Talkhouse & The Needle Drop Announce A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano
New Talk Show Premieres November 16th, Hosted by The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd
Initial Guests Include Jane Remover, Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume, JPEGMAFIA, horsegiirL, Chat Pile & More
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NEW YORK, NY – November 10, 2026: Today, Talkhouse and The Needle Drop join forces to announce the launch of A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano. Hosted by The Needle Drop creator Anthony Fantano, and premiering Monday, November 16th, with special guest Jane Remover, the brand new, longform talk show will see the Internet's busiest music nerd, critic, pundit and personality step out of his basement and into the spotlight to take on his greatest challenge yet: achieving a perfect interview.
Airing every other Monday on A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano's new YouTube channel, as well as The Needle Drop and Fantano YouTube channels – 3.09 million and 2.07 million subscribers, respectively – and distributed to all video podcast platforms via Talkhouse, each episode will present Fantano as he has never been seen before. Getting up close and personal with some of the most important and fascinating artists of the moment.
Following its pilot with Olivia Rodrigo earlier this year, A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano will welcome an initial slate of visionaries including Denzel Curry and Kenneth Blume, JPEGMAFIA, horsegiirL, Chat Pile and more to be revealed, all filmed in a freshly constructed, cinematic studio environment in Brooklyn, NY. Conversations will span each guest's life, art and the pressing issues driving the cultural conversation – from the use of AI to the challenges of the music industry and the social media microscope – matching the same thoughtfulness and rigor with which Fantano continues to approach his famous album reviews.
A Perfect Interview will also host exclusive live performers, in addition to offering artists an opportunity to turn the tables and give their honest reviews of Fantano's reviews of their work, sharing their most authentic selves with a devout community of millions of the most engaged music fans.
Subscribe to A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano, and watch the trailer: HERE
Created by Anthony Fantano and longtime music journalists Emilie Friedlander and Drew Millard, who both formerly worked as producers for The Adam Friedland Show's TAFS Unplugged series, A Perfect Interview with Anthony Fantano is produced by Friedlander, Millard and the Lisa production company's Sam Blumenfeld (Spilling Your Seed with Chloe Troast). It is directed by Conner Schuurmans (The Adam Friedland Show; Phoebe Bridgers - Liberty Tree (Live) | Presented By Spotify; Stephanie, Bride To Be), alongside a crew of talent from New York City's independent music, film and comedy scenes. A Perfect Interview marks The Needle Drop's latest and largest expansion since the platform first started as a Connecticut Public Radio podcast in 2007, growing and evolving into the Internet's premier destination for music reviews, news, features, editorials, community engagement and now, perfect interviews. On beginning A Perfect Interview and approaching The Needle Drop's 20th anniversary, Founder and Host Anthony Fantano says:
"When I was a young boy, my father told me I could never conduct perfect interviews with the latest and greatest musicians. So now I'm doing this to prove him wrong. Wish me luck!"
"I have spent my days roaming the earth in search of the perfect interviewer," adds Ian Wheeler, Founder of Talkhouse, whose Peabody and Webby Award-winning media company and podcast network are also home to How Long Gone, A View From A Bridge, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Björk: Cornucopia, Blank Check with Griffin & David, This Is TASTE and more. "One charismatic, brave, and pure enough of heart to serve as the host of a premium video podcast. I have sacrificed so much. In Anthony Fantano, I have found the perfect interviewer."
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