Podcasts about Etown

We've got a great new show for you this week featuring Bluegrass veterans, The Infamous Stringdusters who celebrate twenty years as a hard working band. Also joining us is the heartfelt singer-songwriter, Daniel Rodriguez. And, Nick has a conversation with the Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra about cultivating peace in our day. Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Join us for a favorite episode featuring the ever eclectic Fruition from the Northwest and soulful singer-songwriter Madeline Hawthorne from Montana. eTown host Nick Forster also has a chat with former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer about the healthful qualities of functional mushrooms. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

We have a great show this week featuring two musical artists from the Northwest: the darkly comedic John Craigie and TikTok sensation, Olive Klug.  eTown host Nick Forster also speaks with history professor and author Dr. Brian Kwoba about his new book Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism, the overlooked legacy of one of the most influential Black intellectuals of the early 20th century. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

The Coaching Circus Deepens: Cassidy, Berube... or Babcock?! Dusty has the day off, so Tom Gazzola is pulling up a chair with the host of The Reid Wilkins Show, the one and only Reid Wilkins! Together, two of the best-connected media voices in the city sit down to tackle a fascinating, rapidly shifting day in Oil Country.   The Ultimate Coaching Carousel: The rumour mill is working overtime, and the names are flying. We know Craig Berube is officially in the mix after Toronto granted permission, and we know Vegas is still playing gatekeeper with Bruce Cassidy. But what about the wild cards? Are guys like Mike Babcock actually a realistic dark-horse option for Stan Bowman, or is that just pure sports radio smoke? Tommy and Reid separate fact from fiction. Coaches In The McDavid Era: Reid and Tommy go back and forth, ranking Oilers coaches from 1-5 who've been in charge during McDavid's time in E-Town. Is Kris Knoblauch the best coach McDavid has had in the NHL? Where does Jay Woodcroft fit in this list? Taking The Reins: The fellas pull back the curtain on what the front office is looking for in a new bench boss and debate who is the genuine structural fit to unlock the "McDavid Window." WCF Game 1: While the off-ice drama consumes Edmonton, the Stanley Cup Playoffs march on! The heavyweights out West finally collide as the Colorado Avalanche look to maintain their dominant run against a stingy Vegas Golden Knights squad.   The Oil Stream is presented by Boston Pizza!

Join us at eTown this week as we revisit a show taped at The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas, featuring musical guests Allison Russell and Parker Millsap. Allison Russell's career has exploded in the last few years–she's received three Grammy nominations and has won several International awards, including the Juno Award from her home country of Canada. Allison is joined by members of her "Circle of Goddesses" as they present some powerful and emotive tunes. Parker Millsap shares the bill and plays some conscientious and insightful Americana-flavored songs. Nick also has a sit-down with Tom Rohr of Food Loops to discuss the joys and smells of food composting. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

We have a great new show in store for you this week! Musical guests, Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel present their unique yet familiar acoustic guitar stylings and Katie Pruitt shows us why she is one of the most exciting new country-rock artists around. Nick also has a chat with Max Boykoff about the climate crisis and how youth are the answer. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

What a treat we have in store for you this week! From San Fransisco and Chapel Hill comes the Americana-Rock band Goodnight Texas, led by Patrick Dyer Wolf and Avi Vinocur. And from Queens, New York comes the old-timey flavors of the dynamic duo of multi-instrumentalists, Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman. Nick also has a chat with Nicole Watson about her non-profit, Econic Earth that provides solar lights to families in Africa. That's all this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

