Thoughts Maybe Feelings

Peter Himmelman is a Grammy and Emmy award nominated rock and roll performer, songwriter, film composer, visual artist and award winning author . Here we discuss his latest book " Suspended By No String- A Songwriter's reflections on faith, aliveness, and wonder ". Here we discuss how the book came about, the way it was written , the main ideas that flow through the writing, and, as it always goes...

Jeff Greenberg is not a household name. He's not even an apartmenthold name. But- he is very funny and he has a passion for a comedy. That is very contagious. in a good way. Conversation includes.: growing up as a wise cracking kid who got into funny trouble regularly- so much that his mom was embarrassed to pick him up from school, thoughts on old school comedy heroes and movies , how his wife to...

Joop has had incredible experiences working with legendary bands - Dire Straits, Van Halen, Squeeze, Jackson Browne , Ultravox, Neil Young , Whitney Houston- to name just a few . He wore many different hats- sound production, playing percussion on stage, stage management, and extensive touring . As a massive Dire Straits fan I just had to ask about his experienceswith them in great detail, but we...

My conversation with Mark Jason Williams covered a lot of ground , his trajectory of becoming a playwright and an essay writer of many publications, the book he co-authored cleverly titled : "Out In The World " ( with Amy B. Scher)- which is a very cool and unique travel guide, his battle with Leukemia when he was a kid, becoming comfortable with his own identity, his thoughts on labels in our soc...

Amanda Walther writes beautiful songs and sings them even more so. Her soundtrack to the great movie "walk With Me" is full of subtle beauty that perfectly complements the film. Hear her talk about the process of making the soundtrack, the trajectory of her partnership with Sheila Carabine as the duo Dala, thoughts on specific songs that can be heard throughout the episode, her jazz standard origi...

Willie Aron has managed to be many different things in the music world - singing with perfect pitch , composing , performing, songwriting, producing, session playing , being in many bands , playing many instruments- all done with integrity, no compromise , and for the love of it all . Our conversation covers : music , faith , his band trajectory, knowing and playing with musicians such as Leonard...

It's tricky being a nice guy and also dealing with prosecution and criminal convictions, but Ed Stier has found a way to successfully navigate these complexities. The first part of the conversation focuses on his early life , his deep connection with my family, his relationship with religion , how he met his wife, and his memories and thoughts on my dear uncle Bobby. The second part focuses on his...

Paul Taylor is a writer, former journalist for the Washington Post for 15 years , a published author, served as the bureau chief in South Africa , had many encounters with world leaders, currently serves as the president of a beautiful lake community in upstate New York, but above all - he and his family are and have been great close friends to my own family. Hear Paul telling us some stories and...

The "Bricklin " record , which came out in 1986, featured the brothers Brian and Scott Bricklin , ( also with Jake Meyer , James Goetz, Ian Cross, and Eddie Bader ). That record and their live shows were a pivotal part of my late childhood, and I'm still a huge fan today . Brian Bricklin tells us his perspective on their bond, their early years, what it was like to record for a major record compan...

Dwaine Keith was ( and hopefully still is ) the main songwriter of the amazing band " Grey Eye Glances " - they toured heavily mostly in the east coast from the early 90's to roughly 2007, and recorded 4 amazing studio records, one EP, one official live album , some unofficial live records , and a boatload of demos that are astonishing in their beauty and depth . The music had it all , drama, roma...

Loved this conversation with Jay Byham about the art of crafting songs, promoting music in this day and age, his musical trajectory , musical influences , teaching guitar and songwriting, and how Paul McCartney's drummer ruined his chance to be Paul's best friend ...

My Brother David helps me make sense of our turbulent childhood in Haifa , Israel . A childhood where darkness and light collided with each other with constant frequency , resulting in us still dealing with the memories, unresolved grief and anger that we both still carry with us today in different ways . How can one come to grips with feelings of fear and trauma that were intertwined with feeling...

Following up on my episode with Kiersten Parsons Hathcock and her extraordinary memoir " Little Voices " - Her husband Scott lets us into his experience of her story , how he used their 3 year separation to work on himself and evolve . Using the principle of " not taking things personally " allowed him clarity and understanding and this eventually leads the way to them finding each other again in...

"Little voices" is the true story of an ordinary woman's unexpected psychic mediumship journey, that uncovered buried secrets of sexual abuse in her own life and the lives of children who died long ago – and helped her escape the grasp of a seductive predator who nearly destroyed her.

Brian is definitely one of the funnest comedians I've even seen . Topics include : the making of his new special " " I don't know who I am either " , his particular style of comedy , stories from his many television shows, his trajectory as a stand up , obstacles and triumphs in the up and down world of being a comedian , and why death might not be so bad after all. www.brianscolaro.com. " I don't...

I left Haifa , Israel , at age 16, after enduring my Mother's death and a not so easy relationship with my father . Since then it's been hard to connect my early years to my present life . It's been a life's work to connect those two parts into something whole . Jonathan Cohen is part of my early years - so this conversation has a lot of meaning for me on many levels. We have different memories an...

An in depth and practical conversation with Jennifer Dohr on the value of finding our authentic voice through a unique step-by-step writing process. This episode takes the listeners and myself through real time writing exercises in which we learn how to let go of the critical mind, allowing our subconsciousness to appear on paper, and steps to take after that to go even deeper into realizing some...

A conversation that is a game changer in terms of understanding our purpose in this lifetime and sheds light on the afterlife as well. Richard Braconi sells out seminars where he communicates with spirits of loved ones to dramatic effect. But that is just an icing on the cake of what he is really about . he is here to tell us that we all have the capacity to engage with our higher selves through t...

Mike and Karen have been tolerating each other for 16 Years . Mike tells us about his style of comedy, his early years when he transitioned from radio to stand up , we get to hear some of his jokes and writing process , and where he is at with his life these days . Karen is a great comedian herself , and we get to hear how they lovingly tolerate each other ...a nice look into a great great comedia...

Vini discusses his style of drumming, his early days of playing at the Jersey shore, what it was like to form the East Street band with Bruce Springsteen, his relationship with the other band members what it was like to record the first two iconic, Bruce records, and where he is at today... thanks , Vini, for your generosity, warmth and spirit ( in the night .... or day ...)

I got to know these fine folks through the wonderful world of the fans of musician Michael McDermott . Us fans humbly call ourselves the Paupers . On a snowy night in December, they tell us about their relationship - how they got together., their similarities and differences, what makes their relationship work, their families, their love for music, and we examine in depth why, Greg sleeps 16 hours...

Amanda Shares how she went from sketch comedy to stand up , the good nights and the not so good nights, her comedy style , her writing process , being brave vs. feeling foolish , and she even helps me out with my attempts at crafting jokes .

Schmitty is the Chicago man that is hard to resist . His love for music , especially Michael McDermott , his love of people and bringing them together , and his big , contagious life force - are all on display here for us to enjoy .

It's Christmas, almost 2024. Sharon and Maddie ( minty) are alone together . Good time to talk about their life story, learning how to navigate this world together, similarities and differences with family members , and the journey they've had so far. . And we never figure out why Julie Andrews keeps visiting me in my dreams .

I meet Ralf and Ute in Chicago for 3 Michael Mcdermott shows in Christmas time , 2023. Topics include : love for music , adventures following Michael , how they met , life in Germany , what makes marriage work , god , and the importance of kitchen appliances.