- Note: this page is very incomplete, and probably will be forever. Any additions at all are welcome.
John Darnielle Print Interviews[]
| Date | For | Interviewer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-XX-XX | Puncture, Issue 31 | Bill Meyer | 1 |
| 1994-05-XX | cool beans! #4 | Matt Kelly | 1 |
| 1997-03-02 | KJHK-Lawrence | Michael Weiner | 1 |
| 2000-10-XX | Philadelphia City Paper | Patrick Rapa | 1 |
| 2001-03-05 | Space City Rock | Doug Dillaman | 1 |
| 2001-11-03 | The Morning News | Rosecrans Baldwin | 1 |
| 2002-08-01 | Pitchfork | John Darnielle | 1 |
| 2003-02-16 | Luna Kafé | Carsten Wohlfeld | 1 |
| 2004-02-06 | Luna Kafé | Carsten Wohlfeld | 1 |
| 2004-07-xx | The Believer Magazine | Daniel Handler | 1 |
| 2004-09-30 | Philadelphia City Paper | Patrick Rapa | 1 |
| 2005-05-10 | Nerve | Ada Calhoun | 1 |
| 2005-06-15 | Willamette Week | Kevin Sampsell | 1 |
| 2006-XX-XX | erasing clouds | Dave Heaton | 1 |
| 2006-09-18 | Pitchfork | Grayson Currin | 1 |
| 2007-02-05 | Dark, But Shining | Sam Costello | 1 |
| 2007-05-13 | 3:AM | Richard O'Brien | 1 |
| 2007-12-21 | Gibson Guitar | Angie Carlson | 1 |
| 2008-02-15 | The Guardian | Laura Barton | 1 |
| 2008-02-19 | Largehearted Boy | Sam Means | 1 |
| 2008-03-13 | Pitchfork | John Darnielle | 1 |
| 2008-12-05 | New Zealand Herald | Scott Kara | 1 |
| 2008-03-27 | io9 | Charlie Jane Anders | 1 |
| 2009-XX-XX | Ondarock | Gabriele Benzing, Martino Buora | 1 |
| 2009-09-08 | Pitchfork | Tom Breihan | 1 |
| 2009-10-15 | Paste Magazine | Michael Saba | 1 |
| 2009-11-12 | PunkNews.org | Ben | 1 |
| 2010-01-28 | Jambase | Jarrod Dicker | 1 |
| 2010-03-05 | The AU Review | Larry Heath | 1 |
| 2010-05-26 | Des Noise | Marc Hogan | 1 |
| 2011-01-17 | Pitchfork | Tom Breihan | 1 |
| 2011-03-24 | Baltimore Sun | Erik Maza | 1 |
| 2011-04-01 | SPIN | Joe Gross | 1 |
| 2011-05-25 | MTV Hive | Eric Spitznagel | 1 |
| 2011-06-07 | Ask Me Anything on Reddit | Various | 1 |
| 2011-06-14 | Seattle Weekly | Joe Williams | 1 |
| 2011-11-03 | Somebody's college paper | "Happygravestone" on Reddit | 1 |
| 2012-01-27 | Shuffle Magazine | John Schacht | 1 |
| 2012-09-25 | Time | Melissa Locker | 1 |
| 2012-10-01 | Pitchfork | Larry Fitzmaurice | 1 |
| 2012-10-03 | Stereogum | T. Cole Rachel | 1 |
| 2012-12-14 | Willamette Week | Robert Ham | 1 |
| 2013-01-16 | The Quietus | Erin Lyndal Martin | 1 |
| 2013-05-27 | Erie Reader | Alex Bieler | 1 |
| 2013-05-31 | Washington City Paper | Reese Higgins | 1 |
| 2013-08-03 | Salon | Mike Appelstein | 1 |
| 2013-08-19 | Pitchfork | Lindsay Zoladz | 1 |
| 2013-09-20 | Modern Farmer | Jake Swearingen | 1 |
| 2014-04-15 | Boston Globe | Jeremy D. Goodwin | 1 |
| 2014-09-18 | Vulture | Brian Feldman | 1 |
| 2014-10-22 | Los Angeles Review of Books | Jerry Gorin | 1 |
| 2015-02-24 | Junkee | Caitlin Welsh | 1 |
| 2015-03-12 | Pitchfork | Evan Minsker | 1 |
| 2015-04-01 | Stereogum | Tom Breihan | 1 |
| 2015-04-06 | PopMatters | Arnold Pan | 1 |
| 2015-04-07 | Rolling Stone | Christian Hoard | 1 |
| 2015-04-07 | Spin | Dan Weiss | 1 |
| 2015-04-07 | Vulture | Lindsay Zoladz | 1 |
