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In this impactful and inspiring episode of Unstoppable Mindset, host Michael Hingson sits down with Ronald Cocking—performer, educator, and co-founder of the Looking Glass Studio of Performing Arts—to reflect on a remarkable life shaped by rhythm, resilience, and love. Ron's journey into the performing arts began at just five years old, when his passion for tap dance ignited a lifelong commitment to dance and musical theater. From his first professional role at age 15 in My Fair Lady to founding one of Southern California's most impactful arts schools, Ron's story is one of dedication, creativity, and community.   But perhaps the most moving part of Ron's story is his 49-year partnership—both personal and professional—with the late Gloria McMillan, best known as Harriet Conklin from Our Miss Brooks. Together, they created a legacy of mentorship through the Looking Glass Studio, where they taught thousands of students across generations—not just how to act, sing, or dance, but how to live with confidence and integrity.   Ron also reflects on the legacy Gloria left behind, his continued involvement in the arts, and the words of wisdom that guide his life:   “Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” “To find happiness, take the gifts God has given you and give them away.”   This is more than a story of a career in the arts—it's a touching tribute to passion, partnership, and purpose that will leave you inspired.   Highlights:   00:48 – Hear how early radio at home shaped a lifetime love for performance. 03:00 – Discover why drumming and tap both trained his ear for rhythm. 06:12 – Learn how a tough studio change led to ballet, jazz, and tumbling basics. 08:21 – See the “sing with your feet” method that makes tap click for students. 10:44 – Find out how a teen chorus role in My Fair Lady opened pro doors. 13:19 – Explore the drum-and-tap crossover he performed with Leslie Uggams. 15:39 – Learn how meeting Gloria led to a studio launched for $800. 18:58 – Get the long view on running a school for 44 years with family involved. 23:46 – Understand how Our Miss Brooks moved from radio to TV with its cast intact. 32:36 – See how 42nd Street proves the chorus can be the star. 41:51 – Hear why impact matters more than fame when students build careers. 43:16 – Learn what it takes to blend art and business without losing heart. 45:47 – Compare notes on marriage, teamwork, and communication that lasts. 48:20 – Enjoy a rare soft-shoe moment Ron and Gloria performed together. 56:38 – Take away the “teach to fish” approach that builds lifelong confidence.   About the Guest:   My father was a trumpet player, thus I heard music at home often in the early 50's and was always impressed and entertained by the rhythms and beats of Big Band music… especially the drummers.  Each time I would see Tap dancers on TV, I was glued to the screen.  It fascinated me the way Tap dancers could create such music with their feet!   In 1954, at age 5, after begging my Mom and Dad to enroll me in a Tap class, my Dad walked in from work and said “Well, you're all signed up, and your first Tap class is next Tuesday.  I was thrilled and continued studying tap and many other dance forms and performing and teaching dance for all of my life.     In my mid teens, I became serious about dancing as a possible career.  After seeing my first musical, “The Pajama Game” starring Ruth Lee, I new I wanted to do musical theatre.  I got my first professional opportunity at age 15 in “My Fair Lady” for the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera Association and loved every minute of it… and would continue performing for this organization well into my 30's   I met Gloria McMillan in the late 60's while choreographing a summer musical for children.  Gloria's daughter was doing the role of Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”.  Then, about 3 or 4 years later I would meet Gloria again and the sparks flew.  And, yes, she was Gloria McMillan of “Our Miss Brooks” fame on both radio and television.  Wow, was I blessed to have crossed paths with her.  We shared our lives together for 49 years.   On November 4, 1974, Gloria and I opened a performing arts school together named “The Looking Glass Studio of Performing Arts”.  We would teach and manage the school together for 44 years until we retired on June 30, 2018.  We moved to Huntington Beach, California and spent 3 beautiful years together until she left to meet our Lord in heaven on January 19, 2022.   Ways to connect with Ron:   Lgsparon@aol.com     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi there, wherever you are and wherever you happen to be today. Welcome to unstoppable mindset. I'm your host, Mike hingson, and today we get to chat with Ron Cocking, who is Ron. Well, we're going to find out over the next hour. And Ron was married for many years to another person who is very famous, and we'll get to that, probably not as well known to what I would probably describe as the younger generation, but you're going to get to learn a lot about Ron and his late wife before we're done, and I am sure we're going to have a lot of fun doing it. So let's get to it. Ron, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here.   Ron Cocking ** 01:59 Thank you. I'm so glad to be here. Michael, this. I've been looking forward to this.   Michael Hingson ** 02:04 I have been as well, and we're going to have a lot of fun doing it.   Ron Cocking ** 02:08 Do you one note on that last name? It is cocking. Cocking, he comes right? Comes from a little townlet in the coal mining country of England called Cockington.   Michael Hingson ** 02:20 I don't know why I keep saying that, but yeah, cocky, no   02:23 problem.   Michael Hingson ** 02:24 Well, do you go up to the reps recreations at all?   Ron Cocking ** 02:28 Oh my gosh, Gloria. And I know you and Gloria, did do you still do it? I've it's on my schedule for September.   Michael Hingson ** 02:35 I'm gonna miss it this year. I've got a speech to give. So I was going to be playing Richard diamond at recreation. Well, I'll have to be Dick Powell another time, but I thought that you you were still doing   02:50 it. I'm planning on it cool.   Michael Hingson ** 02:53 Well, tell us about the early Ron cocking and kind of growing up in some of that stuff. Let's start with that.   Ron Cocking ** 02:59 Well, the early part of my story was when I was born just a little before television came in, before everyone had a TV in their home. How old are you now? If I maybe, you know, I am now 76   Michael Hingson ** 03:12 Okay, that's what I thought. Yeah, you're one year ahead of me. I'm 75   Ron Cocking ** 03:16 I was born in 49 and so my earliest remembrances my mom and dad and my brother and I lived with our grandfather, and we had no television, but we had this big it must have been about three to four foot tall, this big box on the floor in a very prominent spot in the living room. And that was the Sunday afternoon entertainment. I remember my family sitting around, and I listened and I laughed when they did, but I had no idea what was going on, but that was the family gathering. And just, I know we'll talk about it later, but I I just have this notion that at that time I was laughing, not knowing what I was laughing at, but I bet I was laughing at my future   Michael Hingson ** 04:02 wife, yes, yes, but other things as well. I mean, you probably laughed at Jack Benny and Amos and Andy and   Ron Cocking ** 04:09 yeah, I remember listening to all those folks, and it was just amazing. Then when television came about and my father was a trumpet player, and I loved his trumpet playing, and he practiced often at home. He would sit in his easy chair and play some tunes and scales and that sort of thing. But what captured my ear and my eyes when I went to on rare occasions when I could go to his engagements, it was always the drummer that just stuck out to me. I was mesmerized by the rhythms that they could produce. And when TV came about, I remember the old variety shows, and they often would have tap dancers like. Had a stair gene, Kelly, Peg Leg Bates and the Nicholas brothers, and I just, I was just taken back by the rhythms. It sounded like music to me. The rhythms just made me want to do it. And so I started putting that bug in my parents ears. And I waited and waited. I wanted to take tap dance lessons. And one day, my dad walks in the back door, and I said, Dad, have you signed me up yet? And he said, Yep, you start next Tuesday at 330 in the afternoon. So I was overjoyed, and I went in for my first lesson. And mind you, this was a private tap class. Total Cost of $1.25 and we had a pianist for music, no record player, live piano, wow. And so I, I rapidly fell in love with tap dance.   Michael Hingson ** 05:56 And so you did that when you weren't in school. Presumably, you did go to school.   Ron Cocking ** 06:00 Oh, yeah, I did go to school. Yeah, I did well in school, and I enjoyed school. I did all the athletics. I played little league, and eventually would be a tennis player and water polo and all that stuff. But all through the years, after school was on the way to the dance classes.   Michael Hingson ** 06:16 So you graduated, or I suppose I don't want to insult drumming, but you graduated from drumming to tap dancing, huh?   Ron Cocking ** 06:24 Well, I kept doing them both together. I would dance, and then when my dad would practice, I would beg him to just play a tune like the St Louis Blues, yeah, and so that I could keep time, so I pulled a little stool up in front of an easy chair, and one of the arms of the chair was the ride cymbal, and the other one was the crash cymbal, and the seat of the chair was my snare drum. I would play along with him. And eventually he got tired of that and bought a Hi Fi for my brother and I, and in the bedroom I had a Hi Fi, and I started to put together a set of drums, and I spent hours next to that, Hi Fi, banging on the drums, and I remember it made me feel good. One day, my mom finally said to me, you know, you're starting to sound pretty good, and that that was a landmark for me. I thought, wow, somebody is enjoying my drumming,   Michael Hingson ** 07:18 but you couldn't do drumming and tap dancing at the same time. That would have been a little bit of a challenge. A challenge.   Ron Cocking ** 07:23 No, I would practice that the drums in the afternoon and then head for the dance studio later. And in this case, I was a local boy. I grew up in Riverside California, and my first tap teacher was literally maybe two miles from our house. But that didn't last long. She got married and became pregnant and closed her studio, and then I she recommended that I go see this teacher in San Bernardino by the name of Vera Lynn. And which I did, I remember walking into this gigantic classroom with a bunch of really tall kids, and I was maybe seven or eight years old, and I guess it was kind of an audition class, but after that evening, I she put me in the most appropriate classes, one of which was ballet, which I wasn't too excited about, but they all told me, If you're going to be a serious dancer, even a tap dancer, you need to get the basic body placement from ballet classes. And I said, Well, I am not going to put any tights and a T shirt on. But they finally got me to do that because they told me that the Rams football team took ballet class twice a week at that time. Ah. Said, no kidding. So they got me, they they got you. They got me into ballet class, and then it was jazz, and then it was tumbling, and so I did it all.   Michael Hingson ** 08:43 I remember when we moved to California when I was five, and probably when I was about eight or nine, my brother and I were enrolled by my mother. I guess my parents enrolled us in a dance class. So I took dance class for a few years. I learned something about dancing. I did have a pair of tap shoes, although I didn't do a lot of it, but I, but I did dance and never, never really pursued it enough to become a Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire. Well, few of us do. I didn't dislike it. It just didn't happen. But that was okay, but it was fun to, you know, to do it and to learn something about that. And so I even today, I I remember it, and I appreciate it. So that's pretty cool.   Ron Cocking ** 09:32 Well, you would understand what I always told my students, that tap dancing is like singing a song with your feet. Yeah. And I would sing, I would say, you all know, happy birthday, right? So I would sing it, and they would sing it along, and then I'd said, then I would sing it again, and I would sing it totally out of rhythm. And they would wrinkle their nose and look at me and say, okay, so what are you doing? And I'd say, Well, you don't recognize it because the rhythm is not correct. So then I would. Would tap dance Happy birthday, and I'd say, you sing along in your mind and I'm going to tap dance it. And that would always ring a bell in their mind, like, Oh, I get it. The rhythm has to be right on the button, or the people aren't going to recognize   Michael Hingson ** 10:16 that was very clever to do.   Ron Cocking ** 10:18 Yeah, thank you. And they got it, yeah, they got it, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 10:22 which is even, even more important. That's pretty clever. Well, so you did that, and did you do it all the way through high school,   Ron Cocking ** 10:30 all the way through high school? And I think when I was 15, I was, I think I was in the eighth grade, maybe ninth, but I was 15 and got my first chance to I was cast in a professional show for San Bernardino civic light opera Association. And the show was My Fair Lady, and it was my English and journalism teacher at the junior high who had been cast. He was a performer also, but something came up and he couldn't follow through, so he had given the association my name, and I was out in the backyard. My mom came out. Said, Hey, San Bernardino clo just called and they want, they want to see it tonight at seven o'clock. So I put on my dance clothes and went over, and the director, by the name of Gosh, Gene Bayless, came out, and he showed me a couple of steps. And he said, Yeah, let's do it together. And he said, Boy, you unscramble your feet pretty well there kid. And he he looked over into the costumers and said, measure this guy. Let's put him in the show. So I was beside myself. And long story short, I Gosh, I'm over the over the years, I my first show was at age 15 with them, and I participated, did shows with them, until I think my last show, I was about 38 years old, and that last show was anything goes with Leslie uggums, wow.   Michael Hingson ** 11:52 So what part did you play on my fair lady?   Ron Cocking ** 11:55 I was just a chorus kid. I remember in the opening when Eliza sings, that wouldn't it be lovely? Wouldn't it be lovely? I was a street sweeper. I remember I had a broom, and there were three of us, and we were sweeping up that street and working in and around. Eliza Doolittle, of   Michael Hingson ** 12:11 course, being really spiteful. You just said a little while ago, you were beside yourself. And the thing that I got to say to that, quoting the Muppets, is, how do the two of you stand each other? But anyway, that's okay, good in the original Muppet Movie, that line is in there. And I it just came out so fast, but I heard it. I was going, Oh my gosh. I couldn't believe they did that. But anyway, it was so cute, very funny. That's great. So and then you were, you eventually were opposite Leslie UB,   Ron Cocking ** 12:39 yes, that was one of the high points talking about dancing and drumming at the same time. In fact, I used to give a drum a basic drum summer camp where I would teach tappers the basics of music notation, quarter notes, eighth notes, 16th notes. And then we would put a tap orchestra together. Everybody had their own music stand and their own drum pad. I would conduct, and we would play little pieces, and they would they would drum a rhythm, tap, a rhythm, drum, a rhythm, tap, a rhythm. And so anyway, it came full circle. One of the highlights of my dance slash drumming career was this show I did with Leslie uggums, the director had done this prior, and he knew it would work, and so so did the conductor in the entre Act. The top of the second act, the pit orchestra starts and plays like eight measures. And then there were six of us on stage, behind the main curtain, and we would play the next 16 bars, and then we would toss it back to the pit, and then toss it back to us, and the curtain would begin to rise, and we were right into the first song that Leslie uggums sang to get into the second act. Then she wanted to add a couple of songs that she liked, and she was very popular in with the audiences in San Bernardino, so she added a couple of songs, and I got to play those songs with her and and that was just so thrilling. And I with the scene finished, I had to have my tap shoes on, on the drum set. I had to hop down from the riser, and came out, brought one of my Toms with me, and played along with another featured tap dancer that kind of took over the scene at that point. So it was, it was really cool.   Michael Hingson ** 14:31 So with all this drumming, did you ever meet anyone like buddy rip?   Ron Cocking ** 14:35 No, I never met any famous drummers except a man by the name of Jack Sperling, which was one of my drumming idols,   Michael Hingson ** 14:44 Donnie Carson was quite the drummer, as I recall,   Ron Cocking ** 14:48 yeah, he did play yeah and boy, his his drummer, Ed Shaughnessy on his on The Tonight Show was phenomenal. Yeah, he's another of my favorites, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 14:57 well, and I remember. I guess Johnny Carson and Buddy Rich played together, which was kind of fun. They   Ron Cocking ** 15:07 played together, and so did Ed Shaughnessy and Buddy Rich did a little competition on the show one time I realized, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 15:15 right, yeah. Well, and it's interesting to see some of the performers do that. I remember once trying to remember whether what show it was on, maybe it was also a Tonight Show where Steve Martin substituted for Johnny, but he and the steel Canyon, the Steve Canyon band, came out. Of course, he was great on the band, and then flat and Scruggs or flat came out. Or which one? Yeah, which one did the banjo flat, I think, but they, but they banjo together, which was fun?   Ron Cocking ** 15:51 Oh, wow, yeah, yeah. Steve Martin is a tremendous band. He is, Whoa, yeah. I,   Michael Hingson ** 15:56 I have a hard time imagining fingers moving that fast, but that's okay, me too. I saved my fingers for Braille, so it's okay. So where did you go to college?   Ron Cocking ** 16:07 I went to for two years to Riverside City College, Riverside Community College, and then I went for two years to San Bernardino Cal State, San Bernardino, and I was majoring in English because I thought I may want to do some writing. But in the meantime, I became married, I became a father, and so I was trying to work and study and maintain a family life, and I just couldn't do it all. So I didn't quite finish a major at Cal State San Bernardino. I continued actually a nightclub drumming career. And now, now we're getting up to where this our performing arts studio began between Gloria and I.   Michael Hingson ** 16:50 So was it? GLORIA? You married first?   