The Radar usually tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

But for this edition, we wanted to shine a light on some arts- and culture-related podcasts from the greater Ann Arbor area.

This week:
KyLex Voice Adventures, Every Horror Movie on Netflix, Fans With Bands, My Brother & Me, The Frequency Exchange, Sonixcursions, I Love Your Stories, Creative Currents, Sunday Sesh, The Seven Series, Acoustic Alternatives, Cinema Chat, Living Writers, and numerous AADL-produced podcasts.

KyLex Voice Adventures
Genre: tabletop games and music podcast
Location: Washtenaw County
Notes: Without doing any research, it feels safe to say that this is the only tabletop-role-playing-game-with-a-capella-singing podcast. "Interactive music shows. Inspired by DnD. Powered by voices." Featuring Ki5 (aka Kyler Wilkins) and his tuneful pals Alex Mironov, Satyam Joseph, and Caroline Hovord. On May 3, 2025, the troupe also hosted a live version of their "Ballads of Shorevania: An Interactive D&D Musical Performance" at AADL's Downtown location.
Links: instagram.com/kylex_stories | linktr.ee/kylex_stories

Every Horror Movie on Netflix
Genre: film podcast
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: Patrick Dunn, Allyson Miko, and Allison Quatrini discuss spooky cinema, sometimes with guests, and sometimes outside the realm of Netflix.
Links: facebook.com/EHMONcast | instagram.com/ehmoncast

Fans With Bands
Genre: music podcast
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Chuck Marshall from the Life in Michigan website is one of the biggest boosters of Mitten-centric culture, and his music podcast is just as dedicated to Great Lakes sounds.
Links: instagram.com/fanswithbands999 | facebook.com/fanswithbands | fanswithbands.substack.com

My Brother & Me
Genre: culture podcast
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: Mike Cox is a clothing designer, video director, rapper, and, along with his sibling, host of the My Brother & Me podcast where they talk music, pop culture, and sports
Links: instagram.com/themichaelcoxpodcast

The Frequency Exchange
Genre: music and business podcast
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Singer, songwriter, and producer London Beck sits down with fellow local music-industry creatives.
Links: instagram.com/thefrequencyexchange

Sonixcursions
Genre: music podcast
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Older fans of the 1990s Michigan space-rock scene might recognize the name Ryan Anderson from his stints with Asha Vida and Füxa, or his Masstransfer 'zine. He also drops the occasional podcast mix of shoegaze and its adjacent genres on the Sonixcursions website and Apple Podcasts. 
Links: sonixcursions.com

I Love Your Stories
Genre: artists podcast
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes:  The great A2 visual artist Hava Gurevich chats with fellow creatives about their lives and work.
Links: havagurevichart.com

Creative Currents 
Genre: arts podcast
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: "Creative Currents, a podcast from the University of Michigan's Arts Initiative, tackles big and small questions at the intersection of art, culture, and society." Arts initiative director Mark Clague interviews U-M people such as Aaron Coleman (Helen Zell Writers' Program), Srimoyee Mitra (Stamps Gallery), and Rogerio Pinto (artist and professor), plus many others.
Links: arts.umich.edu/creative-currents

Sunday Sesh
Genre: artists & creatives podcast
Location: Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
Notes:  A2 rapper Dre Dav gets blunted with friends.
Links: instagram.com/sunday_seshpod

The Seven Series
Genre: artists & creatives podcast
Location: Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
Notes: Up-and-coming journalists interview rising musicians from the region (Kyle Love, London Beck, Dani Darling, etc.), along with performances from the artists. The series might be on hiatus because the crew lost videographer Derek Dandridge.
Links: amplify-fellowship.org | instagram.com/amplifywashtenaw

Acoustic Alternatives
Genre: music podcast
Location: Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
Notes: Interviews, music, and performances, hosted by WEMU's John Bommarito.
Links: acoustichighlights.blogspot.com | facebook.com/p/Acoustic-Alternatives-with-John-Bommarito-100063439011479

Cinema Chat
Genre: film talk
Location: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti
Notes: "Every Thursday during Morning Edition 7:50 am & 9:50 am, All Things Considered at 5:45 pm. ... Host David Fair sits down with Marquee Arts Cinema Program Director Nick Alderink for a most entertaining conversation on movies, culture and live events to be experienced in and around Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Michigan." Missed Cinema Chat live on WEMU? Listen to the episodes at the link below.
Links: wemu.org/show/cinema-chat

Living Writers
Genre: literary interviews
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: "Freeform conversations with writers and makers hosted by T Hetzel," broadcast every Wednesday, 5-6 pm, on 88.3 WCBN-FM in Ann Arbor. You can find the series across many podcast platforms, and the crew is gradually adding episodes all the way back to 2007 on the site below.
Links: sites.lsa.umich.edu/living-writers

AADL podcasts
Genre: various
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: The Ann Arbor District Library hosts a slew of current and archived podcasts that cover creative-arts scenes past and present, local and international, including AADL Talks To (archves team), Presenting Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry, Talkin’ Music: Celebrating 50+ Years of the Willis C. Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale, What Scares Us, Martin Bandyke Under Covers, and more.
Links: aadl.org/podcasts

Send your music to pulp@aadl.org if you're an artist or label with Washtenaw County associations.