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In this emotional and inspiring episode of Podsongs, host Jack Stafford brings together acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed (Tiny Beautiful Things, Wild) and beloved indie folk musician May Erlewine for a rare conversation on creativity, courage, and vulnerability.May shares how Cheryl's deeply human writing shaped her latest album, and the two explore the connection between music and literature, emotional healing, activism through art, and navigating life as working artists and mothers.Whether you're a fan of heartfelt storytelling, songwriting, or empowering conversations, this episode offers a profound look into the creative soul.
Join us in this heartwarming episode of Podsongs where musician Reverend Peyton interviews the legendary American actor and director LeVar Burton. From the transformative impact of 'Roots' and 'Reading Rainbow' to his role as Geordi LaForge in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation', LeVar Burton's inspirational journey is laid bare. Reverend Peyton shares personal anecdotes on how Burton shaped his life, and Burton delves into his career, the importance of storytelling, and the influence of seminal figures like Fred Rogers and Gene Roddenberry. Don't miss this emotional conversation filled with admiration, insights, and a lot of heart. Listen to the end to hear the song 'Are You Gonna Rise?' which Rev was inspired to write after the conversation. https://ffm.to/areyougonnarise LeVar Burton's website: https://levarburton.com/ Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band website: https://bigdamnband.com/ 00:00 Introduction to Podsongs01:14 Reverend Peyton's Musical Journey03:35 Overcoming Physical Challenges18:36 The Impact of LeVar Burton29:53 LeVar Burton Joins the Conversation48:13 The Impact of Stephen Hawking and Overcoming Disabilities48:43 The Historical Significance of Reading and Kunta Kinte 51:15 LeVar Burton's Journey with Reading Rainbow52:08 Meeting Mr. Rogers and Authenticity on Camera55:38 Influential Figures: Alex Haley and Gene Roddenberry01:01:55 LeVar Burton's Path from Seminary to Acting01:08:40 The Audition Process for Roots01:14:01 Challenges and Emotional Impact of Filming Roots01:21:04 Reflections on History, Equality, and the Power of Truth01:28:30 Concluding Thoughts and Future Projects
In this episode of Podsongs, acclaimed musician Raul Midon (https://www.raulmidon.com/) sits down with legendary radio producer Thomas Lopez to explore the art of audio storytelling. And to get inspiration for a brand new song https://ffm.to/timeisariver Together, they dive into the world of binaural sound and its transformative role in creating immersive radio dramas. Thomas shares insights from his pioneering work at ZBS Productions (https://www.zbs.org/), including how he integrates music into stories like Ruby and Steam Dreamers. Raul reflects on his admiration for Thomas's innovative techniques and discusses his own journey—from his early musical roots in New Mexico to his international success. The episode culminates in the creation of an original song inspired by their shared love of soundscapes and storytelling. Whether you're a fan of audio dramas, an audiophile fascinated by binaural recording, or simply love great music, this episode is packed with inspiration. Tune in to discover the magic of sound and how it can transport us to other worlds. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs
In this episode of Podsongs, musician Corey Kilgannon interviews acclaimed journalist and author Johann Hari to explore the deeper causes of depression and anxiety. Drawing from Johann's groundbreaking book Lost Connections, they discuss mental health solutions that go beyond traditional treatments, focusing on the power of social connections, meaningful work, and community building. LOST CONNECTIONS: The song Corey wrote after the interview https://ffm.to/lostconnections Their conversation dives into topics such as the role of music therapy, sound healing with Tibetan singing bowls, and the creative process of songwriting. Johann shares transformative stories, including a protest in Berlin that redefined the power of community, while Corey reflects on the link between music and mental wellness. The episode also touches on financial insecurity, the impact of “junk values,” grief, and the healing potential of self-care and social prescribing. Stay tuned to the end for an original song by Corey Kilgannon, inspired by their powerful discussion on depression, anxiety, and holistic health. 00:00 Introduction to Podsongs 00:19 Meet Corey Kilgannon 00:42 Touring and Transition 02:15 The Evolution of a Musician 03:54 Sound Healing and Day Jobs 06:33 The Role of a Death Doula 09:15 The Purpose of Podsongs 10:12 The Balance of Fame and Creativity 20:26 The Impact of Johan Harry's Work 25:25 Conversation with Johan Harry 47:47 Exploring Psychological Needs 49:02 The Impact of Junk Values 53:17 The Role of Music in Mental Health 58:32 The Grief Loophole and Diagnosis 01:06:22 Financial Insecurity and Depression 01:15:39 The Power of Community: The Kotti Story 01:30:17 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections
Get ready for a journey into Ancient Mysteries and the world of Psychedelics, all in the search for inspiration for a new song. Guy Keltner of the band Acid Tongue sits down with renowned author and researcher Graham Hancock. Together, they explore a wide array of fascinating topics, including ancient civilizations, psychedelics, and Hancock's groundbreaking theories on human consciousness and historical mysteries. The resulting song is called "She's a Teacher" and features at the end of the show. In addition, Hancock shares insights from his recent ayahuasca journeys and the connections he sees between ancient sites and mind-expanding practices. Guy Keltner opens up about the influence of psychedelics on his musical creativity and reflects on his experiences with Seattle's underground music scene and the Freak Out Festival. This episode promises a thought-provoking conversation filled with reflections on the past, present, and future of humanity. Whether you're intrigued by ancient ruins, curious about the role of psychedelics in shaping consciousness, or drawn to the interplay between music and history, this episode is for you. Key Topics Covered: • The mysteries of ancient sites and alternative theories • The role of psychedelics in personal transformation and creativity • Graham Hancock's recent ayahuasca experiences • How ancient technology connects to modern science and consciousness • Insights into the creative process of Acid Tongue Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to Podsongs 00:12 Meet Guy Keltner of Acid Tongue 01:57 Freak Out Festival and Seattle's Music Scene 04:04 The Challenges and Rewards of Running a Nonprofit Festival 06:40 Collaborations and Social Commentary in Music 08:09 Graham Hancock: A Fascinating Guest 08:56 Ancient Sites and Alternative Theories 18:56 Psychedelics and Mind Expansion 27:28 Graham Hancock Joins the Conversation 47:54 Exploring the Concept of Magic and Technology 48:51 Ayahuasca and the Science of Shamanism 50:02 Healing Frequencies and Ancient Structures 51:09 The Great Pyramid and Human Consciousness 58:06 Psychedelics and Personal Transformation 01:01:29 The Role of Psychedelics in Modern Society 01:04:58 Cannabis and Creativity 01:09:49 The Future of Humanity and Consciousness 01:15:09 The Impact of Psychedelics on History 01:25:47 Reflections on the Interview and Future Plans Related Links: • Graham Hancock's Website: grahamhancock.com • Acid Tongue's Website: acidtonguemusic.com • Listen to Podsongs: podsongs.com • Spotify Pre-save for “She's a Teacher”: Spotify Link • Promo Preview: Promo Link // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs
In this special episode of Podsongs, we take a journey through a season full of diverse musical inspirations and intriguing interviews. Hosts Luigi Falcione, Maurizio Sanicola, and Massimino Vozza reflect on their creative process and share tracks inspired by guests from various fields, including physicist Alan Lightman, jazz musician Sidron, chef Martin O'Dell, and Dire Straits' David Knopfler. We explore international collaborations, from America to India, featuring telepathic animal communicator Manjiri Lathi, rock band Indus Creed, and artists like Stefano Bellani and Dave McKean. Tune in for behind-the-scenes stories, exclusive tracks, and insights into how interviews with artists and influencers shape the music. Don't miss standout songs like 'Meaning in the Moment,' 'Melody Snakes,' and 'Second Hand Lemonade.' Subscribe, like, and sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on future projects!00:00 Welcome to Podsongs00:12 Studio Tour and Personal Updates01:11 Reflecting on Past Albums01:32 Sidron and Alan Lightman: Meaning in the Moment05:36 Jack in Water and Martin O'Dell: Minimal Waste08:30 David Knopfler and Lem Sisay: On the Outside12:04 Perpetual Groove and Jonathan Lubecki: Fiery Skies15:31 Indus Creed and Manjiri Lathi: Hollow Bones19:25 Stefano Bellani and Dave McKean: Coincidentals27:31 Peter Mulvey and Naomi Shihab Nye: Comedian31:55 Brandon Kinder and Chad Abumrad: Conversations in D34:07 Surprise Vocals and Studio Cats36:34 Epic Collaboration with Steve Erickson39:16 Meditative Soundscapes and Ritualistic Music45:37 Nose Breathing and Free Diving50:00 Milo Gore and Second Hand Lemonade55:57 Art Can Change the World59:40 Upcoming Artists and Final Thoughts Listen to the complete album here: https://ffm.to/podsongs13 // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs
In this episode of Podsongs, host Jack Stafford is joined by the band ATLYS to discuss their project inspired by renowned dog trainer Linda Michaels. They delve into the unique, innovative methods of Linda, emphasizing her force-free dog training techniques and the development of the Hierarchy of Dog Needs. The conversation covers the band's classical roots, their evolution, and their boundary-pushing performances. They reveal insights into their creative process, including composing and recording their first original song inspired by Linda's work. Tune in to hear about the guests' dedication to animal welfare, the band's upcoming projects, and the premier of their new canine-inspired track. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/fortheloveofdogsatlys 00:00 Welcome to Podsongs 00:08 Introducing Jinty McTavish and Atlas 00:37 Creating a Masterpiece: The Songwriting Process 01:49 Atlas: Breaking Classical Music Stereotypes 03:16 Life on Cruise Ships and Intensive Training 05:30 The Art of Looping and Live Performances 06:48 Composing the First Original Song 08:13 Inspiration Behind the Song: A Tribute to Animals 09:15 Interview with Linda Michaels: World Famous Dog Trainer 17:23 Linda Michaels' Journey and Philosophy 39:42 Discovering the World of Dog Training 41:00 Hands-On Experience with Dogs 43:59 Memorable Dog Training Stories 46:34 Understanding Dog Behavior and Communication 49:30 The Science Behind Dog Intelligence 53:31 Practical Tips for Dog Owners 01:13:18 Adopting and Fostering Dogs 01:18:16 Resources and Community Support 01:23:37 Conclusion and Future Plans www.donoharmdogtraining.com www.atlysmusic.com // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs
Welcome to the Best of How to Live a Fantastic Life. Today, we are thrilled to have Jack Stafford, a British singer-songwriter, as our special guest. Known for his profound lyrics, Jack is on a mission to bring spirituality and mysticism back into the mainstream. Jack's journey began in the UK and he has traversed 45 countries, performing hundreds of house concerts in exchange for food and shelter. Tune in to hear about his amazing experiences, his podcast, music projects and finding paradise within oneself. Jack Stafford is a British singer-songwriter known for his thought-provoking lyrics and mission to bring spirituality to the mainstream. Originally from the UK, he moved to Amsterdam and worked as a copywriter, musician, and fashion designer before embarking on a bicycle tour across 45 countries, performing over 700 house concerts. Jack's adventures inspired his music, and through yoga, Ayurveda, and Vipassana meditation, he evolved into a modern-day troubadour. He created the Podsongs podcast, where he collaborates with artists to interview and write songs about individuals in selfless service. Now living in seclusion in Southern Italy, Jack is a qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner, student of metaphysics, and Italian representative of The Aetherius Society. He also hosts the Mysticast podcast. Social Media: Website: https://podsongs.com/ Thanks for listening to the show! It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation, please email me at allen@drallenlycka.com or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka. We would love to have you join us there, and welcome your messages. We check our Messenger often. This show is built on “The Secrets to Living A Fantastic Life.” Get your copy by visiting: https://secretsbook.now.site/home We are building a community of like-minded people in the personal development/self-help/professional development industries, and are always looking for wonderful guests for our show. If you have any recommendations, please email us! Dr. Allen Lycka's Social Media Links Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/drallenlycka Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_allen_lycka/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drallenlycka LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenlycka YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/c/drallenlycka Subscribe to the show. We would be honored to have you subscribe to the show - you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device