Ron Cocking ** 16:53 No, okay, no, Gloria was married. Gloria was a prior, prior marriage for 20 some years, or 20 years, I guess. And I had been married only two years, I think. And when we first, well, we actually met while we were both. I'll tell you the story in a minute, if you want to hear it. Sure, the first time I ever met Gloria Macmillan, I had no idea who she was, because she her name was Gloria Allen at the time that was, that was her married name that she took after the arm is Brooks TV show. Well, she took that the new name before the TV show even ended. But I was choreographing a children's summer musical, and the director came up said, hey, I want you to meet this young lady's mom. So the young lady was Gloria's daughter, her oldest daughter, Janet. And I said, Sure. So he said, This is Gloria. Allen, Gloria, this is Ron. And we shook hands, and I said, Nice to meet you. And that was it. And so the show happened. It ran for a couple of weeks, and Gloria was a wonderful stage mom. She she never bothered anyone. She watched the show. She was very supportive of her daughter. Didn't, didn't stage manage   Michael Hingson ** 18:09 whatsoever, which wasn't a helicopter mom, which is good,   Ron Cocking ** 18:12 definitely that, which was just really cool. So and so I was maybe three, four years later, so Gloria obviously knew that I could dance, because she had seen me choreographed. So I got a phone call from Gloria Allen, and I said, Okay, I remember her. She wanted to meet because she was thinking about starting an acting school and wanted someone to teach actors some dance movement. So I went over for a interview and took my little at that time, about two and a half year old, daughter, three year old, and we chatted, and oh my gosh, I just this, this beautiful woman swept me off my feet. And of course, I by the end of the conversation, I said, Gosh, you know, we talked about how we would integrate the acting and the dance, and I said, Can I have your phone number? Nope, I got the old well, we'll call you. Don't call us. And so I had to wait for a few days before I got a call back, but I got a call back, and I don't remember a lot of details, but the sparks flew really, really quickly, and we started planning our school. And if you can believe that this was 1973 when we started planning, maybe it was early 74 and we invested a whole total of $800 to get ourselves into business. We bought a record player, some mirrors, some paint, and a business license and a little shingle to hang out front. We had a little one room studio, and we. Opened on November 4, 1974 and we would close the studio on June 30, 2018 Wow.   Michael Hingson ** 20:08 Yeah. So you, you had it going for quite a while, almost, well, actually, more than 40 years. 44 years. 44 years, yes. And you got married along the way.   Ron Cocking ** 20:20 Well along the way, my my wife always said she fell in love with my daughter, and then she had to take me along with her. Yeah. Well, there you go. So we were together constantly, just running the school together. And then eventually I moved over to San Bernardino, and it was, gosh, some 1213, years later, we got married in on June 28 1987 and but nothing really changed, because we had already been living together and raising five children. GLORIA had four from a private prior marriage, and I had my little girl. So we we got all these five kids through elementary and junior high in high school, and they all went to college. And they're all beautiful kids and productive citizens, two of them still in show biz. Her son, my stepson, Christopher Allen, is a successful producer now and of Broadway shows. And our daughter, Barbara Bermudez, the baby that Gloria fell in love with. She's now a producer slash stage manager director. She does really well at big events with keynote speakers. And she'll, if they want her to, she will hire in everything from lighting and sound to extra performers and that sort of thing. And she's, she's just busy constantly all over the world, wow.   Michael Hingson ** 21:43 Well, that's pretty cool. And what are the other three doing?   Ron Cocking ** 21:47 One is a VP of Sales for it's a tub and shower company, jacuzzi, and the other one is a married housewife, but now she is a grandmother and has two little grandkids, and they that's Janet, the one that I originally had worked with in that children's show. And she and her husband live in Chino Hills, California, which is about 40 minutes from here. I live in Huntington Beach, California now,   Michael Hingson ** 22:14 well, and I'm not all that far away from you. We're in Victorville. Oh, Victorville, okay, yeah, the high desert. So the next time you go to Vegas, stop by on your way, I'll do that, since that's mainly what Victorville is probably most known for. I remember when I was growing I grew up in Palmdale, and Palmdale wasn't very large. It only had like about 20 703,000 people. But as I described it to people, Victorville wasn't even a speck on a radar scope compared to Palmdale at that time. Yeah, my gosh, are over 120,000 people in this town?   Ron Cocking ** 22:51 Oh, I remember the drive in the early days from here to Vegas in that you really felt like you could get out on the road all alone and relax and take it all in, and now it can be trafficking all all the   Speaker 1 ** 23:04 way. Yeah, it's crazy. I don't know. I still think they need to do something to put some sort of additional infrastructure, and there's got to be another way to get people to Vegas and back without going on i 15, because it is so crowded, especially around holidays, that one of these days, somebody will get creative. Maybe they'll get one of Tesla's tunnel boring tools, and they'll make a tunnel, and you can go underground the whole way, I don't know,   Ron Cocking ** 23:32 but that would be, that would be great. Something like that would happen.   Michael Hingson ** 23:38 Well, so you you started the school and and that did, pretty cool. Did, did Gloria do any more acting after our Miss Brooks? And then we should explain our Miss Brooks is a show that started on radio. Yes, it went on to television, and it was an arm is Brooks. Miss Brooks played by e vardin. Was a teacher at Madison High, and the principal was Osgood Conklin, played by Gail Gordon, who was absolutely perfect for the part. He was a crotchety old curmudgeon by any standards. And Gloria played his daughter, Harriet correct. And so when it went from radio to television, one of the things that strikes me about armas Brooks and a couple of those shows, burns and Allen, I think, is sort of the same. Jack Benny was a little different. But especially armas Brooks, it just seems to me like they they took the radio shows and all they did was, did the same shows. They weren't always the same plots, but it was, it was radio on television. So you, you had the same dialog. It was really easy for me to follow, and it was, was fascinating, because it was just like the radio shows, except they were on television.   Ron Cocking ** 24:56 Yeah, pretty much. In fact, there were a lot, there's lots of episodes. Episodes that are even named the same name as they had on the radio, and they're just have to be reworked for for the television screen,   Michael Hingson ** 25:08 yeah, but the the dialog was the same, which was so great,   Ron Cocking ** 25:13 yeah, yeah. And to see what was I going to add, it was our Miss Brooks was one of the very few radio shows that made the transition to television with the cast with the same intact. Yeah, everybody looked like they sounded. So it worked when they were in front of the camera. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 25:33 it sort of worked with Jack Benny, because most of the well, all the characters were in it, Don Wilson, Mary, Livingston, Dennis day, Rochester, world, yeah. And of course, Mel Blanc, yeah, oh.   Ron Cocking ** 25:49 GLORIA tells a story. She she and her mom, Hazel, were walking down the street on the way to do a radio show in the old days in Hollywood, and here comes Mel blank, he says, he pulls over. Says, Hey, where are you girls headed because I know that he probably recognized them from being at at CBS all the time, and they said, We're headed to CBS. He said, hop in. Oh, that's where I'm going. So Mel Brooks gave her a ride to the Mel Blanc, yeah, would have been   Michael Hingson ** 26:15 fun if Mel Brooks had but that's okay, Young Frankenstein, but that's another story. It is. But that's that's cool. So did they ever? Did she ever see him any other times? Or was that it?   Ron Cocking ** 26:30 No, I think that was it. That's the one story that she has where Mel Blanc is involved.   Michael Hingson ** 26:36 What a character, though. And of course, he was the man of a million voices, and it was just incredible doing I actually saw a couple Jack Benny shows this morning and yesterday. One yesterday, he was Professor LeBlanc teaching Jack Benny how to play the violin, which was a lost cause.   Ron Cocking ** 26:59 Actually, Jack Benny was not a bad view. No,   Michael Hingson ** 27:01 he wasn't violent. No, he wasn't. He had a lot of fun with it, and that stick went straight in from radio to television, and worked really well, and people loved it, and you knew what was going to happen, but it didn't matter. But it was still   Ron Cocking ** 27:16 funny, and I'm sure during the transition they there was a little bit of panic in the writers department, like, okay, what are we going to do? We got to come up with a few shows. We got to get ahead a little bit. So the writing being just a little different, I'm sure that's part of the reason why they went back and kind of leaned on the old, old script somewhat, until they kind of cut their teeth on the new this new thing called television   Michael Hingson ** 27:39 well, but they still kept a lot of the same routines in one way or another.   Ron Cocking ** 27:45 Yeah, when they work, they work, whether you're just listening or whether you're watching,   Michael Hingson ** 27:48 right, exactly what other shows made it from radio to television with the cast   Ron Cocking ** 27:53 intact? You know, I am not up on that number. I   Michael Hingson ** 27:57 know there were a couple that did. RMS, Brooks was, well, oh no, I was gonna say Abbott and Costello, but that was different, but our Miss Brooks certainly did. If   Ron Cocking ** 28:09 the Bickersons did, I forget the two actors that did that show, but that was a really, Francis   Michael Hingson ** 28:13 Langford and Donna Michi could be, but I think burns and Allen, I think, kept the same people as much as there were. Harry bonzell was still with them, and so on. But it was interesting to see those. And I'm awake early enough in the morning, just because it's a good time to get up, and I get and be real lazy and go slowly to breakfast and all that. But I watched the Benny show, and occasionally before it, I'll watch the burns and Allen show. And I think that the plots weren't as similar from radio to television on the burns and Allen show as they weren't necessarily in the Benny show, but, but it all worked.   Ron Cocking ** 28:58 Yeah, yeah. That's why they were on the air for so long?   Michael Hingson ** 29:02 Yeah, so what other kind of acting did Gloria do once? So you guys started the school   Ron Cocking ** 29:10 well after she well, when we started the school, we found ourselves, you know, raising five children. And so I continued playing nightclub gigs. I had one, one nightclub job for like, five years in a row with two wonderful, wonderful musicians that were like fathers to me. And Gloria actually went to work for her brother in law, and she became a salesperson, and eventually the VP of Sales for a fiberglass tub and shower business down here in Santa Ana. So she drove that 91 freeway from San Bernardino, Santa Ana, all the time. But in,   Michael Hingson ** 29:47 yeah, you could do it back then, much more than now. It was a little better   Ron Cocking ** 29:51 and but in, but twist in between, she managed. Her mom still did a little bit of agency. And she would call Gloria and say. Want you to go see so and so. She did an episode of perfect strangers. She did an episode with Elliot of the guy that played Elliot Ness, stack the show Robert Stack the show was called Help Wanted no see. I guess that was an in but wanted, anyway, she did that. She did a movie with Bruce Dern and Melanie Griffith called Smile. And so she kept, she kept her foot in the door, but, but not, not all that much she she really enjoyed when John Wilder, one of her childhood acting buddies, who she called her brother, and he still calls her sis, or he would call her sis, still. His name was Johnny McGovern when he was a child actor, and when he decided to try some movie work, he there was another Johnny McGovern in Screen Actors Guild, so he had to change his name to John Wyler, but he did that mini series called centennial, and he wanted Gloria for a specific role, to play a German lady opposite the football player Alex Karras. And they had a couple of really nice scenes together. I think she was in three, maybe four of the segments. And there were many segments, it was like a who's who in Hollywood, the cast of that show   Michael Hingson ** 31:28 does that was pretty cool.   Ron Cocking ** 31:32 But anyway, yeah, after Gloria finished armas Brooks, she became married to Gilbert Allen, who, who then became a Presbyterian minister. So Gloria, when you said, Did she continue acting? There's a lot of acting that goes on being a minister and being a minister's wife, and she would put together weddings for people, and that sort of thing. And she did that for 20 years. Wow. So she Gloria was a phenomenon. She did so many things. And she did them all so very well, in my   Speaker 1 ** 32:04 opinion. And so did you? Yeah, which is, which is really cool. So you, but you, you both started the school, and that really became your life's passion for 44 years. Yes,   Ron Cocking ** 32:16 we would get up in the mornings, go do a little business, come home, have a little lunch, go back about 132 o'clock, and we would normally crank up about four after the kids get out of school, and we would teach from four to nine, sometimes to 10. Go out, have some dinner. So yeah, we pretty much 24/7 and we had had such similar backgrounds. Hers on a national radio and television scale, and mine on a much more local, civic light opera scale. But we both had similar relations with our our moms after after the radio tapings and the TV things. GLORIA And her mom. They lived in Beverly Hills, right at Wilshire and Doheny, and they had their favorite chocolate and ice cream stops. And same thing for me, my mom would take me there, two doors down from the little studio where I was taking my tap classes. There was an ice cream parlor, haywoods ice cream. And that was, that was the the lure, if you go in and if you do your practicing, Ronnie, you can, I'll take it for an ice cream so that I did my practicing, had plenty of little treats on the way, so we had that in common, and we both just had very supportive moms that stayed out of the way, not, not what I would call a pushy parent, or, I think you mentioned the helicopter, helicopter, but it   Michael Hingson ** 33:37 but it sounds like you didn't necessarily need the bribes to convince you to tap dance, as you know, anyway, but they didn't hurt.   Ron Cocking ** 33:46 No, it didn't hurt at all, and it was something to look forward to, but I I just enjoyed it all along. Anyway, I finally got to to really showcase what I could do when I was cast as the dance director in the show 42nd street. Oh, wow. And I was lucky. We were lucky. San Bernardino clo was able to hire John Engstrom, who had done the show on Broadway. The earlier version that came, I think it was on Broadway in the mid or to late 70s. He had worked side by side with Gower Champion putting the show together. He told us all sorts of stories about how long it took Gower to put together that opening dance. Because everything in the opening number you you see those steps later in the show done by the chorus, because the opening number is an audition for dancers who want to be in this new Julian Marsh show. So the music starts, the audience hears, I know there must have been 20 of us tapping our feet off. And then a few seconds later, the curtain rises about two and a half feet. And then they see all these tapping feet. And then the main curtain goes out, and there we all are. And. I my part. I was facing upstage with my back to the audience, and then at some point, turned around and we did it was the most athletic, difficult, two and a half minute tap number I had ever done, I'll bet. But it was cool. There were five or six kids that had done it on Broadway and the national tour. And then during that audition, one more high point, if we have the time, we I was auditioning just like everybody else. The director had called and asked if I would audition, but he wasn't going to be choreographing. John Engstrom was so with there was probably 50 or 60 kids of all ages, some adults auditioning, and at one point, John pulled out one of the auditioners, and he happened to be one of my male tap dance students. And he said, Now I want everybody to watch Paul do this step. Paul did the step. He said, Now he said, Paul, someone is really teaching you well. He said, everybody that's the way to do a traveling timestamp so and that, you know, I'll remember that forever. And it ended up he hired. There were seven myself and seven other of my students were cast in that show. And some of them, some of them later, did the show in Las Vegas, different directors. But yeah, that, that was a high point for me.   Speaker 1 ** 36:19 I'm trying to remember the first time I saw 42nd street. I think I've seen it twice on Broadway. I know once, but we also saw it once at the Lawrence Welk Resorts condo there, and they did 42nd street. And that was a lot of that show was just a lot of fun. Anyway,   Ron Cocking ** 36:39 it's a fun show. And as John said in that show, The chorus is the star of the show.   Speaker 1 ** 36:45 Yeah, it's all about dancing by any by any definition, any standard. It's a wonderful show. And anybody who is listening or watching, if you ever get a chance to go see 42nd street do it, it is, it is. Well, absolutely, well worth it.   Ron Cocking ** 37:00 Yeah, good. Good show. Fantastic music, too. Well.   Michael Hingson ** 37:03 How did you and Gloria get along so well for so long, basically, 24 hours a day, doing everything together that that I would think you would even be a little bit amazed, not that you guys couldn't do it, but that you did it so well, and so many people don't do it well,   Ron Cocking ** 37:21 yeah, I don't know I from, from the the first time we met, we just seemed to be on the same wavelength. And by the way, I found out as time went by, Gloria was like Mrs. Humble. She wasn't a bragger, very humble. And it took me a while to find out what an excellent tap dancer she was. But when we went to the studio in the early days, we had, we just had one room. So she would teach actors for an hour, take a break. I would go in teach a tap class or a movement class or a ballet class. I in the early days, I taught, I taught it all. I taught ballet and jazz and and and and   Michael Hingson ** 38:01 tap. Well, let's let's be honest, she had to be able to tap dance around to keep ahead of Osgoode Conklin, but that's another story.   Ron Cocking ** 38:09 Yeah. So yeah, that. And as our studio grew, we would walk every day from our first studio down to the corner to a little wind chills donut shop wind chills donuts to get some coffee and come back. And about a year and a half later, after walking by this, this retail vacant spot that was two doors from our studio, we said, I wonder if that might be, you know, something for us, it had a four lease sign. So, long story short, we released it. The owner of the property loved knowing that Gloria Macmillan was that space. And so luckily, you know when things are supposed to happen. They happen as people would move out next to us, we would move in. So we ended up at that particular studio with five different studio rooms. Wow. And so then we can accommodate all of the above, acting, singing classes, all the dance disciplines, all at the same time, and we can, like, quadruple our student body. So then we made another move, because the neighborhood was kind of collapsing around us, we made another room and purchased a building that had been built as a racquetball club. It had six racquetball courts, all 20 by 40, beautiful hardwood. We made four of them, five of them into studios, and then there was a double racquetball racquetball court in the front of the building which they had tournaments in it was 40 by 40 we moved. We made that into a black box theater for Gloria. And the back wall of the theater was one inch glass outside of which the audiences for the racquetball tournaments used to sit. But outside the glass for us, we had to put curtains there, and out front for us was our. Gigantic lobby. The building was 32,000 square feet. Wow, we could it just made our heart, hearts sing when we could walk down that hallway and see a ballet class over here, a tap class over there, singers, singing actors in the acting room. It was beautiful. And again, it was just meant for us because it was our beautiful daughter, Kelly, who passed away just nine months after Gloria did. She's the one that said, you guys ought to look into that. And I said, Well, it's a racquetball court. But again, the first moment we walked in the front door, you start. We started thinking like, whoa. I think we could make this work. And it worked for another 20 years for us and broke our hearts to basically rip it apart, tear the theater down, and everything when we were moving out, because we we couldn't find another studio that was interested in in coming in, because they would have had to purchase the building. We wanted to sell the building. Yeah. So anyway, of all things, they now sell car mufflers out of there.   