| 2015-04-08 | Pharr From Heaven | Eduardo Martinez | 1 |
| 2015-04-09 | Deadspin | Ned Raggett | 1 |
| 2015-04-14 | Paste | Garrett Martin | 1 |
| 2015-04-14 | Boston Globe | Brooke Jackson-Gidden | 1 |
| 2015-04-30 | WWE | Matthew Artus | 1 |
| 2015-05-15 | The AU Review | Ruby Niemann | 1 |
| 2015-06-03 | Houston Chronicle | Andrew Dansby | 1 |
| 2015-07-22 | NUVO | Katherine Coplen | 1 |
| 2015-08-28 | Blouin ArtInfo | Craig Hubert | 1 |
| 2015-09-01 | The Pitch | Natalie Gallagher | 1 |
| 2015-09-04 | Lincoln Journal Star | L. Kent Wolgamott | 1 |
| 2015-10-27 | NDR | Tim Jones | 1 |
| 2015-11-27 | Fantífica | Laura Fernández | 1 |
| 2016-04-05 | People | Alex Heigl | 1 |
| 2016-04-13 | Village Voice | Zoe Leverant | 1 |
| 2016-09-01 | Christianity Today | Kate Shellnutt | 1 |
| 2016-09-27 | River Cities' Reader | Hannah Bates | 1 |
| 2017-02-02 | Publishers Weekly | John Maher | 1 |
| 2017-02-04 | Mother Jones | Alexander Sammon | 1 |
| 2017-02-06 | Omnivoracious (The Amazon Book Review) | Jon Foro | 1 |
| 2017-02-07 | Interview Magazine | Matt Mullen | 1 |
| 2017-02-07 | Vice | Drew Millard | 1 |
| 2017-03-08 | Consequences of Sound | Matt Melis | 1 |
| 2017-08-24 | Acoustic Guitar | Pat Moran | 1 |
| 2017-06-07 | Magnet | Steve Klinge | 1 |
| 2018-10-10 | National Public Radio | Daoud Tyler-Ameen | 1 |
| 2019-04-02 | Flood Magazine | Ad Amorosi | 1 |
| 2019-04-24 | KEXP | Dusty Henry | 1 |
| 2019-05-06 | Gold Flake Paint | Lior Phillips | 1 |
| 2019-09-12 | Las Vegas Weekly | Annie Zaleski | 1 |
| 2019-12-03 | Indyweek | Charles Aaron | 1 |
| 2020-03-03 | Under the Radar | Matt Fink | 1 |
| 2020-04-10 | National Public Radio | Grayson Haver Currin | 1 |
| 2020-04-22 | Bandcamp Daily | J. Edward Keyes | 1 |
| 2020-05-02 | The Atlantic | Spencer Kornhaber | 1 |
| 2020-10-20 | Memphis Commercial Appeal | Bob Mehr | 1 |
| 2020-10-22 | Men's Health | Spencer Dukoff | 1 |
| 2020-11-10 | The Telegraph | Tristram Fane Saunders | 1 |
| 2020-12-22 | Eater | Madeleine Davies | 1 |
| 2021-03-01 | Under the Radar | Larry Mullin | 1 |
| 2021-06-07 | Relix | Dean Budnick | 1 |
| 2021-06-23 | Griefbacon | Helena Fitzgerald | 1 |
| 2021-06-24 | GQ | Gabriella Paiella | 1 |
| 2021-07-?? | Range | Isaac Hunter Page | 1 |
| 2021-08-11 | Colorado Springs Indy | Bill Forman | 1 |
| 2021-08-11 | Westword | Kyle Harris | 1 |
| 2021-08-24 | Columbus Alive | Joel Oliphint | 1 |
| 2021-08-24 | Walter Magazine | David Menconi | 1 |
| 2021-08-24 | Inside Hook | Mike Conklin | 1 |
| 2021-09-21 | The Morning Call | Jay Honstetter | 1 |
| 2021-10-29 | Variety | Chris Willman | 1 |
| 2021-11-02 | Consequence of Sound | Jesse Hassenger | 1 |
| 2022-01-19 | Los Angeles Times | Mark Athitakis | 1 |
| 2022-01-21 | BOMB magazine | Carmen Maria Machado | 1 |
| 2022-01-25 | Esquire | Dan Sinker | 1 |
| 2022-01-25 | Electric Literature | Harry Todd | 1 |
| 2022-01-25 | CrimeReads | Dwyer Murphy | 1 |
| 2022-01-26 | Indyweek | Shelbi Polk | 1 |
| 2022-01-31 | Literary Hub | Matt Mitchell | 1 |
| 2022-03-23 | Metro Silicon Valley | Alex Siquig | 1 |
| 2022-03-31 | The Guardian | Oscar Rickett | 1 |
