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Independent Minded is a podcast where DIY music professionals, indie artists, and pop culture icons tell their origin stories, talk about inspirations, commitment to craft, and struggles and triumphs in the entertainment biz. Hosted and produced by Ron Scalzo, an indie musician with an independent record label of his own, Bald Freak Music.
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Booking probability
36%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchIndependent Minded is a podcast where DIY music professionals, indie artists, and pop culture icons tell their origin stories, talk about inspirations, commitment to craft, and struggles and triumphs in the entertainment biz. Hosted and produced by Ron Scalzo, an indie musician with an independent record label of his own, Bald Freak Music.
Independent Minded is hosted by Ron Scalzo. The show has published 192 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Papercut Horror" (22 October 2026, 19 minutes), "ELEVEN: Smidley, Liars, Spanish Love Songs" (11 October 2026, 52 minutes), and "John Carpenter" (30 September 2026, 25 minutes).
Independent Minded publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 192 episodes.
Booking probability for Independent Minded is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Independent Minded requires a Pod Score of 84 or higher. Independent Minded's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ron Scalzo hosts Independent Minded, a music podcast with 192 episodes published.
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Episode #192
#192. Iza Hudson gets burned out, buys a Japanese kei truck, reclaims a nursing school skeleton, rolls out Papercut Horror , a Nashville-based mobile bookstore. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #191
#191. Smidley locates love in every direction, Liars take on toxic pollution, Spanish Love Songs venerate American veterans, Nothing If Not’s poetry inspires a stop-motion masterpiece. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30%...
Episode #190
#190. John Carpenter keeps it in the family, overcomes stage fright, dreams up a new graphic novel , makes music with his creative proteges. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership at ...
Episode #189
#189. Pete Yorn flees a flood and surrenders to destiny, ggwendolyn has hoarse hope for the future, Loose Buttons chase the idea of forever, James Ellis Ford gets lost in another world. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30%...
Episode #187
#187. Black Marble rails against negativity, OK Cowgirl cultivates cruising, The Lazy Eyes envision a big organ sound, Mason Jennings accepts a unique invitation. Ron pays tribute to Tommy Lombardozzi and Glen Hansard...
Episode #185
#185. Young Lovers discover the spiritual string-filled center of a new LP, Paul Spring plays freeze tag, The Parlor conjure up a psychedelic double album. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #184
#184. Toadies ’ drummer Mark Reznicek reminisces about Rubberneck , gets homesick on the road, celebrates the band’s work with Steve Albini on The Charmer . Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership at ...
Episode #183
#183. Son Lux draws inspiration from a drum corps collab, Dent May builds big new bedroom pop, Beacon takes their sound to a dance floor space. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #182
#182. Long Beach musician Dustin Lovelis immortalizes his late brother Graham with help from Seattle indie label Funny Goofy Records to release the debut LP from Uncle Grim and help raise awareness & funds to find a...
Episode #181
#181. Andrew Thompson & Marc Byrd of Nashville duo Hammock share an inspiring origin story, accept accolades from unlikely places, build walls of sound that invite reflection & connection. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get...
Episode #180
#180. Devon Gilfillian makes a pledge to unplug, Konradsen gathers new chords for a title track, Genghis Tron gets intentional with a techno-inspired idea. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #179
#179. Director Sara Joe Wolansky & executive producer Adam Moskowitz confront cultural clashes, personal struggles, and melting cheese to make their new documentary feature The Big Cheese . Sponsored by DistroKid. Get...
Episode #178
#178. Robot Slide transforms a classical art song to curb their collective anxiety, Beaming mixes banjo and cigarettes into their new single. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #177
#177. NYC metal icon Tommy Victor joins Ron to talk mixing bands at CBGB, idolizing Kiss and Rush, and the rise, fall, & rebirth of Prong in a chaotic music world. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #176
#176. The Sun Harmonic slows things down to create some space, Gogol Bordello gets some post-punk groove revenge, Failure sets the air on fire. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #175
#175. Musician & author Roddy Bottum talks with Ron about the unexpected rise of Faith No More, coming of age in a San Francisco subculture, being a queer rock pioneer, his new memoir, The Royal We . Sponsored by...
Episode #174
#174. Winged Wheel see poseurs every day, Ken Park makes the most of a spur-of-the-moment smartphone recording, Holy Fuck reconvenes to resurrect a decade-old jam. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership...
Episode #173
#173. New York folk duo The Whispering Tree talk with Ron about the warm embrace of the Hudson Valley's artistic community, being rescued by Musician Treatment Foundation, abandoning the digital world, burying the...
Episode #172
#172. Foy Vance meditates on fatherhood, Pauline Andres sweetens December, The Tea Club experiences a demonic attack. Ron pays tribute to amazing human & one-time podcast guest Rob Reiner. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get...
Episode #171
#171. Pennsylvania singer/songwriter Hunter Root talks with Ron about emotional honesty, going viral, flirting with the majors, battling Lyme disease, striving to be a strong man. Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30%...
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