Michael Hingson ** 41:02 That's a little different way, way. Yeah, social shock, did any of your students become pretty well known in the in the entertainment world?   Ron Cocking ** 41:11 I wouldn't say well known, but a lot of them have worked a lot and made careers. Some of our former students are now in their 50s, middle 50s, pushing 60, and have done everything from cruise ship to Las Vegas to regional some national tours, even our son, Christopher, he did the national tour of meet me in St Louis with Debbie Boone, okay, and he's the one that is Now a successful producer. He's his latest hit. Well, his first, what can be considered legitimately a Broadway hit show was the show called shucked, and it opened about two years ago, I think, and I finally got to go back to New York and see it just a month before it closed. Very hilarious. Takes place in Iowa. The whole show is built around a county in which everybody that lives there makes their living off of corn, making whiskey. And it is a laugh, way more than a laugh a minute. But anyway, we had one of Gloria's acting students who was hired on with a Jonathan Winters TV sitcom called Davis rules. It ran for two seasons, and here he was like 16 or 17 years old, making, I think it was. He was making $8,000 a week, and he was in heaven. He looked like the Son he played, the grandson of Jonathan Winters and the son of Randy Quaid and so he, yeah, he was in heaven. And then after that, he did a very popular commercial, the 711 brain freeze commercial for Slurpee. The Slurpee, yeah, and he made the so much money from that, but then he kind of disappeared from showbiz. I don't know what he's doing nowadays,   Speaker 1 ** 43:00 but it's, it's, it's interesting to, you know, to hear the stories. And, yeah, I can understand that, that not everybody gets to be so famous. Everybody knows them, but it's neat that you had so many people who decided to make entertainment a career. So clearly, you had a pretty good influence on a lot of, a lot of kids.   Ron Cocking ** 43:20 Yes, I over the years, Gloria and I felt like we had 1000s of children of our own, that they that we had raised together. It's really a good feeling. And I still get phone calls. We got a phone call once a few years back from from one of our students who had been trying to crack the nut in New York, and she called us like 530 in the morning, because, of course, it was Yeah, but she had just signed her first national tour contract and was going to go out with the show cabaret. So fortunately, we were able to drive up to Santa not let's see, it's just below San San Jose. The show came through San Jose, and we got to see her up there. But those kinds of things are what made us keep teaching, year after year, all these success stories. Of course, we have former students that are now lawyers. Those are actors. Well, we   Michael Hingson ** 44:17 won't hold it and we understand, yeah and they are actors, by all means. How many teachers did you have in the studio when you had the big building?   Ron Cocking ** 44:26 Gosh, at one time, we had 10 or 12 teachers, teaching vocal teachers, two or three ballet teachers, jazz teachers, and you both taught as well. And we both continued teaching all through that time. We never just became managers, although that's that was part of it, and mixing business with art is a challenge, and it takes kind of a different mindset, and then what an unstoppable mindset you have to have in order to mix business with performing, because it's too. Different sides of your brain and a lot of patience and a lot of patience. And guess who taught me patience? Uh huh, Gloria Macmillan.   Michael Hingson ** 45:09 I would Conklin's daughter, yes, and I'll bet that's where she learned patience. No, I'm just teasing, but yeah, I hear you, yeah. Well, I know Karen and I were married for 40 years, until she passed in November of 2022 and there's so many similarities in what you're talking about, because we we could do everything together. We had challenges. Probably the biggest challenge that we ever had was we were living in Vista California, and I was working in Carlsbad, and the president of our company decided that we should open an office, because I was being very successful at selling to the government, we should open an office in the DC area. And so we both got excited about that. But then one day he came in and he had this epiphany. He said, No, not Virginia. I want you to open an office in New York. And Karen absolutely hated that she was ready to go to Virginia and all that.   Speaker 1 ** 46:15 But the problem for me was it was either move to New York or take a sales territory that didn't sell very much anymore. The owner wasn't really willing to discuss it, so we had some challenges over that, but the marriage was strong enough that it that it worked out, and we moved to New Jersey, and Karen made a lot of friends back there, but, you know, we always did most everything together. And then when the pandemic occurred, being locked down, it just proved all the more we just did everything together. We were together. We talked a lot, which is, I think one of the keys to any good marriages, and you talk and communicate.   Ron Cocking ** 46:56 Yes, in fact, when after we closed the studio in 2018 it took us a few more months to sell our home, and then when we moved down here, it was only about, I don't know, I don't know if it was a full year or not, but the pandemic hit and but it really didn't bother us, because we had, we had been working the teaching scene for so many years that we basically Were done. We basically walked out of the studio. We did. Neither of us have the desire to, well, let's continue in at some level, no, we cherished our time together. We have a little porch out in front of our home here, and it gets the ocean breeze, and we would sit for hours and chat. And oddly enough, not oddly, one of our favorite things to do, we have a website that we went to that had, I think, every radio show of armas Brooks ever made. And we would sit listen to those and just laugh. And, in fact, Gloria, there are some. She said, You know what? I don't even remember that episode at all. So yeah, that that was an interesting part. But yeah, Gloria and I, like your wife and you really enjoyed time together. We never talked about needing separate vacations or anything if we wanted to do something. We did it   Speaker 1 ** 48:16 together, yeah, and we did too. And you know, for us it was, it was out of desire, but also was easier for us, because she was in a wheelchair her whole life. I was I'm blind. I've been blind my whole life. And as I tell people, the marriage worked out well. She read, I pushed, and in reality, that really is the way it worked, yeah, yeah. Until she started using a power chair. Then I didn't push. I kept my toes out of the way. But still, it was, it was really did meld and mesh together very well and did everything   Ron Cocking ** 48:49 together. That's fantastic. I'm proud of you, Michael, and it really   Michael Hingson ** 48:53 it's the only way to go. So I miss her, but like, I keep telling people she's somewhere monitoring me, and if I misbehave, I'm going to hear about it. So I got to be a good kid,   Ron Cocking ** 49:04 and I'll hear I'll get some notes tonight from the spirit of Gloria McMillan too. I prayed to her before I went on. I said, please let the words flow and please not let me say anything that's inappropriate. And I think she's guided me through okay so far.   Michael Hingson ** 49:20 Well, if, if you do something you're not supposed to, she's gonna probably hit you upside the head. You know, did you two ever actually get to perform together?   Ron Cocking ** 49:30 Oh, I'm glad you asked that, because, well, it had been years since I knew that she was a darn good tap dancer. In fact, I had a tap dancing ensemble of of my more advanced kids, and if they wanted to dedicate the extra time that it took, we rehearsed them and let them perform at free of charge once they made it to that group, they they did not pay to come in and rehearse with me, because I would spend a lot of time standing there creating so. So we were doing a performance, and we wanted to spotlight, I forget the exact reason why we wanted to spotlight some of Gloria's career. Talk about radio a little bit. And I said, Gloria, would you do a little soft shoe routine? And because we had invited a mutual friend of ours, Walden Hughes, from the reps organization, and he was going to be the guest of honor, so I talked her into it. At first she wasn't going to go for it, but we had so much fun rehearsing it together. And it wasn't a long routine, it was relatively short, beautiful music, little soft shoe, and it was so much fun to say that we actually tap danced together. But the other times that we actually got to work together was at the old time radio conventions, mostly with reps, and that's really when I got to sit on stage. I was kind of typecast as an announcer, and I got to do some commercials. I got to sing once with Lucy arnazza. Oh, life, a life boy soap commercial. But when Gloria, Well, Gloria did the lead parts, and oh my gosh, that's when I realized what a superb actress she was. And if I don't know if you've heard of Greg Oppenheimer, his father, Jess Oppenheimer created the I Love Lucy shows, and so Gloria loved Jess Oppenheimer. And so Greg Oppenheimer, Jess Son, did a lot of directing, and oh my gosh, I would see he came in very well prepared and knew how the lines should be delivered. And if Gloria was not right on it, he would say, No, wait a minute, Gloria, I want you to emphasize the word decided, and that's going to get the laugh. And when he gave her a reading like that man, the next time she went through that dialog, just what he had asked for. And I thought, Oh my gosh. And her timing, after watching so many armist Brooks TV and listening to radio shows. GLORIA learned her comedic timing from one of the princesses of comedy timing is Eve Arden, right? They were so well for obvious reasons. They were so very similar. And if you have time to story for another story, do you know have you heard of Bob Hastings? He was the lieutenant on McHale's navy. McHale's Navy, right? Yeah. Well, he also did a lot of old time radio. So we went up to Seattle,   Michael Hingson ** 52:32 our two grandkids, Troy Amber, he played, not Archie. Was it Henry Aldridge? He was on,   Ron Cocking ** 52:40 I think you're right. I'm not too up on the cast of the old time radio show. Yeah, I think you're right. But anyway, he was there, and there was an actress that had to bow out. I don't know who that was, but our grandsons and Gloria and I, we walked in, and as usual, we say hi to everybody. We're given a big packet of six or eight scripts each, and we go to our room and say, Oh my gosh. Get out the pencils, and we start marking our scripts. So we get a phone call from Walden, and he said, hey, Ron Bob. Bob Hastings wants to see Gloria in his room. He wants to read through he's not sure if he wants to do the Bickersons script, because he you know, the gal bowed out and right, you know, so Gloria went down   Michael Hingson ** 53:23 couple of doors, coming   Ron Cocking ** 53:26 Yes, and she so she came back out of half an hour, 40 minutes later, and she said, well, that little stinker, he was auditioning me. He went in and she went in and he said, Well, you know, I don't know if I want to do this. It doesn't seem that funny to me. Let's read a few lines. Well, long story short, they read the whole thing through, and they were both, they were both rolling around the floor. I'll bet they laughing and so and then jump to the following afternoon, they did it live, and I was able to watch. I had some pre time, and I watched, and they were just fantastic together. I left after the show, I went to the green room, had a little snack, and I was coming back to our room, walking down the hall, and here comes Bob Hastings, and he says, oh, Ron. He said, Your wife was just fantastic. So much better than the other girl would have been. So when I told GLORIA That story that made her her day, her week. She felt so good about that. So that's my Bob Hastings story. Bob Hastings and Gloria Macmillan were great as the Bickersons.   Speaker 1 ** 54:29 Yeah, that was a very clever show. It started on the Danny Thomas show, and then they they ended up going off and having their own show, Francis Langford and Donna Michi, but they were very clever.   Ron Cocking ** 54:42 Now, did you realize when now that you mentioned Danny Thomas? Did you realize that Gloria's mom, Hazel McMillan, was the first female agent, talent agent in Hollywood? No, and that's how you know when the. They moved from from Portland, Oregon, a little city outside of Portland. They moved because Gloria's mom thought she had talent enough to do radio, and it wasn't a year after they got here to LA that she did her first national show for Lux radio at the age of five. That was in 1937 with with Edward G Robinson. I've got a recording of that show. What's what show was it? It was a Christmas show. And I don't remember the name of the of it, but it was a Christmas show. It was Walden that sent us. Sent   Michael Hingson ** 55:33 it to us. I'll find it. I've got it, I'm sure.   Ron Cocking ** 55:35 And so, yeah, so, so Gloria was a member of what they called the 500 club. There was a group of, I don't know, nine or 10 kids that by the time the photograph that I have of this club, it looks like Gloria is around 12 to 14 years old, and they had all done 500 or more radio shows. Wow, that's a lot of radio show. There's a lot of radio So Gloria did, I mean, I got a short my point was, her mom was an agent, and when Gloria was working so consistently at armas Brooks, she said, Well, I'm kind of out of a job. I don't need to take you. GLORIA could drive then. And so she came back from the grocery store, Ralph's market near Wilshire and Doheny, and she came back said, Well, I know what I'm going to do. I ran into this cute little boy at the grocery store. I'm going to represent him for television. And she that's, she started the Hazel McMillan agency, and she ran that agency until she just couldn't anymore. I think she ran it until early 1980s but she, my god, she represented people like Angela Cartwright on the Danny Thomas show and Kathy Garver on, all in the family a family affair. Family Affair. Yeah. Jane north. Jane North went in for Dennis the Menace. He didn't get the role. He came back said, Hazel, I don't think they liked me, and they didn't. They didn't call me back or anything. Hazel got on that phone, said, Look, I know this kid can do what you're asking for. I want you to see him again. He went back and they read him again. He got the part, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 57:21 and he was perfect for it.   Ron Cocking ** 57:22 He was perfect for that part was, I'm sorry.   Michael Hingson ** 57:27 It's sad that he passed earlier this year.   Ron Cocking ** 57:29 Yeah, he passed and he had, he had a tough life, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 57:36 well, you know, tell me you, you have what you you have some favorite words of wisdom. Tell me about those.   Ron Cocking ** 57:45 Oh, this goes back to the reason why I came across this when I was looking for something significant to say on the opening of one of our big concert programs. We used to do all of our shows at the California theater of Performing Arts in San Bernardino, it's a really, a real gem of a theater. It's where Will Rogers gave his last performance. And so I came across this, and it's, I don't know if this is biblical, you might, you might know, but it's, if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. And that's what I felt like Gloria and I were trying to do. We wanted to teach these kids as as professionally. We treated our students as they were, as if they were little professionals. We we expected quality, we expected them to work hard, but again, Gloria taught me patience, unending patience. But we knew that we wanted them to feel confident when the time came, that they would go out and audition. We didn't want them to be embarrassed. We want we wanted them to be able to come back to us and say, Boy, I felt so good at that audition. I knew all the steps I was and I and I read so well it was. And thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And so that aspect of it, we felt that we were feeding them for a lifetime, but we also were creating all of these arts patrons, all these lovers of the arts, 1000s of kids now love to go to musicals and movies and plays because they've kind of been there and done that at our studio. And so anyway, that's and whether, whether or not it was their confidence in show business or whether it was their confidence we've had so many calls from and visits from parents and former students saying, Boy, I just was awarded a job. And they said my my communication skills were excellent, and I owe that to Gloria. I was on the beach the other day, and I looked over and there was this young man and his wife. I assumed it was his wife. It was they were setting. Up their beach chairs, and I looked and I say, Excuse me, is your name Brandon? And he said, No, but he said, Is your name Ron? And I said, Yes. He said, No, my name is Eric. And I said, Eric puentes. And so we reminisced for a while. He took tap from me. He took acting from Gloria, and he said, you know, he was sad to hear of Gloria's passing. And he said, You know, I owe so much to Gloria. I learned so much about speaking in front of groups. And he is now a minister. He has his own church in Redlands, California, and he's a minister. And of all the billion people on the beach, he sits next to me. So that's one of those things when it's supposed to   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:41 happen. It happens. It does. Yeah, well, and as we talked about earlier, you and Gloria did lots of stuff with reps, and I'm going to miss it this time, but I've done a few, and I'm going to do some more. What I really enjoy about people who come from the radio era, and who have paid attention to the radio era is that the acting and the way they project is so much different and so much better than people who have no experience with radio. And I know Walden and I have talked about the fact that we are looking to get a grant at some point so that we can train actors or people who want to be involved in these shows, to be real actors, and who will actually go back and listen to the shows, listen to what people did, and really try to bring that forward into the recreations, because so many people who haven't really had the experience, or who haven't really listened to radio programs sound so forced, as opposed to natural.   Ron Cocking ** 1:01:46 I agree, and I know exactly what you're saying. In fact, Walden on a couple of at least two or three occasions, he allowed us to take some of Gloria's acting students all the way to Seattle, and we did some in for the spurred vac organization Los Angeles, we did a beautiful rendition of a script that we adapted of the Velveteen Rabbit. And of all people, Janet Waldo agreed to do the fairy at the end, and she was exquisite. And it's only like, I don't know, four or five lines, and, oh my gosh, it just wrapped it up with a satin bow. And, but, but in some of our kids, yeah, they, they, they were very impressed by the radio, uh, recreations that they were exposed to at that convention.   Speaker 1 ** 1:02:37 Yeah, yeah. Well, and it's, it is so wonderful to hear some of these actors who do it so well, and to really see how they they are able to pull some of these things together and make the shows a lot better. And I hope that we'll see more of that. I hope that we can actually work to teach more people how to really deal with acting from a standpoint of radio,   Ron Cocking ** 1:03:04 that's a great idea. And I know Walden is really sensitive to that. He Yeah, he would really be a proponent of that.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:10 Oh, he and I have talked about it. We're working on it. We're hoping we can get some things. Well, I want to thank you for being here. We've been doing this an hour already.  