In an extraordinary dialogue between rising music talent Milo Gore and acclaimed actor Robert Carlyle, Episode 151 of Podsongs unveils the raw essence of the creative process, navigating through the highs and lows that define the artistic journey. Hosted by Jack Stafford, this episode takes listeners on an introspective dive into the minds of two prolific creators, exploring the symbiosis between music and storytelling, the challenges of self-doubt, and the triumph of artistic expression. Throughout the conversation, Carlyle, known for his diverse and dynamic roles, shares his insights into the nuances of embodying different characters, the importance of authenticity in performance, and his personal artistic endeavors. On the other side, Milo Gore, a musician celebrated for his emotionally resonant compositions, discusses the influence of personal experiences on his music, the cathartic power of songwriting, and the struggles of navigating the modern music landscape. 00:00 Welcome to Podsongs: An Inspiring Musical Journey 00:24 Getting Comfortable: Tech, Swearing, and Music Love 01:07 Deep Dive into Milo Gore's Musical World 02:10 Introducing Milo Gore: From London to Bristol 02:51 The Vibrant Music Scene of Bristol and Beyond 04:02 Building a Local Following: The Importance of Community 04:31 The Magic of Live Performances and Creative Processes 13:07 Navigating the Challenges of the Music Industry 15:29 The Art of Songwriting and the Impact of Streaming 24:29 Robert Carlyle Joins the Conversation 26:40 Exploring Identity, Belief, and the Actor's Journey 40:31 Tackling Challenging Roles and Embracing New Identities 43:45 Exploring Character Depth and Acting Challenges 44:58 The Rigors of TV Acting and Learning on the Job 46:20 Transitioning Skills from TV to Film 48:15 Finding Meaning and Identity on Stage and Screen 48:57 The Emotional Journey of Improvisation and Acting 50:17 Navigating Creativity and Identity in Music and Acting 50:44 The Struggle with Self-Consciousness and Creativity 55:52 Confronting Past Addictions and Finding New Paths 57:47 Building Confidence and Character in Acting 01:03:03 The Impact of Music and Emotional Connection 01:08:14 The Challenges and Opportunities of AI in the Arts 01:10:08 Reflecting on Career Choices and Future Aspirations 01:23:05 The Creative Process and Finding Inspiration https://www.instagram.com/milogoremusic/ Lyrics: Don't overthink it Even if you feel like sinking Time will tell the tales of tomorrow Sorrow will only get you so far Only get you so so so so so so far And it's easy to believe That everything will be handed to you on a plate And it's easy to concede To the doubt that's rife That pulls you down But strengths comes To those who wait Stand strong Believe in fate Believe in fate Believe in fate CHORUS Secondhand lemonade Still tastes the fucking same But they just throw it away like it's nothing // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs
Podsongs is the unique podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song. This episode, with writer James Nestor and the musical duo Lowland Hum, covers an expansive range of topics including the significant roles of breathing in enhancing both physical and mental health as advocated by Nestor, the creative and transformative journey of artists, and the deep intricacies of interviewing and engaging with diverse subjects. Detailed explorations include a breathing experiment led by Dr. Jayakar Nayak at Stanford exploring nasal versus mouth breathing, the attempt to communicate with marine animals through AI, and the concept of creating inclusive and meaningful retreats and musical experiences. The discussions provide rich insights into the interconnectedness of creativity, wellness, and scientific exploration, emphasizing the power of breathing and genuine engagement in fostering artistic expression and deeper understanding across various disciplines. https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/ www.lowlandhum.com 00:00 Welcome to Podsongs: Introducing James Nestor and Lowland Hum 00:27 Musical Connections and Collaborations 01:50 The Evolution of Lowland Hum's Sound 02:52 Recording Challenges and Creative Processes 09:43 The Art of Album Covers with Lauren Goins 10:12 The Realities of Touring and Creative Tensions 15:36 Exploring the Impact of Breathing on Health and Creativity 23:53 James Nestor Joins the Conversation 37:40 The Journey of Writing 'Breath' 42:29 Creative Processes and Collaborative Dynamics 49:49 The Paradox of Confidence and Insecurity in Creativity 50:25 The Privilege and Pressure of Artistic Creation 51:19 The Impact of Expectations on Art and Performance 55:03 Navigating the Challenges of Travel and Work-Life Balance 01:17:38 Exploring the Depths of Human and Animal Communication 01:27:28 The Universal Language of Breathing 01:29:34 Creating Unique Musical Experiences 01:36:31 The Power of Intergenerational Connections and Legacy // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
In the 149th episode of Podsongs, we're honoured to feature the legendary writer Steve Erickson and Canadian musician Aidan Baker, part of the ambient/experimental music duo Nadja. They delve into the origins of Baker's musical journey, the essence of creating music across different genres, and the collaborative dynamics within Nadja. Erickson and Baker touch upon the evolving landscapes of politics, culture, and the inherent challenges and inspirations for artists. The conversation traverses the complexities of identity, the impact of global shifts on artistic expression, and the pursuit of creativity amidst a changing world. This engaging exchange not only offers insights into the respective crafts of Erickson and Baker but also serves as an inspiration for a new piece of music capturing the nuanced conversation around creativity, cultural shifts, and the undying pursuit of artistic authenticity. https://www.steveerickson.org/ https://brokenspineprods.wordpress.com/ 00:00 Welcome to Podsongs: Introducing Aidan Baker 00:19 Exploring Aidan Baker's Musical Journey 01:53 The Creative Process and Evolution of Music 02:55 Aidan Baker: The Multi-Instrumentalist 03:44 Collaborative Projects and the Birth of Nadja 05:07 Inspirations and Influences: From Music to Literature 05:27 Steve Erickson: A Unique Voice in Literature 06:47 Exploring the Works of Steve Erickson 08:02 Aidan Baker's Reading Habits and Inspirations 12:10 The Changing Landscapes of Berlin and Personal Reflections 16:48 Touring, Festivals, and Fan Interactions 21:42 Creative Ventures: From Soundtracks to Video Games 24:29 Setting the Stage for Steve Erickson's Arrival 30:00 Navigating the High Costs of Artistic Life in Toronto 30:23 Political Shifts and the Blurring Lines Between Left and Right 31:59 The Unique Political Situation of Expatriates 32:51 Exploring the Meditative Qualities of Music 36:11 The Challenges and Rewards of Creating Video Game Soundtracks 41:42 The Impact of Political Climate on Creative Processes 46:53 Seeking Refuge and Creative Inspiration Abroad 50:21 Discussing the Dynamics of European Politics 55:12 The Role of Art and Music in Times of Political Turmoil 01:11:20 Reflecting on Canadian Identity and Political Landscape // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Join renowned artist, Dave McKean, and Italian pianist, Stefano Bollani for an enlightening conversation on Podsongs covering their shared interests in art, jazz, and literature. The two creatives explore the intricacies of music creation and appreciation. Insights include their artistic journeys, perspectives on music education, experiences with film scores, the impact of regional dialects on music, and their love for various music styles such as jazz and Brazil's Bossa Nova. Personal stories of inspirations, challenges, and the magic of matching music to films make it a must-watch for arts and music enthusiasts. A perfect blend of shared passion, engaging creativity, and intellectual conversation on the convergence of art and music, which results in the creation of a new song by Dave McKean called 'Coincidentals'. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/coincidentals LYRICS to 'Coincidentals' by Dave McKean: His assistants busy themselves Fetching scissors and coloured papers Mixing hues of different flavours Painting blues and greens and purples Cutting stars and squares and circles Beginning the journey Through a thicket of collage and texture and bread and circuses From his bed he considers the surfaces He remembers his voyages And he watches Henri watches Henri's body is bed bound But his mind isn't even earthbound He cuts into the form of a figure He places it next to another Improvisation, No turning back, no hesitation Letting go to muscle sense and iteration Creativity in the present tense No more sitting on the fence Commit to the composition And he watches… Enrico watches… The kids coming up through the quavers and crotchets Little birds with their scales and rhythms and pitches Finding their voices and hoping to sing He'll pass on the history, of princes and kings Of Bix and Miles and the truth and the sophistry Of Chet and Louis and the proof and the mystery And he takes an occasional player under his wing And flies through fundamentals Improvisations and incidentals And he watches… Stefano watches… The silence of the film and the stillness of the man Deadpan Buster Keaton The girl leaves His heart heaves His blank expression Falls to his knees and then the horizon He sits. He thinks. Pushing his hat Back on his head. Lost in this moment of loss, the signs he misread, He fails to notice The coupling rod on the train that is rising and falling and that is where his seat is He bobs up and down as his dignity decreases His stone face flashes a moment of indignation beneath his… Hat. To acquire learning you need to read But to gain wisdom you must watch Stefano watches Through the bars of his cage A cage of bar lines and staves Something to break out of To fight with To play with To push and pull and tear and tickle and sway with All those accidentals Co-accidentals Incidental music for life Incidental music for life https://www.davemckean.com https://www.stefanobollani.com // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Episode 144 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— Matthew McDonald of Perpetual Groove speaks to Jonathan Lubecky, Veterans & Governmental Affairs Liaison for MAPS, as inspiration for a new song called 'Fiery Skies', which will be released as a single on 1st December 2023 Stream the song: https://ffm.to/fieryskies LYRICS: Distant worlds from a past life, they haunt meMemories blurred from that time, still find meA shell of myself just trying to surviveFiery Skies celebrate tonight, but I'm locked upTrapped inside of my own mind, I'm fucked upMaybe it's time to leave it all behind, and change my state of mindNo longer feel the need to wear my armor, long the way that it's beenAnd now I begin to see in colors, more than I've ever seen https://www.pgroove.net/https://www.lubeckysd.com/ // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Episode 143 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— David Knopfler speaks to Lemn Sissay, British poet, author and broadcaster, as inspiration for a new song called 'On the Outside', which will be released as a single on 17th November 2023 Stream the song: https://ffm.to/on-the-outside ON THE OUTSIDE Never quite at home Always you're alone Always on the outside Riding out the storm So where do we now start Where do we begin Never looking outside Always looking in Always on the outside And never quite at home Always on the outside And every Christmas you're alone Waiting for the dawn Family full of strangers Barely holding on Always on the outside You know you must be strong Always on the outside And you'll survive the storm And always you'll belong Always you'll belong Always you'll belong https://knopfler.com/ https://www.lemnsissay.com // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Episode 142 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— William Clapson speaks to Martyn Odell, aka Lagom Chef - a Food Waste Disruptor, as inspiration for a new song called 'Lagom', which will be released as a single on 3rd November Stream the song: https://ffm.to/lagom-jackinwater LYRICS Strip the leavesAnd pick out the flowersToast the seedsAnd harness the fleshMay your cupboardBe abundant withFlavours and coloursAnd the produce you buyBe exactly what you needNot too much, Not too little,Just right, Just right, Just rightNo life is linearAll days are adventuresTo enjoy or endureAnd all food still maturesWithout you in mindOne day you want pizzaThe next you want pieIt's kind of easyIf you eat what you buyNot too much, Not too little,Just right, Just right, Just rightNot too much, Not too little,Just right, Just right, Just right www.lagomchef.comwww.jackinwater.com// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Alan Lightman is a physicist, writer (of novels, essays, memoir and science texts), and social entrepreneur. For this unusual episode, his interview served as inspiration for an original song. Made in collaboration with the Podsongs podcast, this conversation covers his career at the intersection of science and humanities, mortality, success, the cosmos, technology, consciousness, writing fiction, embracing ambiguity, out of body experiences, and the idea that there are no answers to profound questions. Also thanks to everyone who voted for the Signal Awards! We received a Silver Signal award for Music podcast. www.third-story.comwww.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast www.wbgo.org/studios www.podsongs.com
