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Ep. 8: Vagabonding: Rolf Potts on the Geto Boys, ‘Letting the Battery Die,’ and Twenty Years of World Travel

May 19, 2016 By Zachary Stockill

My guest today has traveled longer, and further, than just about anyone else I know. Over the past twenty+ years, Rolf Potts has covered the better part of the planet in his travels. He is perhaps best known as the author of Vagabonding, a book that remains just as widely read and influential among long-term […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Geto Boys, Long-term travel, Rolf Potts, Travel, Vagabonding

Ep. 7: Sound and Vision: Remembering David Bowie, Song by Song, with Author Chris O’Leary

May 16, 2016 By Zachary Stockill

When David Bowie died earlier this year at the age of 69, he left behind one of the most diverse, interesting, and impressive bodies of work in the history of popular music. In his lifetime, the English musician released 27 studio albums, 6 extended plays, and 121 singles. When considering this vast discography, it seems it […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Chris O'Leary, David Bowie, Pushing Ahead of the Dame, Sound and Vision

Ep. 6: Beyond War and Terror: John Baily on the Music of Afghanistan, and 50 Years of World Travel

May 12, 2016 By Zachary Stockill

When you hear the word ‘Afghanistan,’ you probably don’t think of a vibrant and important music tradition. But if world travel has taught me anything, it is to look beyond our TV-news-enforced myopic view of the world, get beyond the headlines, and find out what’s underneath. Unsurprisingly, what we often find on the ground in […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Afghanistan, John Baily, Music of Afghanistan, Travel

Ep. 5. On the Road with Stevie Wonder: Jasmin Cruz talks Singing, Touring, and Chasing A Dream

May 9, 2016 By Zachary Stockill

My guest today is a backing singer for one of the most influential and important artists of our time. Jasmin Cruz has been singing with r n’ b titan Stevie Wonder for the past several years, touring on multiple continents and selling out arenas, festivals, and auditoriums in cities all over the world. Through popular […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Jasmin Cruz, Stevie Wonder, Touring

Ep. 4: What Made Frank Sinatra Great? Explaining (And Celebrating) New Jersey’s Favourite Son with Chuck Granata

May 5, 2016 By Zachary Stockill

  My guest today is a Frank Sinatra expert with a capital “E.” Chuck Granata is an author, archivist, record and radio producer as well the occasional co-host of Nancy Sinatra’s Sirius satellite radio program “Nancy for Frank.” Chuck has spent much of the past fifteen years studying and preserving Frank Sinatra’s recorded legacy, and […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Chuck Granata, Frank Sinatra, Gordon Jenkins, Nelson Riddle

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