And If Love Remains

After a short hiatus we're back with Dr. Petterson talking piano festivals and competitions. This is Part one of two.

#CSLewis #CurrentEvents #Dystopia #Christianity #Hope #DougWilson Pastor Douglas Wilson is a theologian, pastor, writer, and "the chief cook and bottle washer" at dougwils.com He is one of the most insightful and clear-thinking individuals on the internet. I had the privilege to chat with him about one of our favorite books, "That Hideous Strength" by C.S. Lewis. You can also find Doug on YouTube at Blog and Mablog and Canon Press. https://dougwils.com/ SPECIAL NOTE While recoding this episode Doug sounded crystal clear but something went wrong on my end and you'll notice Doug's audio is inconsistent. If you imagine driving in the middle of Idaho at 2AM listening to AM radio, you'll be fine. Otherwise, I apologize for the inconsistent audio from Doug. I hope you'll hear past it and understand the great message he's sharing. "Those with ears..."

#Positvemindset #abundance #business #affirmation #selfhelp Author Betsy Love discusses her journey to obtaining and maintaining a positive mindset! Preorder The Dragon Keeper's Destiny: https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Keepers-Destiny-FAntasy-Mystics-ebook/dp/B09T7YQDRH/ Buy The Dragon Keeper (Book 1 in Mystic'sTale) here: https://a.co/8MmykxN You can follow Betsy here: Instagram: authorbetsylove Twitter: @authorbetsylove Facebook: Betsy Love-Author Website: www.betsylove.com

#Entrepreneur #Positivemindset #harvestcoaching #andifloveremains Thinking of starting your own business? A great conversation with Darryl Johnson about the mindset needed to be an entrepreneur. Find Darryl Here: https://harvestcoachdarryl.com/ Facebook: Harvest Coach Darryl Instagram: @harvestcoachdarryl

#music #beethoven #andifloveremains Tom Posen has been at the forefront of some incredible findings in Beethoven studies that may influence how scholars look at something as fundamental as the relationship between composer and composition. What a dynamic conversation.

Betsy Love is the author the Mystic's Tale series of fantasy books. Preorder The Dragon Keeper's Destiny: https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Keepers-Destiny-FAntasy-Mystics-ebook/dp/B09T7YQDRH/ Buy The Dragon Keeper (Book 1 in Mystic'sTale) here: https://a.co/8MmykxN You can follow Betsy here: Instagram: authorbetsylove Twitter: @authorbetsylove Facebook: Betsy Love-Author Website: www.betsylove.com

A great conversation with AJ Matula - The host of The Road To Reason Podcast. We discuss the philosophy, specifically in the context of music. Check out his podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlFDf2MuwPhah0wBgduYww

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Mike and Elias discuss the Baroque Period of music. The composers, instrumentation, and modern interpretations. https://www.eapettersson.com/  

Get The Book: https://mises.org/library/cronyism-liberty-versus-power-early-america-1607-1849 Dr. Patrick Newman, a Fellow of the Mises Institute, is assistant professor of economics at Florida Southern College and a Fellow of its Center for Free Enterprise. He completed his PhD in economics at George Mason University. His primary research interests include Austrian economics, monetary theory, and late 19th- and early 20th-century American economic history. He is editor of Murray Rothbard's The Progressive Era (Mises Institute, 2017), along with his brilliant transcription and editing of Rothbard's "lost' 5th volume of Conceived in Liberty: The New Republic, 1784-1791 (Mises Institute). His latest book is Cronyism: Liberty vs Power In America 1607-1849.

Melissa is the morning host/producer at KBAQ 89.5 FM in Phoenix Arizona. KBach is the local "classical" station in the Phoenix metro area. Elias and Mike have a wonderful conversation discussing the role of radio in classical music as well as Melissa's history in radio. It was a delight having her on And If Love Remains. You can find her on Instagram: @melissagreene_voices Melissa Greene Melissa got her start in radio while studying music education and classical guitar at the University of Omaha, Nebraska. She began hosting in her hometown of Omaha as an intern, and eventually worked her way up to music director and afternoon host. Most recently, Melissa worked for American Public Media as a national host and as producer of a podcast for kids. Melissa's first musical loves were Julie Andrews and Paul Simon. She's really interested in continuing to learn how music can help us live fuller and more fruitful lives of purpose. She loves singing, writing, practicing Pilates in her free time, and finding new stand-up comedians to make her laugh.

Sometimes the best news comes from the most unexpected places! https://tomwoods.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220106153204637_220103a-Motion-and-Brief-for-efiling.pdf?fbclid=IwAR02mYd-dHkc296uGybGGy2ZM7To_vJnFkcWIUA9DKh2-7F_T81plywzaMQ www.tomwoods.com    

See where it is playing near you! www.cslewismovie.com  

Thrilled to welcome back to the show Michael Ward. Michael plays C.S. Lewis' Vicar in the upcoming movie (to be released Nov. 3, 2021) The Most Reluctant Convert. On this show he gives us beautiful insight on Lewis' conversion story with some history and lessons. Thank you Professor Ward for sharing this with us!  Find a theater near you: www.cslewismovie.com MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis's death, Michael Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.

History doesn't move on "great men." It moves on great individuals asserting their sovereignty.

