Podsongs

In this episode, the musician Michael Lane interviews music-appreciation maestro Rick Beato. Millions have subscribed to Rick's channel to hear him dissect music old and new. An outstanding musician and producer in his own right, Rick has used his skills to help others deepen their understanding of the music they love.   The interview inspires a song about Rick's ear-training program, and the...

What will Amazon do once it’s eaten every other business, automated every process, and none of us have any money to buy their products? To find out, musician Oliver Ackermann (A Place To Bury Strangers) interviews Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, a national research and advocacy organization that fights corporate control and works to build thriving, equitable c...

We're delighted to have the wonderful Sally Seltmann come on for this episode. She is an award-winning songwriter with a canon of amazing songs—including Feist's worldwide smash 1234.    We talk with writer Tom Oliver about his book 'The Self-Delusion' and how science doesn't justify our claims for any sort of individuality.   Stream the song 'Your Energy' which was inspired by...

Professor Gad Saad, host of 'The Saad Truth' comes on to inspire a song. Jack's co-host for the episode was Aaron from the Portland band Ezra Bell. Unfortunately the collaboration didn't come through, and Jack and the Podband play this one.   https://www.gadsaad.com/ https://www.ezrabell.com/   Stream the song: https://ffm.to/drunkonthecork   // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter, d...

This week's guest is Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi, and founder of Onelife, LLC. He has authored or coauthored eleven books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness for Two. In this episode, he inspires a song about the importance of listening. http://onelifellc.com/ Stream the song: https://ffm.to/ifilistened LYRICS If I did all...

A short Christmas special and a very Happy New Year.   Stream the song https://ffm.to/blindinggypsylights // 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/32FYyRx1y...

This week's episode is with Gerald Pollack is a scientist who's recognized worldwide as a dynamic speaker and author, whose passion lies in plumbing the depths of natural truths. He inspires a song about his life's work: EZ Water—the fourth phase of water—and its incredible life-giving properties. Stream the song: https://ffm.to/ezwater He received the 1st Emoto Peace Prize and is a recipient of t...

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 execu...

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 exi...

What happens when a young Boston musician interviews a Professor of Sociology at Boston University about the refugee crisis happening worldwide? The answer is a great song for Social Change.    Stream the song:  https://ffm.to/juniperborderline Heba Gowayed is the Moorman-Simon Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University, and it's her job to make sense of it all. Her resea...

"Compassion is the antidote to suffering and harmfulness. Put simply, it is a sensitivity to suffering in self and others with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it." So says Psychologist Paul Gilbert, the godfather of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), in an interview that inspires singer-songwriter Patrick McGuire of Straight White Teeth to create a new song called ‘NOTHING’S BY DESIGN’...

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 Rule...

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 fe...

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 he...

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 Art...

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...

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...

Jeremy Hunt inspires a song about Covid medicine. Jeremy Hunt is a senior British politician serving as Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.   Stream the song: https://ffm.to/wherewerethedrugs  WHERE WERE THE DRUGS? Where were the drugs in our hour of need? Where were the drugs against this deadly disease? That it's wholly untreatable's not entirely believable But for wh...

This is a reissue of Episode 7, while Jack recovers for the birth of his first child last week. 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 scien...

This is a reissue of Episode 6, while Jack takes a short break for the birth of his first child. Scott Carney is an investigative journalist and anthropologist and has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. His work blends narrative non-fiction with ethnography. He inspires a song called True Believer, about the life philosophy he has built based on his work and tr...

In the show where every conversation inspires a song, Jack Stafford interviews Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya about her book 'Everyday Ayurveda: Daily Habits That Can Change Your Life in a Day'.   Living between Manhattan and Kashi, Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya is a licensed, board-certified physician, integrating 'Good Medicine' with Ayurveda for the past fifteen years. She is Clinical Assistant Profe...

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 'socia...

In this conversation, Dr. Caroline Leaf inspires a song about the struggle for sanity in our crazy world. Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist and was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input. During her years in clinical practice and her work with thousands of underprivileged teachers and students in...

Jack Stafford's guest as inspiration for a new song is Judy Wicks, an activist, entrepreneur, author, and speaker working to build a more compassionate, just, regenerative and locally-based economy. LYRICS: All our problems come When we get outside ourselves We need to grow our communities And seize new opportunities We gotta move... from me to we Think reciprocity It's time to move from me to we...

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 invest...