Ryan Meets World

Mark Needham is a Los Angeles & Nashville based RIAA Diamond selling, Grammy nominated record producer and mixer, whose credits include a diverse array of internationally recognized superstar artists including The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac, Shakira, Pink, Chris Isaak and many more. For more information go to:  markneedham.com

Atticus Roness (Recording Artist/Songwriter) talks about bringing real rock & roll energy into the modern music world, without just copying the past. Atticus breaks down his upcoming album Rock ’n’ Roll Hit Parade, working with Will Turpin of Collective Soul, chasing big hooks, building eras like Bowie and Taylor Swift, and why he’s drawn to the “’90s-’60s” sound of bands like Oasis, Nirvana,...

Caroline Romano joins Ryan Meets World to talk about her new EP It Took Me Falling, the shift from heartbreak songs to real love, and the alt-rock/emo/pop influences that shaped her sound, from Paramore and My Chemical Romance to Taylor Swift and Queen.

Justin C. Key is a psychiatrist and author of The Hospital at the End of the World , a sci-fi medical thriller about artificial intelligence, healthcare, and the fight to keep medicine human. In this episode, Justin C. Key joins Ryan Poole to talk about the strange and complicated future of AI in medicine. The conversation explores where artificial intelligence could genuinely help doctors, where...

Grammy Award Winning Photographer Alan Messer shares unbelievable first-hand stories about working around John Lennon, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Ravi Shankar, Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Tanya Tucker, Steve Earle, Robert Duvall , and many more. He talks about how he got his start with Beatles photographer Dezo Hoffman , what it was like being a young phot...

Jonathan Wyndham is an artist and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has toured and recorded as a session guitarist for artists like Jessie James Decker and Colbie Caillat. In 2014 he gained notoriety as a contestant on The Voice Season 7. In 2020, he shifted his focus to his own music, releasing his debut album the following year.

2018 GRAMMY® Award winners The Infamous Stringdusters aren’t just bluegrass legends, they’re still pushing the genre forward. Andy Falco and Jeremy Garrett sit down with Ryan Poole for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of music, the rise of AI, creative evolution, and what it takes to stay inspired after decades on the road. They dive into the making of their album 20/20, the balance be...

Who Is Chloe? opens up about leaving her marriage, facing a cancer diagnosis, losing her mother, and starting over in pursuit of her own music. A powerful conversation about grief, identity, and finding the courage to live honestly.

What happens when a grown man writes Mr. Rogers a letter asking, “Would you be proud of me?”. For journalist Tim Madigan , that single act of vulnerability led to an extraordinary friendship with Fred Rogers, one that changed his life forever. In this deeply moving conversation, Tim talks with Ryan about the real Mister Rogers: not the TV icon, but the man whose empathy, presence, and compassion t...

Chris Cron quit music until one day fate intervened. In a few short years he went viral, and got a life-changing call from John Stamos inviting him to perform with The Beach Boys . This is the story of the moment that brought everything full circle, from his childhood love of their music to singing “Good Vibrations” with his family watching from the crowd. We dig into: • Beach Boys history & v...

Jacob Tolliver’s life reads like a music fairy tale. A kid obsessed with old records somehow ends up becoming friends with Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, and more. In this episode, Jacob shares the unbelievable true stories of sneaking backstage, going viral in a hardware store, playing in Elvis’s suite, landing in the Full House creator’s mansion, and eventually beco...

moony joins Ryan for a deep conversation about creativity, identity, and what it means to make real art in a moment when AI-generated music is climbing the charts. While the viral AI country artist Breaking Rust hits #1, Moony spent 60 days completely offline to create his most authentic album yet. They talk about the pressure artists feel to constantly post, why stepping away from the internet ch...

Beatles Drumming Expert JOE MONTAGUE reveals the secret human instinct behind every legendary song, and why AI will never truly make great music. Joe Montague is a drummer, creator of "All You Need Is Drums", and host of "That Recording Podcast" known for bringing The Beatles’ legacy to life for modern audiences. From the hidden basements of Liverpool to Abbey Road, Joe has spent years studying no...

Was The Beatles’ success pure magic, or a perfect storm of timing, talent, and Liverpool grit? Liverpool insider Dale Roberts is a professional tour guide, Beatles expert, and co-owner of George Harrison’s childhood home (the only Beatles house you can rent on Airbnb!). Dale reveals the unbelievable story of his life in the Beatles industry and the deeper forces that shaped the world’s greatest ba...

Konnor Dolberry from The Band Light joins Ryan to share the truth behind their biggest show yet — opening for Louis Tomlinson of One Direction. We dive into what fame actually feels like on the inside, how the band went from working day jobs in Nashville to being managed by the Jonas Brothers’ dad , and why staying grounded and protecting their friendship matters more than ever. We go deep into ar...

The true story behind Lay Zhang’s hit ‘Other Side’. How a song written in a hotel room in LA somehow went on to break the music charts in China & go 'Gold' in just 47 minutes! Songwriter Mark Siegel joins me to share the wild true story behind Lay Zhang’s (张艺兴) “Other Side.”In this episode we talk about how a simple demo became a national hit, selling over 500 thousand copies in und...

The journalists behind Murder on Music Row join me to unpack the 1998 killing of David “Skull” Schulman , the outlaw who ran Skull’s Rainbow Room in Printer’s Alley. They share the untold story of Nashville’s Gatsby—how he built its wildest club, the night he was murdered inside it, and why the case deserves a second look. True crime, music history, and the secrets that still echo through Printer&...

Paul Tremblay is the New York Times bestselling author of A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, Disappearance at Devil's Rock, and Horror Movie. In 2023, M. Night Shyamalan adapted Cabin... into the film Knock at the Cabin starring Dave Bautista & Rupert Grint. Tremblay's work has won the Bram Stoker, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards and earned praise from Stephen...

A record deal turned a million-dollar year into a $40 check—and it made him a lawyer. Ryan Schmidt (entertainment attorney, ex-artist, The Voice S3) breaks down how fine print steals your lunch, why he refuses 100% AI-generated acts, and what’s actually coming with AI lawsuits, deepfakes, and artist protection. We trade war stories, get practical about hiring a lawyer without burning cash, and tal...

Quinn Eaton thought he was applying to be a songwriter. Instead , he became a writer & podcast host for Whiskey Riff , one of the internet’s go-to destinations for country music and culture. After writing 4,500 articles , Quinn knows the drama, the hustle, and the reality of country music like few others. With a dry wit and insider’s perspective, Quinn shares what it’s really like to build a c...

Geoff Duncan is a producer/songwriter who used AI to finish an album for  America’s Got Talent  star Nightbirde after her tragic passing from cancer. In this conversation, we dive into the ethics and future of AI, creativity in the age of machines, and the doomsday scenarios surrounding it's rise. Geoff also shares stories from playing shows across China and Indonesia, the struggle of surviving lo...