| 2022-04-24 | The New Yorker | Helen Rosner | 1 |
| 2022-05-15 | The Cap Times | Rob Thomas | 1 |
| 2022-06-17 | Relevant | Tyler Huckabee | 1 |
| 2022-07-07 | The Big Issue | Doug Wallen | 1 |
| 2022-07-07 | Des Moines Register | Isaac Hamlet | 1 |
| 2022-07-08 | Tallahassee Democrat | Christopher Cann | 1 |
| 2022-07-14 | KMUW | Jedd Beaudoin | 1 |
| 2022-07-15 | The Wichita Eagle | Travis Heying | 1 |
| 2022-08-16 | American Songwriter | Jacob Uitti | 1 |
| 2022-08-17 | Wilmington StarNews | John Staton | 1 |
| 2022-08-17 | Consequence of Sound | Jonah Krueger | 1 |
| 2022-08-18 | Paste Magazine | Pat King | 1 |
| 2022-08-19 | Vulture | Craig Jenkins | 1 |
| 2022-08-19 | Goonhammer | Greg Chiasson and MildNorman | 1 |
| 2022-08-22 | Stereogum | Tom Breihan | 1 |
| 2022-09-04 | Daily Beast's Obsessed | Allegra Frank | 1 |
| 2022-11-16 | Norman Records | Fred Mikardo-Greaves | 1 |
| 2023-01-26 | Consequence of TV | Liz Shannon Miller | 1 |
| 2023-01-26 | Mashable | Belen Edwards and Kristy Puchko | 1 |
| 2023-01-27 | Pitchfork | Eric Torres | 1 |
| 2023-01-29 | Vulture | Kathryn VanArendonk | 1 |
| 2023-02-04 | Lancaster Online | Kevin Stairiker | 1 |
| 2023-04-05 | Under the Radar Issue 71 (Digital Only) | Mariel Fechik | 1 |
| 2023-04-05 | The Daily Mississippian | Reese Anderson | 1 |
| 2023-04-12 | Albany Times Union | Jim Shahen Jr. | 1 |
| 2023-08-16 | NME | Andy Brown | 1 |
| 2023-10-05 | Inlander | Seth Sommerfeld | 1 |
| 2023-10-17 | Aquarium Drunkard | J. Kelly | 1 |
| 2023-10-30 | Pitchfork | Sam Sodomsky | 1 |
| 2023-11-06 | Texas Monthly | Dan Solomon | 1 |
| 2023-12-01 | Paste | Matt Mitchell | 1 |
| 2024-01-30 | Arizona Daily Sun | Adrian Skabelund, Austin Frick | 1 |
| 2024-06-29 | Discogs | Sam Tornow | 1 |
| Unknown | InDigest | Dustin Luke Nelson | 1 |
| Unknown | Sadie Magazine | Nicola Goldberg | 1 |
| Unknown | Puberty | Unknown | 1 |
John Darnielle Audio/Video Interviews[]
| Date | For | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-04-xx | Fast Forward Festival | 1 |
| 2002-XX-XX | Brave New Waves (CBC) | 1 |
| 2005-05-04 | NPR | 1 |
| 2006-xx-xx | New York Noise | 1 |
| 2007-06-20 | Vegan Radio | 1 |
| 2008-12-13 | Radio New Zealand | 1 |
| 2009-02-24 | Tobias Wolff | 1 |
| 2009-12-09 | Seven Second Delay, WFMU interview | 1 |
| 2010-04-13 | FBi Music | 1 |
| 2010-10-08 | KXAN Austin City Limits Interview | 1 |
| 2010-10-09 | KVRX Radio with Nichole Bennett | 1 |
| 2011-03-30 | WNYC Soundcheck with John Schaefer | 2011-03-30 - Soundcheck - WNYC Session - New York, NY |
| 2011-04-07 | Bullseye with Jesse Thorn | 1 |
| 2011-04-08 | WUNC | 1 |
| 2012-02-17 | Fuse - "The Mountain Goats Thinks Outside the Genre" | 1 |
| 2012-07-20 | Aha Moment: John Darnielle and Black Sabbath | 1 |
| 2012-09-11 | Low Times Podcast | 1 |
| 2012-12-17 | Backstage at Mountain Stage interview with Larry Groce | 1 |
| 2013-01-19 | FSG Originals | 1 |
| 2013-03-04 | WTF with Marc Maron | 1 |
| 2013-05-03 | FPK After Dark | 1 |
| 2013-08-10 | NPR | 1 |
| 2013-08-13 | Jesse Paddock and Jacki Huntington / Merge Records | 1 |
