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Vigorously with Val Kleinhans — 199 episodes · page 1 of 2
The Albums That Feel Like October
Banks Arcade on Identity, Choosing Your Hard & SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR
EMoon Darling on Making Psychedelic Indie Feel Saucy, Stylish and Bewitching
EFrom Goth to Metal: Building the Perfect Spooky Season Playlist
Lindsay Schoolcraft [RE-RUN]
ESlipknot, Ministry, and the Art of Knowing When to Walk Away
The Moth Anatomy on Embracing ‘Change’ in Metalcore
EScarhaven on Protecting the Art in an Age of Artist Brands [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]
How to Find Your Next Favorite Band
Forgotten Shrine and the Fight to Keep Our Sense of Whimsy Alive
Ecut the cord. on Choosing Yourself, Starting Over and Rebuilding Who You Are [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]
EWhy Did We Underestimate Dolly Parton and Travis Barker?
Zahna on What It Really Takes To Release a New Album
Gåte on Eurovision and Bringing Norway's Folk Music to a New Generation
SAGE on Going From PINKNOISE Fans to Collaborators [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]
I Finally Let the Avenged Sevenfold STATICA EP Sink In
Joyous Wolf on Bringing Rock 'n' Roll Back to Life
Get Out Alive on Building an Alt-Metal Project With Purpose [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]
Identity Crisis on Why Rock Still Resonates with Gen Z
EDARKSTXR Is a Rising Force in Modern Rock [NEW MUSIC FRIDAY]
Mastodon Offers a Masterclass in Processing Band Tragedy
Marco Heubaum on Keeping Xandria Evolving Without Losing Its Identity
Tommy Victor on Why Prong Is Still Throwing Fists 40 Years Later
EXBYRDX on the Role of Music in Political Conversation
Joey Vesely on Trace Remains, Creative Evolution & Pittsburgh Pride
EYungblud and Bad Wolves Are Caught Between Two Audiences
Vicky Psarakis on Sicksense, AI, Gaming, and Creative Identity
EBeautiful Skeletons Make Creativity a Team Sport
EWhy Canceling a Show Isn’t Simple (Severe Weather, Ego, and Logistics)
DØUBLE IDENTITY Discuss Love, Pain, and Delulu Solutions
Inside the Jelly Roll & Bunnie Xo Divorce Announcement
Exhausted: It’s in the Name
Caleb Shomo's Pride Month Is Starting a Bigger Conversation
EMilk St. on Finding Humor in Absurdity
EBlood Of Angels on Grief, World History, and Florida Death Metal
Are We Too Quick to Call Someone an Industry Plant?
Who They Fear on Doing the Work That Actually Scares Us
The Bigger Issue Behind the Butcher Babies AI Controversy
Gouged Break Down the Secret to Breakdowns
EBands Can’t Just Be Bands Anymore
ESeaside Massacre on Building Real Community in Music
EWomen Are Still Shaping Their Place in Heavy Music
A Moments Notice on Side Hustles & Staying Afloat
ENoah Kahan and The Search for Whimsy in a Serious World
Self Deception Created The Soundtrack For Your Dystopian Rebellion
EGetting Lost in the Sauce
EResider Bring Self-Shade to Nu-Metalcore
EAshley Oken is Living ‘Almost Famous’
Izzy T Wants Women To Own Their Violence
ERobyn Ward Says It’s Metal To Talk About Your Mental Health
ESean Martin Is Turning PTSD Into Songs That Cut Deep
EUnpacking What It Means to Be “Safe”
CHNNR on Blending International Roots and a Nu-Metal/Hip-Hop sound
ECrying at Buffalo Wild Wings & Rating Rockstars I’ve Met
Veronica Bordacchini on Growing Up Italian, Fleshgod Apocalypse & 00s Gaming Nostalgia
EBecause I Got Sued …Free Speech, The Afroman Way
Kenny Hickey Reveals Type O Negative Studio Secrets & the Rise of SUN DONT SHINE
EThe Kelly Osbourne Comments Have Gone Too Far
Mark Winters on Curiosity, Aerospace Engineering & Songwriting with Good Vibes
How to Get Social When You’re Afraid To
DONT YOU DARE on Sacramento’s Metalcore Roots and the Reality of Starting Out
EZahna on Brian “Head” Welch, Marriage, and Surviving the Music Industry
Lane Kennedy's Mindset: Mindful Intention, Your DNA, and What It Can Teach You
Plastic Rhino Reveal a New Sound and Heavier Horizons
I Almost Fell Out of Love with My Hobby
Tori Kravitz on Warped Tour and Succeeding in Music and Media
EA Winter Menty B
Alex Sandra on Navigating Crisis and the Immigration Process
Exhaustion Is Not a Flex
AI in Music Is Here… But Should We Let It Stay?
Weaponize Knowing Your Worth
EAre Music Genres Even Real Anymore?
Ins and Outs for 2026
Music to Watch (and Listen For) in 2026
Encore!
I Defined “Vigorously” the Wrong Way
2025: The Year Music Stopped Performing
Acknowledge Your Wounds Without Judging Yourself
EKendra Erika: Genre Deaf In A Golden Way
I Feel Safer Alone (Even If I Don’t Want to Be)
What I Learned From My 2025 Spotify Wrapped
Saying “No” Still Makes Me Feel Guilty
Spiritbox, Aerosmith, and Yungblud… Oh My!
My Sustainable Style Tips
Our Lord and Millennial Savior: Hilary Duff
Superior Serial Killers
I Saw Lorna Shore in Minneapolis and This Is What Happened
EInfluencers of Metal: Brotherhood, Metal, and Life’s Heaviest Moments
My Playlist Knows All My Trauma
EI Don’t Have The Patience…
Framing Hanley: A Middle Finger to Apathy
EKelsey Kempainen: Strings Attached, Bass Lines & Family Life
EWhy Being ‘Her’ Changes Everything
EWhat Are You Going to Do?
So, You Wanna Buy Your First Home?
Tasha Allen: Amplifying the Alternative Black Experience
EBjörn Strid: Dual Realms of Rock, Soilwork & The Night Flight Orchestra
Nathan James: A Nu Way of Doing Nu Metal
ELove, Jade: Little Love Notes to Music and Its Power
Lizzie In Lace: Frills, Feels, and Finding Myself
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