Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom

Send us Fan Mail This week on the show Bridget Barkan stops by to discuss her new single Red Carpet , touring with Scissor Sisters, prophetic dreams and more.  ***  “I told my friend Rod Thomas a.k.a. Bright Light Bright Light the idea for this song and he said, ‘You must do it!’ The next day my horoscope literally said, ‘ Roll out the red carpet, now is your time ’,” laughs New Yorker, multifacet...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Paul Leary, guitarist for the Butthole Surfers stops by the show to discuss the release of After the Astronaut (Out Today), revisiting the archives, the documentary and more.  ***** In 1998, when BUTTHOLE SURFERS followed up their 1996 mainstream breakthrough Electric Larryland with their next record entitled AFTER THE ASTRONAUT , the major label they were...

Send us Fan Mail This week Bette A stops by the show to discuss her book Slow Stories which she collaborated with legendary musician, Brian Eno. We also talk about art and creating as well as AI. One of the other major topics we cover is her charity work to help empower woman and help the world.  ***** As artist/writer BETTE A. explains: “As I developed these stories during two decades, rewriting...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Gerald Everette Jones stops by the show again to discuss his latest release Jonathan's Journal. We talk about how some choices made in WW1 still affect us today and more.  ***** Gerald Everett Jones lives in Santa Monica. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Women’s National Book Association, as well as a board member of the Independent Writers...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Better to Podcast, I sit down with Amy Gaskin. Back in 2020 an idea came to her about going to Marilyn Monroe's grave and even though we were supposed to be masking she found fresh lipstick kisses. This lead her on an incredible journey of how the idol had come to be something more personal than a Movie Icon.  When I was notified of the opportunity to d...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I sit down with Jules Peters, the wife of the front man of The Alarm, the late Mike Peters. We discuss their incredible love affair, his long battle with cancer, The Alarm’s new album, Transformation, and more. **** "Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end,” says Jules Peters , bandmate and wife of the late Mike Peters of THE ALARM...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the episode author Margaret Gurevich stops by to discuss her latest book, Yasha's Amazin' Bar Mitzvah. Growing up as an immigrant and more.  **** Margaret Gurevich (she/her) is a middle-school teacher and the author of Ain't It Funny , multiple Who Was? books, and the award-winning Chloe by Design series. When not writing or teaching, Margaret enjoys hi...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Fort stops by the show to discuss, music sobriety, inspiration and more.  *** Lightning Stills isn’t an album detailing the evils of alcohol. Instead, it’s life stories while still in the moment. “I started this project as a way to keep me occupied and help me through getting sober,” vocalist/guitarist Craig Fort of Omaha’s reigning outlaw country band explains. Aside from t...

Send us Fan Mail Christian Dryden and David Andreana from the Ritualists stop by the show to discuss the up coming UK tour, new music that might be coming out in the fall, AI and more.  **** Rising from the NYC underground scene of the Lower East Side, The Ritualists first attained international critical acclaim for their debut album, Painted People , released just prior to the pandemic on Out of...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the show Chris Eveland stops by the show to discuss, being a studio player as well as a touring one. We talk music, life, and more.  **** Chris Eveland is a dynamic and versatile guitarist whose style emulates many genres. With a deep passion for music that began at a young age,Chris has spent over 35 years and north of 3000 live shows, honing his craft, developing a...

Send us Fan Mail Bren Holmes stops by the show to discuss music, AI, chasing his dream, and more. *** For thirty-plus years, Bren Holmes has been playing his craft as a musician, songwriter, and bandmate. As an original member of the Irish Rock band The Young Dubliners , this Los Angeles-by-way-of-Dublin Ireland band has gigged all over the world--and lived to tell about it. In the fall of 2019, B...

Send us Fan Mail Gerald Jones stops by the show to discuss, his new app, Blessen, trauma, doom scrolling and more. **** Gerald Jones and Kevin Clark's friendship goes back over 20 years, to the night they first met backstage at the Academy Awards. Their bond grew through creativity, shared values, and a deep desire to make a difference. Together, they later won an Emmy Award for a public serv...