1.Mabel - Come To Light (M.T.J Moonlight Mix) 2.Millenium - Time (Abel Almena Dance Edit) 3.Micheal Gray feat. Steven Edwars - Somewhere Beyond (TV Rock Mix) 4.A Studio - Так же как все (DJ Niki & Rich-Art remix) 5.Benny Benassi - No Matter What You Do 6.Horny United – Golden Faces (feat. Mossy) (Dave Kurtis Remix) 7.Midi X-Press feat. May - Fais Ce Qu'il Te Play (Bini & Martini Remix) 8.Роботы ППК - Лох-это судьба 9.A-ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (ATB Club Remix) 10.Hi-Fi - Седьмой лепесток 11.Mike Dunn - If I Can't Get Down 12.Bosson - A Little More Time (Polyakov Radio Edit)

Episode 370: DJ BOOGIE BLIND "The Death of Originality in DJ Culture" This week on @RoadPodcast, the crew sits down with @BoogieBlind to talk about his Bronx roots, coming up with Lyrics to Go, and learning from Roc Raida (2:10). Blind shares how he chose DJing over basketball after seeing Roc Raida's success and reflects on the original “X-Men Rules” (9:10). He pays respect to Clark Kent, opens up about his battle DJ mentality, and talks about “protecting his energy” in an era where copying is normalized (12:10). Crooked and Blind discuss the “me against the world” mindset of battle DJs, how relationships change as you grow (15:16), and the difference between people's online personas and real-life character. Boogie calls today's scene “the most cut-and-paste generation of DJs” and addresses imitation, technology, and Serato's impact (26:05). They debate content vs. ability, give props to younger DJs pushing boundaries (24:01), and Blind shares his approach to sets: half battle DJ, half party rocker (32:01). He recalls playing @Shaboozey at Dante's Hi-Fi, discusses vinyl culture, and opens up about self-doubt, crowd control, and staying a fan of the craft (44:01). Blind also speaks on his party “Easily” (51:01), the mic game in the 2010s (1:00:01), his love for island music and production (1:13:01), and the crew's take on quick mixing (1:27:01). This episode is sponsored by @SoundCollectiveNYC, an industry-leading music school, musical space and community located in downtown Manhattan for aspiring DJ's, Producers, Musicians and more. Take private Ableton lessons, practice DJ routines, experiment with different audio equipment and reserve studio spaces for just the day, maybe a week or sign up for their monthly membership. Check www.soundcollective.com for more info and try their Online Classes free for a month by entering the code “ROAD”. If you're in the New York area, visit them at 28 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 and tell them the Road Podcast sent you!! Try Beatsource for free: btsrc.dj/4jCkT1p Join DJcity for only $10: bit.ly/3EeCjAX