Leo Sidran speaks to Alan Lightman, American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur on Episode 141 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—as inspiration for a new song called 'Meaning in the Moment' Alan Lightman is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Leo Sidran is an American Latin Grammy-winning musician, composer, performer, and producer whose credits include co-producing the Oscar-winning song "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" for the soundtrack to the movie The Motorcycle Diaries. http://www.leosidran.com/ Stream the song: https://ffm.to/meaninginthemoment LYRICS: Everything you see is impermanentEvery last star in the firmamentEveryone you love or you ever metEvery single thought running through your headEvery setting sun, every morning mistAll the works of art and the sciencesEvery “out of body” experienceEverything you see is impermanentTry, try, try not to let it throw youYou know you can findMeaning in the momentMeaning in the momentEvery sweet song that you ever heardEach turn of phrase, every perfect wordEvery back corner of consciousnessEvery single thing is impermanentTry, try, try not to let it throw youYou know you can findMeaning in the momentMeaning in the momentNo one will remember usWhen we return to sand and dustBut there's one thing that you can trustWhen you feel all aloneMeaning in the moment // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. Note from Jack: In the video I mistakenly say this is our 11th album... but it's actually our 12th 1. Miracles 2. Une ville avec un fleuve enterré 3. Deeper Than Love 4. Two Cokes for Paul Nelson 5. Afterlife of a Painting 6. Candy Land 7. Galileo - with a microscope 8. Eagles 9. Public Land 10. Peace on my mind 11. The New Convention 12. Animam Nondum Efflavi // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Episode 140 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— Shane Thomas speaks to Kevin Hines, an American suicide prevention speaker who attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. His story gained major media coverage and he has since become a motivational speaker and advocate for suicide prevention. Shane was inspired to create a new song called 'Animam Nondum Efflavi', which will be released as a single on 22nd September. Animam Nondum Efflavi (I Have Not Yet Exhaled My Spirit) [Latin original]:animam nondum efflavi,tametsi eam vulneravi;parce mihi frater,tam longe meo carne.quando te deterruiet quo furtim effugisti?te quoniam necavi.mortuis adiunxistivel phasmatibus perditis?redde mihi vitamquam in noctem abstractam.[English]:I have not yet exhaled (flared out) my spirit,Though I have caused her harm (wounded her) ;Forgive me, my brother,So distant (remote) from my flesh.When did I cause you to flee in terror,and whither have you quietly (furtively) fled?For I have murdered (killed) you.Have you joined the company of [the] depraved phasms (spirits) ?Return to me the life (vitality)that was dragged off into the night.Shane Joshua Thomas www.KevinHinesStory.com // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
In Episode 138 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—musician and producer Nicholas Gunty—most famous for being part of the folk band Frances Luke Accord—interviews James Martin, American Jesuit priest, writer, and editor-at-large of America: the Jesuit Review, as inspiration for a beautiful new solo song called 'Peace on my mind', which will be released as a single on 25th August 2023 Stream the song: https://ffm.to/peaceonmymind LYRICS I know I am strong With peace by my side The story is power Will truth out in time? This one's for all The shame in our lives I need you to call me by my name I need you to let me be my way The story is power With peace by my side I know I am strong I know I'm alive Time and again Building a bridge Change happens when they hear what we did Build with the pen Building with stone Building with fire Building with bone Burdens are ugly The burden is real I know I am strong I know I will heal I know what I know Change happens this way We work from within It ripples away It ripples away We work from within We all gotta live If you felt under-loved And you're at the edge Call your nephew and niece By the name that they choose Be a sensitive man Put your skill to good use Go write a good book Go write a new song Go practice your love With everyone Make it all real Make it yourself Because you are here And you're nobody else This one's for all The love in your heart I know you are strong As I fall apart This one's for all With peace by their side With peace in their heart And peace on their mind https://www.americamagazine.org/ https://nicholasgunty.com/ https://www.franceslukeaccord.com/ Nicholas Gunty - - - He is the primary writer/producer for the folk band Frances Luke Accord (NPR: “The definition of lean-in music”) and a regular collaborator with Darlingside and Chris Dupont. Nicholas has shared stages with Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and Grammy-nominated guitarist Tim Reynolds. James J. Martin SJ - - - An American Jesuit Catholic priest, writer, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. A New York Times Best Selling author, Martin's books include The Jesuit Guide to Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and My Life With the Saints. // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
In Episode 139 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—Thomas Feiner interviews Dave McKean, an award-winning English illustrator and graphic designer, about the effect midjourney is having on their industry. Thomas uses the interview as inspiration for a new song called 'The New Convention', which will be released as a single on 8th September. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/thenewconvention LYRICSA journey into momentsA journey out of mindA journey through the possibleCollated and entwinedTelescopic netherworldsPortals into spaceHyperplexic Ferris wheelsCut up and replacedWelcome to the new invention Where everyone is an artist - Why would anyone disagree?It's dark inside the great conventionExhibitors are reminded to be uniformly freePixelated propheciesPrompted into beingWill we ever be able toBelieve in what we're seeingArtistic instabilityCall it what you willIt comes without a warrantyAnd this is not a drillWelcome to the new invention Where everyone is an artist - Why would anyone disagree?It's dark inside the great conventionExhibitors are reminded to be uniformly free www.thomasfeiner.com www.davemckean.com // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Jasper Lorentzen of Grammy-nominated bluegrass band ‘Po' Ramblin' Boys' interviews Ryan Callaghan of Meateater on the Podsongs podcast, as inspiration for a new song called Public Land Stream the song: https://ffm.to/publicland LYRICS: We grew up on a dead-end street out on the edge of town We didn't have much land to call our own We had big dreams of the mountains and tall pines We needed those wild places we could feel it in our bones Every weekend Dad would take us to the forest to roam around We learned to hunt and fish just like he had planned It was as much a part of us as that house that we called home I thank god every time I step on public land Those hills were like a classroom they taught me all I know It wasn't hard for me to understand Leave it better than you found it cause we only get one chance We have to be good stewards of the land Every weekend Dad would take us to the forest to roam around We learned to hunt and fish just like he had planned It was as much a part of us as that house that we called home I thank god every time I step on public land https://www.theporamblinboys.com/ https://www.instagram.com/olcal406 // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
In episode 136 of Podsongs, Dick Forsman's deep knowledge and passion for birds provide pianist and songwriter Ruben Hein with a unique perspective on the world of raptors, inspiring him to create "Eagles," a song that delves into the profound majesty of these magnificent creatures. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/eagles-rubenhein LYRICS: We can't soar above this Or migrate away Just leaden on the land without wings We're deafened and deceived An outcome out of sight Lost without non-human rights? Oh where the eagles live Over the rim of a far long cliff Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle's head I wish I could get up there Glide through the sky As chaos plays out on the ground Where money does the talking But could it be contrite? Can it say non-human rights? Oh where the eagles live Over the rim of a far long cliff Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle's head It's more than philosophical An upgrade for us all Replace positions we've been claiming for so long It's a necessary call An unexpected rule of law And change the patterns that would otherwise go on Oh where the eagles live Over the rim of a far long cliff Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle's head Dick Forsman: http://www.dickforsman.com/ Ruben Hein: https://rubenhein.nl/ // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
GUEST OVERVIEW: Jack Stafford is a British musician living in Italy who started "Podsongs" in 2020 after COVID lockdowns forced him to look for other outlets for his music. The podcast is a unique project where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a brand new song. 150 episodes have been recorded so far, featuring artists like David Knopfler, Band of Skulls, A Place to Bury Strangers, Death Valley Girls, Elliott Murphy and Wheatus - in conversation with heros like Neil Gaiman, Robert Carlyle, Vandana Shiva, Charles Eisenstein and more. https://podsongs.com/
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. 1. Nothing's by Design 2. Borderline 3. Don't Forget How Far You've Come 4. Get Free 5. EZ Water Bonus track - Blinding Lights 6. If I listened to you 7. Drunk on the Cork 8. Your Energy 9. Always Gonna Be The Same 10. The Science of Sound 11. Feel the Colors 12. Peace is a Serious Matter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
Edición Limitada - 3 de Abril del 2023. Homenaje póstumo a Ryuichi Sakamoto. Selección, producción, realización y conducción: Francisco J. Brenes. Presentando música de Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Electric Orchestra, Pet Shop Boys, Lucinda Chua, James, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Marta and Tricky, Let's Eat, Grandma, Isolated Gate, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, RVG, The Alarm, The Japanese House, Bully, Panchiko, Memorials, Will Butler & Sister Squares, Art School Girlfriend, The Utopiates, Alex Lahey, Cathedral Bells, The Beths, Death Valley Girls, Jack Stafford & Podsongs, Noble Rot, Heartworms, The Smashing Pumpkins, Foals, The Cult, This Eternal Decay, Chvrches, Nabihah Iqbal, Stars, Lottery Winners con Boy George, A Certain Ratio, Jose Gonzalez, Everything But The Girl, Noia, Le Pain, Depeche Mode, Puscifer, Anne Clark, Florian Kruse, Castelli, Red Cell, The New Division, Rotersand, ODorian, Darkways y Aurat.