Send us Fan Mail Justin Warfield stops by the show to discuss, Deathrock Devotionals Vol II, inner peace, change in perspective and more.  ***** After a year of steady build-up, bold reinvention, and dancefloor resurrection, WARFIELD - the darkwave/deathrock project helmed by She Wants Revenge lyricist and frontman Justin Warfield - arrives at a pivotal moment. Today marks the release of Deathrock...

Send us Fan Mail Annie stops by the show to discuss music, how Loki's Folly came together, anxiety, new music and more. ****** ‘ Retribution ’ is a song looking at the parallels of extreme sides of emotions and how we react to difficult things,” says Annie Kuchenmeister , guitarist and singer for Loki’s Folly , the Minneapolis-based indie-punk trio made up of sisters Annie (24), Nissa (19) an...

Send us Fan Mail Shari stops by the show to discuss, new music, performing the National Anthem of Nascar, health and so much more.... **** Embodying the heart and soul of country music, Southwestern songstress Shari Rowe redefines what it means to captivate. Bringing authenticity, intentionality, and a timeless blend of country and americana, Rowe’s “voice, personality, and story will mesmerize yo...

Send us Fan Mail I'm the guests this week to provide and update about changes or the show. Talk about community and more. **** If you would like to contact the show about being a guest, please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.com Follow us on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedom Intro and Outro mus...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, I sit down with Dexy and Chris to discuss their latest release, their musical journey and more.  **** Dark dreampop duo Magic Wands will release a new album entitled Cascades via Metropolis Records . It includes their current single, " Time To Dream ,"as well as the previously issued " Hide ," " Armour ," " Moonshadow ,&...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, Glenn stops by to discuss the Triptides latest release, Shapeshifter, their cover of Spooky and so much more. **** Releasing on the heels of Triptides’ June 2025 album Shapeshifter, the six-song EP Night Shift arrives as the band lands in Europe for a two-week tour.  Comprised of four songs recorded during the Shapeshifter sessions and two newly recorded...

Send us Fan Mail Frank stops by the show to discuss his solo record, his childhood adventures with his brother and so much more. ***** Living Between the Lines is the debut solo LP from Frank Meyer. A long time coming, Meyer’s been hinting at it for a while now with Bandcamp exclusive tracks, covers on tribute albums, acoustic solo shows, and his acclaimed collaboration album with Eddie Spaghetti...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda stops by the show to discuss her dream of building a bookstore, Blind Date With a Book Boyfriend, and more. ****Side note - in my wrap up I mention that no harm that also included animals.**** ******* My love for reading began at a young age—curled up with a book, a fluffy blanket, a warm candle flickering nearby, and a cup of London Fog tea from Harney & Sons in hand....

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Azam stops by the discuss her new music, Synesthesia, immigrating tot he US, living through war, menopause, and more.  ***** It is a song of destruction, of fire consuming everything in its path, yet within that annihilation lies the threshold of renewal, and the promise of something new,” explains internationally beloved singer/songwriter/producer AZAM AL...

Send us Fan Mail Eddie stops by the show to discuss the hit song he wrote, 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot', his last CD, 'Film School', and so much more.  ****** The first time I heard Pat Benatar’s version of ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot,’ I was almost arrested for loitering,” laughs internationally lauded Canadian songwriter, producer, performer, and rights advocate Eddie Schwart...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda stops by to talk about Hoodoo, Voodoo, her upcoming trip to Egypt and more.  ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tuned with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of 18 she was free to truly study he...

Send us Fan Mail Don stops by the show to discuss his book on Chet Atkins, teaching and his long career as a professor, writer, and more. ******** Don Cusic is one of the premier historians of country music and an internationally known scholar and writer. As an author, teacher, historian, songwriter, producer and executive, Cusic has been actively involved in the music business since 1973. He is a...

Send us Fan Mail Rich stops the show to discuss his book The Not-So Only Child, as well as his journey of discovering this fact. We also discuss the radio biz, the Woo and more.  ******* Rich Boerner is an Award-Winning podcast and radio Audio Creator / Producer / Talent / now Author, whose successful journey has taken him to Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Orlando. His resume includes w...