Marc And Brian from pt.AUDIO run down all the latest gear hitting the HiFi and Audiophile market for the holiday season. From premium speaker products to headphones, IEMs and amplifiers, this episode discusses and dissects all the new product announcements for 4th quarter and beyond.  If you are attending Capital Audiofest next weekend, please swing by the Wilson Room and see our CAF 2025 sponsor, Doug White and The Voice That Is. Doug will showcasing his fine selection of brands including Tidal Audio, Turnbull Cables, Equitech, REL Subwoofers and more. Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S13E5 Sponsors: AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49 PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times PASSLABSdotCOM - Rediscover Your Music Like Never Before WHARFEDALEUSAdotCOM - Legendary British Sound – Elevated THEVOICETHATISdotCOM - The Wilson Room At Captial Audiofest 2025

In dieser Folge spricht Frank mit Xaver von GP Acoustics – dem Außendienst für KEF, Hegel und Arcam. Xaver erzählt seine ganz persönliche HiFi-Geschichte: Wie er zur Musik und in die Branche kam, welche Anlagen ihn geprägt haben und wie sich sein Musikgeschmack im Laufe der Jahre verändert hat. Es geht um Leidenschaft, Klang, die Faszination guter Produkte – und um die Menschen hinter den Marken, die ihr alle kennt. Ein Gespräch über Musik, Emotionen und die Begeisterung, die uns alle in diesem Hobby verbindet.

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Playlist: Screaming Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on YouBegonia - Morning (By Your Side)BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson - SleeperDominic Pierce - Chapstick GirlTanika Charles - Don't Like You AnymoreOdario, Mad Professor, Yolanda Sargeant - The SituationO'Luge - JourneyChet Singh - Red CanoeJack DeJohnette's Special Editon - Inflation BluesThe Harpoonist - I May Not Have it TogetherThe Barr Borthers - Let it HissBahamas - DearbornSay She She - ChaptersObongjayar - Give Me MoreGlam Sam and his Colour Combo, ANGELINA - Sweet Summer Nights (The Sweets for my Honey Groove)Sargeant x Comrade - PowerTendavillage - Ralph WiggumBusty & The Bass - Out of LoveL'Impératrice, Louve - chrysalisEugene Tambourine - In the Good LIfeMr Day - SpookyJames Brown - People Get Up And Drive Your Funky SoulSly & the Family Stone - In TimeSt. Paul & The Broken Bones - I Think You Should KnowLittle Willie John - I'm Shakin'Freak Motif - The Following

Confused by the Denon vs. Marantz AVR maze? Join eCoustics Founder Brian Mitchell, Editor at Large Chris Boylan, and Phil Jones, Global Director of Training at Harman International, as they break down 19 AVRs ranging from $400 to $7,200. Though Denon and Marantz have been under the same corporate roof for over a decade (now Harman International, owned by Samsung), not all AVRs are created equal.Discover the subtle—and not-so-subtle—differences, what really matters for your Dolby Atmos setup, and which brand might make your wallet sigh. Perfect for home theater enthusiasts ready to cut through the hype and make a smart buy.Thank you to our sponsor of this episode, HEOS! For more information please visit:https://www.denon.com/en-us/plp/heosCredits:Original intro music by The Arc of All. https://sourceoflightandpower.bandcamp.comVoice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of SSP Unlimited. https://sspunlimited.comProduction by Mitch Anderson, Black Circle Studios. https://blackcircleradio.comKeep up-to-date with all the latest Hi-Fi, Headphone, Home Theater and Music news by visiting:https://www.ecoustics.com#hifi #audiophile  #ecoustics #avr #heos #surroundsound #denon #marantz #soundunited #bowerswilkins #polk #hometheater 

I dream in technicolour and my sound track has lush strings in Hi Fi! www.cocktailnation.net Phineas Newborn – Love And Marriage Dave Lowe – No Time To Die Nathan Haines – Lament Ella Fitzgerald – Mood Indigo Teddy Randazzo – The Countess Dan Stein – Elegant Manhattan Marty Paich Trio – Dusk Light Frank Sinatra – It's All Right With Me Denis Farnon – Highballs At Villa Rienza Pepper Greenwald – Rooftops Dave Grusin – The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Chet Baker – Blue Thoughts Baby Grand – Just Drive Sam Rivers – Euterpe (Remastered) Jackie Gleason – Deep Purple Blue Velvet John Neel And His Orchestra – Blue Martini

1.Double Dee - Shining (Original Club Mix) 2.Martin Solveig - I'm A Good Man (Mousse T. Breakbeat Mix) 3.DJ Vini vs. Технология - Дивный новый мир '2009 4.David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy bitch (Club mix) 5.Morandi - Colors (Elastic Dj's extended mix) 6.Ndkj - Nobody Can Do This (Olav Basoski Mix) 7.Royal Gigolos - No milk today 8.Aventura - Cuando Volveras (Dance Radio Edit) 9.Sabor feat. Jaqueline - Coracao (Denis & Jerry's New Bangin' 2005 Mix) 10.Benassi Bros Feat Sandy - Illusion (French Selection Radio Edit) 11.DJ Aligator feat. Heidi Degn - Shine (original mix) 12.DJ Miller vs. Rozalla - Are u ready 2 fly (Miller & Hard Rock Sofa remix) 13.Hi-Fi - За мной