Psychedelic soundsmith Al Lover interviews writer, educator and futurist Zak Stein as inspiration for a new song. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/peaceisaseriousmatter LYRICS to 'Peace is a serious matter' Build peer-to-peer propaganda Techno-feudalists position for mate The social media memoranda Hypnotize to a suggestible state Reaching peak psychological dysfunction Going down an infinite scroll Pulled out with intentional suction No self-control Son rise become all that you're meant to be Son rise over everything and be free Queuing up for micro-targetted rapture Enjoy the pleasure of the new world order Addicted to attentional capture A self-diagnosed disorder Overcoming the shocks of existence Che Guevara's in the shopping mall Hendrix plays Star Spangled Resistance Slowly we fall Son rise become all that you're meant to be Son rise over everything and be free Links: Zak Stein - http://www.zakstein.org/ Al Lover - https://www.al-lover.com/ Podsongs - https://podsongs.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podsongs/message
In this episode of Podsongs, Ryan Walsh of the critically acclaimed Boston-band 'Hallelujah The Hills', interviews ground-breaking researcher Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). The interview that the song inspires is song called 'Get Free'. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/getfree Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his Master's thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. https://maps.org/ Hallelujah The Hills have been releasing critically acclaimed albums and touring the U.S. since 2007. Described by Spin as “criminally underappreciated” and lauded by Pitchfork for their “fist pumping anthems,” they've been declared “Boston legends” in their hometown and as having a “cult following” by Stereogum. The band released their first two albums on Misra Records, assisted Titus Andronicus in recording their breakout album The Monitor, and are one of the only bands to have ever toured with The Silver Jews. Their sound was creatively explained as “the kind of punk rock you'd expect on stage at the roadhouse from ‘Twin Peaks'” in The Boston Herald. Others go further, with Aquarium Drunkard noting “few do it with the style and imagination of Hallelujah the Hills” and Captain's Dead boldly publishing that they “without a doubt they are one of the greatest bands currently making music.” https://www.hallelujahthehills.com/ LYRICS: We've been backstabbed betrayed, butchered and splayed On the altar of “the way it's always been done.” It's American, man, watch the funerals span The bulk of the calendar year And you can shake your head say it's not right Spend all your nights in electronic fights But you know in the end, there's no way to defend The way we do nothing at all When waking up is a trauma and hellos turns to drama You disassociate from every nuclear thought Total lack of conviction with a bullshit addiction It's enough to forget all we've got And all we've got could someday be enough A spiritual world where we lean into love Well hey I get it man, you're not sure of the plan As you harangue me holding a beer What if the best in us was on the cusp Of true manifestation? Could we take the leap into the deep And find that the softest landing? And besides What have we got to lose? If we could stay like this or get better, What would you choose? I just want my friends to get free I just want my love to get free I just want the pained to get free I just want you to get free I just wanna get free Come on let's all get free // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.comPodcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodesSongs: https://podsongs.com/musicSpotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7IgSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongsInstagram: https://instagram.com/podsongsFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
In this episode, Chad Moses of 'To Write Love on Her Arms'—the non-profit dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide—talks to Swedish songwriter Paula Jiven to inspire a new song that will inspire those going through difficulties. Stream the song 'Don't forget how far you've come': https://ffm.to/dontforgethow TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Since its start in 2006, they have donated over $3 million directly into treatment and recovery making it possible for people to access mental health care when they need it the most. Each month, TWLOHA creates more than 11 million moments of hope through their online and social media presence for people in over 100 countries. And these moments lead to people taking the next step to find help as TWLOHA connects 3,000+ people monthly to mental health resources like crisis lines, support groups, and affordable local mental health resources through the FIND HELP Tool. On a mission to disrupt Swedish songwriter and artist Paula Jiven from Gothenburg made her debut appearance for the public at age 14 with her rendition of Michael Jackson's ‘Billie Jean' on Sweden's Got Talent in 2018. A cover that gave her a Golden Buzzer and that subsequently went viral, amassing over 4 million views to date. She has since then developed her songwriting talent together with Wamer/Chappell and currently shares her management with the likes of Imagine Dragons, Clinton Kane, and The Killers (Reynolds Management in Las Vegas, US). Paula Jiven makes spellbindingly original pop music, each song sparked from her radiant imagination. At just 18-years-old, she's already cultivated a truly singular voice as an artist, one that defies all expectations in favour of following her most playful and daring instincts. With a self-described mission of “disrupting the comfortable and comforting the disrupted,“ Jiven is set to deliver a debut body of work revealing her supreme gifts as a storyteller and the tremendous power of her captivating voice. DON'T FORGET HOW FAR YOU'VE COME Say you're down And say your stuck Can't get out of bed Laugh it off But it's not a joke What's messing with your head You say it's hard To be living out In the way you wished you could But I know it's not How you think it is When you think you're really screwed You've got things you're convinced you need The things you've got to be I'll lend a hand And I'll lend my eyes I wanna help you heal Cause all we need Is all you are I want you to run free You were always beautiful And one day I hope you'll see Don't forget how far you've come And I'll - write the love upon your arms I'll lend my hand, I want to help you heal You're all we need, I want you to run free You're all we need, I want you to run free You're all we need, I want you to run free You're all we need, I want you to run free I want you to run For more information, please visit: www.twloha.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/towriteloveonherarms Twitter: www.twitter.com/twloha Instagram: www.instagram.com/twloha Links: Paula Jiven - https://paulajiven.com/ Podsongs - https://podsongs.com/ Recorded at @Goldmine.Records --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
A commentary on the last 11 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. 1) A Hose Through Which Love Flows 2) It's Not 1984 3) War On Mother Nature 4) From Me To We 5) This Is Making Me Crazy 6) Transhuman Dreams 7) The Rules of Ayurveda (Dinacharya) 8) Where Were The Drugs? 9) Let Go 10) CRISPR 11) Masterpiece 12) Next episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
In this episode of Podsongs—the show where musicians interview inspirational people, as inspiration for a new song—Professor Carl Hart, author of Drug Use for Grownups and a campaigner for drug law reform, talks to American singer-songwriter Tanner Peterson about why everything we know about drug addiction is wrong. The resulting song inspired by the conversation is called ‘Break the Spell' and features Carl's son Damon Xavier rapping as guest vocalist. https://drcarlhart.com/ https://tannerpmusic.com/ Stream the song: https://ffm.to/tannerbreakthespell BREAK THE SPELL They're coming again They're coming for my own heart Just live and forget Everyone plays their part Need a reset Spirits in the mind are breaking through New consciousness Visions of something I can't prove We're changing slowly But still falling onto ourselves Can't stop the controlling Could melodies break the spell? Illegal truth Covered up like it's suicide Forbidden fruit How can you tell me what is mine? We're changing slowly But still falling onto ourselves Can't stop the controlling Could melodies break the spell? We're changing slowly But still falling onto ourselves Can't stop the controlling Could melodies break the spell? Time to grow up 'Cause it's no rights if they control us My whole life all I heard was “no drugs” Coming from the motherfuckers that don't even know drugs And as I Get to get a little closer I can identify the propaganda like “hold up” Then we can recognize that the lies never hold up Whether you do a line, or wine, or you roll up High Times couldn't cover my mind by the byline The news never spill the truth on a timeline The boys in blue are the brutes in my lifetime I been on sidelines and now it's high time Look at the country deposit Locking my people for profit How can you look in the mirror? I cannot honor "Your Honor" Chasing our happiness and I'm knowing the courage will cause it What do we need? To get out the closet Wassup? We're changing slowly But still falling onto ourselves Can't stop the controlling Could melodies break the spell? We're changing slowly But still falling onto ourselves Can't stop the controlling Could melodies break the spell? Could melodies break the spell? Could melodies break the spell? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
In this episode of Podsongs—the show where musicians interview inspirational people, as inspiration for a new song—high-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais, who's worked with some of the world's top athletes, talks to LA singer Katie Welch about what it takes to be the best version of ourselves. The result is a song called ‘Masterpiece' which invites you discover the artist inside your heart. Learn the power of thinking High-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais has dedicated his career to exploring how to push the boundaries of human potential. His clients include Olympians and Fortune 100 CEOs. As the host of the Finding Mastery podcast he interviews world-leading professionals taking their fields to the edge. Dr. Gervais works in high-stakes environments with some of the world's top-performing athletes and businesspeople. He is known for his work on the Red Bull Stratos project, where he helped Felix Baumgartner overcome the anxiety and claustrophobia felt when he pulled on his jumps suit to make the history-making leap from 128,000 feet. Meditation, mindfulness and team-building techniques introduced by Dr. Gervais are credited by Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as being key to his team's 2014 Super Bowl win. Carroll and Dr. Gervais continue to work together as co-founders of Compete to Create, a digital platform helping people become their best through mindset training. Here, Dr. Gervais shares insights gleaned from working with the best in the world. Katie Welch is an American Pop-Jazz singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, her cinematic pop-soul sound highlights her powerful presence and soulful voice, influenced by the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, and Celine Dion, but with a dance/disco-funk edge inspired by The Jacksons, Prince, Cher, Stevie Wonder, and Christina Aguilera Stream the song: https://ffm.to/katiemasterpiece MASTERPIECE Everyday's an opportunity to create a living masterpiece The biggest thing that hold us back is the fear of what other people think Your most authentic self's available to you every day and everywhere that you meet your feet Cuz when we're present and we're grounded and we're mindful That's when life gets really sweet Because we've all got the chance to be the best versions of ourselves And we can learn to harness all the gifts we've each got to express You're enough just because you are And everything you need is inside of you Your inner capabilities are absolutely extraordinary Baby you're a work of art The artist is inside your heart Your body is the canvas And you're mind is the paint Once you can see the picture you can paint it for the world to see Because we've all got the chance to be the best versions of ourselves And we can learn to harness all the gifts we've each got to express You're enough