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There are stories we tell ourselves. There are stories we tell our friends. There are the stories we tell strangers. There are stories we never tell.Somewhere, in the middle of all of this, is the Third Story. The intersection between the art and the craf

Leo Sidran


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 10m AVG DURATION
    • 76 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Third Story

    Jorge Drexler, 20 Years After an Unexpected Oscar Win

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 82:13


    Jorge Drexler is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast hosted by Leo Sidran

    Suzanne Vega: A conduit for ideas of the era

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 47:56


    Suzanne Vega is the latest guest on Leo Sidran's "The Third Story" podcast

    Arturo O'Farrill: It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Sting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 78:18


    Arturo O'Farrill is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast with Leo Sidran

    Max Pollak: Tapped Into Rhythm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 37:12


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Max Pollak

    The Vision of Raul Midón

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 74:50


    Raul Midón is the latest guest on The Third Story podcast hosted by Leo Sidran

    Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) and the Alchemy of Impermanence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 73:23


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Stephin Merritt

    Nels Cline: The Shape of Sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 64:38


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Nels Cline

    The man who made Minneapolis Funkytown: Steven Greenberg's musical legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 71:57


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sdiran chats with Steven Greenberg

    Conversations Across Time: Makaya McCraven, Beat Scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 79:50


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Makaya McCraven

    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Jacob Collier's first interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 96:35


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Jacob Collier

    Conversations with Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 70:48


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran has conversations with Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez

    Samora Pinderhughes and Jack DeBoe: 'Patience is extremely freeing'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 61:21


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Samora Pinderhughes and Jack DeBoe

    Photographer Allan Tannenbaum: The work shows you the way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 69:45


    On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with photographer Allan Tannenbaum

    Speaking in tongues with Andrew Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 61:50


    The latest episode of The Third Story features Andrew Bird

    The joy, community and resilience of Lucy Kalantari

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 80:13


    On this episode of The Third Story, the joy, community and resilience of Lucy Kalantari

    Riley Mulherkar is in pursuit of a feeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 84:40


    Riley Mulherkar is the latest guest on The Third Story

    Singer-songwriter Jesse Harris: 'I always take things as they come.'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 75:37


    On the next edition of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran profiles singer-songwriter Jesse Harris

    Ella Feingold: The Mister Rogers of funk guitar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 102:33


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Ella Rae Feingold, guitar player, composer, orchestrator, educator and content creator.

    Paula Cole always dreamed big

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 73:24


    Host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Paula Cole talk about her life and career.

    Ben Sidran: “If you can't laugh at life, you're through”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 52:05


    Host Leo Sidran talks with his father, Ben Sidran, about his latest album ‘Rainmaker' and his belief in the power of humor.

    Shabaka: “This is the moment to make patient music”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 65:59


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Shabaka about his creative development and philosophy, as well as about his new record.

    Jose James: ‘Art should change someone's life'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 66:26


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Jose James about his professional and personal journey.

    säje on their Grammy-winning song and the emotional space that feminine energy allows

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 70:24


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with the members of the vocal group säje about their formation and journey.

    Leo Sidran on ten years of The Third Story podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 61:27


    Host Leo Sidran reflects on 10 years of his The Third Story podcast and converses with his first guest Will Lee and wife Amanda Sidran about the journey.

    Trumpeter Keyon Harrold on “having the courage to be honest, the courage to be who you are.”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 64:26


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, trumpeter Keyon Harrold talks with host Leo Sidran about his latest album ‘Foreverland' and reflects on his own career.

    Lau Noah: Songs for two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 93:01


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, singer-songwriter Lau Noah talks with host Leo Sidran about her new album "A Dos" and her journey out of Spain.

    Ani DiFranco: “I love people who are brave in showing themselves”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 45:28


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco guitarist about how she sees her work today, her early career, avoiding being labeled or boxed in, her idea of success, raising children in an era of performative identity, and other topics.

    Guitarist brad allen williams is in pursuit of music with layered emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 54:35


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast. host Leo Sidran talks with guitarist brad allen williams about the relationship between suffering and art, connecting the threads of noise rock and bebop, specialization vs broad knowledge, the value of vulnerability in music.