This weeks show features reggae music with a Halloween theme. You will hear music from IniKamoze, Mykal Rose, Junior Delgado, Devon Irons, Peter Tosh, Scientist & The Roots Radics, Burning Spear, Bim Sherman, Bob Marley, Earth & Stone, Max Romeo, Wayne Jarrett, Lone Ranger, Prince Alla, Zvuloon Dub System, Samory I, Tommy McCook, The Upsetters, Natural Numbers, Dub Proof, Bush Chemists, Cornell Campbell, Leroy Brown, Pablo Gad, Bost & Bim, Mungos Hifi with Cheshire Cat, Frankie Jones, Horseman, Bushman and Tenor Saw. New music this week comes from Chronixx, Jesse Royal, Sean Paul & Marcus I, Busy Signal, Autarchii, Ras Teo, Keith & Tex, Naya Rockers with Stephen Marley, Skygrass, Eesah & Warrior Sound, Micah Shemaiah & The Ligerians, and Green Lion Crew with Perfect Giddimani. Also this week we ride the Blood Shot Riddim and The Repatriation Riddim featuring Amazn, Koolage, Jah Max, White Mice, King Kong and Young Kulcha with Irie Ites and Naram. Enjoy! Ini Kamoze - Hole In The Pumpkin - Selekta 7” Mykal Rose - I Put A Spell On You - Red, Gold, Green, & Blue - Trojan Jamaica Junior Delgado - Hanging Tree - One Step More - Mango Devon Irons - Vampire/Vamp A Dub - Arkology - Island Records Peter Tosh - Vampire - No Nuclear War - EMI Peter Tosh - Vampires Dub Version - Equal Rights Legacy Edition - Columbia Legacy Scientist -Night Of The Living Dead - Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves Burning Spear - Cry Blood African - Hail H.I.M. - EMI Bim Sherman - Haunting Ground - Crucial Cuts Vol. 1 - Century Records Roots Radics & Green Lion - Night Of The Walking Dead - Dancehall Of Horrors - Tabou 1 Peter Tosh - Burial - Legalize It Legacy Edition - Columbia Legacy Bob Marley & The Wailers - Duppy Conqueror - Songs Of Freedom - Tuff Gong Earth & Stone - Devil Must Have Made You/Devil Wise - Kool Roots - Pressure Sounds Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil - War Ina Babylon - 4 Men With Beards Mykal Rose - No Burial - Twilight Circus Dub Sound System: Foundation Rockers - M Records Wayne Jarrett w/ Scientist & Roots Radics - Love In A My Heart/Blood On His Lips - Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves Bush Chemists - Shalloweane 1- Bush Chemists Singles - Conscious Sounds Lone Ranger - Natty Burial - The Channel One Story - VP records The Revolutionaries - Burial - The Channel One Story - VP Records Prince Alla - Funeral - Prince Alla & Junior Ross: I Can Hear The Children Singing 1975-78 - Blood & Fire Zvuloon Dub System - Voodoo Chile - Freedom Time - Medtone Records Samory I - Blood In The Streets - Strength - Overstand Entertainment/Easy Star Records Chronixx - Keep On Rising - Exile - Forever Living Originals Jesse Royal & Romain Virgo - Hope - No Place Like Home - Easy Star Records Elastica Dub feat. Gabriele Blue - Never Falter - Dubophonic Records David Cairol & Fab I&I - Love & Live - You N I Music A'mazn - Dreams & Ambitions - Blood Shot Riddim - The Yellow Drum Studio Koolage - Step Out, Step In - Blood Shot Riddim - The Yellow Drum Studio Jah Max - Chat A Psalm - Blood Shot Riddim - The Yellow Drum Studio Sean Paul & Marcus I - Stepping Stone - Dutty Rock Productions Busy Signal - Conscious Vibes (original mix) - Stingray Records Autarchii - Rastafari Call/Rastafari Call Dub - Red A Red Music Group Ras Teo - Jah Satta - Deh Pon Dem - Forward Bound Records Ras Teo - Jah Satta Dub - Deh Pon Dem In Dub - Forward Bound Records Keith & Tex - For A Better Life - Gun Life - Liquidator Music Naya Rockers feat. Stephen Marley - The Right Path - Higher Education - Naya Records Collie Buddz & Sean Paul - On My Way Back Home (Lion Face & Jon Fx Remix) - Ineffable Records Yellowman - Morning Ride - Mister Yellowman - Greensleeves Roots Radics & Green Lion - Till Dawn! - Dancehall Of Horrors - Tabou 1 Tommy McCook - Death Trap (steppers cut) - Bunny Striker Lee & Friends: Next Cut! Dubplates, Rare Sides & Unreleased Cuts - Pressure Sounds The Upsetters - Blackboard Jungle Dub (version 1) - Blackboard Jungle Dub - Clocktower Records Natural Numbers - One Duppy, Two Duppy, Three Duppy - Natural Numbers In Dub - Stones Throw Records Dub Proof feat. Addis Pablo - Spider Mouse - Dub Proof - Green Stream Bush Chemists - Shalloweane 2 - Bush Chemists Singles - Conscious Sounds Cornell Campbell - Weed Out Vampires/Weed Out Vampires Dub - New Scroll - Zion High Productions Leroy Brown w/The Black Traps & Soul Syndicate - Blood A Go Run/Drunken Master - Jamwax 12” Pablo Gad - Blood Sucker (disco mix) - The Best Of Pablo Gad - Reggae On Top Max Romeo - Horror Zone/ Horror Zone In Dub - Horror Zone - Nu Roots Reecords Michael Prophet w/Scientist & Roots Radics - You Are A No Good/Dance Of The Vampires - Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse Of The Vampires - Greensleeves Bost & Bim & Fabwize - Brainstorming Dub - Dub Monster - The Bombist Mungo's HiFi feat. Cheshire Cat - Roll With No Vampire/Disasterous Dub - Dumbarton Rock 7” Skygrass feat. Mykal Rose - Sensi - Walking On Water - Dub Shot Records Eesah w/Warrior Sound & Culture Rock - Ups & Downs - Warrior Sound Music White Mice & Irie Ites - One Blood - Repatriation Riddim - Irie Ites Records King Kong & Irie Ires - Repatriation - Repatriation Riddim - Irie Ites Records Young Kulcha & Irie Ites w/Naram - Come Pick Me Up/Come Dub Me Up - Repatriation Riddim - Irie Ites Records Micah Shemaiah & Irie Ites w/ The Ligerians - Hell A Go Pop - Hell A Go Pop Riddim - Irie Ites Records Green Lion Crew feat. Perfect Giddimani - Sound System - Ineffable Records Frankie Jones - Ghostbuster - Power House Selectors Choice: George Phang Productions Vol.2 - VP Records Horseman - Dawn Of The Dread - Dawn Of The Dread - Mr. Bongo Bushman - Darkest Nights - Riddim Driven: Sleng Teng Resurrection - VP Records Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly - Fever - Ras Records/Blue Mountain  Jammy's Studio Band - Sleng Teng Version - VP Records

Playlist: Begonia - Hotter than the Sun

An interview with Ed Mullen and Nick Brown of SVS. In this detailed educational discussion, we explore all the things that you can do to improve the sound of your stereo through adjusting your listening room. An often overlooked, essential part of HiFi performance is condition of the ceiling, walls and floor of the room your rig is located in. Technical expert Ed Mullen joins us to dissect the subject including room treatments, standing/null waves, room gain, controlling floor boom, bass bleed, isolation and more. Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S13E4 Sponsors: AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49 PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times PASSLABSdotCOM - Rediscover Your Music Like Never Before WHARFEDALEUSAdotCOM - Legendary British Sound – Elevated THEVOICETHATISdotCOM - The Wilson Room At Captial Audiofest 2025

Hier nun Folge 3 meiner autobiographischen HiFi-Reise. Zuerst ein großes Dankeschön für eure Geduld – fast ein Jahr hat es gedauert, bis die Fortsetzung online ist. Umso mehr freue ich mich, jetzt weiterzuerzählen: Dieses Mal geht es um die spannenden Jahre zwischen 1990 und 2000 – eine Zeit voller technischer Entwicklungen, musikalischer Trends und ganz persönlicher Wendepunkte. In dieser Dekade entstand nicht nur vieles, was HiFi bis heute prägt – auch Fidelity wurde gegründet und unser erstes eigenes Geschäft öffnete seine Türen. Musik und HiFi sind mehr als nur Technik – sie sind Emotion, Leidenschaft und eine lebenslange Begleitung. Positive wie negative Erlebnisse prägen unseren Geschmack und formen unsere Meinung. Dieses Hobby hört niemals auf... In den ersten vier Episoden erzähle ich euch von meiner ganz persönlichen HiFi-Geschichte. Ich nehme euch mit auf eine Zeitreise, die mit der Begeisterung meiner Mutter für Musik begann. Ihr werdet erfahren, wie sich bei mir die Leidenschaft entwickelte. Erste Gehversuche mit den abgelegten Geräten der Eltern und über die ersten eigenen Geräte. Erfahrungen mit Tapedecks, Tonbandgeräten, Lautsprechern, Verstärkern und Plattenspielern bis hin zu den unvergesslichen Erlebnissen, die mich bis heute prägen. Ich teile meine Emotionen, wie ich sie in den jeweiligen Zeiten empfunden habe, und lasse euch teilhaben an meiner Reise durch die Welt meiner persönlichen Erfahrungen. In der nächsten Folge geht es dann um die Zeit ab 2000 – also um die Entwicklung von Fidelity, die ersten großen Projekte und um die Menschen, die heute dazugehören. Dabei wird mich auch Hajo begleiten. Es soll der Auftakt zu einer Reihe sein, in der ich in weiteren Folgen Gäste einladen möchte, die uns über ihre eigenen HiFi-Erlebnisse berichten. Bleibt dran und freut euch auf spannende Geschichten, persönliche Einblicke und jede Menge HiFi-Leidenschaft! Den Fidelity Talk findet ihr auf allen wichtigen Plattformen (wenn eine fehlt weißt uns gerne darauf hin). Wenn ihr den Podcast mit gestalten möchtet, schreibt uns gerne Themenvorschläge bei Social Media oder YouTube und wenn wir eure Fragen im Podcast beantworten sollen, stellte eine Frage mit dem Hashtag #FragFidelity

Episode 36 of The Joints n' Jams Radio Show is out! Stream all episodes https://fanlink.tv/SLYRadio Guest mix from HiFi Sean https://www.instagram.com/hifisean/ TRACKLIST Doc Severinsen - I Wanna Be with You Cheryl Lynn - You Saved My Day (Special 12" Version) Terry Callier - I Don't Want to See Myself (Without You) Sade - Paradise Gwen McCrae - Keep the Fire Burning Cerrone - Supernature Phil Fuldner - Afrodesia (Extended Mix) Shaka Loves You - It's Alright | 24th Oct https://go.bombstrikes.com/ItsAlright Johnnie Taylor - Testify (I Wonna) (SLY Rework) Bill Deal & The Rhondels - Freak N' Freeze (SLY Rework) Les Choc Stars Du Zaire - Nakombe Nga (SLY Edit) Light Of Saba - Africa (SLY Rework) [HiFi Sean Guest Mix]

Playlist: Badge Époque Ensemble - Erotic SurveillanceBran Van 3000 - AstoundedThe Brooks, Mon L'oncle Soul - More Than a WomanBrooklyn Funk Essentials - Never Give UPSunDub, Scientist - Spirit Eat Music - Scientist vocal mixOdario, Mad Professor, Yolanda Sargeant - The SituationLeroy Sibbles - Let Jah Music RideD'Angelo - Spanish JointBlood Orange - I Listened (everynight)Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - AndyGeorge Clinton, Randy Skinner - Make it Fun-K

SHOW NOTESIn this episode, Chris and I discussed:The evolution of HiFi Buys from a neighborhood shop to a destination for music lovers across the SoutheastWhy cultivating entry-level customers is just as important as serving high-end audiophilesHow YouTube, events, and a passion for education are expanding the store's reach and building communityChris's journey is a reminder that Hi-Fi is about more than gear — it's about people, passion, and creating experiences that last. His insights are a must-hear for anyone curious about the state of high-performance audio today.So settle in and enjoy my conversation with Chris Doughty. Let's get started!To get transcripts, resources of what was mentioned in the show, and more visit: onefirefly.com/au326 About One FireflyOne Firefly, LLC is an award-winning marketing agency that caters to technology professionals in the custom integration, security and solar energy markets. One Firefly is headquartered in Davie, Florida with staff located throughout North America and has been operating since 2007.

Invités :  - Alexis Lanternier, directeur Général de Deezer - Victor Gignon, cofondateur d'Octavio - Marie Georges, associée en charge des activités de conseil en développement durable chez Accenture - Martin Zdrzalik, cofondateur de Linkaband Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

在「科学Hi-Fi」领域深耕多年后，Topping 拓品早已是指标狂魔和测试党心中的Top 级品牌，生生从内卷无比激烈的国内HiFi 市场里啃下了一大块肉。然而，从发布e2x2 领衔的音频界面开始，拓品的铁齿钢牙，又冲向了另一块技术壁垒更高、品牌依赖更严重、开发难度更大的方向——专业音频。让专业设备党们放下那些几十年的老品牌，离开推子旋钮密密麻麻的录音棚，换上一个新晋品牌、花花绿绿、甚至内置「AI 降噪」的声卡，到底有多难？拓品擅长的卷指标和测试数据，在专业领域还吃得开吗？M62 和Sony、Zoom、Tascam 那些数字录音机相比，有设计思路上的不同？将「专业」二字下放，自媒体时代里，内容生产者真正需要的功能是什么？以及未来，拓品还有什么新的活儿要整？本期节目，Topping 的产品负责人童工和技术支持风语做客飞行员，拿着包雪龙在深圳展上采访用的新品M62，聊了聊他们在专业线上的产品开发理念。同时，本期节目也特别感谢音乐、乐器、数码科技领域的视频自媒体「声棱镜Prismatica」的两位嘉宾——老王和白亦，从视频和直播领域工作者的视角，和我们分享了很多M62 的体验细节。想看他们的M62 评测视频，欢迎跳转哔哩哔哩《疯了似的堆料！拓品M62手机直播声卡到底厉害在哪？TOPPING》。相信我，看两条一定会关注的。如果你喜欢「声波飞行员」，别忘了在「爱发电」平台为我们打赏，增加它继续飞行下去的动力，谢谢。时间轴： [00:00:03] BGM#1. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds [00:02:16] 节目开始，嘉宾介绍；声棱镜在直播场景里使用M62 的体验分享； [00:11:14] M62 都能用来做什么；遥控器与app 操作的取舍；「专业的性能」与「低门槛」如何整合； [00:32:31] M62 和E series 声卡，除了一块电池之外，多了什么；户外极端的工作状态；为什么M62 第一次采用了开放试用、搜集用户反馈去继续开发的思路； [00:42:53] M62 的续航和稳定性；「降噪1」的强悍性能； [00:56:24] 「键盘声卡」KBr2 的大饼；拓品的线下新品体验：10月23-25日，第22届中国（上海）国际乐器展览会，上海新国际博览中心（SNIEC）； [01:03:14] 「大众的需求才是需求」；为什么拓品能从HiFi 品牌转去做专业线；森海塞尔不能作为例子； [01:16:53] AI 如何参与未来的音频设备；一个需要保密的技术路线（which 影视飓风肯定会感兴趣）； [01:21:22] 从M62 的设计看「边际效应」；如何找到用户群的最大公约数；未来对Preset 的期待； [01:27:31] 未来能透露的新品；Topping 官网即将改版； [01:30:50] BGM#2. The Velvet Underground - After Hours [01:31:08] 结尾，重申，M62 是「便携声卡」。参与录音： Topping 拓品：童工 / 风语 声棱镜 Prismatica：老王 / 白亦 主驾驶：包雪龙

