Couch Riffs

About Couch Riffs

The Couch Riffs Podcast is hosted by musician Mike Squires and features a variety of musical guests of all backgrounds and styles. Please check out the video counterpart of this podcast on IG, YouTube, Facebook, and at the Couch Riffs website (www.couchriffs.com). Support this podcast and video series at Patreon!

Publisher

Michael Squires

Category

music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Feb 2019

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 337 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 306 Cedric Ross (IMIJ)

   Host [Host Name] interviews Cedric Ross of IMIJ about the band's unreleased material and upcoming Seattle show, offering insights into the 90s music scene.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep 305 Eva Walker of The Black Tones

   Host [Host Name] interviews Eva Walker of The Black Tones about her musical history and impactful work within the prison system.

3. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Ep 304 D'Vonne Lewis (Digable Planets/Brittany Davis)

   Host Mike Squires interviews award-winning jazz drummer D'Vonne Lewis about his career and upcoming projects, offering listeners insight into the vibrant jazz scene.

Inside a recent episode

Ep 306 Cedric Ross (IMIJ)

Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No, uh, band in any way, shape or form. Um, so yeah, uh, that's exactly what happened. Uh, no, there wasn't a lot of do to do. No, I mean, there was a, there was a hint of it for fun just for giggles, but no, no. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. That was, uh, that was a pretty, pretty big deal. And then, as you know, at that time, before that point, years prior, Nirvana had been signed by major record labels, Screaming Trees. Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains, Soundgarden. And which was so, you know, there was a lot of like, I think some of the interests that caused these labels to come to Seattle and check out bands like us had to do with the legacy that the bands before us, uh, you know, really helped set up. […]

Who has been a guest on Couch Riffs

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Cedric Ross
• Eva Walker
• D'Vonne Lewis
• Amanda Hardy
• Vic Bondi

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

728,318

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

94 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90