    Pete Min's Colorfield Records and 'sculpted chaos'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 68:53


    In this episode of ‘The Third Story' podcast, host Leo Sidra talks with Pete Min of Colorfield Records about his early development on the East Coast, how moving to Los Angeles gave him the space to reinvent himself musically, and what it means to make art music.

    Clyde and Gracie Lawrence on the overnight success that was a decade in the making

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 94:36


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence about the overnight success that was a decade in the making, running their band like a business and more.

    Wunderkind pianist Joey Alexander: “I just happened to start early”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 60:45


    Host Leo Sidran talks with pianist Joey Alexander about his remarkable journey out of Bali and onto the bandstand and about his new album ‘Continuance.'

    Todd Sickafoose: Things take a long time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 48:27


    Leo Sidran, host of The Third Story podcast, talks with bassist and composer Todd Sickafoose about his multi-faceted career.

    Alan Lightman: There are no answers to profound questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 70:40


    Host Leo Sidran talks with physicist, writer and social entrepreneur Alan Lightman in this episode of The Third Story podcast.

    Drummer Gregory Hutchinson: ‘It's all about feel'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 66:18


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with drummer Gregory Hutchinson about music of the past, and present.

    John ‘J.R.' Robinson: One of the most recorded drummers in history

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 72:34


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with drummer John ‘J.R.' Robinson about his career in music.

    Jake Lamar: Combining history and mythology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 70:13


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with writer Jake Lamar about growing up in the Bronx, his lifelong love affair with writing, moving to France in the 90s, his career as a novelist, playwright, and cultural critic in Paris, and his new book.

    Warren Zanes: "Don't erase yourself from the picture"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 68:58


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with musician and author Warren Zanes about his latest book that explores Bruce Springsteen's ‘Nebraska' album.

    Prateek Kuhad: From econ grad student to superstar singer songwriter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 62:19


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad about his dramatic rise in popularity in India.

    Ben Sidran at 80: This is your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 98:36


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, for the fifth consecutive year, Leo Sidran interviews his father, musician Ben Sidran on his birthday, his 80th this year. . This episode features reflections and anecdotes by his friends and colleagues from throughout his career.

    Laila Biali on renewing her vows to music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 53:37


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer, songwriter and pianist Laila Biali about her career and her new album ‘Your Requests.'

    Scenes from the Montreal International Jazz Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 97:29


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with musicians at the 2023 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

    Brandee Younger: The harpist's journey from orchestra girl to emerging icon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 51:09


    Leo Sidran spoke with harpist Brandee Younger about her new album, 'Brand New Life,' her journey from orchestra girl to emerging icon andthe challenges of playing the harp in a contemporary context.

    Theo Katzman: Be The Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 103:10


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with singer-songwriter Theo Katzman about his creative process.

    Ben Wendel on "the unspeakable truths" that are passed between musicians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 33:39


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with saxophonist Ben Wendel about performing at the Village Vanguard, his desire to connect and to belong, his ongoing negotiation with technology, and more.

    Celebrated songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman on channeling ‘collective wisdom'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 97:49


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, Leo Sidran talks with noted songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman about processing grief and loss through music and about the craft of songwriting.

    Vijay Iyer on “how to make music matter to people”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 73:29


    Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer talks with host Leo Sidran about how he developed his musical identity alongside an academic career as a scientist, creating work for an uncertain future and how to make music matter.

    Christian McBride on leading by example and 'Living the life you believe in'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 30:48


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, host Leo Sidran talks with Christian McBride about his New Jawn

    Samara Joy on her ‘fast authentic' success

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 64:14


    In this episode of The Third Story podcast, jazz vocal sensation Samara Joy talks with Leo Sidran about her sudden rise in popularity and acclaim.

    Former Spotify executive Will Page: The internet can't scale intimacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 73:32


    Leo Sidran talks with former Spotify executive Will Page about music, content and the internet.

    Rachael & Vilray: Making classics in the modern age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023


    Leo Sidran talks with Rachael Price and Vilray about their mutual love of the Great American Songbook and their musical collaboration

    Best of The Third Story on The Art of the Story in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 39:22


    Leo Sidran revisits several of his favorite segments for The Art of the Story with WBGO News featuring select conversations and profiles

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