| 2014-09-10 | Monsters of Talk | 1 |
| 2014-09-14 | NPR Weekend Edition | 1 |
| 2014-09-17 | NPR's Fresh Air | 1 |
| 2014-09-17 | WNYC | 1 |
| 2014-09-24 | RIYL | 1 |
| 2014-10-07 | Bullseye with Jesse Thorn | 1 |
| 2014-10-23 | Kreative Kontrol | 1 |
| 2014-10-30 | KCRW | 1 |
| 2014-11-19 | NPR's Ask Me Another | 1 |
| 2015-02-24 | Double J's Lunch with Myf | 1 |
| 2015-02-26 | Sydney Writers' Festival | 1 |
| 2015-03-11 | Home Dunk with John Moe | 1 |
| 2015-03-30 | AV Club | 1 |
| 2015-05-02 | Baltimore CityLit Festival (audio) | 1 |
| 2015-05-02 | Baltimore CityLit Festival (video) | 1 |
| 2015-06-05 | Sklarbro Country | 1 |
| 2015-09-14 | Iowa Public Radio Studio One | 1 |
| 2016-03-31 | Baseball Prospectus Effectively Wild | 1 |
| 2016-04-14 | Calvin College Festival of Faith and Writing (audio, lecture by JD) | 1 |
| 2017-02-07 | NPR's Morning Edition (audio) | 1 |
| 2017-02-13 | CBC Radio (audio) | 1 |
| 2017-02-14 | Slate | 1 |
| 2017-03-02 | Dragon Talk | 1 |
| 2017-03-09 | Iowa Public Radio (audio) | 1 |
| 2017-05-09 | Stories Happen in Forests | 1 |
| 2017-06-22 | New York Times | 2017-06-22 - New York Times Session - New York, NY |
| 2017-07-17 | The Hilarious World of Depression | 1 |
| 2017-09-11 | KDHX Collector's Edition (audio) | 2017-09-11 - KDHX Session - St. Louis, MO |
| 2018-03-07 | So Many Damn Books | 1 |
| 2019-03-05 | Toxic Schlock | 1 |
| 2019-07-23 | Wheels Off with Rhett Miller | 1 |
| 2020-02-14 | Articulate | 1 |
| 2020-06-15 | WNYC New Sounds | 2020-06-15 - WNYC Session - New York, NY |
| 2020-07-29 | Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi | 1 |
| 2020-11-01 | 101 Part Time Jobs | 1 |
| 2020-11-08 | Transmissions (Aquarium Drunkard) | 1 |
| 2020-11-11 | The Jasta Show #553 | YouTube, Spotify |
| 2020-12-21 | War Rocket Ajax: Episode 528 - The Christmas Mix Draftacular f/ John Darnielle and Matt Fraction | 1 |
| 2021-01-12 | The Poetry Magazine Podcast: Jackson Holbert and John Darnielle in Conversation | 1 |
| 2021-03-04 | Who Cares About the Rock Hall? Joe Kwaczala and Kristen Studard | 1 |
| 2021-03-11 | Jack Antonoff + John Darnielle: Songs That Exorcise Pain | 1 |
| 2021-03-14 | Arena Craft BONUS: Jank to Mythic with The Goat, John Darnielle | 1 |
| 2021-03-17 | Scripture and Songwriting with John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats | 1 |
| 2021-06-24 | The JamBase Podcast | 1 |
| 2021-07-13 | Big Mood, Little Mood: All That God Talk | 1 |
| 2021-07-28 | The Colorado Sound | 1 |
| 2021-08-05 | The Talkhouse Podcast (with Maggie Smith) | 1 |
| 2021-11-17 | Toxic Schlock | 1 |
| 2021-12-07 | WASTOIDS Clairaudience | 1 |
| 2022-01-25 | Fully Booked (Kirkus) | 1 |
| 2022-01-26 | q with Tom Power | 1 |
| 2022-01-26 | Sound Opinions | 1 |
| 2022-01-27 | The Maris Review | 1 |
| 2022-01-28 | Bullseye with Jesse Thorn | 1 |
| 2022-01-28 | Smarty Pants | 1 |
| 2022-02-02 | TrueAnon Presents: Keep the Dream Alive | 1 |
| 2022-02-18 | The Press Box | 1 |
| 2022-03-18 | The Losers' Club Podcast | 1 |
| 2022-03-26 | Saturday Morning | 1 |
| 2022-03-26 | Beta (Wisconsin Public Radio) | 1 |