just because you are And everything you need is inside of you Your inner capabilities are absolutely extraordinary Baby you're a work of art The artist is inside your heart Your body is the canvas And you're mind is the paint So paint the picture that you want the world to see --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Jo Zayner is a biohacker, artist, and scientist best known for their self-experimentation and work making hands-on genetic engineering accessible to a lay audience, including CRISPR. josiahzayner.com/ Chicks on Speed is a feminist music and fine art ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Australian Alex Murray-Leslie and American Melissa Logan met at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. http://www.chicksonspeed.com/ Podsongs is a podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song. www.podsongs.com CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats CRISPR CRISPR CRISPR CRISPR CRIS, CRIS, CRIS, PR Where's the bass? Doing the science Cut and add, you've got the sequence Making it happen Do you want to jam, with my genes? Give me some of your genetic engineering Your kitchen garage time machine Take me to see a dragon Everybody has a device to push the button Bottom up, top down Lifloning logistics Baby genes in editing Change our genes, make a choice Self-injected, what's the real Believe in who, what's the wrong in the world Science isn't done a lab coat Seeing through your twisted CRISPR Science isn't done a lab coat Empty hallways what's going on Artificial balance hey Hey love I could lose Body autonomy Me and you just we two point of view What's the truth? Make me faith Make me real Change modify Men on estrogen Therapy it's popular Vocabulary Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Clustered Interspaced Palindromic Repeats CRISPR CRISPR CRISPR CRISPR I was not born this way Didn't like my DNA You said my genes were lame Were so uncool and my parents were to blame If only, science made me cooler Maybe some talent and a photogenic bone structure Dear science, save me from this gene pool It's mediocre why does nature have to be so cruel? What do you think about mosquitos? What about repair kit? What about the DNA? What about the therapy? What is natural? Have the repair kit rather than the scalpel? What about fixing the murals? What about repair kit subsitutes for jail cells? I'm starving mosquito flying around Can't locate dinner Receptors are down My target of desired of plasma can't be found A starving mosquito Buzzing around Buzzing around Buzzing around Buzzing around // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.comPodcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodesSongs: https://podsongs.com/musicSpotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7IgSpotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongsInstagram: https://instagram.com/podsongsFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. 1) Unclench 2) It's Possible 3) Afterlife 4) Bravery 5) Kudzu From Heaven 6) Changes 7) Unravel 8) Moment of Truth 9) A Change Is Coming 10) Change without pain 11) Live to Give 12) Where Attention Goes // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Can you learn to let go? This is what Kyle Cease challenges Doe Paoro to do in their interview together in this episode of Podsongs. New York Times Best Selling author Kyle Cease has a gift of merging comedy with personal transformation. As a comedian, Kyle had two #1 Comedy Central specials and was voted as #1 ranking on Comedy Central's Stand-up Showdown. After leaving his job as an award-winning comedian, Kyle dedicated his life to helping others and created Evolving Out Loud, which is a growing community with over 400 thousand members worldwide. Kyle has personally coached over fifteen thousand people and his YouTube videos have been watched over 60 million times. http://kylecease.com/ Working under the name Doe Paoro, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Sonia Kreitzer blends elements of soul, R&B, dubstep, and dark-toned pop. After earning critical accolades with her self-made first album, she signed to Anti-, working with members of Bon Iver and making her label debut with 2015's After. Slow to Love Following a trip to Tibet, the Syracuse native began recording under the name Doe Paoro, folding Tibetan opera vocal influences into her own minimalist pop sound. https://www.doepaoro.com/ Stream the song: https://ffm.to/doeletgo LET GO Well I never had the sense of a road No no no no And I gave up all of my knowing A long time ago Yeah I tried To let go Of what could not hold Well I promised myself a love That wouldn't rely On anyone else's choosing me This love never dies Yeah I tried To let go Of what was a love so many times I had to let go so many times I had to let go of so many lives I had to let go of so many so many so many lives So many times I had to let go I had to let go I had to let go Of so many lives So many times Well I walked to the edge Gave my prayer to the stars What if the thing that I want most Is breaking my heart Well I tried, yes I tried to accept what is hard Yeah I tried to accept what is hard I had to let go So many times I had to let go of so many lives so many lives // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongs Facebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Let's talk transhumanism. Steve Fuller Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, England talks to Holly Chant of the band Xylaroo, to give her inspiration for a new song. Social Epistemology, what it is and how it is relevant to the question of Intelligent Design? Steve was originally trained in history and philosophy of science, but he is best known for the research programme of 'social epistemology', which is the title of a journal he founded in 1987 and the first of his dozen books. Links: Xylaroo - http://www.sundaybest.net/artists/xylaroo/ Prof. Steve Fuller - http://profstevefuller.net/ Podsongs - https://podsongs.com/ Recorded at @Goldmine.Records --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Vandana Shiva inspires a song about corporations' War on Mother Nature on episode #107 of the Podsongs podcast. #VandanaShiva is a modern-day revolutionary, and for forty years has been fighting a heroic battle on behalf of humanity and the ecologically besieged natural systems that support us. But she is opposed by powerful multinational corporations and billionaires like #billgates invested in continuing their degenerative but lucrative agricultural practices. For more information on Vandana's work and to take part in her online courses go to navdanya.org Her latest book is called: Oneness VS the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom. Also please check out the documentary film about Vandana's work “The Seeds of Vandana” here: https://vandanashivamovie.com Stream the song https://ffm.to/waronmothernature The song was performed by Rebecca Jenkins whose partner Joel Bakan—writer and director of The New Corporation documentary—suggested Vandana Shiva to Podsongs host Jack Stafford. Podsongs is a unique podcast format created and hosted by Jack Stafford, a British musician living in Italy. Musicians interview inspiring people and produce a song inspired by the conversation. It launched in November 2020 after COVID lockdowns forced Jack to look for other outlets for his music, and it evolved into a collaborative project. War on Mother Nature The song was recorded at Goldmine Records in Vallo della Lucania, Italy. The music was written by Jack Stafford, with lyrics by Jack Stafford and Rebecca Jenkins. Rebecca Jenkinson sang vocals, and it was produced by Maurizio Sarnicola and Massimino Voza, who also played Drums, Piano, Bass, Trumpet, Organ and Keys. Maurizio Sarnicola played guitar. LYRICS: Capital creation you know It's just blatant theft And the system will not stop Until there's nothing left Wake up people come on now Don't get mesmerised By these digital barons And their hypnotic lies Their aim is not discrete They want to defeat Mother Nature It's their illusion It's so senseless Dangerously Anti-life, anti-health, anti-woman No accountability Their media floods our minds PR pollution Money is their goal But you know it's nature's execution Their aim is not discrete They want to defeat Mother Nature Mother Nature It's their illusion As food creators They own what we need They patent nature Even precious seed Come on people Let's collectivise It's time for revolution It's been prophesised Their aim is not discrete They want to defeat her Their aim is not discrete They want to defeat her They want to defeat her They want to defeat her Come on people It's time for revolution Come on now Let's collectivise It's time for revolution // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/$1 @ https://podsongs.com // LINKS // Website: https://podsongs.com Podcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodes Songs: https://podsongs.com/music Spotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7?si=4Nv7WW85SbSPZvCsj1o7Ig Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq?si=1b84c2b9bdea4656 // SOCIAL // Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongs Instagram: https://instagram.com/podsongsFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Musician and podcaster Jack Stafford joins me on the podcast this week to talk about his Podsongs podcast, to chat about some of the music his interviews have inspired, and embark on a pretty deep (yet accessible) spiritual excursion. If there ever was a perfect guest for this here podcast, this is the guy! I […]
Balinese activist and singer Kai Mata interviews English writer Dorian Lynskey—author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs and The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984—on episode #106 of the Podsongs podcast. Challenged to come up with a song that covers both subjects, she creates an anti-protest song—an anthem for peace. LYRICS: To those who call for uprising And bloodshed to begin Who holler that the system must be torn down from within If you want to drive out the dark Well stand up with light in your heart You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution You're acting like it's 1984 An eye for an eye Makes the whole world blind With peace in your actions There's peace in your mind If you want to drive out the dark Well stand up with light in your heart You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution You're acting like it's 1984 In the cacophony, I hear a single melody So would you come along and sing this song with me? We can use harmonies to sing of what we dream this little world could be You can be mad, you can be angry In this time where words are feeling so unheard We write songs about our worries Sing out loud to share our stories In the hopes that someone near or far can hear our words and feel them in their heart You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution You're acting like it's 1984 Links: Kai Mata - http://kaimatamusic.com/ Dorian Lynskey - https://www.dorianlynskey.com/ Podsongs - https://podsongs.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Jack is a musician who lives in Southern Italy. In his interview, he describes how his music made its way to new audiences, and how the benefits of technology during this time assisted in that journey. Interviewed 26 November 2021. Learn more about leaving a story for future generations at https://storiesofcovid.co Listen and subscribe to PODSONGS by Jack Stafford --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stories-of-covid/support
