
Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast. This is a show about Creators and their Stories, as told by a wealth of musicians, songwriters, artists, authors, photographers and the like. Please subscribe where ever you get your podcasts, and enjoy! Oh, and if you like what you hear, won’t you leave me a review? Either on your Podcast app or on Podchaser (link below). Thanks for listening!
Special Episode: Poetry Share!
Three Poems I recorded for Librivox.org, an online archive of literary works in the public domain, recorded by volunteers all over the world.
Episode 25: David Wilcox
Probably one of the most quoted songwriters in my own life, David Wilcox has a song for just about everything that can happen to a person, in every kind of life experience. Great, deep, and meaningful chat!
Episode 24: Paisha Thomas
Paisha Thomas is a woman on a mission to reach as many people that she can with her story, her music, her pottery, and her rich history. An amazing conversation with an amazing, power-filled woman.
Episode 23: Eric Ahlteen
Eric Ahlteen is an old pal since I moved to Ohio 13 years ago and found my way to Espresso Yourself Music Cafe, where life long friendships were formed. We chat about that, plus everything since (as well as prior), in a powerful chat that goes in directions I wasn’t quite ready for, but thankful for the moment it created.
Episode 22: Dre Peace
Dre Peace cozied up in my new studio and we chatted about the creative process, speaking truths in power, life threatening illness, and juicing (the healthy kind).
Episode 21: TJ George
TJ George has something big happening, and he can’t wait to share it with the world. We had a great chat in my living room about it and a bunch of other great things.
Remembering John: 12/31/1943 – 10/12/1997
On the 24th Anniversary of John Denver’s death, I muse a little on John’s life, legacy, and influence. And, of course, I have a cool story to share.
Episode 20: James Houston
My old karate Sensei James Houston is a well versed Martial Artist, a stunt coordinator, actor and producer, for television and film, and a hero in his little hometown of Floyd Virginia. At least I like to think he is.
Elemental Series, Episode 04: Gratitude
For the fourth and final episode of my brief ‘Elemental’ series, I’m talking a little about gratitude, and what that looks like from the perspective of one guy (me) whose friend died the morning of recording, from being hit by a truck while running.
Elemental Series, Episode 03: Heated
It hasn’t been taking much to set me off lately, and it took a perspective from an old friend to help me understand anger a little bit better.
Elemental Series, Episode 02: Gold
Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade teach us a thing or two about hope.
Elemental Series, Episode 01: The Laughing Curandera
Taking a break from the long form to bring you a few mini-episodes, about the things that navigate us through our moments, those elements that work together to build and shape us.
Episode 19: Barbie Angell
Barbie Angell and I chat about a lot of beautiful things, like art, poetry, music, authenticity, and currency, as well as some very real and painful truths about emotional and sexual assault. Listener Discretion Advised.
Episode 18: David LaMotte
Peacemonger, World Changer and Songslinger David LaMotte and I chat about Community, Art, Vulnerability, Hope, and the role music plays in all of that. Enriching talk. Listen, won’t ya?
Episode 17: Ian Ridenhour
Ian Ridenhour has been playing music professionally for 14 years. He is a madly talented and has an ear for putting the human psyche to music. He’s good at it. Real good. And he’s not old enough to buy beer yet.
Episode 16: Chuck Brodsky
Chuck Brodsky, at the age of 21, decided to follow his passion to be a songwriter who tell stories that matter. He thumbed a ride from Philadelphia to San Francisco and the rest, as they say, is His Story.
Episode 15: Zach Whitney
I took a walk in the woods with my pal Zach Whitney, and we talked about Songwriting, Mindfulness, and Nature.
Episode 14: Jeromy Laux
A great conversation with Photographer Jeromy Laux, about empathy, compassion, and why shooting with film is so great.
Episode 13: Robbie Schaefer
Great talk with Robbie Schaefer: songwriter, Eddie From Ohio bandmate, humanitarian, playwright, and storysmith.
Episode 12: Wyze
Wyze is an insanely gifted Visual Creator, using photography and video to tell stories, draw out emotion and change the world.