Shrek Diesel with Justin Radford/In Odin's Name

I'm sure most of you have written a few rock musicals in your day, but WE HAVEN'T! That's why we were so excited to speak with Portland multi-instrumentalist and composer Justin Radford. He takes us deep into the strange, joyous, and ambitious world of In Odin's Name, his Norse mythology-inspired rock musical that has been 15 years in the making. We learn the origins of the work that connected Justin with a far-off French lyricist; we chat about the valid and proper disdain of rock operas, the lost art of the Mexican pizza, the Short Kings of the monster truck world, and navigating the song-to-sex pipeline. Plus rock effing musical, bro!!!Music this week:“Dance of Swords” by Justin Radford / In Odin’s Name (21:42)“Such Great Reward” by Justin Radford / In Odin’s Name (42:15)“Angel” by HYD (1:14:20)“By the Blood in My Veins” by Justin Radford / In Odin’s Name (1:30:24)