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Independent Minded is a podcast where DIY music professionals, indie artists, and pop culture icons tell their origin stories, talk about inspirations, commitment to craft, and struggles and triumphs in the entertainment biz. Hosted and produced by Ron Scalzo, an indie musician with an independent record label of his own, Bald Freak Music.
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25/04/2026#82🇨🇦 Canada - musicInterviews
24/04/2026#65🇨🇦 Canada - musicInterviews
23/04/2026#48🇬🇧 Great Britain - musicInterviews
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15/04/2026#67
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Publication history
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The Big Cheese
Episode 179
mardi 14 avril 2026 • Duration 26:23
#179. Director Sara Joe Wolansky & executive producer Adam Moskowitz confront cultural clashes, personal struggles, and melting cheese to make their new documentary feature The Big Cheese.
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ELEVEN: Robot Slide, PIG, Beaming
Episode 178
mardi 31 mars 2026 • Duration 55:14
#178. Robot Slide transforms a classical art song to curb their collective anxiety, Beaming mixes banjo and cigarettes into their new single.
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ELEVEN: Bombargo, Rocket, Bad Self Portraits
Episode 169
mardi 28 octobre 2025 • Duration 56:39
#169. Bombargo channels '70s-era soft rock, Rocket refuels an old demo, Bad Self Portraits think they're going to Hell. Ron shares new faves from Astronoid, PREYRS + more.
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The Last Internationale
Episode 79
vendredi 6 juillet 2018 • Duration 45:11
#79. Ron talks with Delila Paz of New York City rock band The Last Internationale about the band’s forthcoming album, Soul On Fire, going indie after a major label deal, existential crises, music therapy, and changing the world with rock n’ roll.
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Blue October
Episode 78
mardi 12 juin 2018 • Duration 52:04
#78. Ron talks with Justin Furstenfeld of Houston alternative rock band Blue October about producing a new album, starting his own label, getting sober, meeting his wife, and second chances.
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The Parlor
Episode 77
jeudi 24 mai 2018 • Duration 53:49
#77. Ron talks with Altamont indie pop duo The Parlor about their new album, Kiku, mysticism, meeting in an elevator, running the family farm, and facing grief.
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Ed Schrader's Music Beat
Episode 76
jeudi 10 mai 2018 • Duration 58:37
#76. Ron talks with Baltimore indie rock duo Ed Schrader's Music Beat about facing the music, Billy Joel, The Buffalo Bills, mooching off Dan Deacon, and making the album their hearts wanted to make.
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We Are Scientists
Episode 75
lundi 30 avril 2018 • Duration 39:19
#75. Ron talks with New York City indie rock band We Are Scientists about their new album, Megaplex, label hopping, Letterman, cats, Walkmen, and fruit leather jackets.
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Mike Doughty
Episode 74
jeudi 19 avril 2018 • Duration 48:44
#74. Ron talks with Memphis singer/songwriter and author Mike Doughty about his artistic roots in New York City, crowdfunding, writing a book, rock operas, and the "dark days" of Soul Coughing.
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Longwave
Episode 73
lundi 9 avril 2018 • Duration 52:22
#73. Ron talks with New York City rock band Longwave about the band's start in 90s-era NYC, the end of their indefinite hiatus, and waiting to make a comeback.
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