfing.

Michelle Wolf joined me to talk about standup, why she's a runner, and an apparent robot website's strange description of her life.

The enigmatic Josh Tillman (also known as Father John Misty) stopped by 97.3 KBCO to discuss his latest album, "Chloe and the Next 20th Century." He's a thoughtful guy!

James Mercer is the front man for the beloved group The Shins. Did you know they were formed in New Mexico? They were our neighbors for a while! Mercer talks with Bret about the 21st anniversary of the first Shins album and the monster (or monsters) who stole his master tapes.

"Beyond Category" singer-songwriter and actor Lyle Lovett joins the podcast to talk about his first new album in a decade, Red Rocks, the economics of touring with a "large band" and more.

Dana Gould is in town for a couple of shows at Comedy Works and stopped by the podcast this week. Dana cracked us up about exploding his rotator cuff, his series "Hanging With Dr. Z" ( imagining Dr. Zaius from Planet Of The Apes as a talk show host) and the combative nature of social media.

Bret talks with Rhea Seehorn ("Better Call Saul") and Lou Mustillo ("The Sopranos") about their new web series, "Cooper's Bar," a unique watering hole born from one man's dream of the perfect tiki bar experience. The bar just happens to be in Mustillo's real life L.A. back yard, which attracts a quirky cast of characters trying to find fame and fortune in Hollywood. Rhea and Lou talk about how an actual, abandoned tiki bar helped inspire the show and their personal stories that fueled some of the episodes. And, of course, Bret asks Rhea about "Better Call Saul," and the fate of her character, Kim Wexler.

We first got to know Susan Tedeschi as a solo artist in the ‘90s: a brilliant guitarist with a magnificent voice.. She's also a founding member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, a group she fronts with her partner, Derek Trucks. Susan and Bret reminisce over the time she came by KBCO Studio C with Stevie Ray Vaughn's band Double Trouble, a mutual love of Sun Ra, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band’s ambitious new project "I Am The Moon: Crescent."