| 2022-04-25 | KCSB-FM 91.9 Freak Power Ticket | 1 |
| 2022-04-25 | Depresh Mode with John Moe | 1 |
| 2022-06-01 | In Defense of Ska | 1 |
| 2022-07-20 | That's How I Remember It | 1 |
| 2022-08-21 | Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff | 1 |
| 2022-08-22 | The Record Store Day Podcast | 1 |
| 2022-08-22 | BBC Chris Hawkins | 1 |
| 2022-09-14 | Under the Radar Presents: “Why Not Both” | 1 |
| 2022-11-09 | Faith and Letters | 1 |
| 2022-12-02 | Live Wire Podcast | 1 |
| 2022-12-30 | Artist x Artist: John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats and Bully | 1 |
| 2023-03-20 | Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal | 1 |
| 2023-09-19 | Unburied Books | 1 |
| 2023-11-08 | How Long Gone | 1 |
| 2023-11-21 | Essential Tremors | 1 |
| 2024-01-03 | Judge John Hodgman | 1 |
Peter Hughes[]
| Date | For | Interviewer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-09 | NPR | Himself | 1 |
| 2015-04-06 | Brightest Young Things | Philip Runco | 1 |
| 2015-04-09 | Cincinnati.com | Chris Varias | 1 |
| 2021-08-06 | CITY | Patrick Hosken | 1 |
| 2023-12-08 | WRUR | Jim Catalano | 1 |
Jon Wurster[]
| Date | For | Interviewer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-xx-xx | Mark's Record Reviews | Mark Prindle | 1 |
| 2007-04-10 | The A.V. Club | Josh Modell | 1 |
| 2010-06-25 | Am I Right?? on CJSW | Jesse P. and Evan W. | 1 |
| 2010-09-08 | Comedy Bang Bang | Scott Auckerman | 1 |
| 2011-09-30 | Sock Monkey Sound | Chip Copeland | 1 |
| 2012-07-12 | Going Off Track | Steven Smith, Jonah Bayer, Mike Cangemi, Brad Worrell | 1 |
| 2012-08-09 | The A.V. Club | Marah Eakin | 1 |
| 2013-01-06 | The Best Drummer in the World | Ian | 1 |
| 2013-01-24 | The A.V. Club | Nathan Rabin | 1 |
| 2013-07-18 | The Fogelnest Files | Jake Fogelnest | 1 |
| 2013-08-08 | WFPK's After Dark | Sean Cannon | 1 |
| 2013-08-27 | Rolling Stone | Simon Vozick-Levinson | 1 |
| 2013-09-01 | Modern Drummer | Unknown | 1 |
| 2013-09-05 | Monsters of Talk | Margaret Cho & Jim Short | 1 |
| 2013-12-25 | The Todd Barry Podcast | Todd Barry | 1 |
| 2014-06-10 | The One You Feed | Eric Zimmer | 1 |
| 2014-08-21 | The Dinner Party | Brendan Francis Newnam and Rico Gagliano | 1 |
| 2014-09-07 | Monsters of Talk | Margaret Cho & Jim Short | 1 |
| 2015-03-31 | Sklarbro Country | Randy Sklar & Jason Sklar | 1 |
| 2015-04-01 | Connect Savannah | Jamison Murphy | 1 |
| 2015-06-26 | Barracuda Radio | Smitty Saeufer | 1 |
| 2015-08-05 | The Trap Set | Joe Wong | 1 |
| 2015-08-12 | Ask Me Anything on Reddit | Various | 1 |
| 2015-09-30 | Flagpole | Marshall Yarbrough | 1 |
| 2018-11-08 | Dan and Dan Music Podcast | Dan Reed & Dan DeLuca | 1 |
| 2021-08-25 | Aquarium Drunkard: Transmissions | Jason Woodbury | 1 |
| 2023-10-04 | In Defense of Ska | Aaron Carnes, Adam Davis | 1 |
| 2023-12-04 | Creative Loafing | Abram Scharf | 1 |
Extra Lens[]
| Date | For | Interviewer | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-22 | Pitchfork | Tom Breihan | 1 |
- Another way to get information about specific songs is to listen to John Darnielle talk about them in live recordings.