The Thinking Voice

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up a conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘hope’. 

In this episode, Robert opens a conversation with Dr Lynn Bursten about her dissertation 'Constructed realities and transformation of consciousness: A holonomic approach'. Links to materials mentioned: FLOW , by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up this conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘awareness’.  What makes us aware, and what are we aware of? From bats to phenomenology, our hosts dive deep into the world of awareness.

“I did not respond adequately to your question concerning the role of phenomenology in my work. Phenomenology has, in fact, been the major theoretical framework and methodological tool in my research from the beginning. Thus, I described both theory and method most exhaustively in my thesis. This thesis (defended I 1998) was transformed into a book and published by Kluwer Academic Publishers – who...

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the seventh conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘play’.  Theory, origins and etymology… what could we consider about play in pedagogy?

Dr Marisa Lee Naismith shares some of her early experiences as a touring rock singer, life on the road wasn’t easy and of course there’s a vocal health story in there.

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the fourth conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘posture’.  From racist roots, to bio-tensegrity, what can we learn from exploring sixth for singing? Also, find the October edition of the Vocal Health Education newsletter HERE with some super cool thoughts about posture! 

Robert Sussuma interviews Robyn Chauvin about the psychology of self. “I invite you into the room with me, all of you, including the aspects of yourself that you may have difficulties with. Therapy is a form of play where one experiments with ways of being. In doing this you begin to discover and ultimately let go of what is getting in the way of having a full rich and joyful life. You will discov...

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the fifth conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘Emotions’.  Emotions and emotional constructs are different in our Western culture than to that of world culture. So in this conversation, the three hosts explore the world of emotion for the voice - and perhaps uncover some useful lies.

The renowned Psychoanalyst Dawn Estefan chats with Stephen King about what it means to have a voice.  During the course of this interview, Dawn talks about family, origin, healing, female genital mutilation, CBT and Psychoanalysis. 

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the fourth conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘anatomy’.  The study of vocal anatomy has long been seen as a gold standard of knowledge within voice pedagogy circles. Our hosts delve deep into the interesting world of moving post anatomy. If you want to refresh your knowledge on fundamental anatomy of the voice, then why...

David Howard and Jenevora Williams talk about pitch perception, acoustics, Egyptian mummies, sailing and virtual reality.

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the third conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘fear’. Here, our hosts unpick performance anxiety, the window of tolerance and many other theoretical and philosophical ideas relating to fear. Do stick around to listen to the two footnotes provided by Jenevora and Stephen around the subject of Pandora’s box. 

Robert Sussuma interviews Elinor Silverstein about the gut brain connection. Elinor Silverstein, Feldenkrais Practitioner®, Movement Solutions® Teacher and Trainer, TTOUCH® Practitioner working with people and animals. Elinor teaches her program, "The Gut-Brain Connection" online and worldwide. She specialises working with Vagus Nerve health issues helping people regain their strength an...

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the second conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘Useful Lies’.

Welcome to The Thinking Voice Podcast!

Join Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams as they embark on exploring the human voice through open conversation. In this pilot episode, Stephen and Jenevora explain how the podcast is set up  and what to expect. With a new episode being released each week, the format will change between a conversation between Stephen, Jenevora and Robert Sussuma or an interview with a special guest. Stephen and J...

Robert Sussuma, Stephen King and Dr Jenevora Williams open up the first conversation with the randomly generated topic of ‘registers’. Stephen brings his distinction level (show off!) PGCert in Voice Pedagogy final paper on registers to the table, and all manner of anatomy, pedagogy and philosophy is discussed around this fascinating topic. 

Declan Costello ENT starts the interview format off as he joins Stephen King in his lunch break. The two discuss laryngology, challenges in supervision and career paths in music and medicine. Although only a short interview, a lot of verbal gold is packed in to the 30 minutes.