Another wonderful conversation with Brett Leonard. We talk about anechoic chambers, recording, mixing, and all things audio; including tips for setting up a new audio studio. http://www.blpaudio.com/ Brett Leonard is a recording engineer, audio researcher and audio educator.  Currently, Dr. Leonard serves as the director of music technology programs at the University of Indianapolis.  Dr. Brett Leonard began his musical career as a percussionist, playing any and every genre and instrument he could get his hands on.  While in college, Dr. Leonard discovered the joys of the recording studio.  Shortly after, he received his bachelor's from California Lutheran University with a focus in music technology.  While attending CLU, he also spent time at the Aspen Music Festival, studying under such luminaries as John Eargle, Stephan Peus, and Ron Streicher.  After college, he moved to New York to pursue a Master's of Music Technology at New York University's Steinhardt School. Dr. Leonard has also served as lecturer at McGill University, where he recently completed a PhD in Music in the area of Sound Recording, and served the coordinator of music technology and assistant professor of music at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.   Dr. Leonard is also an active freelance recording engineer.  He has worked on projects ranging from orchestras to progressive jazz, hip-hop to classic rock, including projects with artist such as Lenny Pickett, Matt Haimovitz, Jerry Douglas, Cecile McLorrin Salvant, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and producers such as Russ Titelman, Bob Belden, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Devo Springsteen.  Dr. Leonard currently serves as the chief recording engineer for the Chelsea Music Festival in New York.  In 2007, he began BLPaudio, a company providing recording services, acoustical consulting, system design and equipment rental.  BLPaudio has since provided consulting services to numerous private studios, event spaces, performance venues, and institutions including the United National International School, the Musée de Beaux Arts Montréal, the Musical Instrument Museum and others.   As a researcher, Dr. Leonard focuses on spatial audio and the interplay between acoustics, instruments, and the recording process.  His work in spatial audio has included collaborations with Sennheiser, NHK, Swissaudec, and Skywalker Sound and has been published in more than 35 papers.  Dr. Leonard is active in the Audio Engineering Society (AES) as a member of the education committee, and as a member of the organizing committee for numerous conventions and conferences.

Elias and I talk about a few of the great performing pianists. Part 2 we discuss modern and currently performing pianists. https://www.eapettersson.com/ Here is a list of pianists we discuss and think you should listen to: Alfred Brendel (b. 1931) Vladimir Ashkenazy (b. 1937) Martha Argerich (b. 1941) Maurizio Pollini (b. 1942) Nelson Freire (b. 1944) Ursula Oppens (b. 1944) Maria João Pires (b. 1944) Radu Lupu (b. 1945) Murray Perahia (b. 1947) Mitsuko Uchida (b. 1948) *Håkon Austbø (b. 1948) Grigory Sokolov (b. 1950) Santiago Rodriguez (b. 1952) András Schiff (b. 1953) Krystian Zimerman (b. 1956) *Dang Thai Son (b. 1958) Yefim Bronfman (b. 1958) *Sara Davis Beuchner (b. 1959) *Stephen Prutsman (b. 1960) *Paul Stewart (b. 1960) *Sergei Babayan (b. 1961) Casadesus (1st), Hamamatsu (1st), Scottish (1st), Busoni (3rd), Honens (4th) Stephen Hough (b. 1961) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (b. 1961) *Frederic Chiu (b. 1964) *Pavel Nersessian (b. 1964) *Alexander Korsantia (b. 1965) Sydney (1st) Rubinstein (1st) Leif Ove Andsnes (b. 1970) *Stanislav Ioudenitch (b. 1971) Evgeny Kissin (b. 1971) Arcadi Volodos (b. 1972) Nikolai Lugansky (b. 1972) Simone Dinnerstein (b. 1972) Valentina Lisitsa (b. 1973) *Antonio Pompa-Baldi (b. 1974) Long-Thibaud (3rd), Cleveland (1st), Cliburn (2nd) Ning An (b. 1976) *Roberto Plano (b. 1978) American Prize, Cleveland (1st), Cliburn (finalist) *Andrius Žlabys (b. 1978) “There is no better time to do the best work of your life than right now” Spencer Myer (b. 1978/9) Sa Chen (b. 1979) Alexander Kobrin (b. 1980) Alexandre Moutouzkine (b. 1980) Yundi Li (b. 1982) Lang Lang (b. 1982) *Boris Giltburg (b. 1984) (Beethoven Sonatas) Santander (2nd=1st), Queen Elisabeth (1st), Rubinstein (2nd) Evgheny Bozhanov (b. 1984) Cliburn (finalist), Queen Elisabeth (2nd), Chopin (4th-refused) Ingolf Wunder (b. 1985) *Rafał Blechacz (b. 1985) Chopin (1st) *Yeol Eum Son (b. 1986) Tchaikovsky (2nd) Vadym Kholodenko (b. 1986) *Vitaly Pisarenko (b. 1987) Liszt (1st), Leeds (3rd) Adam Golka (b. 1987) Yuja Wang (b. 1987) *Sean Chen (b. 1988) American Prize, Cliburn (3rd) *Yekwon Sunwoo (b. 1989) Sendai (1st), Cliburn (1st) *Charles-Richard Hamelin (b. 1989) Seoul (3rd), Montréal (2nd), Chopin (2nd) *Haochen Zhang (b. 1990) China Piano Competition (1st) Avery Fisher Grant, Cliburn (1st) *Claire Huangci (b. 1990) ARD Munich (2nd), Geza Anda (1st) *Lukas Geniušas (b. 1990) Bachauer (1st), Scottish (2nd), Chopin (2nd), Tchaikovsky (2nd) *Daniil Trifonov (b. 1991) Chopin (3rd), Rubinstein (1st), Tchaikovsky (1st) (also composer) *Kenny Broberg (b. 1993) Cliburn (2nd), Tchaikovsky (3rd), American Prize *Beatrice Rana (b. 1993) Montréal (1st), Cliburn (2nd) *Seong-Jin Cho (b. 1994) Hamamatsu (1st), Tchaikovsky (3rd), Rubinstein (3rd), Chopin (1st), DAEWON Music Awards *Kate Liu (b. 1994) NY International (1st), Hilton Head (6th), Montréal (finalist), Chopin (3rd) *Do-Hyun Kim (b. 1994) Gilmore Fellow, Vendome (2nd), Young Concert Artist Auditions (1st) Drew Peterson (b. 1994) American Prize, Avery Fisher Grant,  *Syzmon Nehring (b. 1995) Rubinstein (1st) *Eric Lu (b. 1997) Minnesota E-Comp. (1st), Chopin (4th), German Piano Award (1st), Leeds (1st) Tony Yike Yang (b. 1998) Chopin (5th-age of 16!) *Alexander Malofeev (b. 2001) China (1st), winner of youth competitions…career exploded (a la Kissin)

