Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast

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The Middle Chamber Books and Music podcast series supplements our Middle Chamber Book Store by featuring interviews with authors and creative professionals, and performances of their music. You can also buy their books and CDs or MP3 downloads through our store.

Steve Lubetkin

  • Jul 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 34m AVG DURATION
  • 53 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast

Rabbi Phil Cohen, author of “Nick Bones Underground,” National Jewish Book Award finalist, visits Middle Chamber Books and Music podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 21:31


Rabbi Phil Cohen, author of Nick Bones Underground (affiliate link), a "a thought-provoking wild ride through a dystopian New York City," is the guest on this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast. Cohen's book was named a finalist in the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards in the Debut Novel category. [Read more...]

Joan Mellen, Temple University professor emeritus, author of “Blood in the Water” about USS Liberty

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 24:18


Our guest on this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast is Joan Mellen, professor emeritus of literature and creative writing at Temple University. Joan is author of Blood in the Water: How the US [Read more...]

Trains and railroad stories with author Terry Beck, on the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 32:19


On this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we chat with Texas-based author Terry Beck, whose book, A Train of Thoughts: Forty Years Workin’ on the Railroad, is a collection of stories based on [Read more...]

Bataan Death March in World War II is topic of new book co-authored by retired NJ military historian Paul Zigo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2017 21:12


Harry J. Whittinghill survived the hellish Bataan Death March in 1942 and wrote a memoir about it that his children brought to Brookdale Community College History Professor Paul E. Zigo. Zigo, a retired Army officer [Read more...]

“Rock the Podcast” on both sides of the mic, with Jessica Rhodes, on the Middle Chamber Books Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 20:18


On this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, our guest is Jessica Rhodes, CEO of InterviewConnections.com, a booking agency for people seeking to be guests on podcasts. Jessica is the author of [Read more...]

Shel Israel discusses augmented reality and his new book, The Fourth Transformation, in the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016 33:52


In this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we have a return visit from author Shel Israel, whose latest book with Robert Scoble, The Fourth Transformation: How Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books #44: Harriet Levin Millan, author of How Fast Can You Run?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016 15:52


In this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we speak with Harriet Levin Millan, a creative writing professor at Drexel University, whose first novel, How Fast Can You Run. A novel based [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #43: Leonard Berman, author of a 20th Century family trilogy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2016 26:13


The Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast continues a special series of interviews featuring local Philadelphia and South Jersey area authors who will be participating in a “meet and greet” event at the Katz JCC [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #42: “100 Things to Do in Philadelphia Before You Die,” with Author Irene Levy Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2016 13:32


The Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast returns with a special series of interviews featuring local Philadelphia area authors who will be participating in a “meet and greet” event at the Katz JCC in Cherry [Read more...]

MCBP #41: A conversation with Shel Israel, author of Lethal Generosity

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2015 29:46


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we chat with Shel Israel, author, journalist, and “recovering publicist,” whose new book, Lethal Generosity: Contextual Technology and the Competitive Edge, discusses what companies [Read more...]

MCBP40: Dr. John R. Patrick on Health Attitudes, and Mark Lijek remembers Ambassador Ken Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2015 35:20


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we speak with Dr. John R. Patrick, author of a new book, Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare. We also remember [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #39: Collingswood Book Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2015 14:13


The Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast returns from a long hiatus. We’re going to be producing the Middle Chamber Books podcast on a more regular schedule again, alternating with the Lubetkin on Communications podcast. [Read more...]

Singer, songwriter, and Ph.D. Ethnomusicologist Juliane Jones guests on Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast #38

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2014 21:33


Juliane Jones, a singer-songwriter who just received a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, is our guest on Program #38 of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast. Juliane talks about her specialization in Chinese operatic music, and [Read more...]

Lead singer/producer Zeeshan Zaidi of Indie Band “The Commuters” on Middle Chamber Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2013 30:03


Zeeshan Zaidi, lead singer and producer of the New York-based indie rock band The Commuters, joins Steve Lubetkin on this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast. From The Commuters’ website: Before forming [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #36: Manoush Zomorodi, journalist and author of “Camera Ready”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2013 21:00


With more and more businesses realizing the need to produce their own video documentaries, it’s more important than ever to understand the best practices of the television business. In her new e-book, Camera Ready: How [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #35: A conversation with singer/songwriter Alexandra Inglis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2012 27:01


Our guest in this edition of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast is singer/songwriter Alexandra Inglis. Alex has been performing since she was eight, and she has already appeared at legendary Jersey Shore clubs [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #34: ‘The Houseguests,’ the true story behind Oscar-winning movie, “Argo”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2012 81:42


In November 1979, Iranian revolutionaries stormed and captured the US Embassy in Teheran. Angered by the US Government decision to permit the former Shah of Iran to enter the US for cancer treatment, they held [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #33: Jason Jennings, author of “The Reinventors”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2012 34:29


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we speak with bestselling author Jason Jennings, author of The Reinventors: How Extraordinary Companies Pursue Radical Continuous Change, in which he describes the characteristics [Read more...]

Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast #2: Three Program Ideas for Congregations and Baby Boomers

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2012 73:31


In the second Jewish Sacred Aging seminar podcast, we offer Rabbi Address’ recent workshop, “Three Program Ideas for Congregations and Baby Boomers,” presented this month at the regional Shabbaton of the Union for Reform Judaism. [Read more...]

Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast #1: Seminar on “The Art of Care-Giving”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2012 115:47


Jewish Sacred Aging presents its first seminar podcast, featuring a workshop conducted by Rabbi Address at M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ on “The Art of Care-Giving.” This program is part of the synagogue’s Health [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #32: Dick Martin, author of “Secrets of the Marketing Masters”

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2011 31:38


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we speak with marketing expert Dick Martin about his most recent book, Secrets of the Marketing Masters – What the Best Marketers Do – [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #31: Michael Kesler, author of Holocaust memoir, “Shards of War”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2011 29:21


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast, we speak with Michael Kesler, Ph.D., author of Shards of War: Fleeing To & From Uzbekistan, his memoir of the harrowing experience he and [Read more...]

On Communications #47: PRSA/Philadelphia presentation by Jeff Ansell, crisis PR counselor

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2011 57:01


In episode #47 of the Lubetkin on Communications Podcast, we present Jeff Ansell’s November 11, 2010 talk at the PRSA/Philadelphia Chapter. This episode of the podcast is also being cross-posted to the Middle Chamber Books [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #30: Rick Rothacker, “Banktown”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Rick Rothacker, banking reporter for the Charlotte (NC) Observer, and author of Banktown: The Rise and Struggles of Charlotte’s Big Banks.” I had [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books and Music Podcast #29: David Meerman Scott

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with David Meerman Scott, co-author with Brian Halligan of Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead: What every business can learn from the most iconic [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Bookstore Podcast #28: Canadian Singer, Songwriter, Poet, and Photographer Paul Kloschinsky

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Paul Kloschinsky, left, a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, photographer, and author. We play selections from Paul’s latest CD, Woodlands. You can purchase Paul’s [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #27: Aaron Barlow, author of “Quentin Tarantino: Life at the Extremes”

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Aaron Barlow, left, a professor of writing at City College of Technology, City College of New York. Barlow is the author of Quentin [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #26: Harris Tulchin, co-author of "The Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide"

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Harris Tulchin, left, an entertainment attorney and a co-author with Gunnar Erickson, right, and Mark Halloran, center, of The Independent Film Producer’s Survival [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #25: Gregg Feistman, author of “The War Merchants”

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Gregg Feistman, an assistant professor of public relations at Temple University in Philadelphia, whose first novel, “The War Merchants,” features a fictional public [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #24: Deirdre Breakenridge, author of “PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2010


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Deirdre Breakenridge, president and executive director of communications of Mango!, a strategic and creative communications firm. Deirdre is the author of five Financial [Read more...]

Jim Marshall, Rock Photographer, Dead at 74. Interviewed on our Middle Chamber Books Podcast, 1/11/2010

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2010 23:47


NEWS MEDIA MAY CONTACT: Steven L. Lubetkin Managing Partner, Professional Podcasts LLC 856-751-5491 or steve@professionalpodcasts.com Rock concert photographer Jim Marshall died this week at 74. Marshall is famous for photos of Johnny Cash giving an [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #23: Jim Marshall, Rock Photographer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2010 23:47


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with legendary rock concert photographer Jim Marshall, whose book, Trust: Photographs of Jim Marshall, was published in October 2009. Marshall died suddenly in his [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #21: Ilise Benun, author of “The Art of Self Promotion”, 5/4/2009

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2009


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Ilise Benun, author of The Art of Self Promotion. Ilise will be the featured speaker on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at the River [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #20: David Kinney, author of “The Big One”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2009


