{"podcast":{"title":"Caropop","slug":"caropop-4326665","podcast_index_feed_id":4326665,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thecaropopcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thecaropopcast","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thecaropopcast/20210923_222107_f86600be468f0a94861a761a0e383d24.jpg","author":"Mark Caro","episode_count":247,"summary":"There may be nothing more inspiring and entertaining than relaxed, candid conversations among creative people. Mark Caro, a relentlessly curious journalist and on-stage interviewer, loves digging into the creative process with artists and drawing out surprising stories that illuminate the work that has become part of our lives. The Caropopcast is for anyone who wants to dig deeper into the music, movies, food and culture that they love.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T00:21:00.797589+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665"},"episode":{"title":"Michael Hampton (Funkadelic/Parliament)","slug":"michael-hampton-funkadelic-parliament","published_at":"2026-07-30T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665/michael-hampton-funkadelic-parliament","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thecaropopcast/3033130","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/81118/3033130/thecaropopcast/2026_07_30_03_49_31_92d48f27-4d4d-4aa3-bc76-9be81a0a3381.mp3","summary":"Michael Hampton earned the nickname Kidd Funkadelic as the hotshot guitarist who at age 17 joined the Funkadelic/Parliament universe after wowing P-Funk leader George Clinton with his rendition of Eddie Hazel’s epic “Maggot Brain” solo. Hampton eventually made “Maggot Brain” his own and turned in much more head-spinning guitar work, including on Funkadelic’s relentlessly funky “(Not Just) Knee Deep.” Hampton takes us along for the concurrent run of classic 1970s Parliament and Funkadelic albums, such as Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome and One Nation Under a Groove . When he entered the studio, did he know which band's session it was? Was the scene as much of a party as it sounded like? Did that atmosphere help or get in the way or both? Hampton also discusses his new mini concept album, King Kong , and how, with and without P-Funk, he continues to make his guitar sizzle and sing. (Photo by Philip Samuel Smith)","meta_description":"Michael Hampton earned the nickname Kidd Funkadelic as the hotshot guitarist who at age 17 joined the Funkadelic/Parliament universe after wowing P-Funk l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/caropop-4326665/episodes/michael-hampton-funkadelic-parliament/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665/michael-hampton-funkadelic-parliament.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}