eTown is celebrating 35 years making high quality radio shows that feature a great variety of musical artists as well as interviews with plethora of interesting guests. This week's compilation show is Part Two of two but in reality, we could make hundreds of such shows as the treasure trove of archival content goes deep and wide. Part Two features such musical artists as: James Taylor, Joan Baez, Buddy Guy, Brandi Carlile, Pops Staples and more. Also we revisit chats that Nick had with the International Space Station crew and Jane Goodall.  That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Humanoid robots broke a half-marathon record held by a human runner during a sports event in Beijing on Sunday, highlighting the unpredictable potential of their capabilities.4月19日，在北京举行的一场体育赛事中，人形机器人打破了人类选手保持的半程马拉松纪录，凸显出其能力发展的巨大潜力。"Flash", a robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, taking 50 minutes and 26 seconds to finish the 21-kilometer race on Sunday morning.由中国智能手机制造商荣耀研发的机器人"闪电"，在周日上午举行的2026北京亦庄半程马拉松暨人形机器人半程马拉松赛中夺冠，以50分26秒的成绩跑完21公里赛程。The previous human record was 57 minutes and 20 seconds, which was set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in March in Lisbon, Portugal.此前的人类纪录为57分20秒，由乌干达选手雅各布·基普利莫今年3月在葡萄牙里斯本创造。The performance was a significant step forward from last year's inaugural race, during which the winning robot finished in 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds, and, among the nearly 20 participating teams, only six robots completed the race.与去年首届赛事相比，此次成绩实现了重大飞跃。去年夺冠机器人完赛用时2小时40分42秒，且近20支参赛队伍中仅有6台机器人跑完全程。This year, more than 100 teams took to the track. The range of participating teams expanded from five provinces last year to 13 provinces this year, and the event also attracted five international teams, with a new record set for the race completion rate.今年，超过100支队伍踏上赛道。参赛队伍覆盖省份从去年的5个扩大至今年的13个，赛事还吸引了5支国际队伍参赛，完赛率创下新高。The top three finishers, including the champion, runner-up and second runner-up, were all humanoid robots produced by Honor, a newcomer to the field, which has transitioned from manufacturing mobile phones "in just one year", Du Xiaodi, the company's engineer and coach of the champion robot, said after the event.冠、亚、季军全部由荣耀公司生产的人形机器人包揽。作为该领域的新入局者，荣耀从手机制造跨界转型"仅用了一年时间"，该公司工程师兼冠军机器人教练杜晓迪在赛后表示。The company has not yet ventured into product sales and is still addressing challenges in the research and development of independent electric motors, he added.他补充说，公司尚未涉足产品销售，目前仍在攻克自主研发电机方面的难题。Other competitors in the event included branded robots from companies such as Unitree and Noetix.其他参赛选手包括宇树科技、Noetix（松延动力）等企业的品牌机器人。One of the most amusing scenes of last year's event was human engineers running after robots while holding their computers.去年赛事最引人发笑的场景之一，是人类工程师抱着电脑跟在机器人后面奔跑。But this year, more than 40 percent of the teams competed autonomously, with their robots relying entirely on sensors, cameras and other devices to perceive their surroundings in real time, and independently completing a series of complex tasks such as localization, mapping, path planning and dynamic obstacle avoidance.但今年，超过40%的队伍实现了自主竞赛，机器人完全依靠传感器、摄像头等设备实时感知周围环境，自主完成定位建图、路径规划和动态避障等一系列复杂任务。Notably, the track this year was more challenging than last year's, with additional curves, slopes and uphill and downhill sections added to put the robots' adaptive capabilities to a tougher test.值得注意的是，今年赛道难度较去年更大，新增了弯道、坡道以及上下坡路段，对机器人的环境适应能力提出了更严苛的考验。The top three robots all autonomously navigated through scenic areas, including a milu deer park and a tree-lined avenue in E-Town, which is also known as Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area.获得前三名的机器人均自主穿越了亦庄（即北京经济技术开发区）的麋鹿苑和林荫大道等景观区域。Jiang Guangzhi, Party secretary and director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, said: "Beijing is positioning humanoid robots as an innovation and economic pillar, following in the footsteps of smartphones and smart connected vehicles, and as a future industry with strategic significance.北京市经济和信息化局党组书记、局长姜广智表示："北京正将人形机器人定位为继智能手机、智能网联汽车之后的又一创新经济支柱，以及具有战略意义的未来产业。""We are creating various scenarios for the new economic engine in different areas of the city," he added."我们正在城市不同区域为这一新经济引擎创造多样化的应用场景。"Beijing has established robot training grounds and data collection centers exceeding 18,000 square meters in areas such as E-Town, as well as in Haidian and Shijingshan districts.他补充说，北京已在亦庄、海淀、石景山等地建成超过1.8万平方米的机器人训练场和数据采集中心。These facilities collect hundreds of thousands of hours of high-quality data annually, effectively supporting innovation and technological iteration for numerous startups and leading enterprises.这些设施每年可采集数十万小时的高质量数据，有力支撑了众多初创企业和龙头企业的创新与技术迭代。An action plan for embodied intelligent technology innovation and industry cultivation indicates that by 2027, Beijing aims to achieve a domestically integrated upstream and downstream industry chain for embodied intelligence, achieve breakthroughs in over 100 key technologies, and cultivate an industry cluster worth hundreds of billions of yuan.根据一项关于具身智能技术创新与产业培育的行动计划，到2027年，北京力争实现具身智能上下游产业链国内自主配套，突破百余项关键技术，培育千亿级产业集群。Statistics show that in 2025, global shipments of humanoid robots reached about 17,000 units, with Chinese companies contributing 14,000 units, accounting for over 80 percent of the total. Following the half-marathon, the second world-level robot games are scheduled to open in August this year in Beijing.统计数据显示，2025年全球人形机器人出货量约为1.7万台，其中中国企业贡献1.4万台，占比超过八成。据悉，继本次半程马拉松之后，第二届世界级机器人运动会计划于今年8月在北京开幕。inaugural race /ɪˈnɔːɡjərəl reɪs/首届赛事 humanoid robot /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd ˈroʊbɑːt/人形机器人 electric motor /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtər/电机 strategic significance /strəˈtiːdʒɪk sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/战略意义 technological iteration /ˌtɛknəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/技术迭代 embodied intelligence /ɪmˈbɑːdid ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/具身智能

