RiYL

Brian Heater

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Booking Overview

This is a longform interview podcast focused on musicians, cartoonists, writers, actors, and other creative professionals, with regular conversations about their careers and current projects. Agencies could credibly pitch established or rising creatives with notable releases, performances, publications, screen credits, or specialized industry expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need a substantive body of work or recognizable credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 765

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 853 subscribers

Instagram: 650 followers

Contact Information

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Host

Brian Heater - Journalist, writer, editor, and podcast host covering technology and creative culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Working musicians, actors, writers, cartoonists, and other creative professionals with notable releases, performances, publications, screen credits, specialized industry expertise, or substantial career experience.
Required Achievements:  
Award-winning work, Recognizable entertainment credits, Notable music releases, Long-established creative careers

Recent Guest Discussions

Johanna Samuels - Her Album Sorry Kid, Songwriting, And The Long Development Of Her Creative Voice.

Kira Roessler - Her Self-titled Debut, Upcoming Album Enigma, Black Flag, Dos, Engineering, And Sound Design.

John Gallagher Jr. - His Broadway And Film Career, Songwriting, And Return To Music With The EP Almost Ok.

Recent Topics

Music, Cartoonists, Writing, Acting, Film

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
RiYL
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Episode 764: Johanna Samuels

July 19, 2026

If anything thing, Sorry Kid's existence is a testament good bookkeeping. Gaps Johanna Samuels discovered when making her latest record had been with her for years -- decades in some cases. A mix of wisdom and hopefulness, the album offers a wide ranging guide to a singer-songwriter discovering the heights of her powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 763: Kira Roessler (Black Flag, dos)

June 06, 2026

Forty years after bursting onto the So Cal punk scene, Kira Roessler officially released a self-titled debut. Its followup, Enigma, is due out next month. Plenty happened in the intervening decades, of course. She'd spend the next few years dual majoring in applied engineering at UCLA and bass with Black Flag. While legendary, her stint in the latter was fairly short-lived, though the middle of the decade saw her joining forces with betrothed fellow bassist, Mike Watt for Dos. More recently, ...

Episode 762: John Gallagher Jr.

May 29, 2026

The whole singer-songwriter bit mostly got put on the back burner for the successful Broadway career. It's an all too familiar story. Win a Tony, star in a couple of wildly successful musicals, maybe some Hollywood films, and next thing you know that bit of your life is derailed. The last few years have found Gallagher back on that track, however, including the newly released EP, Almost OK, which finds the musician joyfully reconnecting with a creative spark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

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