Elias and I talk about a few of the great performing pianists. Part 1 we start with a bit of background and conversation. https://www.eapettersson.com/  

A personal story about how banks are being used to manage and control us.

Loved having Matt, Lee, and Josiah in studio talking about their band, Ultraviolet Communication. I'll let their music speak for itself but they are great guys who have a clear vision for their super trippy psychedelic rock. We talk about making music in a modern world and how their band came together. These are great guys and tremendous artists. Look for their new album coming  in Dec. Instagram: uvcband YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6Jy-86lEN_qC2eeyBYlTw  

Another wonderful conversation with Mark Ainley. He provides the perfect primer into Feng Shui. It's more than a design philosophy or superstition - it's a beautiful way of thinking about our environment and how it effects our lives. Check out Sense Of Space: mark@senseofspace.com www.senseofspace.com Instagram: sense_of_space Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ContemporaryFengShuiWithMarkAinley   Mark Ainley has worked as a Contemporary Feng Shui Consultant since 2001. Focusing on both the practical and aesthetic qualities of living and work spaces, Ainley applies both the philosophical and pragmatic tenets of this historical form of environmental alignment to help create spaces that support those who live and work there.    Since 2003, Mark has taught extensively in Japan, where he has trained dozens of consultants and released two DVD sets. He has been profiled in Hong Kong's exclusive Elite Homes magazine and in other publications worldwide, and continues to consult with both professional and residential clients around the globe.    He has additionally been certified as a WELL Accredited Professional through the International WELL Building Institute's standard of science-based building construction and management protocols. Ainley is also internationally recognized as one of the foremost experts on the history of piano recordings, working as a lecturer, writer, and researcher in the field of historical recordings and performance practice.   

Website: https://iyccoach.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IYCCoach Mailing List https://iyccoach.com/subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iyccoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iyccoach/   Coach Johnson has been involved in martial arts training for over 30 years. His journey began with the art of Taekwondo, eventually earning a 4th Degree Black Belt. Shortly after beginning his training, he desired a more realistic avenue of training and began competing in full contact Kickboxing. His fascination of realistic training continued after seeing Mixed Martial Arts competitions and hungered to further his education. He began Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1995 and began to share them with his students. Still committed to learning even more forms of realistic training, he was certified to teach Krav Maga in 2001 and has been a huge proponent of the Israeli System ever since. In 2021, Coach Johnson received an additional black belt with instructor certification under Itay Gil with Protect Krav Maga. He earned his first certification as a personal trainer in 1995 and began creating fitness programs using Kickboxing in 1997. In 2004, he went on to be a certified instructor in Muay Thai style Kickboxing under Kru Mark in San Diego. He began coaching MMA competitors in 2007 and relishes his role as a coach and instructor even more than as a participant.

Story-telling, philosophy, computer science, music... it doesn't get any better than this!! Today Elias and I chat with world-renowned pianist Frederic Chiu.  www.fredericchiu.com https://www.patreon.com/FredericChiu With a vibrant concert schedule, a legacy of 30 CDs, and a stream of superlatives from major critics around the globe, pianist Frederic Chiu occupies a special place in the world of classical music. In an eclectic career encompassing unusual collaborations and little-played repertoire, along with explorations into the psychology of performance, Mr. Chiu has demonstrated an ability to go beyond boundaries and to bring listeners with him. 

I had a great time talking to Kris Rodgers, singer, songwriter, pianist, and front man for Kris Rodgers and the Dirty Gems. A super cool guy with great stories, Kris is an incredible musician. A pro's pro. His voice is soulful and powerful and he plays a mean piano. If you love the great era of songwriters, or amazing fun, feel good music, you will dig Kris Rodgers And The Dirty Gems! Check out his latest album Still Dirty, released by Wicked Cool Records - it brings the ROCK back in Rock and Roll! www.krisrodgersmusic.com  

Elias and I had a wonderful discussion with the hosts of The Piano Pod Podcast. Eric Hunter, Clara Zhang, and Yukimi Song - based out of New York - started a wonderful podcast about teaching and performing piano today. Very modern. I hope you check out their show! https://www.thepianopod.com/

Jordan Peterson could easily be called "The Most Interesting Man In The World." He is the sceptic's Sunday School Teacher, reinvigorating the need for religion in the minds of millions who thought even the idea of God is passé.  He has been the pastor to many encouraging them to "clean their room" because, like Moses' serpent, that simple act will change their lives. Billy Graham would smile at his impact. Yet Peterson has not publicly declared himself a Christian or even a believer in God. He is quite an enigma.  Today we talk to Matthew R. Petrusek, co-author with Christopher Kaczor of Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity. We explore Peterson's philosophy, why he is effective, and some of the gaps that Christianity can provide. https://www.wordonfire.org/peterson-book/ MATTHEW R. PETRUSEK is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at Loyola Marymount University and also currently serves as a Fellow of the Word on Fire Institute. In addition to numerous scholarly and popular articles, he is co-editor of the book Value and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Dialogue on Human Dignity. He lectures widely on theological, philosophical, and ethical issues in English and Spanish, and has served as an on-air analyst for Noticias MundoFox and CNN en Español.

