Work Life 24

Hi, my name is Marilyn McNeal and I'm the producer for Work Life 24. Work Life 24 is a podcast where I talk with friends, former students, project partners, and colleagues - about work. I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their work skills and career and what it is in the early 21st century to be a worker.  In this episode, I get into conversation with  Lauren Taylor, a Principal at RE...

Work Life 24 is a podcast where I talk with friends, former students, project partners, and colleagues - about work. I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their work skills and career and what it is in the early 21st century to be a worker.  In this episode, I get into conversation with  Lindsay P. Conn, CPCC, PCC, MNLP. Lindsay is the Founder of The Wellspring and is a Certified Executi...

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. John de Graaf is a filmmaker, author, public speaker and environmental activist.  He has made more than 15 national PBS documentaries and won more than 100 regional, national and international awards.   His books include the international best-seller, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic and      W...

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. Lisa Rybovich Crallé  is an interdisciplinary artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Her drawings and sculptures explore the relationship between body language, memory, and material history.  Her work has been presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (CA), Cornell University (NY), the Berk...

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Ally DeArman. She is the Executive Administrator at Women's Foundation California. Ally partners with the CEO, Leadership Team and Board of Directors on the overall administration and operation of the virtual offices. She comes to the foundation with more than a deca...

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Seth Eisen. Today's episode is an intimate conversation with San Francisco-based artist and producer, Seth Eisen. Seth is the Artistic and Executive Director at Eye Zen Presents, a San Francisco-based transdisciplinary ensemble theater company founded by Seth Eisen i...

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Taylor Willy. Taylor is an experienced fundraiser skilled in relationship building, event planning and public speaking. She is passionate about the donor experience and ensuring that donors have a fulfilling partnership with the organizations they generously support....

In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Jaclyn Edds Konczal. Jaclyn is an artist, floral designer, writer, and mother living in Northern California on the ancestral lands of the Pomo People. She is Lead Floral Designer at Front Porch Farm , an organic flower farm in Healdsburg, CA. Jaclyn is a floral artis...

This is Work Life 24. In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Anna Nicholls. Anna's current role is director of corporate partnerships at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business - one of the top-ranked business schools in the US.  She leads the school's relationships with both large e...

This is Work Life 24. In this podcast, I ask each guest to reflect on the evolution of their career path and work skills. In today's episode, I speak with Jonathan Taylor. Jonathan is a chemical engineer by vocation with a decade of experience in plastics research, development, and manufacturing. He currently works as a consultant for the Fashion industry focused on producing sustainable alternati...

Listen to this podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3JG8Qb4D3O5b7S9JsWD3ze Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-medicine/id1430788650 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/earmedicinegp Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/ear-medicine/PC:10511 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Just-Some-Thoughts-p1150780/ Hi, my name is Marilyn McNeal and I...

Listen to this podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3JG8Qb4D3O5b7S9JsWD3ze Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-medicine/id1430788650 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/earmedicinegp Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/ear-medicine/PC:10511 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Just-Some-Thoughts-p1150780/ Hi, my name is Marilyn McNeal and I...

Liberty Pierson is a visual artist and educator based in Vallejo, California. by Liberty Pierson , all rights reserved To see Liberty's work go to her: Website:  https://www.libertypierson.com/pages/the-artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libertypierson/?hl=en The host of Ear Medicine is Marilyn McNeal, a composer and filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. marilynmcneal.com | chant...

Paul Lewin is a painter and visual artist based in Oakland, California. Kianga, by Paul Lewin , all rights reserved. His beautiful work is inspired by science fiction, fantasy art, and Afro Caribbean and African folklore. In this interview, Paul discusses his influences past and present.  website: https://www.paullewinart.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paullewinart/ Facebook: https://ww...

On August 12, 2019, I interviewed Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, a California based artist and illustrator. We were in conversation for an hour and a wide range of topics are covered! To find Dawline's work online, please go to  http://www.dawlinejaneart.com/ Her Instagram account is  https://www.instagram.com/disfordilettante/ My music, videos, and mini documentaries can be found at chantmagick.com  Fe...

In this week's podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jen Laursen, a teaching artist and leatherworker based in the Bay Area of California. Jen makes leather  accessories by hand,  inspired  by leatherwork from Mexico and fashion and artwork from the American art deco and 1970's periods. She taught herself (and is still learning!) via  old manuals, YouTube videos, and her own trial and error...

In this episode, I share the first five recordings of my re-telling of Alice in Wonderland. the work is a mixture of narration and original music. I hope you enjoy! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5MiwPoFj9xnjzcqiOhVJm4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uLljA-vBnONLOJIniA-ZaDTICDtCyaP&si=GgjAl-aKPr-vMLS9    

Looking back on this in 2024, I shake my head in amazement. This recording was originally uploaded in 2019, two years into me recording new music and pairing it with videos I shot on my iPhone.  I was new to mobile videography and still learning how to build community on YouTube.  I was also in the thick of my Alice in Wonderland project, an 11-video series where I sung the first 4 or 5 pages of L...

This year, I am re-telling the Alice in Wonderland story through a music and dance video web series that unfolds in the woods of Northern California. Come with me on this journey as Alice explores reality, truth and beauty. This is a the narration for the 90 second trailer of Down The Rabbit Hole - A Musical Journey Based on Alice in Wonderland Below are links for four tracks on Spotify and the fu...

In this episode, I return  to the podcast after a month of creating a new album launch. I talk about the challenges of the launch with an eye on three pieces of advice. be adaptable understand your why don't hesitate Below are links for four tracks on Spotify and the full 11 video cycle on YouTube Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/5MiwPoFj9xnjzcqiOhVJm4 YouTube:  https://youtube.com/playli...

So people ask me all the time. What are you doing? What is Chantmagick about? I say it's about feeling joy, it's about me modeling so for other people, people listening to the music. It's about peace. it's about kindness and connection, especially in nature. It's a series of musical statements about hope and the feeling that can reconnect to ourselves with nature and to each other.

In this week's podcast, I talk a little bit about a favorite quote which is "Your purpose is what you say it is. Your mission is the one you give yourself." My purpose is to access and bring music from all of my sources out to the public. My job is to find images, movements and sounds that help people reconnect with all knowing, loving source. My task is to stop, evaluate and make subtle shifts so...

This weeks talk was inspired by a quote I saw that referred to "whole hearted people living from a deep sense of worthiness."  For some reason, these words move me deeply!

"Be the one you are dreaming of." This week I discuss that statement and what it has meant to me as a creative person. 

"Relax . . . intuition thrives on relaxation. Sit with your worries and let them pass over you like clouds." In this episode, I share some thoughts about the statement above and tell a short story about telling the truth, relaxation and intuition. These thoughts come up as I create my work as a musician. All work can be found on https://chantmagick.com