Adair is a former HS classmate of mine and she currently helps folks re-sell their vintage goods and find them a good home. She’s a national treasure and I really enjoyed this chat.

Eleanor is a graduate of the University of Akron. We talk about the issues around coming out as non-binary and trans in the current climate in the US.

I always have been grateful for Eleanor’s friendship. I hope you enjoy this candid conversation.

Sheldon is a registered nurse in a dialysis clinic in Texas. We discuss the current issues around gun ownership in the US. I always enjoy talking with Sheldon.

James is a percussionist, musician and composer who has a new piece out for solo guitar for the lead guitarist for the doom metal band, YOB. It was a great time chatting about compositional process with James as well as learning a bit more about doom metal.

Neal is a professor of political science at NYU and a supporter of So Percussion. We talk about his early experiences in modern music as well as causality in the social sciences. This was a fun one!

Brian and I dig into the history of the vibraphone since pre-WW2 as well as his personal growth as a musician. Brian is a fascinating guy and I think you’ll enjoy this chat.

Anja’s is a visual artist and photographer. Her mom passed away of ALS in 2020 and we talk about her background a bit and what it was like to see a loved one pass of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Blake is a musician from Atlanta who goes by Fusilier. We talked about the crossover of southern hip-hop and Nine Inch Nails. I learned a ton from this chat, and I hope you do as well!

Aron and I talk about Buke and Gase’s collaboration w/ Rahrah Gabor and his new solo project DNRez.

Anna and I talk about the current situation in Ukraine and some of the historical context of what’s going on over there. She also talks personally about what her family is going through. It’s very much worth a listen if you are at all a citizen of the world.

Tom is a retired English teacher and ran the drama department at Dover High School in Dover, OH. He’s a singer and guitar player, who had a larger impact in my day to day teaching than I realized. Hope you enjoy this chat.

Alec and I talk about his time in the record label industry as well as the current issues (both good and bad) w/ the current Spotify model. We touch on the issues around Joe Rogan and Neil Young, and the ethics around all of it. Alec is a really thoughtful friend and colleague and I really enjoyed this chat.

Arone and Lala (aka. Rahrah Gabor) sit down and talk about their new collaboration album and the influences behind it.

Ji Hye Jung, Eric Cha-Beach, and Todd Meehan talk about the new book called Korean Songs for Marimba.

Olatunji is a calypsonian from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. We had a wonderful time chatting about the history of calypso music as well as how to preserve it and advocate for it moving forward.

Andrew is a guitarist and composer who hails from Labrador in Canada. We had a great time chatting about his current work as well as the current state of affairs in online culture.

Sarah is a member of the Bergamot String Quartet. We chat about life in a string quartet as well as navigating the new music world.

Mike is a percussionist who studied at Northern Illinois University. We do a short podcast and chat a bit about our time with Cliff Alexis.

Evan is a former SoSI student/intern who is now a radio host near Cincinnati. It was great to catch up with Evan and chat about his experiences as a student and hear about his life in the world now. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did!

Ben and I pick up where we left off from our last chat. We talk about aspects of privilege when talking about issues of race and class as well as dive into the ethics of teaching and what works and what doesn’t. I’ve really enjoyed chatting with Ben. I hope you enjoy it as well.