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with David Kinney, author of The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish. David is a former [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #19: Jonathan Maberry, author of “Patient Zero,” 3/11/2009

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2009 38:39


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Jonathan Maberry, a three-time Bram Stoker Award winner, whose newest novel, Patient Zero, about a terrorist threat to use genetically engineered biohazards to [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #18; Temple Emanuel Podcast #7: Workshop with Dr. Richard Selznick, Ph.D., author of “The Shut-Down Learner”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009


In this special episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we present a workshop with Dr. Richard Selznick, Ph.D., a nationally known psychologist, about his newly published book, The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #17: Thomas D. Zweifel, co-author of "The Rabbi and the CEO"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2008


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Thomas D. Zweifel, Ph.D., CEO of the Swiss Consulting Group and co-author with Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin of The Rabbi and the CEO: [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #16: Walter Brasch, journalism professor and author of "Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2008


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Walter Brasch, author of Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush. Walt is an award-winning former newspaper reporter and [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #15: Author Jen Miller, "@jerseyshorejen"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2008


In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Jen Miller, a freelance writer and author of  The Jersey Shore; Atlantic City to Cape May: Great Destinations: A Complete Guide: Including the [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #14: Singer-Songwriter Brett Mikels

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2008


In Episode #14 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with singer-songwriter Brett Mikels, one of many talented musicians taking advantage of the Internet and social media to create awareness and interest [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #13: Lucy Adams, author of "If Mama Don’t Laugh, It Ain’t Funny"

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2008


In Episode #13 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with syndicated newspaper columnist Lucy Adams, author of If Mama Don’t Laugh, It Ain’t Funny. Lucy Adams Download the podcast file here [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #12: Interview with Ed Sherman of Nolo Press, author of "Make Any Divorce Better"

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2008


In Episode #12 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with Ed Sherman, author of Make Any Divorce Easier! Sherman, an attorney, started the self-help law movement in 1971 with the establishment [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #11: Regina Leeds, author of "One Year to An Organized Life"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2008


In Episode #11 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with Regina Leeds, author of One Year to An Organized Life. Regina is a frequent radio and TV talk show guest, and [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #10: A Conversation with Ghosthorse, an indigenous, jazz fusion musical group

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2008


In epsiode #10 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with Native American jazz-fusion musicians Ghosthorse, which has released Ksa (pronounced k’sah), a CD of music combining Lakota cedar flutes with jazz [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #9: A conversation with ‘LinkedIn’ author Ajay Jain

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2008 24:01


In epsiode #9 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with Indian journalist and technology author Ajay Jain, who has just published his first book, Let’s Connect: Using LinkedIn to get ahead [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #8: Katie Delahaye Paine, dean of public relations measurement

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008


In epsiode #8 of the Middle Chamber Books podcast, we present a conversation with Katie Delahaye Paine, the dean of public relations measurement and evaluation. Katie’s newest book is Measuring Public Relationships: The Data-Driven Communicator’s [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #7: Peter Shankman, author of "Can We Do That?"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2008


In this edition of the podcast, we chat with Peter Shankman, CEO of The Geek Factory Inc., a New York based PR agency. Peter is the author of Can We Do That? Outrageous PR Stunts [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #6: Dr. Robert Schram, author of Maximize Life by Living for Peace, Harmony, and Joy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2007


In this edition of the podcast, we chat with Dr. Robert Schram, the Executive Director of BARC in Bucks County Pennsylvania. BARC is a nonprofit agency serving people with developmental disabilities. Rob is the author [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #5: Rush Loving Jr., author of "Men Who Loved Trains"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2007


In Middle Chamber Books Podcast #5 , we interview Rush Loving Jr., a former associate editor of Fortune magazine, and author of The Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to [Read more...]

Middle Chamber Books Podcast #4: Singer-Songwriter Susan Werner, composer of "My Strange Nation"

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2006


Middle Chamber Books Podcast #4, May 22, 2006: Susan Werner, a singer-songwriter based in Chicago, has been getting a lot of buzz in the blogosphere for her free MP3 download, “My Strange Nation,” a love [Read more...]

MCBP #3: David Meerman Scott, Author of “The New Rules of PR”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2006


David Meerman Scott, author of Cashing In With Content : How Innovative Marketers Use Digital Information to Turn Browsers into Buyers, is our guest in our latest Middle Chamber Books Podcast. David has recently made [Read more...]

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