Dai videogiochi alla moda, dalla musica al design, fino allo sport, il licensing, lo strumento di marketing che si basa sugli accordi di licenza, si conferma come uno straordinario volano per i brand più iconici. Oggi i simboli e i fenomeni della cultura pop sono in grado di inflenzare gusti e comportamenti dei consumatori, creare connessioni commerciali e generare valore. Il licensing nel mondo vale oltre 350 miliardi di dollari in vendite retail, in crescita del 4,6%, un mercato in cui l'Italia si posiziona tra i primi dieci paesi al mondo, con un valore di circa 4 miliardi di dollari. Ne abbiamo parlato con Paolo Lucci, fondatore e managing director di Mld Entertainment, promotore di uno degli eventi di riferimento in Italia, il Milano Licensing Day.Cresce il fenomeno dei cosiddetti "listening bar", nati in Giappone negli anni '60 questi locali specializzati in un'esperienza di ascolto musicale di alta qualità, con grande attenzione al suono e all'ambiente, stanno guadagnando grande popolarità nelle grandi città di tutto il mondo, Italia compresa. Un fenomeno, questo dell'ascolto di grande qualità, che non riguarda solo i locali ma anche altri spazi, quelli che ha mappato per noi una delle trend forecaster di Essere e Avere, Isabella Guaitoli.E per la riflessione finale con il sociologo dei consumi Francesco Morace voliamo a Praga, sulla scia del bestseller più atteso di quest'autunno che ci fa riflettere anche sui nuovi meccanismi della percezione e del consumo.

Playlist: Amber Mark - By The End of the NightSurprise Chef - Sleep DreamsEric Hilton, Natalia Clavier, Cafe del Mar - Lost in the Lightl'omelette - broken & bruisedLeroy Sibbles - A Chance on LoveHollie Cook - RockawayDJ Vadim, Vyper Ranking, Rayjah 45 - Be MineFrankie Paul, Sly & Robbie - Country ManMadrid de los Austrias - Thelmamatahari sons, Mo' Horizons - Just a Good BeatSay She She - PossibilitiesSekou - Never Gunna Give You UpLack of Afro - Where's Your Soul At?Nightmares on Wax, Sadie Walker - TrueFamily Company - Hand OutMillie Jackson - We Got To Hit It OffJolie Laide - Honey Don'tJolie Laide - CheyenneNina Simon, featuring Ginton Remix - I Am BlessedYin Yin - Takahashi TimingDebby Friday - HigherPierre Kwenders, Baloji - Kuna Na GomaRufus, Chaka Khan - You Got The LoveIbibio Sound Machine - Jagaban

Send us a text In this episode, we dive deep into The Nightfly, Donald Fagen's 1982 solo debut — a sleek, jazzy, and visionary album that captured both the optimism and unease of the atomic age. We explore how Fagen crafted a record that felt both personal and cinematic, reflecting the sound of late-night radio, suburban dreams, and Cold War anxieties. Join us as we tune in to Fagen's imagined airwaves and discover why The Nightfly remains a timeless broadcast from the past — and the future. Support the showBrowse the 33/24 Archives: Check out the backroom! Follow us: Instagram Facebook Watch us on YouTube!

An interview with Peter Ledermann of Soundsmith. Peter has a very long history of research and development in audio. From his time at IBM to amps to turntable cartridges, Peter has long sought to educate and enlighten the twisting technicalities of HiFi. In this interview we chat about why audio is sometimes pros, cons and compromise. It is an evolution that attempts to help to solve a host of problems, while sometimes creating new ones. But most importantly, it's weeding out things that break over time so consumers have a lifelong product. We also chat about turntables and is analog better than digital? Do Turntables have sample rates? Measurements, cantilever material, why mono karts might be better, cable burn in and how “getting used to something” really effects how we can form preferences. Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S13E3 Sponsors: AUDIOVISIONSFdotCOM - San Francisco Oct 18-19 In-Store HiFi Celebration AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You MUSICHALLAUDIOdotCOM - No Nonsense, Just Great Sound SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49 PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times PASSLABSdotCOM - Rediscover Your Music Like Never Before

Back in the 80s and 90s, earplugs at a concert were a one-way ticket to dweeb status. Protecting your hearing? Please. You might as well have stayed home with a VHS and some Tang. These days it's the opposite—walk into any venue and half the crowd is rocking hi-fi earplugs that make the music sound better and keep your ears intact.Etymotic's new Music Pro Elite are at the front of that shift, and Tim Monroe, Sr. Director of Engineering, along with Chris Roth, Principal Engineer at Etymotic Research, join us to break down why and how these things work so damn well.Thank you to HEOS, and SVS for supporting this episode!www.svsound.comhttps://www.marantz.com/en-us/world-of-marantz/heosCredits:• Original intro music by The Arc of All. https://sourceoflightandpower.bandcamp.com• Voice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of SSP Unlimited. https://sspunlimited.com• Production by Mitch Anderson, Black Circle Studios. https://blackcircleradio.comDon't forget to check our website for daily updates on the latest electronics, news, recommendations, and deals on high-end audio, loudspeakers, earphones, TVs, and more.www.ecoustics.com#ecoustics #hifi #audiophile #avtech #musicindustry #liveconcertexperience #hearingprotection #hifiearplugs #hearingsaftey #loudnesswars #hearingaid #etymotic #lifestyleav #earplugs

Playlist: Clerel - Quiet PlacesBegonia - Deep Red Cherry NightJoy Crookes - Fade Yur HeartVenna, featuring Jorja Smith - MyselfMad Professor, Massive Attack - KarmacomaMad Professor - Jail House DubZentone, Zenzile, Jolly Joseph - MessengerJalen Ngonda - All About Mematahari sons, Mo' Horizons - Helping HandOrions Belte, Our Vinyl - Bean (Our Vinyl Sessions)LEISURE - The Colour of SoundKali Uchis - Sunshine & Rain...Cody Currie - Green EyesBran Van 3000 - Drinking in LAJoni Mitchel - The Dry Cleaner From Des MoinesGreyhounds - Be Careful What You Pay ForKendra Morris - BillIbibio Sound Machine - Anyone Like You - Extended MixBootsy Collins, Myra Washington, Brother Nature - Is Anybody Out There?Butcher Brown - Hours:AfterSargeant x Comrade - Mister ManTendavillage - Humpty DumptyMaya Delilah - SqueezeBrian Culbertson , Marcus Miller, Sheila E - On the RoadMelodiesinfonie, NAVEN - Radiate

In this episode of the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast, Étienne Gautier, product director at Simaudio, joins the conversation to discuss the launch of the Moon 371 integrated amplifier. He explains the thinking behind the new model, the company's design and engineering philosophies, and why the 371 is the first step in Simaudio's forthcoming Compass Collection series. From the roots of the company's innovation culture to the technologies inside the 371, Gautier provides an insider's view of how Simaudio is shaping its next generation of products. Sources: “Meet the Moon 791: Simaudio's Next-Gen Streaming Integrated Amplifier”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-quykEscBH0 “The Moon 371's Secret Amplifier Weapons: MDCA and MHP Explained”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbJaSVR17A “Simaudio's North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi?”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/simaudio-s-north-collection-the-future-of-hi-fi/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:31 Introductions and the obsession with oligarch audio 00:02:56 What's in a name… and some numbers? 00:12:51 What better time than now? 00:19:47 A different sort of power supply 00:21:55 Remote options 00:30:29 What's to come? 00:32:13 Outro music: “Entre les Doigts” by Sarah Benasouli

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Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 28, 202520. Reese Wynans & Friends (Joe Bonamassa) / Crossfire 21. Albert Lee / Empty Arms 22. Joanne Shaw Taylor / Three Time Loser 23. Joe Bonamassa / Takin' the Hit 24. Amanda Ann Plath & the Honeycutters / Me Oh My 25. Carolyn Wonderland / Whistlin' Past the Graveyard 26. The Beatles / For You Blue27. Dave Alvin / Man Walks Among Us 28. Clarence Tilton / Friant 29. DK Harrell . Grown Now 30. Christone Kingfish Ingram / Voodoo Charm31. Dana Fuchs / Double Down on Wrong 32. Black Crowes / Dirty Cold Sun 33. The Jeff Beck Group / Drinking Again34. Rhiannon Giddens / The Wrong Kind of Right 

This episode is a collection of interviews that help explore the idea of measurements as they relate to high fidelity audio reproduction from an audio product designer's perspective. Some of the most predominant makers of HiFi gear share their thoughts on measurements, discussing the usefulness, limitations, and greater impact on the market. Includes interviews with Peter Qvortrup of Audio Note UK, Andrew Jones of MoFi, Nelson Pass Of Pass Labs and First Watt, Axel Grell from Sennheiser, Bill Dudleston from Legacy Audio, Rob Watts Of Chord and Peter Comaeu of Quad and Wharfedale. Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S13E2 Sponsors: AUDIOVISIONSFdotCOM - San Francisco Oct 18-19 In-Store HiFi Celebration AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You MUSICHALLAUDIOdotCOM - No Nonsense, Just Great Sound SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49 ZMFHEADPHONESdotCOM - Traditional Craft, Modern Acoustics PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times PASSLABSdotCOM - Rediscover Your Music Like Never Before  

Find me on Substack: https://bogumilbaranowski.substack.com/Oliver Mueller is Chief Investment Officer at Acresco Investment Management in Mauritius, a seasoned value investor with 25+ years at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, and Deutsche Bank who uniquely combines traditional value investing principles with sustainable investing practices.3:00 - Oliver's German Mittelstand upbringing shaped his relationship with money; parents bought house, rising interest rates created financial strain, taught him value of careful planning6:00 - First jobs at 15: wastewater treatment plant to buy Hi-Fi system, construction work for interrail trip through Europe - learned physical value of earning money9:00 - Deutsche Bank apprenticeship sparked passion for investing; mandatory social service with elderly taught him "wealth is not just about money, but dignity, time, empathy"12:00 - Move to Mauritius in 2014 driven by work-life balance: "When I left house she was sleeping, when I came home she was sleeping" - needed presence as father18:00 - Key influences: Hungarian investor Kostolani's encouragement, Aswath Damodaran's valuation course, Paul Polman's stakeholder capitalism vision25:00 - Sustainable value investing philosophy: Start with quality financials, add responsibility filter, then seek margin of safety - "responsibility as source of returns, not constraint"35:00 - Crisis lessons from dot-com, 2008, COVID: "When narrative drifts from fundamentals, gravity always wins" - reinforced belief in simplicity over financial engineering50:00 - Tai Chi principles mirror investing: true power comes from stillness and patience, explosive "Fajin" moments when opportunity appearsIf this post resonated with you, take a moment, and please share it with anyone in your network who might find it valuable too—this Substack grows entirely through word of mouth from readers like you. Thank you so much!Subscribe nowBlue Infinitas Capital, LLC is a registered investment adviser and the opinions expressed by the Firm's employees and podcast guests on this show are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Blue Infinitas Capital, LLC. All statements and opinions expressed are based upon information considered reliable although it should not be relied upon as such. Any statements or opinions are subject to change without notice.Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed.Information expressed does not take into account your specific situation or objectives, and is not intended as recommendations appropriate for any individual. Listeners are encouraged to seek advice from a qualified tax, legal, or investment adviser to determine whether any information presented may be suitable for their specific situation. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.EPISODE NOTESPodcast Program – Disclosure Statement

