Why Jonathan Wyndham Bet on Himself as an Artist

Caroline Romano is The Loudest Introvert in Nashville Alt-Pop

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.

Should You Trust Dr.GPT? | Justin C. Key

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 large language models can go wrong, and why human judgment, empathy, and patient care still matter. Justin also shares the story behind The Hospital at the End of the World, including why he set the novel in New Orleans, how he imagined an AI-dominated medical future before ChatGPT became mainstream, and how his background in psychiatry shaped the book’s ideas about medicine, technology, spirituality, and healing. The conversation also gets into what psychiatrists actually do, the difference between psychiatry and therapy, schizophrenia, mental illness stigma, medication, family members trying to help loved ones from the outside, and why people with serious mental health conditions are more often victims of violence than perpetrators. Along the way, Ryan and Justin also discuss microplastics, LaCroix, Spindrift, alternative medicine, the “woo woo” side of health culture, Harry Potter, Michael Crichton, medical school, sci-fi storytelling, and why school stories are such a powerful way to explore big ideas. This episode is for fans of science fiction, medical thrillers, AI ethics, psychiatry, mental health conversations, speculative fiction, horror, and stories about the future of healthcare. Featuring Justin C. Key, author of The Hospital at the End of the World.

LEGENDARY Photographer left school at 16 shot Beatles 7 Months Later

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 photographer in London in the late ’60s, and how he eventually became one of Nashville’s most respected music photographers. We also get into: * The time John Lennon told him to get out of his chair * How George Harrison picked him out of a crowd of photographers * What it was like working with Johnny Cash for decades * The difference between shooting on film vs. digital * Album covers, iconic images, and what makes a great photograph * How Alan helped shape the visual history of Nashville music Guest: Alan Messer Website: alanmesser.com

Why Jonathan Wyndham Bet on Himself as an Artist

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.

The Infamous Stringdusters on the Future of Bluegrass

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 between tradition and innovation, and why bluegrass, both old and new, continues to move people in a rapidly changing world.This is a conversation about legacy, risk, technology, and the simple joy of the jam.