As concert halls begin to open again we have the opportunity to chat with a great friend of the program, Thomas Rosenkranz. We talk about performing again as well as a myriad of other subjects. Most of them musical. Joined again by Elias-Axel Pettersson.     

Co-hosted with Elias-Axel Pettersson, Thomas Posen is at the forefront of new and exciting scholarship discussing Beethoven. He is wonderful because he can make technical ideas understandable. I think understanding these concepts will help everyone appreciate the giant composer.   https://www.thomasposen.com/

This is not just a trip down memory lane. Brian and I discuss the role of small town high school sports in communities, how sports shape the lives of young people, and we pay tribute to a coaching legend - Terry Logue. 

How does one recognize a great piano performance? Do you need special training or musical knowledge? Today we speak to Mark Ainley of The Piano Files to try and answer some of those questions.  www.thepianofiles.com Mark Ainley is an internationally recognized authority on the art of piano playing and historical recordings of great pianists. His clear insights provide important details about the mastery of the pianists of the past and present through his magazine articles, blog and social media pages, CD productions and liner notes, and lecture-demonstrations. Mark's work in the field of historical recordings began in his late teens, when his pre-university writing and research on this topic won the admiration of Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times music critic Harold Schonberg. His first CD liner notes, for VAI's release ‘Liszt: The 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies Played by 19 Great Pianists', were co-authored in his early 20s with International Piano Archives founding president Gregor Benko, coinciding with Mark's pioneering work in discovering previously unpublished recordings of the legendary pianist Dinu Lipatti. His internationally acclaimed efforts led to the world premiere award-winning release of over two hours of ‘unknown' performances by Lipatti, among them piano concertos by Liszt and Bartok.

I am incredibly grateful for the work Jeffrey A. Tucker has done recently. While many in the liberty movement either justified or worse, ignored the unauthorized mandates, lockdowns, and closures by government officials, he has been steadfast in his liberal principles while humble in seeking the best information about Corona.  Links: Jeffrey Tucker website: https://jeffreytucker.me/ Pandemics: Our Fears and the Facts by Sunetra Gupta: https://www.amazon.com/Pandemics-Fears-Facts-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B00CORE364     Jeffrey A. Tucker is an independent editorial consultant who served as Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and eight books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture.

Talking to Dr. Shafer-Elliott about ancient history and archaeology in Israel is a revelation! I learned so much about how archaeologists work, the relationship between the stories we read and the findings in the dirt. We even blow up some common misunderstandings about ancient Israel. Enjoy! Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Ph.D., The University of Sheffield, England) is an Associate Dean of the School of Theology and Leadership and Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible & Archaeology at Jessup University in Rocklin, California. Dr. Shafer-Elliott specializes in the historical, cultural, and social contexts of ancient Israel and Judah, particularly within domestic contexts. Her major publications include: Food in Ancient Judah: Domestic Cooking in the Time of the Hebrew Bible (2013) and editor of The 5 Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant (2016), along with numerous chapters, encyclopedia and dictionary articles, articles, essays, and papers presented on food, households, religion, and gender. She is currently co-editing the T & T Clark Handbook of Food in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel (forthcoming in September 2021). Dr. Shafer-Elliott is an experienced field archaeologist and is part of the archaeological excavations at Tell Halif and Tell Abel Beth Maacah in Israel. 

A great conversation with Mike Maharrey, National Communications Director of the Tenth Amendment Center and author of The National Bank vs. The Constitution. We discuss why central governments want a central bank and how it affects the people it governs. https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/ https://www.michaelmaharrey.com/   Michael Maharrey serves as the national communications director for the Tenth Amendment Center and the managing editor of the SchiffGold website. Michael is the author of four books. Constitution: Owner's Manual examines various constitutional clauses and principles through the lens of the ratifying conventions. Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty makes the historical, philosophical and moral case for nullification. Smashing Myths– Understanding Madison's Notes on Nullification, digs deep into James Madison's views on nullification, focusing on his writing's later in life. Finally, Michael joined Tenth Amendment Center executive director Michael Boldin in penning Nullification Objections: Dismantling the Opposition, a book that takes apart the common objections to nullification one at a time. He's also penned several e-books, including The Power of No: The Historical and Constitutional Basis for State Nullification to Limit Federal Power and Its Practical Application, The Constitution and the Report of 1800, and The Jefferson Letters, Vol. 1: Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. Michael hosts his own podcast, Thoughts from Maharrey Head, as well as the Friday Gold Wrap podcast. Michael earned a degree in Mass Communications and Media Studies from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. As a non-traditional student, he won several academic awards and was a member of the school's ethics bowl team that placed eighth in the nation. Mike played for the USF ice hockey team at the ripe old age of 40, earning American Collegiate Hockey Association Academic All-American honors.  He also holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. Along with his formal schooling, he's had the opportunity to associate with and study under some of the top academics in constitutional history and America's founding principles. Michael speaks at events across the United States, and frequently appears as a guest on local, national and international radio shows advancing constitutional fidelity and liberty through decentralization. As a working journalist, Michael has written and reported for several newspapers, including the St. Petersburg Times, The Woodford Sun, and the Kentucky Gazette, covering local and state politics, and sports. Michael won a pair of 2009 Kentucky Press Association awards while serving as the sports editor for the Woodford Sun in 2009. He also worked for WLEX, NBC's Lexington, Kentucky, affiliate writing web content for the station's award-winning news website. Michael lives in sunny Yulee, Florida, with his beautiful wife Cynthia, and has two daughters and a son. Although a native Kentuckian, he spent much of his adult life in Florida and considers the Sunshine state his adopted home. In his spare time, he still plays ice hockey and is equally passionate about defending the Constitution and his crease.

