Glad You’re Here
If you’ve ever been in the Green Room at a hole in the wall music venue, then you’ve heard the conversations that Grant Glad has with musicians every Wednesday on his podcast “Glad You’re Here”. Glad dives into the creative process with his guests, exploring the struggles and triumphs of taking the road less traveled and what it’s really like to be the only ones at Thanksgiving dinner who are still chasing a dream. Grant Glad is based in Duluth, MN and has interviewed guests such as Dan Murphy of Soul Asylum, Siri Undlin of Humbird and Ross Thorn (Winner of the Trampled by Turtles Palomino Grant in 2023).
Episodes
Minneapolis Indie Folk rising star, Kiernan, joins Grant on this weeks episode to chat about how she went from playing soccer to writing songs, where her inspiration comes from, and why even though it's scary, it's worth it to be vulnerable in songwriting.
This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness.
Vinnie Donatelle of The Last Revel sits down on this weeks episode to chat with Grant about their bands ascendant rise in the bluegrass world, their new album "Gone for Good" coming out on July 18th, what makes their brand of string music work on their records, and what it takes to make a living as a musician in this day and age. Vinnie also performs a few songs solo acoustic that you won't want to miss.
Emma and Jordan of the Minneapolis Alt-Country outfit, Lone Rock Bride, join host Grant Glad on this weeks show to nerd out about all things songwriting, Lucinda Williams and anything else that pops in our head. Emma and Jordan also perform some stripped down performances of 2 of their songs off their latest album, "Bohemian Flats" and "Poet on a Motorcycle" This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance, Petr...
The Alt-Country rising stars out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ladybird, join host Grant Glad on this weeks episode of the show to chat about how they found their sound, politics in music, Bruce Springsteen & Bob Dylan, and really anything else that comes to mind.
Ladybird also just won the Virtual Band competition and will be performing at Blue Ox Music Festival on the Backwoods Stage this year.
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Duluth Singer/Songwriter/Troubadour Teague Alexy joins host Grant Glad on this weeks episode of the show to talk about his songwriting process, the beauty of music and family and love, keeping old things alive and anything else that comes to mind. This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness.
Minneapolis Folk Singer Michael Gay joins host Grant Glad to nerd out about songwriting this week. We get into where he finds inspiration for songs, his experience managing the business end of things for other artists and whatever else pops in our heads.
This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness.
This week host Grant Glad is joined by the team of Car Concierge, Andrew, Erik, Dan & Brandon to talk a lot about Toyota Tacoma's. We also discuss the service they offer helping find folks cars so they don't have to waste entire weekends at car dealerships. Car Concierge has been a sponsor of the show from day 1 and we had a blast talking about all the services they are able to offer their customers to help them find a brand ne...
Minneapolis Indie Folk Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Dieken joins host Grant Glad to talk about her songwriting process, her love of Paul Simon, and how she went about self producing her debut album set to be released this spring. We also may nerd out about our love for Phoebe Bridgers on this one.
This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness
Lisa Hengel the owner of Willow Wood Insurance Agency joins host Grant Glad on the show today to chat about what it's like to see the world through her kids eyes, how much she loves the Minnesota music scene, and of course all things insurance as well! Many thanks to Lisa and Willow Wood Insurance for being a sponsor of the show. This show is also brought to you by our other sponsors Car Concierge, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barr...
This week we take a little detour from the music world as the one and only Cassidy Glad of Pulse Barre & Fitness joins host Grant Glad to chat about all things group fitness. We discuss her journey to becoming a studio owner, the community she is building at Pulse, and what it takes to be a great fitness instructor. This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and of course, Puls...
The one and only Maddie Thies sits down with host Grant Glad to discuss her new single "Owie" which is about her experience living with chronic pain. We also chat about how she works in a supportive role playing bass for other Minnesota acts like Anni XO, her creative process, and anything else that comes to mind. This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fit...
Folk Singer/Songwriter (don't call it folkgrass folks) Simon Cropp joins host Grant Glad to solve all the worlds problems on this week episode of the show. We talk about how his upcoming debut album, his experiences climbing the ranks of the music industry by just asking for the gig, how he is learning pedal steel and anything else that comes to mind. This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Pet...
Stained glass artist Laura Geyen of LH Glassworks sits down with host Grant Glad to discuss how she got into stained glass, some of her anti-capitalist pieces, where she gets inspiration for her art, and what it takes to make a living as an artist.
This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness
Multi-Hyphenate Emmy Award Winning Sound Designer-Music Producer-Engineer Taylor Lewin sits down with host Grant Glad to discuss his career arc, the skillset he has developed to be successful in the creative industry, his thoughts on making a living in the creative industry, how he helps articulate ideas and anything else that pops in their heads. This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrich...
Girl at the Rock Shows AKA Langen Goldstien sits down with host Grant Glad to talk about her experience promoting the Minnesota music scene by attending 100’s of shows every year and writing about them.
We talk about how she manages this with a day job, what makes bands stand out for her, and why it’s always worth it to get there for the opener.
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Alyssa Oursler (author, musician, photographer & music journalist) joins host Grant Glad on this weeks episode to talk about what it’s like to write a novel and have to live in that world, how she is influenced by Patti Smith, and anything else that pops in our heads.
This episode brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance Agency, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitness.
Minneapolis Americana/Country phenom Thomas Sticha joins host Grant Glad on the show this week.
We talk about his experience coming out from the Christian music world as a backup musician and into his own as a country singer, how him and others have built a community of like minded Americana artists in the Minneapolis music scene, and Thomas shares live performances of his songs “Mississippi Down” and “Bozeman”
Americana Songsmith Luke LeBlanc joins host Grant Glad this week to cut it up about this music thing.
We chat about how he's been playing on stages and writing since he was 12, his Erik Koskinen produced album "Places", where his ideas come from, and Luke and Grant debate the merits of country music radio circa 2010.
This episode is brought to you by Car Concierge, Willow Wood Insurance, Petrichor Sound and Pulse Barre & Fitn...
Sophie Hiroko sits down with host Grant Glad to talk about her new single "Ashes" that came out on March 17th. She shares a few unreleased songs on the show and we talk about WWOOFing, how she uses her other band (C U Next Tuesday) to have 2 outlets for her emotions, and the process she uses to create quality art quickly.
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Nur-D sits down with host Grant Glad to chat about all of the things and drop 2 freestyles in our lap.
Nur-D shares some wisdom about healthy criticism, being vulnerable in your music, what it means to make it as a musician and also performs 2 freestyles over beats produced by Ghosty of Petrichor Sound.
Follow Nur-D on Instagram so you don't miss his new album "Chunkadelic" dropping everywhere on July 23rd, 2025.
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