eTown is celebrating 35 years of making high-quality radio shows that feature a great variety of musical artists as well as interviews with a plethora of interesting guests. This week's compilation show is Part One of two, but in reality, we could make hundreds of such shows as the treasure trove of archival content goes deep and wide. Part One features such musical artists as: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Shawn Colvin, J.J. Cale, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Billy Strings, Al Gore and more. Also, we revisit chats that Nick had with former Vice President Al Gore and comedic author Dave Barry. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Wow - what a dynamic show we have for you this week! From Oakland, California comes the Blues and R&B stylings of The California Honeydrops, led by the charismatic Lech Wierzynski. Also from Oakland comes our second musical act, Miko Marks who brings with her a soulful voice and presence. Nick also visits with Emma Weber, a teenage environmental activist from the Boulder hub of Sunrise Movement, about her work toward a better future.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Joining us at eTown this week are Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of the dynamic duo, Shovels & Rope. Rounding out the musical portion of the show is the Denver bluesman, Nic Clark. Also, Nick sits down with Jim Pugh, keyboardist extraordinaire to discuss Little Village, a non-profit record company that Jim founded.  That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

Robyn Hitchcock, along with Emma Swift, joins us at eTown this week to provide a glimpse into the mind of an eccentric "professional Englishman" that now lives in Nashville. Also joining us is heartfelt singer-songwriter Taylor Ashton, a Canadian transplant whose songs stir all the feels. Nick also has a conversation with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week we revisit a show from last year where Kathleen Edwards returned to eTown after an over 20-year hiatus, along with her cohort, Gord Tough, to share with us her beautiful and tear-conjuring songs. Also on this week's show is Colorado based singer-songwriter Cary Morin who is joined by his wife, Celeste Di Iorio. Cary is a unique guitar player with a soulful voice and a great story to tell. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

