Hiba Loukssi is a 2023 Xenia High School graduate, and will soon be attending Cornell. I first learned about her when she won Ohio's Poetry Out Loud Competition for poetry recitation. What kind of skills do you have to have to be successful at poetry recitation? What are some of the things that Hiba is passionate about? How important is tea to her family? You'll learn the answers to these questions and more in our conversation.
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Linsey Rogers, who uses The Wandering Linstrel is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, actress, and pinball aficionado. We get at least somewhat into all of those things in our conversation.
Linsey occasionally makes it to the Dayton area to play shows, and that's how I met her. Her sparkling personality keeps the attention of a roomful of listeners between songs, and I think that it'll keep YOUR attention during this podcast episode.
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John Scalzi likes pie. Of course, a lot of us like pie, so that's not the reason I wanted to talk to him for this very special episode with the number on hundred on it. John Scalzi happens to be my favorite author at the moment, but that's also not our main topic of conversation. No, dear listener / reader, I'm staying mostly on brand here, and we talk about music. Scalzi is a musician who lives in Ohio, just like me! What…
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It's pretty cool to live in a place that has a venue where you can see 50 free concerts a year. That place for us is Levitt Pavilion Dayton, and my guest of honor is their Executive Director, Lisa Wagner. How do they make sure the concerts are diverse? How much work does it take to put on a show at Levitt? How in the world can they afford to deliver 50 concerts without charging for admission? You'll learn the answers to these questions in this episode.
Kyleen Downes is a professional musician, and our music community here in the Dayton area is better off for having her here. I truly enjoy seeing her play live, I like her songs, and I'm sure you'll agree after you hear this conversation that she has an infectious enthusiasm. She has benefitted from the encouragement of others in her career, and is passing that on by teaching a new generation of folks here in Dayton how to play rock and roll. Kyleen tells us about how she got started making music, who…
Read moreTatiana Bonneau is founder and CEO of a company, a wife, a mom to four humans and two non-humans, a runner, multilingual, and an all-around fascinating individual. I had the privilege to be a guest on her podcast a short time ago, and I kind of sound a little like I know what I'm talking about in that discussion. Tatiana, of course, knows what she's talking about, no matter what language it's in. We talk about her business life in our conversation, but we also get into some personal details. How does…
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Tracey Bunn is my first Australian guest. She's a seasoned touring musician and songwriter with lots of stories to tell. You'll get to hear a few of them in this conversation. You'll learn how exactly songs come to her and what her songwriting process is like. You'll learn what her childhood smelled like. You'll learn about the time she spent living in the United States. All of that awaits you and more!
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The first three months of 2023 are gone, and Taylor Ruckle has returned. We both think that this past quarter was a particularly strong one for new music. Since we had this conversation, I have listened to the albums of Taylor's top five that I hadn't gotten to yet, and of those, the Screaming Females album was my favorite. That said, I like them all to some degree, and they're all definitely worth your time.
Taylor's interview with Quasi.
Taylor's albums
Algiers - Shook
Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
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I've actually used this photo of OriSoaring before, back when I did an email interview with her for my blog. We were overdue for a podcast chat, so here she is! Ori's a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and painter. You'll get a look into her creative mind in this conversation.
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I get funny when I get irritated or mad…
The last time I was in Los Angeles, I found myself at a local comedy show. There were a handful of funny folks there, five or seven performers. LeeAnn Tooker was one of them. She made me laugh. I wanted to learn more about how she approaches her craft, and she was kind enough to agree to talk to me for this episode. She's an actress and a writer, in addition to being a stand up comedian. How did she get started in comedy? How much does emotional trauma have…
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