This episode of Podsongs—where inspirational people inspire a song—is Jen Sincero, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker and motivational cattle prod who's helped countless people transform their personal and professional lives via her products, speaking engagements, newsletters, seminars and books. Her #1 New York Times bestseller, You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (2013), has been on the NY Times bestseller list for over four and a half years, has sold over 5 million copies worldwide, is available in over 40 languages, and continues to grow in popularity around the globe. Her follow-ups, You Are a Badass® at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth (2017), also a NY Times bestseller, You Are a Badass® Every Day (2018), and Badass Habits (2020) are written with the same signature sass, down-to-earth humor and blunt practicality that made You Are a Badass® a beloved bestseller and Jen a celebrated voice in the world of self development. https://jensincero.com/ MUSICAL GUEST: Gregory Harrington is one of Ireland's most recognized violinists, with a wide ranging diversity that encompasses classical to jazz to crossover. Born in Dublin and based in New York City, violinist Gregory Harrington is redefining the classical virtuoso for the 21st century. As a classical artist, he is admired for the expressive lyricism of his playing, beauty of tone, and impeccable musicianship. His unique ability to transform movie and film scores, popular jazz, rock and pop music into brand new violin concert pieces has enthralled audiences around the world. As noted by critics, Mr. Harrington juxtaposes Bach and Bob Dylan, Beethoven and Leonard Cohen, Radiohead and Johnny Cash to staggering effect. As a performer/arranger with orchestra or his performing groups, Harrington's cross-cultural and wide-reaching appeal has brought him to perform for Presidents and Vice Presidents, celebrities, heads of state, the United Nations and millions of music fans around the globe. https://gregoryharrington.com/ LYRICS - "Live to Give": There's a golden rule They don't teach in school It's when you help someone else You end up helping yourself And as you give what you can To your fellow man There's a reaction That's opposite and equal Fear will disappear When you're not scared to share And when you live to give The world gives back to you Now add in gratitude As your gateway drug To a life of awesomeness And abundance www.podsongs.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
Jack Stafford is a British singer-songwriter and super troubadour. He is most well-known for his thought-provoking lyrics. He is on a mission to bring spirituality to the centre stage and mysticism back into the mainstream. Jack grew up in the UK but quickly moved to Amsterdam, where he lived a toyboy lifestyle working as a copywriter, musician and fashion designer. However, this led to burnout, so Jack sold all his possessions and set off on a bicycle tour as a nomadic troubadour. He travelled through 45 countries, playing over 700 house concerts in return for a place to sleep. He recorded many of his crazy adventures in his songs, and through those—plus countless self-help books and podcasts, as well as yoga, his Ayurveda songs, and Vipassana meditation—he grew and grew to become a unique modern-day troubadour. The culmination of his life skills is the unique Podsongs podcast, where—together with other musical artists from around the world—he interviews special people in selfless service to others, and writes a song to bring greater awareness to their work. Jack lives in seclusion in the South of Italy. He is a qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner, student of metaphysics and Italian representative of The Aetherius Society - he also hosts another podcast called the Mysticast. Connect with Jack www.podsongs.com twitter.com/podsongs facebook.com/podsongs instagram.com/podsongs youtube.com/thejsf Spotify: Jack Stafford Where to connect with Andrea Website: https://andreaclaassen.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/seasonallivingmamas Freebie: 5 Day Ayurvedic Challenge- https://andreaclaassen.com/5-day-ayurvedic-challenge Divine Body Wisdom Book- https://andreaclaassen.com/book Freebie: Ayurvedic Winter Guide- https://andreaclaassen.com/ayurvedic-winter-guide Andrea Claassen Bio Andrea Claassen is an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, RYT 500 hour yoga teacher, and Wild Woman Project Circle leader who has been in the wellness space since 2007. Her mission is to help people slow down, tune in, and connect to your divine body wisdom. She does this by teaching her Peaceful Power Practices centered around movement, mindfulness & mother nature through an Ayurvedic lens. You can hear more from Andrea on her Peaceful Power Podcast where she aims to deliver actionable takeaways to live a more holistic lifestyle. Connect with Andrea on her website at www.andreaclaassen.com
About Jack Stafford: Jack Stafford is a British singer-songwriter and super troubadour. He is most well-known for his thought-provoking lyrics. He is on a mission to bring spirituality to the centre stage and mysticism back into the mainstream. Jack grew up in the UK but quickly moved to Amsterdam, where he lived and worked as a copywriter, musician and fashion designer. However, this led to burnout, so Jack sold all his possessions and set off on a bicycle tour as a nomadic troubadour. He travelled through 45 countries, playing over 700 house concerts in return for a place to sleep. He recorded many of his crazy adventures in his songs, and through those—plus countless self-help books and podcasts, as well as yoga, his Ayurveda songs, and Vipassana meditation—he grew and grew to become a unique modern-day troubadour. The culmination of his life skills is the unique Podsongs podcast, where—together with other musical artists from around the world—he interviews special people in selfless service to others, and writes a song to bring greater awareness to their work. Jack lives in seclusion in the South of Italy. He is a qualified Ayurvedic Practitioner, student of metaphysics and Italian representative of The Aetherius Society - he also hosts another podcast called the Mysticast. Listen to Podsongs: https://podsongs.com/about To register for upcoming Walled Garden events, go to thewalledgarden.com/events
Episode Summary: Singer-songwriter and self-described modern-day troubadour, Jack Stafford joins the show to share his passion for creating good songs for good causes. Jack is the host of Podsongs, a unique podcast where musicians interview inspirational people, in service to others, as inspiration for brand new songs. Today, Harry and Jack share in a rich discussion about spirituality, the motivation behind creation and the importance of preserving knowledge for future generations. Jack shares his musical background and why the COVID lockdowns led him unexpectedly to podcasting. Now Jack is on a new mission entirely as he discusses his future endeavors and what he hopes to achieve through podcasting. Episode Sponsors: Focusrite –http://pcjk.es/focusrite ( http://pcjk.es/focusrite) FullCast –https://fullcast.co/ ( https://fullcast.co/) Key Takeaways: 06:28 – Jack Stafford talks about his passion for making music, his background as a songwriter and music producer and what inspired him to launch Podsongs 15:56 – From musician to copywriter 19:10 – Preserving knowledge across generations 24:16 – Prep work and research that goes into each interview 32:32 – The motivation of creation 35:26 – The Aetherius Society and Jack's spiritual journey 43:57 – What's next for Jack and his podcast 52:24 – Harry thanks Jack for joining the show and let's listeners know where they can connect with him Tweetable Quotes: “Over the past year, the most rewarding interviews have been the ones not when someone's written a book, but when they've done it for a good cause like air quality or air pollution, something to save the planet or humanity.” (14:00) (Jack) “It goes back to the copywriting background where you get this brief which is this very complicated, boring document and you're supposed to pull out the benefits from the features. So, when I interviewed a sleep doctor, he talked about how there are these different chronotypes and we're all a different chronotype and you can sleep based on your type of biorhythm. So, if I put that in a song, more people will hear about it and more people will study his book.” (19:55) (Jack) “Ignorance is the only crime on the Earth. And if we can solve this, all the other problems will be solved.” (34:55) (Jack) “It will have this trickle-down effect because most people listening to this will just roll their eyes, but because we're in this reincarnation cycle where, along the other realms, the membership is much higher. So, when you're born back on this realm, there are some people that it will take just one word to connect.” (47:34) (Jack) Links Mentioned: FullCast Website –https://fullcast.co/ ( https://fullcast.co/) Podcast Junkies Junkies Facebook Group –https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastjunkiesjunkies/ ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/podcastjunkiesjunkies/) Link to Podfest Expo Virtual Summit –https://podfestexpo.com/ ( https://podfestexpo.com/) Link to The Podosphere - https://www.thepodosphere.com/ (https://www.thepodosphere.com/) Link to Aetherius Society - https://www.aetherius.org/ (https://www.aetherius.org/) Link to Descript - https://www.descript.com/ (https://www.descript.com/) Jack's Website - https://podsongs.com/ (https://podsongs.com/) Podsongs Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/podsongs/ (https://www.instagram.com/podsongs/) Podsongs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podsongs/ (https://www.facebook.com/podsongs/) Podsongs Twitter - https://twitter.com/podsongs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (https://twitter.com/podsongs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Jack's Podcasts: Mysticast – https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ct8dufDZMUmM24CD2FQnA (https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ct8dufDZMUmM24CD2FQnA) Podsongs – https://podsongs.com/ (https://podsongs.com/)
Listen to songwriter Jack Stafford discuss with Heather the role that Ayurveda has played in his personal development and songwriting, including how he healed a fertility issue and why it helped him win the heart of his girlfriend. At times comedic and other times deeply poignant, he shares how he connects with his highest self and even what he thinks is the best way to clean your bum after going to the bathroom. In this episode, Heather and Jack discuss: Jack's podcast, PODSONGS, and his songs that are based on the interviews he does on his podcast. Getting Ayurvedic treatment for fertility in India. Jack's experience of Ayurvedic pulse diagnosis. Why going to Chinese and Ayurvedic doctors is about going to get your pulse felt. The book, the Serpent Power, about kundalini. Seeing the state of the whole from the singular. Why we ultimately end up taking unexpected paths when we go on a spiritual journeys, like the story told in the book The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo. What it's like to sense the nadis and prana, and have a spiritual awakening. What it means to be in touch with your higher self and your not-highest self. How Jack found his teacher and got involved with the Aetherius Society. Waking up at 3:33 am. Why so many people need greater access to mysticism today. How to use Ayurveda to woo your girlfriend. Jack's song, Clean and Regular, which is about him trying to help his girlfriend improve her bowel movements. Whether toilet paper, a bum gun or a bidet is best, and how to properly clean your bum after going to the bathroom. Seasonal eating and the Mediterranean diet. Jack Stafford is a British singer-songwriter renowned for his thought-provoking lyrics, and is the host of Podsongs, a podcast where artists interview activists and write a #songforgood to help them with their work. Jack is also a talented singer-songwriter in his own right and has released 18 albums over the last 20 years. In the last year alone he has released over 100 songs. Jack grew up in the UK but quickly moved to Amsterdam, where he lived a toyboy lifestyle working as a copywriter, musician and fashion designer. However, this led to burnout, so Jack sold all his possessions and set off on a bicycle tour as a nomadic troubadour. He travelled through 45 countries, playing hundreds of house concerts in return for a place to sleep. He recorded many of his crazy adventures in his songs, and through those—plus countless self-help books and podcasts, as well as yoga, Ayurveda and Vipassana meditation—he grew and grew to become a unique modern-day troubadour. He is on a mission to bring spirituality to the centre stage and mysticism back into the mainstream. www.podsongs.com Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility and the host of the Wisdom of the Body podcast. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she teaches the Regenerative Fertility Method to support future generations worldwide. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She offers virtual consultations and programs worldwide. www.heathergrzych.com Connect with Heather: Instagram.com/heathergrzych Facebook.com/grzychheather Book an Ayurvedic consultation or connection call with Heather to explore the Regenerative Fertility Method: https://www.heathergrzych.com/book-online Join the Wisdom of the Body club on Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/wisdom-of-the-body This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only.