In this heartfelt episode of Beyond the Arts, we sit down with Cary Morin, a master of American Roots music and Crow tribal member, to explore his four-decade journey from playing piano as a child in Great Falls, Montana, to becoming an internationally recognized guitarist and songwriter. Cary shares how picking up his brother's guitar in sixth grade sparked a lifelong passion, and how his sound evolved from bar band productions in Colorado to the sophisticated finger-style acoustic work that defines his music today. His journey includes navigating industry changes—from the drinking age shift that emptied clubs to the internet revolution that transformed how artists connect with audiences.Cary discusses the transformative moment when a friend gave him a guitar tuned to an open tuning, urging him to stick with it despite the initial confusion. That single gift unlocked a completely new approach to finger-style playing and chord voicings that has defined his sound for the past 20 years. He opens up about stage anxiety—surprisingly more intense in intimate venues with silent crowds than in large halls—and how mastering his material became the cure. The conversation includes memorable moments from the road, including the surreal experience of Jackson Browne handing him a guitar during an encore, and playing NPR's eTown after listening to the show for decades.The episode explores Cary's perspective on indigenous identity and artistry, addressing the question his management posed: "Are you a native person who is a songwriter, or a songwriter who happens to be native?" Cary chose to be known first as a songwriter, believing that the quality of the songs and the stories they tell should take precedence while still honoring his Crow heritage through gospel tunes for his Christian family, historical narratives about his people, and the story his great-grandmother told at his naming ceremony. He discusses the pride he feels seeing indigenous artists excel across all art forms, the ambitious Turtle Island play that brought 50 performers together (including his mother and all his children), and his latest album Innocent Allies—13 songs inspired by Charles Russell paintings that he describes as a "Western album" rather than country or rock.

Join us as eTown goes back in time and on the road to Bentonville, Arkansas. Our musical guests include the hilariously funny yet seriously talented duo The Milk Carton Kids along with the tradition-stretching sonic talents of Buffalo Nichols. Nick also discusses the community-building magic of barbeque with local Bentonville hero, Nate Walls. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Come out to the E-town Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast Saturday March 7th, 8am – 12pm 

Wow - what a great show we have for you this week! Dame Rickie Lee Jones joins us from New Orleans to share her wisdom and music. And from Austin, Texas by way of Paris, France comes Theo Lawrence who, as a young Frenchman, sings new original songs that allude to the classic country of the American past. Nick also discusses the complicated realities of US immigration policy with attorney, Tiago Guevara.  That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Martin Earley and Calin Peters are The Ballroom Thieves and, this week, they travel to eTown to share the bill with Canadian songsmith, Ron Sexsmith. Also on the show, Nick discusses sharks and the environmental impact of pollution on our waters with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the Ocean First Institute.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore are still here! Join us as we revisit this wonderful show featuring great music and fun conversation with this wonderful duo of musical legends. Also on stage is Brennen Leigh from Texas who shares her flavorful blend of classic Country music. Nick also has a sit-down with Lisa Morey, inventor of EcoBlox, to discuss the future of building with ancient materials.  That's all this week, on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

Oh boy, do we have an entertaining show for you this week! Visiting eTown for the first time is Steve Poltz, singer-songwriter and amazing storyteller. And from Nashville, also for her first time, comes talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rachel Baiman. We also take a trip back in time to visit our archives to listen to Dr. Stephen Schneider discuss his views on climate change.   That's all this week, on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

Formula DRIFT ( @formuladrift ) is entering one of the most transformative chapters in its history.In this Race Industry Week by EPARTRADE interview, Ryan Sage—founder and President of Formula DRIFT—takes viewers inside the most ambitious season the championship has ever undertaken, including the emotional departure from Irwindale Speedway, the massive build of a brand-new Downtown Long Beach street course, and a bold 2026 calendar overhaul that reshapes the future of professional drifting.

