Human Being Human Podcast

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the season four premier in this podcast series, entitled, “A Peasant Surprise.” In this season and episode, we’ll explore the deep and vibrant history of polka music, a genre deeply rooted in the story of my family’s musical and cultural legacy. From its humble village origins to the heights of  international acclaim, the stor...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the second episode in the fourth season of this podcast series, entitled, “The Bohemian Invasion.” In this episode, listeners will learn about polka’s contagious effect as it travels around the planet, including the United States. As this new nation found its identity, polka music embedded itself in the American fabric of life...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the third and final episode in the fourth season of this podcast, entitled, “Great Plain Bands.” In this episode, we’ll explore the rich history of polka music in my home state, Nebraska. Nearly two centuries ago, the genre became a community staple for newly arrived immigrants as they sought the “good life” on the American Gr...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the fifteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I talked shop with my good friend Taylor Bryant, who is a Lincoln, Nebraska native, fellow musician, and life-long drummer. We first met in 2010 when we enrolled in Audio Engineering School. In this episode, Taylor and I disc...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the part one of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a fellow small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we forme...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the part two of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a  small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band call...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the thirteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Cherie Jarosic, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician and vocalist. She and I first met in 2014, when we joined a band called Battling Giants out of Omaha, Nebraska. In this episo...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the eleventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Caleb Hastings, who is a fellow musician, guitarist, and creative force behind the band Lincoln-based band Cuddlebone.  In this episode, Caleb and I talked about growing up in small town...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the tenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Nathan Rogers, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician, and co-founder of the band Motion Trap . In this episode, Nathan and I chatted about living in small-town Nebraska, attending Cornhusker f...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the ninth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a conversation with my good friend Alex Labrie, who is a professional guitar player. In this episode, Alex and I waxed nostalgic about all our memories creating music together, including our time spent at PowerChor...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the eighth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Vince Ruhl, who I met and worked withduring audio school. In this episode, Vince and I discussed a variety of topics, including drumming, audio engineering, streaming and record...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the seventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Tom Valasek. The two of us chatted about our childhood memories of Cornhusker football, our shared Czech background and Bohemian traditions, and playing in our first band togeth...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he’s the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode, we talked about...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he’s the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode,...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the fifth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Joel Bish, who I've been playing music with since 8th grade. During this episode, we talked about a variety of topics close to the two of us: our shared history of playing in...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics;  growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throu...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics;  growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throu...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the third episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, cre...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the third episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, cre...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, creating music and working on films, our earliest Husker foo...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, creating music and working on films, our earliest Husker foo...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part Two of the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  In this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football growi...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is Part One of the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings.  For this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football grow...