Playlist: Yazim Lacey - WallpaperJorja Smith - With YouChrissie Hynde, featuring k.d. lang - Me & Mrs JonesThundercat - I Wish I Didn't Waste Your TimePrince Fatty, featuring Shniece McMenamin - ExpansionsSISTER NANCY, Mad Professor - ArmageddonDJ Vadim, Blessed San, C Wayne Nalukalala, Blaq Bandana - KabalagalaNIghtmares on Wax, Yaslin Bey & Mos Def - Bang BienKyle Eastwood, featuring Joni Mitchell - Trouble ManYves Jarvis - I've Been Mean - Audiotree Live VersionJoy Crookes, featuring Vince Staples - Pass teh SaltLEISURE - The Colour of SoundJazzanova, featuring Jacana People Remix - Another New DayCaribou - Like I Loved YouBadge Époque Ensemble - Empathic VertigoFunny Weather, Little Dragon - Time BanditEarth Wind & Fire - SeptemberGlam Sam and His Combo, featuring ANGELINA - Blood Red Stone (The New Orleans Groove)David Byrne, Ghost Train Orchestra - MY APARTMENY IS MY FREINDMarrakech - Out of TimeKue Varo - Furthest PlaceAndrew Bird - BloodKendra Morris - Back with MePawPaw Rod - Safe Spaces

A Mixed bag on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Stan Freberg Show,  originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 68 years ago, Another Hi-Fi Lecture. The Freberg Build-It-Yourself grand piano, The fortune cookie factory, Prof. Horn lectures on Hi Fi. Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 68 years ago, The JPD Matter.   A brewery is facing steep competition...from a new factory planning to dynamite it out of existence!Then, Arthur Godfrey Time, originally broadcast September 15, 1947, 78 years ago.Followed by X Minus One, originally broadcast September 15, 1955, 70 years ago, The Castaways.  The natives on a Pacific atoll place an unusual curse on the soldiers who are about the destroy their island with a nuclear bomb. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast September 15, 1942, 83 years ago, New School Teacher Needed.   Lum is considering being a substitute teacher, which, of course, leads to the subject of haircuts. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Playlist: Afternoon Bike Ride - Miss UniverseL'Omelette - observer effectDaniel Ceasar - Call on meGorillaz, Sparks - The happy dictatorYves Jarvis - The Knife in Mev-vlive on AudiotreeNat Birchall, The 18th Parallel - Let Pease ReignAl Campbell, Sly & Robbie - Declaration of RightsLeroy Sibbles - Leroy SibblesJohnny Osborne, Aza Lineagege - Sweet So (featuring Aza Lineage)Kirk Diamond, Blacq Sheep, Countryman - Pass ThruLOGIC - Spectator 2Langendorf United - Ethiopia EwedshalehuDavid Byrne, Ghost Train Orchestra - What is the reason for it?Obongjayar - Just my luckLittle Simz - Don't leave too soonBrian Jackson, Masters at Work, Moodymann, J.Ivy - Racetrack in FranceKojey Radical, Planet Giza - Expensive feat. Planet GizaAdi Oasis - Silver LiningCaribou - HomeBegonia - Hotter than the sunSG Lewis, London Grammar - Feelings GoneSade - Cherry PieSudan Archives - COME AND FIND YOUThe James Hunter Six - A Sure ThingBill Withers - I don't want you on my mindMarvin Gaye - Where are we Going?St Paul and the Broken Bones - Sitting in the cornerDavid Bowie - Secret Life of ArabiaYttling Jazz, Joshua Idehan, Saturday, Monday - Illegal hitPierre Kwenders, Pote - We Like

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This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined by SoundStage's Doug Schneider and Dennis Burger to discuss three issues holding hi-fi back and how we'd fix them. Is there too much emphasis on astronomically priced products? Is the industry ignoring potential new customers? Are there just too darned many speaker companies? . Sources: The Record Centre: https://therecordcentre.com/ “The Dynaudio Contour Comeback: Legacy and 20 Black Edition Loudspeakers”: https://youtu.be/xJ1GvkM6ats?si=ZCjvuqvH-piOB90m “The Most Dangerous Myth in Audio”: https://www.soundstageaccess.com/index.php/feature-articles/1174-the-most-dangerous-myth-in-audio Chapters: 00:00:00 Announcement 00:00:31 Introductions and the obsession with oligarch audio 00:16:49 What even is an audiophile? 00:19:52 Record shops as the new nexus of hi-fi? 00:27:05 Part of the problem or part of the solution? 00:30:22 Are there just too many speaker companies? 00:35:17 Why bother? 00:58:19 What we're listening to 00:59:31 Outro music: “Chasing a Hurricane” by Leva & Patric Lemieux

As one-fifth of the Spice Girls, she's one of the most famous people on the planet. But you wouldn't know it. The Liverpudlian's down to earth beginnings define who Mel C is today.Take 5 is back on your screens for a fourth season on ABC iview, and we kicked off the series with Sporty Spice. In a beautiful HIFI bar in east London, we unpacked her remarkable story… of a kid who daydreamed about the pop stars she'd one day become friends with.This is the story of the Spice Girls you haven't heard, where against all odds they did it their way. It's also the story of Melanie's path to a solo career, and her full circle return to the rave culture she grew up in.Settle in for a fireside chat with an absolute legend, in this extended uncut edition of Melanie C's Take 5.Melanie C's song choices:Stevie Wonder — 'Sir Duke'Wham! — 'Everything She Wants'TLC — 'Waterfalls'Orbital — 'Chime'The Beatles — 'Eleanor Rigby'00:00 Introduction to Mel C and the Spice Girls00:24 Mel C's Musical Beginnings00:36 Take Five Podcast and Mel C's Story01:35 The Power of Music in Mel C's Life02:50 Mel C's First Musical Influences03:38 SONG 1: Stevie Wonder — 'Sir Duke'05:43 Meeting Stevie Wonder09:22 Growing Up in Liverpool11:07 The Birth of Sporty Spice15:37 The Spice Girls' Early Days19:28 Living Together and Early Struggles20:55 Breaking into the Music Industry23:55 SONG 2: Wham! — 'Everything She Wants'30:38 Childhood Memories and First Friendships32:17 SONG 3: TLC — 'Waterfalls'35:59 Going Solo and Collaborations41:12 SONG 4: Orbital — 'Chime'42:23 Rave Culture and DJing51:33 SONG 5: The Beatles — 'Eleanor Rigby'54:44 The Beatles and Liverpool's Influence55:48 Reflecting on Spice Mania58:11 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsWatch Take 5 on ABC iview:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe

本集邀請唱作女歌手 Gloria 歌莉雅，談她從校際歌手一路走到 Hi-Fi 專輯常客的歷程。她以原創〈天生是女人〉入選第三屆「銀幕·香港」電影節，同名微電影《MAMACAR》也讓她把舞台聲線帶到鏡頭前。節目中我們聊到她在情感表達、節奏與面對鏡頭上的再適應，拍攝最難忘的一幕，多年 Hi-Fi 生涯的壓力管理，以及給初入行歌手／演員的一個實用建議。亦會回望自中學比賽以來的關鍵時刻與評語，如何成為她繼續前行的動力。節目尾聲，Gloria 分享剛推出、向偶像草蜢致敬的 Hi-Fi 靚聲專輯《Love You Forever》（SALUTE TO GRASSHOPPER）。 由她主演的微電影將於 9 月 13 日在 Starlight Whittier Cinemas Village 與《虎毒不》同場放映。 購票請至：點此購票 This episode features singer-songwriter Gloria (歌莉雅), tracing her journey from school competitions to becoming a mainstay of the Hi-Fi scene. Her original song “MAMACAR” was selected for the 3rd Hong Kong On Screen Film Festival, and the microfilm MAMACAR—for which it serves as the theme—continues her on-screen work. We discuss how she adjusted her emotional expression, timing, and relationship with the camera; the most unforgettable on-set moment; how she manages pressure after years in the Industry; and one practical tip for newcomers to singing and acting. We also revisit pivotal feedback from her school-competition days that propelled her forward. In the closing segment, Gloria shares her newly released Hi-Fi audiophile album Love You Forever (SALUTE TO GRASSHOPPER), a tribute to her idols, Grasshopper. The microfilm she stars in will screen on September 13 at Starlight Whittier Cinemas Village, alongside 《Montages Of A Modern Motherhood》. Tickets: Buy here --- The Hong Kong On Screen Podcast is a podcast dedicated to exploring Hong Kong Cinema. The HKOS Podcast is hosted by Hong Kongers. You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. You can also email us at info@hkonscreen.org. Support the show: https://www.hkonscreen.org/giving Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cl55om7v70ekf01t9ff6n3tkt/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Episode 224: Greg Norton of Ultrabomb and Hüsker Dü talks to us about us being night people, Greg's friendship with Grant Hart and the formation of Hüsker Dü, board game talk, Hüsker Moms, Introduction to SST, Minute Men and Hüsker Dü's double album race, feeling isolated after the breakup, restaurant work is similar to being in a band, formation of Ultrabomb: its genesis and recording style, fuck cancer, and One Moment One Time, plus more more more!Ultrabomb Merch SiteHusker Du 4LP Miracle YearMike Watt's podcastJughead's Basement Patreon

Our recommendations for the top 10 best sounding Turntable Carts from the past 12 months. Marc and Brian run down their best turntable cartridges for record players available to buy today. Released in conjunction with the pt.AUDIO Buyer's Guide Summer 2025. You can check out all the "best of" gear from every HiFi category here: https://pt.audio/category/audio-gear-reviews/buyers-guide/ In this epsiode we also discuss the pros and cons of Moving Magnet vs. Moving Coil cartridges and how to properly budget a cart vs. the total price of the turntable and components.  Video coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@PT-Audio The pt.AUDIO Record Weight In Walnut : 230 Gram S13E1 Sponsors: AUDIOVISIONSFdotCOM - San Francisco Oct 18-19 In-Store HiFi Celebration AUDIOQUESTdotCOM — High-Performance Cables & Power Products — Made for You MUSICHALLAUDIOdotCOM - No Nonsense, Just Great Sound SCHIITdotCOM - Audio Components Designed & Built in Texas, Starting At $49 ZMFHEADPHONESdotCOM - Traditional Craft, Modern Acoustics PTdotAUDIO - Great Sounds Meet Good Times PASSLABSdotCOM - Rediscover Your Music Like Never Before  

Episode 223: Slackrr with Scotty and Cait. They talks to us about such things as Band History and Southampton is a Port Town, Music is for Sharing, Lineup Changes and Studio Time, Writing on the Road, Make It Sound Like Fucking Jumanji, Endless Touring and Exhaustion, Punk Haiku, Does the Soul Sellout, plus much much skackety skackety skackrr more!Slackrr on FacebookJughead's Basement Patreon

Forgive us for another time-delayed episode but we promise its for good reason. Florence and Jason have been using the new Pixel 10 Pro for almost a full week and in good parental fashion are prepared with their Yucks and Yums of their time with Google's latest and greatest! Also, Huyen shares the developer perspective on the news that Google wants developers to de-anonymize themselves when bringing apps to Android.Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor0:04:16 - NEWSGoogle wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers' identitiesAndroid 16 QPR2 Beta 1 is hereGoogle's not done yet, with a new Android Canary release arriving for testersPATRON PICK: Android 16's power button wallet shortcut is strangely exclusive0:29:55 - HARDWAREFlorence and Jason share their favorites (yums) and not so favorites (yucks) about the Pixel 10Check out Jason's video on Material 3 Expressive0:59:28 - APPSGoogle Translate is ready to replace Duolingo in your lifeSpotify still doesn't offer Hi-Fi audio, but now you can harass your friends about their music tastes in a messageGemini app getting major image editing upgrade with ‘nano banana'1:07:24 - FEEDBACKKyle ordered the Pixel 10 Fold, but might not keep itKev things the temperature sensor is a feature worth havingBrian does not like the changes to the Google Contacts app Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rapper Jessica Garrett is better known to Indianapolis music fans as Joosi Got Bars. She was born and raised on the west side of Indianapolis. Joosi has been recording and releasing music for over a decade. She's performed at events like Indy Black Expo and venues including The Vogue and The HI-FI. Joosi recently launched a closing brand called PLUSH (Pushing Limits Until Something Happens.) On August 23, Joosi will be performing at Chreece, an all day hip-hop festival held in the Fountain Square neighborhood.

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Episode 222: Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, Melvins, and OFF! on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks with us about Identity Crisis, Colonoscopy & Anesthesia, Kiss Talk, Guitars Tick Boxes, Redd Kross & Circle Jerks Beef Under The Bridge, My Band Is My Last Name, Repetition Is Knowledge, On Brian Wilson And His Recent Death, Documentary Talk, plus much more tour on tour town on downtown more more more!Redd Kross Official SiteBorn Innocent link to watching the documentaryLink to Jughead's Basement Patreon