This week we revisit a show that featured The Lil Smokies from Montana and Emily Scott Robinson from Telluride to eTown Hall. The Lil Smokies have graduated from 'up and coming' to 'fully arrived' - they showcase their hyper-melodic brand of song-strong Bluegrass music. Emily Scott Robinson shares the stage with her sultry voice and plays a 'spooky' tune with Nick, Helen and The eTones. Also, Christina Carlson, from Urban Peak in Denver, talks to Nick about youth and homelessness.     That's all this week, on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

This week, we revisit a show featuring The Band of Heathens from Austin, Texas. And marking her first visit to the eTown stage is outlaw Country phenom Jaime Wyatt from Nashville, Tennessee. Nick also has a sit-down with Aaron Miripol, President and CEO of the Urban Land Conservancy to discuss the benefits of neighborhood preservation.   That's all this week, on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

This week at eTown, we pay special tribute to Bob Weir, who spent a lifetime shaping the sound of American music. As a founding member of the Grateful Dead and a restless creative force beyond it, his songs have carried generations through questions of freedom, community, loss, joy and the long road in between. This show features music and conversation from Bob's visit to eTown in 2017, as well as a clip of a tune he and bassist Rob Wasserman played in eTown all the way back in 1993.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

It's 2026, and this week we feature our first new show for the New Year! Singer-songwriter and forager Sean Rowe joins us from Troy, New York. And from Vancouver, British Columbia, comes another singer-songwriter - Dan Mangan. And Nick has an interactive interview with Matt Butler, conductor of the Everyone Orchestra.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

We revisit a very cool show this week... From North Mississippi comes Hill Country Blues master Cedric Burnside, and from the Northwest comes Americana artist Margo Cilker. Nick also has an in-depth conversation with interview guest and autism expert Dr. Temple Grandin from Northern Colorado. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week on eTown, we're revisiting a special roadshow taped in 2022 at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. We have alternative rock band Wilco (led by Jeff Tweedy) and outlaw country singer-songwriter Margo Price. Along with some incredible music from the two, the episode also includes Nick Forster's chats with Jeff and Margo backstage at the iconic venue. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Canadian Dallas Green is City and Colour. His buddy, Matt Kelly joins him onstage at eTown Hall to perform some amazingly soulful tunes. New Yorkers Kristin Slipp and Cole Kamen-Green are mmeadows. This husband and wife duo display their unique brand of electronica featuring Kristin's dynamic and soaring vocals. Jon Goldstein is a Senior Director at the Environmental Defense Fund. He sits down with Nick to discuss turning the wrench on leaking natural gas.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What happens when an octogenarian, a tech titan, and two young singer-songwriters walk into a bar... or onto a stage? Well, that's what's happening this week on eTown! Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Join us as we revisit the first live taping in eTown Hall for over two years after the shutdown! This show features local Boulder, Colorado hero, Daniel Rodriguez, of Elephant Revival fame, as well as Sarah Voss and Daniel Wolff of the band Dead Horses. Nick also sits down with Matt Richtel, author of An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary Science of the Immunity System, for a short chat.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