We made it to 100 episodes in just over a year. Well done to the whole team. Thanks to the guests, the musicians, the listeners, everyone! How should we celebrate our one-hundredth episode? - it has to be something special edition. And it is. Because I originally started Podsongs as a way to help publicise the Aetherius society, the spiritual organisation that I'm a member of. And about 12 of the last 100 guests were from the Aetherius Society. Two directors of the society in LA—Brian Keneipp and Paul Nugent—agreed to come on and give a special track by track commentary, with some extra metaphysical insights. The album is called 'Through slits in the chrysalis'—meaning the truths we get glimpses of, through cracks in our cocoons—and will be available on all platforms from 1st January. Tracks: 1 The Prison of Materialism 2 The Violet Flame 3 The Mother Earth 4 The Healer 5 Most Caterpillars Don't Believe In Butterflies 6 The Mighty Sun 7 If The Bombs Go Off 8 Pranayama 9 Serve 10 Hymn of the Blessings 11 Bravery 12 Don't Dwell on your Physical Shell 13 The Absolute 14 Blind and Groping in the Dark Moving forward.... In 2022 we'll be switching to an episode every fortnight which is what many other shows do, like Song Exploder the next best music podcast. Podsongs has become all-consuming... Because it's not just the production of the podcast that takes time - now I have to find musical guests who want to collaborate, finding a guest expert for them to interview, researching, recording, editing.... and then making the songs of course, which has been huge.... but it's also that now we give every song a special single release, with marketing, promotion, a music video... we're a proper record company. And two singles a month is still a lot. And even on top of that, another new idea for next year is that I want to release episodes with video as well - but we need something extra special for Podsongs - so not just talking heads, but as well as each episode inspiring a song, it will also inspire a painting..... I'm asking artists to video themselves creating a piece inspired by the conversation - so on youtube, you'll have a split-screen of the interview and the artist painting a picture in real-time. It's evolving into a gesamtkunstwerk - as we have music, dancers in the music videos. Maybe some literature in future, with story readings instead of interviews. I don't know how I can get architecture in there, but if you have an idea let me know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
In today's episode, I have invited a special guest ...Jack Stafford, a singer-songwriter on a mission to serve others and help people overcome the materialistic message that's distorting modern society. Jack is the host of Podsongs, a podcast where artists interview activists and write a #songforgood to help them with their work. Jack is also a talented singer-songwriter in his own right and has released 18 albums over the last 20 years. He is English but lives in beautiful seclusion in the south of Italy by the sea with a lifestyle that most of us can only dream about. In this episode, we talk about ayurveda, Jack's experience, his latest album ASHTANGA HRIDYA and his musical ayurvedic journey as an Ayurveda troubadour. You can listen to his songs on www.podsongs.com and check out his YouTube videos on his channel Podsongs. https://youtube.com/c/JackStaffordPODSONGS Instagram link: https://instagram.com/jackstaffordtroubadour?utm_medium=copy_link Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/thejackstaffordfoundation --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
What if every guest inspired the host to write a song? This is exactly what happens on Jack Stafford's podcast Podsongs. He kicked it off only last year and has already created a unique little universe of over 100 episodes and songs now. Lately, this universe has evolved into a collaborative project with guest musicians coming on. Jack had been a musician for many years when the pandemic forced him to look for other outlets for his music. He talks to all kinds of inspirational people, but he has a mission: to bring spirituality to the centre stage and mysticism back into the mainstream. Jack grew up in the UK but moved to Amsterdam, where he lived a toyboy lifestyle working as a copywriter, musician and fashion designer. However, this led to burnout, so Jack sold all his possessions and set off on a bicycle tour as a nomadic troubadour. He travelled through 45 countries, playing hundreds of house concerts in return for a place to sleep. He recorded many of his crazy adventures in his songs, and through those—plus countless self-help books and podcasts, as well as yoga, Ayurveda and Vipassana meditation—he grew and grew to become a unique modern-day troubadour. His spiritual awakening happened in India. It wasn't a flash experience, it came gradually. The person who showed him how to find a deeper reality was an American. ”You think you'll meet some Indian guru. But this man had been doing pranayamas and mantras since he was three years old. And he opened the door to George King and the Aetherius society. So there I am in India, learning about an Englishman via an American...” The Aetherius society has since been at the centre of Jack Stafford's spiritual quest. It is a small movement founded by George King in the 50s. The teachings are fascinating but may appear mysterious to many people. Jack explains bits and pieces of it. ”If you're open to it, it's Buddhism and Christianity and UFOs and science, all wrapped into one bundle of joy”, he says with a smile. ”We are here to be of service. We are here to learn. We are in a classroom.” Many spiritual people unwisely skip the material aspects of this earthly existence, Jack thinks. ”Many spiritual people just want to be in the bosom of their garden with fairies or meditate. They don't think it is a spiritual way to get a science degree or start a business. But you can't learn metaphysics unless you master physics.” ”You can levitate if you do 15 years of yoga with mantra and pranayama. These are siddies you get. There is science behind that.” However, once you have attained such siddies, you should deny them, he explains. ”When you master something, you don't use it. Because we are here to be of service.” The teachings of George King and the Aetherius society centers not only around yoga but also extraterrestrial life. ”This is where it can get a little crazy. This is why I got into this gradually.” There is physicality on every level of consciousness and light, according to Jack Stafford. When we die, we go to another realm, which is exactly here, but at a different frequency. ”If you go to another planet with our frequency, it can look like only dust, but in a higher realm, the same planet has cities, temples and spaceships. This is a key concept as to how UFOs and reincarnation are linked.” According to Jack and the Aetherius teachings, some of the ETs visiting Earth may actually be us at a later, or higher, stage–the ”future us” showing up here and now, so to speak. Podsongs Mysticast (Jack's other podcast) The Aetherius society
This week we welcome the hilarious, bold, candid and great Fielding Edlow (“Bojack Horseman”), who digs deep into the Whit Stillman-y world of upwardly mobile teens on the island of Manhattan, and marital public honesty in the form of “Bitter Homes and Gardens.” PLUS! BONUS! Hear the Podsongs tune written by Frances Luke Accord inspired by their conversation with JV!
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. 1 Sweet Dharma 2 Pranayama 3 Don't Dwell on Your Physical Shell 4 The Violet Flame 5a Electric Cars (ft. Helen Austin) 5b Electric Maybellene 6 People Of The Garden (ft. Shane Thomas) 7 You Are The Average 8 Between The Worlds 9 Plastic Sea 10 Vikruiti 11 Retrosuburbia 12 A Land That Loves Me --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podsongs/message
The first hour+ of Movie Microscope podsongs. Featuring (in order): The Beast Within Virus Tango & Cash Point Break The Prince Man's Best Friend To Live and Die in LA Kiss the Girls Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Lock Up --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moviemicroscope/support
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews. 1 Vaccinate 2 A Girl Called Corona 3 Apophenia 4 Unnecessary Music 5 Something That Sounds Like A Song 6 The Mighty Sun 7 If The Bombs Go Off 8 Civilised to Death 9 The Death of Expertise 10 We Don't Know What We Don't Know 11 Sure Would Like To Find Out 12 The Lie
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
Iyad is an internationally-recognised Arab Spring activist and expert on authoritarianism. He is the President of Kawaakibi Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the Arab Tyrant Manual. He is an outspoken critic of both Islamic movements and secular dictatorships, and has set himself apart from many other activists through his use of humor and sarcasm. He contributes to his own blog site Islam and Liberty and podcast Arab Tyrant Manual on Soundcloud. A stateless Palestinian who was born in Kuwait and raised in the United Arab Emirates, he is now a political refugee in Norway. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Iyad and all the other Podsongs at https://jackstafford.org/music
Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behavior, a researcher, author and global educator. He has developed a series of solutions applicable across all markets, sectors and age groups. His education curriculum ranges from corporate empowerment programs, financial empowerment strategies, self-development programs, relationship solutions and social transformation programs. His teachings start at the core of the issue, addressing the human factor and range out to a multitude of powerful tools that have proven the test of time. He has studied over 30,000 books across all the defined academic disciplines and has synthesized the wisdom of the ages which he shares on stage in over 100 countries. His presentations whether keynotes, seminars or workshops, leave clients with insights into their behavior and keys to their empowerment. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with John and all the other Podsongs
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
Esther Gokhale has been involved in integrative therapies all her life. As a young girl growing up in India, she helped her mother, a nurse, treat abandoned babies waiting to be adopted. This early interest in healing led her to study biochemistry at Harvard and Princeton and, later, acupuncture at the San Francisco School of Oriental Medicine. After experiencing crippling back pain during her first pregnancy and unsuccessful back surgery, Gokhale began her lifelong crusade to vanquish back pain. Her studies at the Aplomb® Institute in Paris and years of research in Brazil, India, Portugal and elsewhere led her to develop the Gokhale Method, a unique, systematic approach to help people find their bodies' way back to pain-free living. Gokhale's book, 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, has sold over 200,000 copies and has been translated into ten languages. In 2010, Gokhale hosted the nationally-televised program Back Pain: The Primal Posture™ Solution (available on DVD and streaming). The Gokhale Method continues to grow as dozens of qualified teachers, each personally trained by Gokhale, now teach the method worldwide. Gokhale has taught at corporations such as Google, IDEO, and Facebook, presented at conferences including TEDx(Stanford) and Ancestral Health Symposium, consulted for the trainers of the SF 49ers and several Stanford sports teams, and conducted workshops for physician groups at Stanford, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, PAMF, and UCSF. The New York Times gave Esther the title “The Posture Guru of Silicon Valley” in 2013. Esther Gokhale lives on Stanford University campus where she raised three children with her husband Brian White, a professor in the Math Department. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Esther and all the other Podsongs
A. J. Jacobs is an American journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He is an editor at large for Esquire and has worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly. AJ has said that he sees his life as a series of experiments in which he immerses himself in a project or lifestyle, for better or worse, then writes about what he learned. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with AJ and Julie and all the other Podsongs
Sean Carroll is a Research Professor of theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology, and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Harvard University. His research has focused on fundamental physics and cosmology, especially issues of dark matter, dark energy, spacetime symmetries, and the origin of the universe. Recently, Carroll has worked on the foundations of quantum mechanics, the emergence of spacetime, and the evolution of entropy and complexity. Carroll is the author of Something Deeply Hidden, The Big Picture, The Particle at the End of the Universe, From Eternity to Here, and Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity. He has been awarded prizes and fellowships by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Sloan Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Physics, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Royal Society of London, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Carroll has appeared on TV shows such as The Colbert Report, PBS's NOVA, and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, and frequently serves as a science consultant for film and television. He is host of the weekly Mindscape podcast. This episode I'm joined by Emma Hill, an Alaskan singer-songwriter and old friend of mine. Listen to the song I wrote with Emma after being inspired by our conversation with Sean and all the other Podsongs
On-air as a radio jock for 4 years, Joyce now hosts the leading podcast in the Philippines, Adulting with Joyce Pring, which garnered popularity since its launch in 2018 - garnering the number one spot on both Spotify and iTunes, with more than 250 thousand listeners globally and 2 million streams across all platforms. She has been a child sponsor for 9 years, and 3 years ago, she became a World Vision Ambassador - championing for the protection, and education of children. Recently, Joyce was appointed by the Department of Education and World Vision Philippines as the ambassador for their latest campaign, Brigada Pagbasa. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Joyce and all the other Podsongs
Tom Schwab knows how to build an online business. He's done it successfully several times, and now helps others find online success with podcast interview marketing. Marketing at its heart is starting a conversation with someone who could be an ideal customer. Tom helps thought leaders (coaches, authors, speakers, consultants, emerging brands) get featured on leading podcasts their ideal prospects are already listening to. The Interview Valet system then helps them to turn listeners into customers. The author of Podcast Guest Profits: Grow Your Business with a Targeted Interview Strategy, Tom is also Founder/CEO of Interview Valet, the category king of Podcast Interview Marketing. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Tom and all the other Podsongs
Todd McCarty is currently living in Japan after leaving his record label job to build a consultant business and educate a large audience of musicians via his new platform Band Builder Academy. He's served musicians and fans his entire career. He also consults record labels and independent musicians getting placement for music on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon. Previously he was Sony Music USA as Senior Vice President of Sales. Previously he was General Manager for Fearless Records where he worked for 13 years (2002 – 2015) helping artists like Portugal. The Man, I Prevail, Motionless In White, Mayday Parade, Pierce The Veil, The Maine, and Plain White T's create heat on the street. He was awarded a 5x Platinum single, 3 Platinum singles, 5 Gold Albums, and many Gold singles for RIAA certified sales achievements. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Todd called 'Mailing List' and all the other Podsongs