I have been haunted by the story of the Scottish Jacobites. Even 300 years later their history feels unresolved. Today I spoke with one of the leading experts on Jacobite history, Prof. Murray Pittock to learn how the uprisings came about and how they turned the course of global history. Prof. Pittock's Book:  Culloden (Great Battles)   Murray Pittock (MA D.Litt. Glasgow; D.Phil Oxford)is Bradley Professor and Pro Vice-Principal. He has worked at the universities of Manchester (where he was the first professor of Scottish literature at an English university), Edinburgh, Oxford, Aberdeen and Strathclyde, and has held visiting appointments at the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (2002), New York University (Visiting Professor of English, 2015); Charles University, Prague (Ministry of Education Visiting Professor in Languages, 2010), Trinity College, Dublin (Visiting Professor in English and History, 2008), Auburn (History and Equality and Diversity, 2006), Notre Dame (NEH seminar visiting scholar in Irish Studies, 2014), USC (Roy Lecturer in Scottish Studies, 2015) and Yale (Senior Warnock Fellow, 1998 and 2000-1). Murray is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the English Association, the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Society of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland among other bodies, and an honorary Fellow of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies. Murray's books are set on courses in English, History, Irish Studies, theology and politics in around twenty-five countries, and he has been awarded or shortlisted/nominated for a number of literary and historical prizes and prize lectureships. He is one of the few UK academics to be a prize lecturer of both the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy, and has acted as an external assessor for chairs and grants from the Ivy League to the Middle East. Murray is Scottish History Adviser to the National Trust for Scotland, has acted as adviser to the National Galleries and has held grants in English, History, Museology, Tourism and the creative economy. In 2014, he became the founding convenor of the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures, and remains chair of its Trustees. The 2020 Congress is in Prague: https://www.facebook.com/ScotLit2020/. His most recent books include Enlightenment in a Smart City: Edinburgh's Civic Development 1660-1750 (supported by AHRC and Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2018); The Scots Musical Museum (supported by AHRC, 2 vols, 2018); Culloden (History Today top 10 titles of the year, House of Commons reading list and Herald book choice, 2016, reprinted 2017); The Reception of Robert Burns in Europe (supported by AHRC, 2014); The Road to Independence? Scotland in the Balance (2014, 1st edition nominated for Orwell Prize, Daily Telegraph referendum reading choice); Material Culture and Sedition (Saltire Research Book of the Year shortlist, 2014); Scottish and Irish Romanticism (supported by AHRC, paperback, 2011); The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism (2011); Robert Burns and Global Culture (supported by AHRC, 2011). Murray has won almost 20 grants to work on cultural and public memory, Jacobitism and the redefining of national Romanticisms. Currently he is PI of the £1M AHRC Ramsay Project (https://www.gla.ac.uk/edinburghenlightenment/), the EPSRC-AHRC Immersive Experiences Scottish Heritage Partnership (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/informationstudiesresearch/researchprojects/scottishnationalheritage/) and the Scottish Government (Economic Development) contract on Robert Burns and the Scottish Economy.  Murray's former research students are in posts in the UK, US and SE Asia at levels ranging from research assistant to senior management. Two recent PhDs (Michael Shaw, 2014; Craig Lamont, 2015) won the Roy Medal for the best Scottish Studies thesis of the year in successive years. Murray has appeared in the UK and overseas media in over 50 countries on some 1500 occasions to comment on history, literature and current affairs, including scripting and presenting radio series ( The Roots of Scottish Nationalism -Radio 4, 6.25M aggregate audience, 81% UK wide approval rating) and has co-curated a number of exhibitions. He regularly acts as a consultant to national institutions. Murray supervises PhDs in the areas of Burns, Cultural History, Irish Studies, Jacobitism, Romanticism, Scott, Scottish Studies and other fields.

After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man is the go to resource for Lewis's great philosophical work. Today we talk about it with author Michael Ward.   Get your copy here: https://www.wordonfire.org/humanity/#ward   MICHAEL WARD, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code. On the fiftieth anniversary of Lewis's death, Michael Ward unveiled a permanent national memorial to him in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, London.   After Humanity is a guide to one of C.S. Lewis's most widely admired but least accessible works, The Abolition of Man, which originated as a series of lectures on ethics that he delivered during the Second World War. These lectures tackle the thorny question of whether moral value is objective or not. When we say something is right or wrong, are we recognizing a reality outside ourselves, or merely reporting a subjective sentiment? Lewis addresses the matter from a purely philosophical standpoint, leaving theological matters to one side. He makes a powerful case against subjectivism, issuing an intellectual warning that, in our “post-truth” twenty-first century, has even more relevance than when he originally presented it. Lewis characterized The Abolition of Man as “almost my favourite among my books,” and his biographer Walter Hooper has called it “an all but indispensable introduction to the entire corpus of Lewisiana.” In After Humanity, Michael Ward sheds much-needed light on this important but difficult work, explaining both its general academic context and the particular circumstances in Lewis's life that helped give rise to it, including his front-line service in the trenches of the First World War. After Humanity contains a detailed commentary clarifying the many allusions and quotations scattered throughout Lewis's argument. It shows how this resolutely philosophical thesis fits in with his other, more explicitly Christian works. It also includes a full-color photo gallery, displaying images of people, places, and documents that relate to The Abolition of Man, among them Lewis's original “blurb” for the book, which has never before been published.