This week we revisit a wonderful eTown show featuring musical guest, Kate Bollinger, a breathy singer whose music is charming and captivating. Also featured this week is Matt Pond PA, comprised of Matt Pond and Chris Hansen, whose music is both poetic and heartfelt. And, Nick has a chat with Roger Briggs about his book, "Emerging World: The Evolution of Consciousness and the Future of Humanity" and the need for positive messaging.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week, eTown is visited by the Blues. From Texas comes Grammy award winner, Ruthie Foster who brings her seasoned song-craft and soulful vocals. And from Alabama comes Early James with his distinct vocalization and energetic guitar playing. Also, Nick has a chat with former Colorado Senator Tim Wirth to discuss the United Nations and its contributions and importance in world politics.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a wonderful show we have for you this week! From the Pacific Northwest comes Haley Heynderickx, a genuinely unique and authentic singer-songwriter who promotes slow art as an alternative to our fast-paced modern life. And from Austin, Texas comes Matt The Electrician, yet another authentic singer-songwriter who shares not only his music but also his love of baseball. Also, Nick has an entertaining chat with historian and author, Professor Patricia Limerick about a handful of interesting topics.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week on eTown we feature two amazing guitar players! Trace Bundy is a leading exemplar of contemporary acoustic instrumental music and Ron Artis II is an eclectic player with great range who also sings heart-wrenching songs. Nick also has a chat with Byron Kominek, a proponent of agrivoltaics - the art of growing plants within the micro-climates that exist under solar panels.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a great new show we have for you this week! From Nashville come the incredible songs and harmonies of The Lone Bellow. From Chattanooga, Tennessee comes the authentic and insightful song talent of Sunny War. And Nick sits down with community organizer and urban farmer, Isabel Sanchez from Boulder, Colorado.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a special eTown we have for you this week! From Nashville comes veteran singer-songwriter, Darrell Scott, whose songs have literally travelled out of this world. And, from the Netherlands comes a newcomer to the Nashville song factory, Jana Mila. Both artists share their unique takes on classics as well as original songs. Also, Nick chats with Allison Neswood about her social justice work with the Native American Rights Fund.  That's all this week on eTown!  Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a great show we have for you this week! The hilarious and talented John Craigie travels to eTown Hall from Portland, Oregon along with his band. Also on the bill is the Americana songstress, Jobi Riccio who comes to us from just down the road in Morrison, Colorado. She shares songs from her Nashville debut - Whiplash. Nick also interviews the first Native American Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities - Shelly C. Lowe. That's all this week on eTown!  Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a great show we have for you this week! For their first visit to eTown come The SteelDrivers from Nashville, who perform their unique flavor of traditional Bluegrass music with raw and gritty vocals. And rejoining us from Chickamauga, Georgia is Angel Snow whose voice definitely lives up to her name. Nick also has a sit-down with environmental lawyer, Roger Flynn to discuss the challenges of protecting indigenous lands from exploitation.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week on eTown, we feature two acts that are veteran stalwarts of the music world. From Nashville comes The Del McCoury Band, one of the premier groups in Bluegrass, featuring multiple generations of the McCoury family. Ann Savoy joins us from Eunice, Louisiana, and performs songs from her latest album, Another Heart, a collection of autobiographical remnants from her life. That's all this week on eTown!  Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

We revisit a great show this week! Donavon Frankenreiter joins us from Hawaii and spreads all the chill beach vibes. From the great Canadian city of Toronto comes Donovan Woods to share his intimate brand of singer-songwriting. Nick also has a conversation with Zara Alexandra, (a singer-songwriter herself) who is the Organizer of the Colorado Chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition, about the joys and challenges of working the land in these contemporary times.   That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

We revisit a great show this week! Valerie June is a creative artist like no other. She not only plays and sings in a most distinctive voice but she also writes books on poetry and self-improvement. Larry & Joe are also a musical group like no other in that they play "Latin Grass" - a mix of Bluegrass and Latin American flavors. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week in eTown we revisit a show that features two musicians from the great white north of Canada. Feist and her band make their first appearance along with fellow eTown neophyte, Sam Weber. Nick also has a chat with Sarah Townes, the CFO of the American Solar Energy SocIety, about aiding Native Americans in South Dakota. That's all this week on eTown!   isit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

What a show we have for you this week! From the Bay area comes Chuck Prophet along with his Cumbia Shoes to play a wonderful blend of soulful rock and Latin flavors, And from Canada comes Alysha Brilla who plays and sings unique original songs influenced by her Indo-Tanzanian heritage. Also, Nick chats with Boulder County's District Attorney about the complications of immigration law.  That's all this week on eTown!  Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.  

It's a special night of fresh Bluegrass music as Sam Grisman Project and Viv & Riley share the stage with Nick, Helen, and The eTones! Nick also has an intriguing chat with Lucy Wallace of Dance To Be Free–a non-profit organization that works for prison inmate reform through the power of dance.    That's all this week on eTown!   isit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

We travel back in time to a year ago in order to revisit a very special show: freshly transplanted from New York City to Nashville comes Grammy-winning Folk artist Sarah Jarosz! And from the opposite coastlines of California and Florida come identical twin singer-songwriters The Brother Brothers. Nick also has an in-depth conversation with Stuart Cummings about the benefits of converting homes to energy-saving appliances.   That's all this week on eTown!    Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

