Roll down the window, put down the top, and crank up your favorite Randy Newman Podcast. Wheel of Randy is back with the always-funny Abbi Crutchfield. Abbi talks about the Brooklyn standup scene, her new series on Hulu, raising a COVID toddler

In a turtleneck? - Laughing Boy with Max Easton

Mar 15th, 2021 43m 18s

Live from the Randy Newman surfing-themed amusement park (under construction), we have Australia's favorite Randy Fan, Max Easton. Max and I talk about Australian politics, climate change communication, and his delightful podcast Barely Human.

In a turtleneck? - Laughing Boy with Max Easton

Mar 15th, 2021 43m 18s

The Missing Third Rock Episode --- Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear with Lucas Ross

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 6m

Tune up the banjo, patch up the accordion, and get free oil changes for life. Lucas Ross (KFOR, KAUT, American Banjo Museum) joins us to talk about the latest in banjo news, the perils of being THAT GUY ON TEEVEE, and Muppets Muppets Muppets!!!

Sam the Sham Rebrand - Let's Burn Down the Cornfield with Michael Pelusi

Mar 1st, 2021 40m 10s

Friend of the WHEEL Michael Pelusi joins us this week to talk about the criminally underrated "Let's Burn Down the Cornfield". Michael and I talk Ry Cooder, Etta James, Nolan Porter, Elton John, and a Belgian Rockabilly band that both of us fee

Zero Two Lima: Piece of the Pie with Pat Stubbs

Feb 15th, 2021 52m 16s

Ford! Chevy! FORD! CHEVY! No, you're not back in the high school cafeteria, it's the beef between Randy and John Mellencamp. Pat Stubbs, the Mad Saxer himself, joins us to discuss Randy's working man's rally, "Piece of the Pie." We discuss craz

Screwed by Faust --- Memo to My Son with Randy Heyer

Feb 8th, 2021 45m 5s

Singer / Praisedowner / All-Around Great Guy Randy Heyer (Chat Pile, Randy Rulz) joins us this week to talk about Randy's anthem to fathers doing the bare minimum, Memo To My Son. Dan hijacks the episode to make it about his pet project, decept

I Was Just Hoping for Pants ---- The Great Nations of Europe with BradChad Porter

Feb 1st, 2021 57m 38s

Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town. If by town you mean Northwest Arkansas, that is. BradChad Porter is one of the funniest guys out there, and we're tickled pink that he joined us to talk about his new adventures in the Land of O

More Intent than the Filmmakers - Seabiscuit with Jarvix

Jan 25th, 2021 54m 42s

Y'all ready to get weird? We welcome Jarvix, the custodian of MAKE OKLAHOMA WEIRDER, performing artist, and all-around cool dude. We talk about the hip-hop scene in rural Oklahoma, challenges for performers in COVID, and what drives artists in

Little Playskool Peg People - Short People with Holly Matter

Jan 15th, 2021 47m 23s

Holly Wade Matter joins the show today, as we talk about her new book "Damned Pretty Things", now available from Aqueduct Press and your local bookseller. Holly talks about the post-punk scene in Seattle, the perils of growing up with such a de

Six-foot-Eight Elsa: Burn On with Mike McVey

Jan 4th, 2021 1h 8m

A sleep trance, A dream dance, A shared podcast: Synchronicity. We kick off Season Two of Wheel of Randy with a podcast partnership. Mike McVey from"Nobody's a Nobody" spins the wheel, while simultaneously I appear on his show! Which one to lis

140 hours of Prog - I Want You to Hurt Like I Do with Dave from Knoxville

Nov 2nd, 2020 50m 13s

FOTs, rejoice! The Best Show may still be on hiatus, but you can now once again hear the dulcet tones of Dave from Knoxville. Dave and I talk about his extensive music collection, including his prodigious Spotify playlists. Dave reveals his per

Gospel According to Pixar: If I Didn't Have You with Mark Burrows

Oct 26th, 2020 43m 10s

Pixar Month plunges on, and this week we have a composer, musician, worship leader, educator, and all-around-great guy Mark Burrows. Joining us in the WHEEL Studios (Nichols Hills auxiliary) is my co-host Suzann Wade. Whilst Mark Suzann and I w