Neal D. Barnard is an American author, clinical researcher, and founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Barnard founded Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985 because he "wanted to promote preventive medicine." By 2016, the Washington D.C.-based PCRM had 150,000 members, including 12,000 physicians and reported revenues of more than $20 million. He appeared in the 2011 documentary feature film Forks Over Knives. Barnard serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He founded the Barnard Medical Center in 2015 as part of PCRM, and it opened in 2016 with him as president; the center provides primary care and emphasizes diet and preventive medicine. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Neal called 'You Are Responsible' and all the other Podsongs
Alan Dershowitz is an American lawyer and legal scholar known for his scholarship of U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law, and a noted advocate of civil liberties. He taught at Harvard Law School from 1964 through 2013, where he was appointed as the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law in 1993. Dershowitz is a regular media contributor, political commentator, and legal analyst. He is also a prominent voice on the Arab–Israeli conflict and has written several books on the subject. Dershowitz is known for taking on high profile and often unpopular causes and clients. As of 2009, he had won 13 of the 15 murder and attempted murder cases he handled as a criminal appellate lawyer. Dershowitz has represented celebrity clients including Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, Leona Helmsley, Julian Assange, and Jim Bakker. Major legal victories have included two successful appeals that overturned convictions, first for Harry Reems in 1976, followed by Claus von Bülow in 1984 who had been convicted for the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny. In 1995, Dershowitz served as the appellate adviser on the O. J. Simpson murder trial, part of the legal "Dream Team", alongside Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey. Dershowitz was a member of the defense team for Harvey Weinstein in 2018 and for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump in 2020. He was a member of the legal defense team for Jeffrey Epstein and helped to negotiate a 2006 non-prosecution agreement on Epstein's behalf. Dershowitz is the author of several books about politics and the law, including Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case (1985), the basis of the 1990 film; Chutzpah (1991); Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case (1996); The Case for Israel (2003); Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights (2004); and The Case for Peace (2005). His two most recent works are: The Case Against Impeaching Trump (2018) and Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo (2019). Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Alan called 'Unbendable' and all the other Podsongs
Stanley Chi is a Chinese Filipino observational comedian, cartoonist, TV host, columnist and book author. Chi has gained an underground cult following because of his unique comedic chops. He is the columnist for FHM Philippines' website, One Night Stan and a video blogger for Spot.ph's Suplado in the City. He also hosts The Underpaid Podcast, a podcast that talks about work-related topics, anything and everything about the office such as how to deal with your horrible boss, office mates, office politics and how to survive the corporate world. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Stanley called 'Katy Parody' and all the other Podsongs
Chrissie Blaze is the author of 12 books, a metaphysician and astrologer. She has been a student/practitioner of the psychic and spiritual sciences from a young age. She is a regular media guest and conducts lectures and classes in the U.S.A. and U.K. Blaze is a professional astrologer who qualified at the Faculty of Astrological Studies, London in the early 1980s. She qualified as a lecturer with credentials from the University of London, England. She was a longtime close student of renowned English Yoga Master, Dr. George King, Founder of The Aetherius Society. Her goal is the global promotion of practical spirituality, including astrology. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Chrissie and all the other Podsongs
ECHO is a mobile library helping refugees in Greece. Around 80,000 displaced people in Greece are currently stuck in isolated camps that lack basic facilities, let alone a library. ECHO is a grassroots project organised through a community network between Athens and eleven camps and community centres in mainland Greece. I speak to Laura Naude and Esther ten Zijthoff, two of the founders. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Esther and Laura called, unsurprisingly enough, ‘Mobile Library' and all the other Podsongs
Shocked by the news reports of the conditions in Greece, UK couple Neil and Caroline Dykes went to Thessaloniki to see what they could do to help. They were met by dreadful scenes of overcrowded, rundown buildings with no heat or running water and no prospect of onward movement for the people. These poor families had had their houses bombed out from underneath them, had suffered terrible horrors and their plight was desperate. The large NGOs were sitting on their hands and were more interested in finding comfortable accommodation for their staff than attending to the needs of the Syrians. Their prevarication incensed Caroline and Neil and they set about arranging practical help for the refugees. They visited Greek estate agents and persuaded them to rent apartments to the Syrians, paid for by Caroline and Neil. And when a family moved into an apartment they gave them money for essential shopping, and arranged advice on citizenship and seeking asylum in other countries. Neil even built a wooden bus shelter after a Syrian woman had been run over and killed while waiting for a bus on the side of a busy road. The measure of their success can be seen in the grateful emails they receive from Syrian families now living and working in EU countries. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Neil called 'The World Does Not Revolve Around Me' and all the other Podsongs
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by podcast interviews.
As a meditation teacher and host of the global ZEN commuter Meditation Podcast Thom has taught meditation to thousands of people wanting to live a calmer, fuller life. He began a meditation practice back in 1980, when he was eighteen years old, and considers it to be the most impactful skill learned in his life. "Through the years, and up to now, I have kept my meditation practice alive, practicing over 5,000 hours. In between those times I have interviewed noted meditation thought leaders on my podcast, ZEN commuter and studied extensively on a variety of meditation practices. I have devoted my life to helping people becoming calmer and more purposeful through a mindfulness practice." Support Thom on Patreon Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Thom called Master of Mind and all the other Podsongs.
Karen Salmansohn is a best selling self-help book author and award-winning designer with about 2 million books sold nationally and internationally. She is the founder of notsalmon.com, a popular personal development site, which offers books and video courses on topics including anxiety, toxic people, emotional eating, relationships, meditation, and happiness. Her website also includes many of her viral quote posters that she writes and designs. Salmansohn was formerly a senior VP ad creative director (at age 26) who left her job to pursue writing. She has been profiled in the NY Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time Magazine, ELLE, Marie Claire, and Fast Company. She also appeared in popular television shows and was a regular lifestyle reporter for Fox TV. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Karen called 'Happy Habits' and all the other Podsongs
Dawson Church, PhD, is an award-winning science writer with three best-selling books to his credit. The Genie in Your Genes (YourGeniusGene.com) was the first book to demonstrate that emotions drive gene expression. Mind to Matter, (MindToMatter.com) showed that the brain creates much of what we think of as “objective reality.” Bliss Brain (BlissBrain.com) demonstrates that peak mental states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness. He has conducted dozens of clinical trials, and founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare (NIIH.org) to promote groundbreaking new treatments. He shares how to apply the breakthroughs of energy psychology to health and personal performance through EFT Universe (EFTUniverse.com), one of the largest alternative medicine sites on the web. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Dawson called Bliss Brain and all the other Podsongs
Richard Lawrence is the Executive Secretary of The Aetherius Society for Europe and Africa, which is the oldest UFO contacts organizations in Britain, and possibly the world. He is also a Bishop in The Aetherius Churches. Richard has devoted his life to the work of his late master and personal friend, Dr George King (1919-1997) - founder of the Society - with whom he co-authored Contacts with the Gods from Space. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Richard called 'Hymn for the Blessings' and all the other Podsongs
Brian D Smith is a life coach and grief counsellor, and the host of Grief 2 Growth Podcast. "After 57 years of experience and almost that much time helping and leading people informally, I decided to make it official, obtain my life coaching certification, and seek to help people more formally. I've had a career as an engineer, in corporate tech sales, and as a small business owner of a business I built from the ground up. I've raised two children. I've experienced the death of a child. I've been married for nearly thirty years. More importantly, I have a passion for helping people. Grief 2 Growth is a natural progression of my time on this planet." explains Brian. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Brian called Grief 2 Growth and all the other Podsongs
Bernardo Kastrup's work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, his ideas have been featured on 'Scientific American,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Bernado called The Prison of Materialism and all the other Podsongs
Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. His work blends narrative non-fiction with ethnography. What Doesn't Kill Us was a New York Times bestseller; other works include The Red Market and A Death on Diamond Mountain. Carney was a contributing editor at Wired for five years and his writing also appears in Mother Jones, Men's Journal, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Discover, Outside and Fast Company. His work has been the subject of a variety of radio and television programs, including on NPR and National Geographic TV. In 2010, he won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for his story “Meet the Parents,” which tracked an international kidnapping-to-adoption ring. Carney has spent extensive time in South Asia and speaks Hindi. He attended Kenyon College and has a masters degree in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He currently lives in Denver, CO Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Scott called 'True Believer' and all the other Podsongs
Triggered by her own spiritual experiences, Lynn Russell went on a journey to study Near Death Experiences - 2,500 of them! Today, Lynn is a recognized NDE expert, and has collated her research into her new book: The Wonder of You: What the Near-Death Experience Tells You about Yourself. Her research has uncovered messages about our lives, reality, and why we exist. This episode is a very insightful discussion with a truly beautiful person. I learned so much, and am sure you are going to get a lot of out of this episode too! Lynn has researched under Dr. Jeffery Long at NDERF (Near-Death Experience Research Foundation) and also worked as a family counsellor. For more about Lynn, you can visit: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wonderofyou1 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Artsoul2 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lynn.k.russell.9 Lynn's book The Wonder of You can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-You-Death-Experience-Yourself/dp/1480094250 Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Lynn called 'The Wonder of One' and all the other Podsongs
Dr. Lennox obtained his Masters and Doctorate in Psychology from The Chicago School and his Doctoral Dissertation, Astrology and Personality, is published by Lambert Academic Publishing. Dr. Lennox is also the author of two books on dreams, Dream Sight: A Dictionary & Guide for Interpreting Any Dream and Llewellyn's Complete Dream Dictionary. Dr. Lennox leads workshops and retreats all over the United States and conducts a worldwide private practice based in Southern California. Highly sought-after media expert, Dr. Lennox has been seen internationally on many television shows, beginning with the Sci Fi Network's The Dream Team and has also been featured on numerous network and cable television venues including NBC's Emmy award-winning Starting Over, Soap Talk, The Wayne Brady show and many others. His radio appearances talking about the power of dreams number in the hundreds. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Michael called 'Brighter' and all the other Podsongs
Dr. Siegel, who prefers to be called Bernie, not Dr. Siegel, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Colgate University and Cornell University Medical College. He holds membership in two scholastic honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with honors. His surgical training took place at Yale New Haven Hospital, West Haven Veteran's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He retired from practice as an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Yale of general and pediatric surgery in 1989 to speak to patients and their caregivers. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Bernie: Bobbie & Bernie and all the other Podsongs
Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 44 books and nearly 600 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of human language and cognition and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation of human suffering. He is the developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods. Watch Steven's fabulous TED talk. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Steven - 'ACT' and all the other Podsongs
Carlos Tanner is the founder of The Ayahuasca Foundation in Peru. After living and studying with a curandero for over four years, Carlos worked to provide a safe and effective way for people to not only receive treatment in the healing tradition of the Amazon but also to study the tradition, the way he had with his maestro. The idea for the Ayahuasca Foundation was born from a desire to spread the science of plant medicine back into the world. The Foundation supports the preservation of indigenous wisdom and culture, offering healing retreats and educational courses, and conducting research focused on the ayahuasca healing tradition used for millennia by indigenous healers of the Peruvian Amazon. The Ayahuasca Foundation also supports the preservation of the Amazon rainforest, and promotes educational efforts to raise awareness about sustainability, permaculture, and harmonious environmental relationships. The Foundation participates in community outreach programs and cultural reeducation projects. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Carlos 'It'll All Work Out' and all the other Podsongs
Jack Stafford has always been a documentary songwriter—a modern-day troubadour—writing non-fiction songs always with a goal to either instruct, educate or maintain a historical record. Now with Podsongs—his new podcast project—he is taking this a step further. Twice a week he interviews inspirational people and creates a song based on their story and their work.
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