Denver-based bassist, composer, and educator Matt Skellenger joined Phantom Power Collective on KGNU’s Heavyset to discuss his musical journey, influences, and upcoming projects. Skellenger, who began playing bass at 14, draws inspiration from artists like Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, and the late Ron Miles, with whom he collaborated for years. He shared insights into his compositional approach, blending jazz, improvisation, and unconventional time signatures, as heard in his latest album Subspace Transmission. Skellenger also highlighted his Sunday solo bass sets at Breakfast on Broadway, his duo album release with Matt Reed set for August 16th at Dazzle, and the continued impact of Ron Miles on his music. (Interview: 5/6/2025)

Interview: Matt Skellenger

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Welcome to the Family Karma Kast! In our first episode, we take a look at the cast of characters from Bravo's upcoming 'Family Karma', which premiers on Sunday, March 8th at 9/8c. We also talk a about why we're doing this show, our love of Bravo's reality TV lineup (and how it compares to 'Family Karma' so far!), and catch up on the latest happenings with our favorite Indian/American couple, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas!

1. Family Karma: Cast Preview

In this episode, we dig deep into the series premiere of Bravo TV's 'Family Karma,' the first all Indian-American reality tv show! We give our first impressions of the cast of characters, our predictions for what will happen this season, and a surprise pop culture update involving the coronavirus!

2. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep1 Recap: Family Secrets

We're back for a special quarantine show where we discuss episode 2 of Bravo TV's 'Family Karma'! We chat about the ongoing auntie drama, the Brian/Monica dynamic, how 'Family Karma' differs from other Bravo shows (in a good way!), Grandpa's age (you'll never believe it), and of course, ALL things Bali. We dive into a quick recap of the first four episodes of 'Love Is Blind' at the end as well!

3. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep2 Recap: Family Fun In Flannel

This week, we recap the most recent episode of 'Family Karma' - the drama is starting to heat up! We discuss the perils of social distancing (including attempting to home school and stress eating), Deana and Monica's shared loved of clipping coupons, Crohn's v. Celiac, FaceTiming while you sleep, the glorious return of Grandpa, Indian diarrhea, and we attempt to get to the bottom of the drama between Alisha, Amrit, and Vishal. Plus, how old is Chris, Bali's daughter's BF, anyway!? Subscribe now, so you don't miss an episode! 

**We apologize for the poor audio this week. We're still trying to get our home audio setups working right, and promise it will be better next time!**

4. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep3 Recap: A Game of Telephone

Because we all need a little something extra to help us through the COVID-19 quarantine, we're recapping Netflix's 'Love is Blind' in this special bonus episode. Find out who we loved, who we hated, and everything in between. 'Family Karma' episode 4 recap up early next week!

5. Bonus Episode: 'Love Is Blind' S1 Recap

Join us for our recap of 'Family Karma' Episode 4! In this week's installment, we dig deep into the Anisha-Bali-Vishal-Amrit drama and ask some big questions. Will Amrit and Nicholas last? Is Vishal the best reality TV character on Bravo right now? Is Brian really ready for Monica's jelly? And who was that dude wearing a flannel shirt at Fire Tower?! We also touch base about our COVID-19 woes, how much Jax Taylor costs on Cameo, Indra's (not so) secret celebrity crush, walking through the Starbucks drive thru, and social media influencers who lick toilets and get coronavirus. Trust us - you don't want to miss this one.

6. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep4 Recap: Sari, Not Sari

Frenemies for Life! On this week’s recap, we discuss Vishal’s non-apology to Anisha, Brian’s surprising maturity amidst his frat-boy tendencies, Vishal’s grooming routine (does he shave the butthole or not?!), Monica and Brian: real or fake?, what might be going on behind the scenes with Amrit and Nicholas, Bali’s past, Anisha’s ex-bf Vishnu, our love for Grandma and Grandpa, and why we only see Shaan if he’s holding a batch of old-fashioneds. Also, stay tuned for the end of the episode where we discuss the premiere of RHONY and give our brief thoughts on the horror show that is ‘Tiger King.’

7. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep 5 Recap: Frienemies for Life

#TeamAnisha or #TeamMonica? In this week's episode, we tell you our thoughts on the Anisha/Monica feud. We also discuss Vishal and Richa's relationship, Shaan's 70-year old vibes, Deana's fear of sunset cruises, speculation about closeted gay characters on the show, and our willingness to poop in Anisha's sister's car if it means we can go out for happy hour again. We also talk about the latest episode of #RHONY and ask for your feedback on what other Bravo shows we should cover when this season of Family Karma ends (please give us a Season 2!).

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8. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep6 Recap: Karma's a Beach

In this episode, we discuss the penultimate episode of Season 1 of 'Family Karma' on Bravo. Join us as we talk about our favorite new cast member (hint: he's a dog), which 'Sex and the City' characters we think match up with Anisha and Monica's personalities, the Bali/Anisha/Monica debacle, Brian's lack of game (but on point holiday party style), and our vision for possible 'Family Karma' opening credits.
We also discuss the latest episode of #RHONY (58:50), the season premiere of #RHOBH (1:04:50) where Deana spills some delicious tea, a quick #PumpRules (1:12:30) update, and determine who we think is the worst villain on Bravo right now.
 
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9. 'Family Karma' S1 Ep7 Recap: I Kinda Don't Like You

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