Today we talk to Miranda Smith. Podcaster and life coach. We talk about young people navigating this strange new world and how to create a happy life! Well worth the listen! Check out her podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6z2eiszAfQXI2yTRGsmdoj?si=Jfy5Nq61RtOOB1QkK7DPZQ&dl_branch=1   https://www.facebook.com/Morning-Manifestor-107637114870098/?ref=pages_you_manage

After taking a week off - back with a bang!! Talking with good friend of the show, Dr. Joe Wolverton. We discuss the "A" word. What is the nature of liberty? What is the solution when our elected leaders fail us? Fascinating ideas for us today. https://andifloveremains.podbean.com/e/episode-38-the-founders-recipe-a-lively-discussion-with-dr-joe-wolverton/ The Founders Recipe: Wolverton, Dr. Joe, Cluff, Addison: 9781735510408: Amazon.com: Books https://www.amargigroup.com/   A thoughtful and sincere communicator, Joe Wolverton holds a B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. Mr. Wolverton is a Featured Speaker on Nullify Now! and a Featured Contributor to The New American, where he writes on the Constitution, states' rights, and the surveillance state. He is the author of The Real James Madison and What Degree Of Madness? Madison's Method to Make America STATES Again. He is a mentor to many young people passing his enthusiasm for the principles that made America's Founding Fathers unique in all of history.

A fascinating voice in the world of concert art music, Thomas Rosenkranz talks with Elias and I about his journey as a pianist and mentor as well as his thoughts on the state of conservatories and engaging with music. Especially contemporary music. This was wonderful time spent, I hope you join us! http://www.thomasrosenkranz.net/ Introduction to contemporary music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMsYuFrKUQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOnZ1-sOCwo Thomas Rosenkranz (b.1977) has charted a career that breaks through the conventional boundaries of solo piano, chamber music and the art of improvisation. He has established himself as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation. He was honored to serve as a Cultural Ambassador on behalf of the United States State Department, traveling to the Middle East and North Africa promoting diplomacy through artistic collaboration. He was named the recipient of the Classical Music Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association and  regularly performs at important musical centers in America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Recent festival appearances have included the Lincoln Center Festival, Shanghai New Music Week, Hong Kong Modern Academy, Vianden in Luxembourg, ProPiano in Greece, MusicARTE in Panama, Rivello in Italy, and the International Festival of Carthage in Tunisia. In addition to his performing career, he is a celebrated artist teacher. In 2021 Portland Piano International honored him by naming him a Tholen Master Teacher. In 2019 He was granted the official title of Visiting Professor of Piano at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China, where he is one of three pianists in the school’s history to hold this title. He continues to be presented in residencies and masterclasses at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions including the Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi’an Xinghai, Wuhan and Zhejiang Conservatories of China as well as Princeton University, the Eastman School of Music and New York University in the United States. His former students have been prize winners at national competitions and hold professorships throughout the United States and Asia. During the summers he serves on the faculty at the Amalfi Coast Festival (Italy), soundSCAPE Festival (Italy) and the Atlantic Music Festival. He studied with Robert Shannon at the Oberlin Conservatory, Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen in Paris and with Nelita True at the Eastman School where he holds a D.M.A. in Piano Performance and Literature. He is currently the Coordinator of the Keyboard Division and Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. He lives in Kansas City and in Chengdu, China with his wife, Songye and son, Julian.    

A continued discussion of this great chapter.  Part 1: https://andifloveremains.podbean.com/e/episode-56-second-nephi-chapter-2-verses-1-7/

The body is connected. How we walk affects how we talk. An interesting conversation with Elias about a technique that has been helping people move and perform with more freedom and less effort. 

Today we're joined by my good friend Jim Transue, his son Jimmie, and personal trainer Darryl Johnson. Darryl tells his story of getting into shape and finding his passion in health. He shares practical advice and motivation for all of us who may have found a few pounds, especially during the pandemic. Great fun getting to know Darryl! www.iyccoach.com https://www.facebook.com/iyccoach Coach Johnson has been involved in martial arts training for over 30 years. His journey began with the art of Taekwondo, eventually earning a 4th Degree Black Belt. Shortly after beginning his training, he desired a more realistic avenue of training and began competing in full contact Kickboxing. His fascination of realistic training continued after seeing Mixed Martial Arts competitions and hungered to further his education. He began Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1995 and began to share them with his students. Still committed to learning even more forms of realistic training, he was certified to teach Krav Maga in 2001 and has been a huge proponent of the Israeli System ever since. He earned his first certification as a personal trainer in 1995 and began creating fitness programs using Kickboxing in 1997. In 2004, he went on to be a certified instructor in Muay Thai style Kickboxing under Kru Mark in San Diego. He began coaching MMA competitors in 2007 and relishes his role as a coach and instructor even more than as a participant.

