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“Stepping into the Outside”: Cory McAtee on Music, Curiosity, Play, and the World Around Us
Episode 24
Curiosity. Play. Discovery. Music.
For singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator Cory McAtee, play isn’t simply something children…
9 hours ago
“I’ll Be Back”: Greg Amici on Story Songs, Second Chances, and Making Music While There’s Time
Episode 23
· A vocal injury, four months of silence, and a palimpsest
· Surprise at a previous connection
· A breakup song that probably belongs…
1 week ago
There is No Time Limit: Erika Horsey on Talent, Missed Opportunities, and a Long Creative Life
Episode 22
Creative talent does not follow straight lines. The zigs and zags of a creative career can be exhilarating and frustrating, joyous and crushing. What…
2 weeks ago
If It Isn’t Singing, Take It Out: Rich Ferguson on poetry, rhythm, and the embodied word
Episode 21
Where is a poem?
For poet, drummer, novelist, and performer Rich Ferguson, poetry lives in the breath, the body, and the beat. It moves through voice…
3 weeks ago
There are a Lot of People in a Tune: Stephen Wade on Banjo History, Folk Tradition, and Our Common Life
Episode 20
Stephen Wade is a renowned banjo player, folklorist, and author. He joins today to discuss his new book, Our Common Life, and explore our shared musi…
4 weeks ago
Something Sacred in That: Emma Swift on songwriting, interpretation, creativity, listening beyond the algorithm…and Dylan
Episode 19
What happens when we stop asking whether art is successful—and instead ask how it matters?
Singer-songwriter Emma Swift has spent a life listening clo…
1 month ago
You Already Know How to Make Music: Kalani Das on play, listening, imperfection, and finding our way to music
Episode 18
What if learning music begins with listening, not learning how to play an instrument or reading notation?
Find a sound. Notice it. Find another one. P…
1 month, 1 week ago
Earl Slick on David Bowie, John Lennon & the most memorable moment of his incredible career
Episode 17
Earl Slick has spent more than five decades alongside some of the most consequential artists in rock and roll—David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Bud…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Creative Excellence Actually Works: Learning from Rich Mangicaro
Episode 16
Episode Summary
For more than four decades, percussionist, composer, producer, and artist-relations executive Rich Mangicaro has stood alongside some …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Cheese Line: Tom Catmull on Songwriting & Staying Human
Episode 15
Over a career spanning—at this point—more than three decades, Tom Catmull has become one of the remarkable songwriters Montana is known for, not by c…
2 months ago