ELECTION BONUS: Sorry, I was counting the letters in my name - Mr. President with Spencer Hicks and Michael Ross

Oct 20th, 2020 58m 10s

It's two weeks until election day, and the WHEEL has brought in some of our favorite candidates to talk about Randy's Watergate love letter, "Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man). Joining us is wheel alumnus Michael Ross (OK House Distr

Unforgivingly Sad: When She Loved Me with Hannah Eakin

Oct 19th, 2020 45m 5s

PIXAR month continues on the WHEEL, and this week we have the multi-talented Hannah Eakin. She and our avuncular host talk about her series The Sara Teasdale Project, the power of poetry, and how much Dan misses the meth-heads in the Plaza Dist

Minus KC - The Scare Floor with Michael Bendure

Oct 12th, 2020 1h 7m

The WHEEL welcomes Funkmeister Michael Bendure for a spin! Maybe you know him from his bands (Whiskey Gingers, Heartbreak Rodeo....) or as the DJ of KGOU's Friday Night Bo-hemoth, "Tonic: The Funky Groove Show." Or maybe he lent you five bucks

Don't make me come to this again ---- You've Got a Friend in Me with Dalton Stuart

Oct 5th, 2020 54m 20s

Look sharp, the boss is here! Dalton Stuart calls in from Good Trash Media's international headquarters, and I (apparently) call in from the bottom of a well. Whatever my microphone issues, Dalton more than makes up for it by being a great gues

Jefferson pods alone: Rednecks with Dan Wade

Sep 30th, 2020 41m 50s

A bonus episode. Definitely not the first episode you should try. And if you're related to me, you might want to sit this one out."Dan doesn't talk about Rednecks," the old song goes. But after Donald Trump's overt appeal to white supremacists

Empty-headed, vapid Don Henley: Faust with Becky Warren

Sep 28th, 2020 50m 46s

Singer-songwriter Becky Warren takes a spin this week. My wife and I first discovered Becky when she opened for Indigo Girls in Tulsa last year. Is this just a sneaky way for me to get Indigo Girls on this show? Of course not! Are such tactics

The Confidence of an Idiot: The Great Debate with Al Riggs

Sep 21st, 2020 1h 3m

Deep cut alert! We have singer-songwriter Al Riggs on the show this week, and they went for a tough one --- The Great Debate, Randy's longest song, and one of his most complicated.Join me and Al as we discuss Tulsa barbecue vs. Carolina barbecu

Randy Newman or Billy Joel? --- Political Science with Lucas Wilson & Doug

Sep 14th, 2020 54m 35s

Double your pleasure. Double your fun. Two guests spin the wheel today - Lucas Wilson from Supersphere, along with Doug (from Parts Unknown). Lucas confesses that he thought this podcast was an elaborate prank, and sometimes I kind of wish it w

Kidz Bop 1968 - Davy The Fat Boy with Jon Solomon

Sep 7th, 2020 57m 50s

Spin the....Rhombus of Jon? Jon Solomon and his colleagues at WPRB (Princeton NJ) have expanded my musical education for years, and this week, I return the favor. I introduce Jon to the Randylogue with a dive into Davy the Fat Boy. Then the WHE

Jimmy Webb ruins everything --- Sail Away with Beau Jennings

Aug 31st, 2020 53m 16s

Local chanteur Beau Jennings takes a spin today, and we talk about the infamous Sail Away - the song with layers upon layers upon layers. Layers which most people miss. But not you, savvy listener. Beau tells us about his misadventures in Oyste

Christian Screamo - I Think It's Going to Rain Today with Samantha Crain

Aug 24th, 2020 53m 10s

What a treat, folks! Singer-songwriter Samantha Crain joins THE WHEEL today. Looks like I can't bullshit my way through knowing about music this week.Samantha talks about her new album, A Small Death, and coping with life struggles on multiple

Get You a Hankie - Ghosts with Jason Sims

Aug 17th, 2020 46m 34s

Rammer Jammer, listener. This week we have Mr. Sadvent himself, Jason Sims. We reminisce about escaping Alabama, talk Christmas music, and shake our canes at the young people. Then Jason inducts me into the Dead Dads Club with an analysis of Ra