This week on eTown, we revisit a show where all of our musical guests join us from "The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes" - Minnesota. The Cactus Blossoms are led by brothers, Jack and Page and perform their own flavor of alternative country music. Charlie Parr shares the bill and is joined by Nick, Helen and The eTones as they play some wonderful country blues tunes. Nick also has a sit-down with accomplished rock climber and climate activist, Tommy Caldwell.  That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

Join us for a new brand new show featuring the ever eclectic Fruition from the Northwest and soulful singer-songwriter Madeline Hawthorne from Montana. Nick also has a chat with former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer about the healthful qualities of functional mushrooms. That's all this week on eTown!   Visit our Youtube Channel to see artist interviews, live recordings, studio sessions, and more! Be a part of the audience at our next recording: https://www.etown.org/etown-hall/all-events/ Your support helps us bring concerts, tapings and conversations to audiences while fostering connection through music, ideas and community. If you'd like to support eTown's mission to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation, please consider a donation: https://www.etown.org/get-involved/donate-orig/.

A Route to Resilience: Recognizing and Supporting Psychological Stress Injuries in Outdoor Culture A LIVE Sharp End Podcast with Responder Alliance Founder Laura McGladrey Part 2: The Route To Healing- Supporting Each Other & Ourselves In the second installment of this two-part series, Laura McGladrey shares a range of practical tools for recognizing and managing stress injuries. Drawing from her extensive experience in mental health and wilderness medicine, McGladrey explores both personal strategies and broader systemic approaches that can be implemented within outdoor communities and workplaces. Her insights emphasize resilience, peer support, and the importance of creating a culture where stress injury awareness is normalized and actively addressed. Episodes to listen to before this one: --> Ep 111 - Big Fall from Bad Comms with Manny and Tyler --> Ep 114 - Part I - Route to Resilience We reference Episode 111 several times throughout this conversation, so we encourage you to give that one a listen first. Then, be sure to check out Episode 114, which is Part 1 of the Route to Resilience series. That episode focuses on psychological stress injuries in outdoor culture and lays the groundwork for the tools and strategies discussed here in Part 2. This episode was brought to you by: Rocky Talkie and Desert Mountain Medicine → 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd → 10% off any wilderness med course with Desert Mountain Medicine using code SHARPEND → Use code SHARPEND to waive the activation fee on ZOLEO → Global Rescue Insurance: https://partner.globalrescue.com/thesharpendpodcast/index.html → 10% off LIVSN clothes with code SharpEnd10 (limited to 30 uses) → 15% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND → 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20 → 20% off American Alpine Club membership with code sharpend20 Instagram: the_sharp_end_podcast YouTube: @thesharpendpodcast Become a Patron: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast Visit my website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com

A Route to Resilience: Recognizing and Supporting Psychological Stress Injuries in Outdoor Culture A LIVE Sharp End Podcast with Responder Alliance Founder Laura McGladrey Part 1: Psychological Stress Injuries in Outdoor Culture As you all know, the guests on my show share outdoor incidents they were involved in. Many of those stories have a physical injury that takes the focus. Say, a broken ankle from a climber falling, etc. In the outdoor and climbing industry we often think of stress injuries as being a physical overuse injury, but this is something different. In 2018, I had the pleasure of interviewing Laura McGladrey for the 34th episode of my podcast. The podcast is titled, Psychological First Aid, and at that time, I didn't know very much about what that was. It was during this interview that I did with Laura, I learned that I actually have a stress injury from producing this podcast! What I've learned in 10.5 years of producing this podcast is the importance of highlighting and creating awareness around the very topic that this episode is all about. Tune in to hear Laura McGladrey, founder and director of the Responder Alliance, explain how and why stress injuries came to be. Make sure to follow up on August 1 for Part 2 (The Route To Healing: Supporting Each Other And Ourselves) of this series! This episode is brought to you by: Rocky Talkie and Desert Mountain Medicine