A Song For All of Us

Forgiveness frees me. Forgiveness frees you. Forgiveness clears the path. Forgiveness sees through. In one of the most profound conversations of the season, host Lisa Littlebird sits down with the Reverend Canon  Mpho Tutu van Furth  — Episcopal priest, artist, author, and daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu — beaming in from the Netherlands for a conversation about the most demanding and perhaps...

Before you can answer  what is mine to do  — you have to get still enough to hear the question clearly. In this conversation, host Lisa Littlebird sits down with her trusted friend, teacher, and sometimes-chorus-member  Alexis Davis , a Theta Healer whose work lives at the intersection of the energetic and the deeply practical. Together they explore the inner architecture of discernment: how to kn...

What does it mean to discover what is truly ours to do? In this episode of  A Song for All of Us , Lisa Littlebird sits down for part 2 of 3 conversations this season with collaborating song weaver and composer Lyndsey Scott, to explore the lived experience behind Wholehearted Chorus’s 2026 season theme:  “In an overwhelming world, what is mine to do?” Lyndsey and Lisa reveal some of the hidden la...

What does it mean to fashion yourself into an instrument — to be played by music rather than simply playing it? In this episode, Lisa Littlebird sits down with songwriter and community songleader Brian "Yam" M. Dwyer, a devoted song man living in Bellingham, Washington, whose songs are woven into the heart of Wholehearted Chorus's 2026 concert season. Yam arrives fresh from a car acc...

What does it mean to let a song hold you when words aren't enough? In this opening episode of Season 2, host Lisa Littlebird sits down in person with her longtime friend and songleading collaborator Lyndsey Scott, who is supporting this 2026 season of Wholehearted Chorus. Over more than a decade of friendship forged in the fires of the Midwest singing community, Lisa and Lyndsey have shaped a...

Host Lisa Littlebird (Wholehearted Chorus) welcomes Martha Rosenthal , co-author of Learning to Love: From Conflict to Lasting Harmony . They explore moving from polarization to peace through Open-Hearted Listening — a simple, usable practice for couples, friends, and communities. One person speaks, the other mirrors and validates . With Lisa’s partner John Halcyon Styn , they demo turning a tiny...

In this heart-centered episode of  “A Song For All of Us" ,  Wholehearted Chorus  founder  Lisa Littlebird  is joined by her fiancé  John “Halcyon” Styn  for a raw and uplifting conversation about love, growth, vulnerability, and gratitude in relationship. Together they explore what it means to “stay in harmony” — both literally (as choir members) and emotionally, through the everyday work of part...

In this intimate dialogue,  Lisa Littlebird  sits down with friend and Wholehearted Chorus member  Alexis Davis  to explore the  31st Gene Key  — the evolutionary path from arrogance to true humility as a pathway to healing collective division. Together they unpack how real leadership emerges not from perfection or performance, but from courageous self-honesty. Lisa and Alexis dive into how our hi...

In this heart-opening conversation, choir leader and podcast host Lisa Littlebird sits down with actor and Vedic meditation teacher Jeff Kober to ask how we move from polarization toward lasting harmony. Referencing the Gene Keys (especially Key 17 on opinions → farsightedness → omniscience, and Key 51 on trust) as a compass, they explore the fear-driven “survival self,” tribalism, and the ego’s t...

In this episode, Lisa speaks with Richard Rudd, the author of ⁠The Gene Ke ys ⁠ , about the intersection between spiritual contemplation and music. This beautiful and optimistic conversation centers how the The Gene Keys can be used to expand our exploration of how we might move from polarized division to harmony.  In the process, they cover a range of terrain, including their late, mutual friend...

In this episode, Lisa talks with Sorah Nutting , one of the singer-songwriters in the group MaMuse.   We talk about how the songs grow us up, the wisdom of humor, revealing our shadows as a liberatory practice, our lives as a microcosm of the whole, and how the complex search for lineage can help us come closer to home. For more information about this podcast:  https://asongforallofus.org For more...

In this short intro episode, Lisa explains the intention of this series and some of the recurring concepts and themes that will weave through the upcoming conversations. The upcoming concerts with The Wholehearted Chorus & MaMuse are: October 14 - San Diego, CA *RESERVE TICKETS* October 22nd - Monterey, CA *RESERVE TICKETS*