Michal shares an interesting story of a young man with a love of music taking him from Lebanon to France to Canada to the U.S.. A great conversationalist and thoughtful person, you will love getting to know Michal. www.michalmassoud.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No4PfqbBTsU Michal Massoud is a musician, podcaster, and teacher, currently based in New York City. He splits his musical activities between composing, conducting, and performing on the oud, a Middle Eastern string instrument popular in Michal’s native Lebanon. He is the co-artistic director and co-founder of Amalgama, a contemporary music ensemble dedicated to integrating fully notated music and free improvisation. Michal is a full-time music teacher at Harbor Charter School in East Harlem, as well as teaching online private lessons in composition, theory, and ear training. He is also the host of The Movers and Makers Podcast, a podcast of interviews, conversations, and debates, with people who make things.

Some thoughts on The Book of Mormon. Lehi is the greatest philosopher in the Book of Mormon.

A great conversation with Keith Knight. He is the host of the Don't Tread On Anyone podcast. A really smart and well-read guy, I think you will enjoy our conversation. Find Keith's podcast:https://odysee.com/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b

Something a bit different. I get the privilege to chat with my son. It's a bit random. But he's a fun kid!!

The enthusiasm for sound recording is contagious with Dr. Brett Leonard. We discuss his history, recording as a craft and art, and how video affects our experience with music. Find out more about Brett at: www.bpaudio.com Dr. Brett Leonard is an audio educator, researcher, and freelance engineer, and currently serves as the director of the music technology program at the University of Indianapolis. He works on recording projects ranging from classical and jazz to pop-rock, including projects with artist such as Matt Haimovitz, The Brass Band of Battle Creek, Cecile McLorrin Salvant, and Bob Belden under the auspices of his company BLPaudio, and also serves as chief audio engineer for the Chelsea Music Festival in New York. Dr. Leonard's research focuses on spatial audio and acoustics, including collaborations with Sennheiser, NHK, and Skywalker Sound. He is active in the Audio Engineering Society, both as an author and as a committee member in the Central Indiana Section. Dr. Leonard is an alumnus of California Lutheran University and New York University, and holds a PhD in Sound Recording from McGill University.

This was such an interesting conversation! I thought we were going to talk about the game "Go" but ended up talking about all sorts of subjects from language and philosophy to disfluency and Thailand. This was really fun!! www.joseph-dewey.com Joseph Dewey is a writer, a thinker, a photographer, and an artist. Actually, Joseph Dewey’s art isn’t all that great, and his photographs are all too earthy and not photoshopped enough. His thoughts are too random, and his writing is somewhat incoherent. But he’s usually a good friend, and he’s often a good listener if he doesn’t interrupt you to tell you a story about himself.

A fantastic podcast recorded with Rich Coburn and Elias-Axel Pettersson! We discuss piano, organ, artist advocacy, and his new project: morebipocvoices.com. A very productive conversation!! www.morebipocvoices.com For Richard's Consulting Services www.richcoburn.com Rich Coburn is a freelance pianist, vocal coach, organist, arranger, and composer. He is a founding member of the vocal chamber ensemble Quintus 4. He also trains freelancers to improve their negotiation and communication. Known for his “subtle and nuanced playing,” Rich made his orchestral debut at 17 with the Youth Symphony of the Kootenays and has since appeared in concert throughout Canada, the United States, Italy, France, Austria, and China. He has worked as a coach at Virginia Opera, L’Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal and Opera McGill, as well as Music Director for Jeunesses Musicales du Canada and Cowtown Opera. He is currently Music Director and Organist at the Anglican Parish of St. Lawrence. His favourite musical experience is playing two piano repertoire with his twin brother. Fed up with his own difficulty negotiating contracts, Rich decided to study negotiation and mediation. He now helps others negotiate better through workshops and coaching. His clients range from students at McGill University to the young artists of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra Montréal, to administrators at Selkirk College.

Another phenomenal discussion with Prof. Daniel Shapiro and Dr. Elias-Axel Pettersson. We continue the discussion of his experience with the Beethoven Piano Sonatas as well as his philosophy with teaching, his major influences -especially with one of his teachers, the late Leon Fleisher, and how artists from other disciplines such as conductors and vocalists can influence a performance... and much more!  You can find out more about Prof. Shapiro at: www.danielshapiropianist.com Daniel Shapiro continues to gain recognition as a leading interpreter of Schubert, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms and Beethoven, and as a teacher and coach at the Cleveland Institute of Music. As a chamber musician, Shapiro has performed regularly with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic.  His musicianship has been enhanced and deepened by extensive collaboration with singers; listening to and working with them has been a source of tremendous inspiration. Over the past twenty five years, he has built a strong reputation as a dedicated and thoughtful pedagogue who helps students find the paths to penetrating interpretations of the works they study. EDUCATION University of Southern California DMA, Peabody Conservatory Teachers have included Leon Fleisher, John Perry, Russell Sherman, Joanna Graudan and Reginald Stewart Studied conducting with Daniel Lewis, Victor Yampolsky, Fritz Zweig and Gustav Meier Studied art song with Gwendolyn Koldofsky and opera with Natalie Limonick TEACHING EXPERIENCE Cleveland Institute of Music Piano faculty He has given master classes in many of the world’s leading conservatories His students have won several prestigious competitions and acquired important teaching positions after their studies

Chess Part II with Elias!! We talk everything from game theory, game psychology, and computers and chess. How good was Deep Blue? How good have these computers gotten? You'll be surprised!! www.eapettersson.com https://swpianofestival.org/ https://www.azpianoinstitute.org/  

Thank you Mark Ainley! Mark is THE go to guy when it comes to historical piano recordings. His knowledge and appreciation for the great artists of the past (and present) is top notch. This episode is special. Consider listening with a pen and paper so you can write down names and note the recordings that are mentioned here. It'll absolutely increase your appreciation and love for great piano music. Here are some recordings for you to reference: Ilona Eibenschütz talks and plays: Reminiscences of Brahms (1952) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGIRHCPqN4 Carl Friedberg teaches and plays Brahms Ballade in G Minor Op.118 No.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLW-rO8fPuU Ignaz Friedman Mazurka, Op. 7,3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpmWQ6t5iTM Jan Smeterlin plays Chopin 3 Mazurkas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pu9QUiGupA Josef Hofmann, piano - Beethoven - Sonata in C# minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ('Moonlight') (1936 - complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0xMzbfy_1g Solomon plays Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (1945 recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK__kS2R3-w Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff: Newly Discovered Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Xp2Djqh3s Listen to a lecture given by Mark here (includes recording clips): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKo6zBtg9QM Subscribe to his Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/ThePianoFilesWithMarkAinley/ His website is here: https://www.thepianofiles.com/ Mark Ainley is an internationally recognized authority on the art of piano playing and historical recordings of great pianists. His clear insights provide important details about the mastery of the pianists of the past and present through his magazine articles, blog and social media pages, CD productions and liner notes, and lecture-demonstrations. Mark’s work in the field of historical recordings began in his late teens, when his pre-university writing and research on this topic won the admiration of Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times music critic Harold Schonberg. His first CD liner notes, for VAI’s release ‘Liszt: The 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies Played by 19 Great Pianists’, were co-authored in his early 20s with International Piano Archives founding president Gregor Benko, coinciding with Mark’s pioneering work in discovering previously unpublished recordings of the legendary pianist Dinu Lipatti. His internationally acclaimed efforts led to the world premiere award-winning release of over two hours of ‘unknown’ performances by Lipatti, among them piano concertos by Liszt and Bartok. Mark’s articles about Lipatti for International Piano Quarterly, International Piano, and Classical Record Collector magazines, as well as liner notes for the labels APR, archiphon, and Opus Kura, have debunked myths surrounding the life and art of this legendary musician, and he has received support for his work from some of the Rumanian biographers, diplomats, and producers who have worked for decades in publicizing this musician’s legacy. Mark has also written in both International Piano and Classic Record Collector magazines about the great French pianist Marcelle Meyer, the muse of Le Groupe des Six in 1920s Paris who additionally worked with Ravel, Debussy, and Stravinsky. Mark has given lectures at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, the Leschetitzky Society in Tokyo, and the San Francisco Conservatory, speaking about Great Historical Recordings in general and about Dinu Lipatti specifically, and was featured on WNYC radio in New York City in 1992 for the premiere broadcast of some rare Lipatti recordings. In September 2010, Mark co-chaired the panel discussion after the screening of a documentary about Dinu Lipatti at the Besancon International Music Festival, and the following month he opened the 2010 Great Romantics Festival with a presentation entitled “Schumann—The Poet of the Piano” for the bicentennial of Schumann’s birth. In 2016 the Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest sponsored a trip for Mark to visit Romania and lecture about Dinu Lipatti in conjunction with a new Lipatti website; Mark additionally appeared on Romanian TV and radio on this trip. He also presented at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Vienna in 2017 to mark the beginning of Lipatti’s centenary that year. Mark’s international research has led to meetings with many musical luminaries, among them Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Yehudi Menuhin, Hugues Cuenod, Franziska Ackermann (widow of conductor Otto Ackermann), Stephen Hough (who has referred to Mark’s blog in his own for The Telegraph), Idil Biret, the family of Marcelle Meyer, Lake Como Piano Academy director William Nabore, and renowned artist manager Jacques Leiser. Mark has most recently written in International Piano about the evolution of Alfred Cortot’s playing as heard through his recordings, in addition to a centenary tribute to Dinu Lipatti. Previous articles in International Piano include features about the challenges facing young pianists as related by Jacques Leiser, an interview with British-Canadian pianist Valerie Tryon, and biographical articles about Dinu Lipatti and Marcelle Meyer. Mark has also published an extensive 9-page article about Dinu Lipatti for Classical Recordings Quarterly, and for Clavier Companion magazine has produced an article about recording producer Walter Legge, a feature on the ‘rediscovered Romantic’ pianist Jascha Spivakovsky, and interviews with Stephen Hough and Livia Rev. Mark continues his research into the life and recordings of Dinu Lipatti and has prepared a commemorative website devoted to the artist at dinulipatti.com . Mark has been a regular guest lecturer in both Sara Davis Buechner’s and Corey Hamm’s piano literature classes at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, and he guest lectured at Manhattan School of Music in April 2017. He is available for writing projects such as CD liner notes, articles, and interviews, as well as lecture-demonstrations on a variety of piano-related topics. Amongst his repertoire: In The Groove: An Introduction to Historical Recordings Dinu Lipatti, Prince of Pianists Marcelle Meyer, Muse of Les Six The Great Romantic Pianists Legendary Chopin Interpreters ‘Live, from New York…’ Fabulous French Pianists Unknown Greats Off The Record: Rare Unpublished Recordings Additional topics available on request. For booking inquiries, please write to mark@markainley.com