Is it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIs it Recess Yet? Confessions of a Former Child Prodigy is about concert violinist Tricia Park's years as a child prodigy and her quest to evolve beyond that identity. Get an insider’s look into the classical music world and listen to conversations with innovative artists who are forging new - and playful - paths into creativity.
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Five Ways to Unstuck Your Writing and Get Started Faster
September 22, 2021 14:11 - 7 minutes - 5.42 MBWriting is hard because we have a lofty idea of what writing is. We imagine people--fancy people--with degrees and credentials and quills and thick notebooks into which they spill their flawless thoughts from their flawless brains, sitting in flawless libraries filled top to bottom with other flawless books by other flawless authors. Yeah, no. That’s not how it works. The best writing begins with mess. The messier and wilder you are, the better. The best thing we can do is throw ourselv...
The One Question I Never Thought I’d Have to Answer (and Why it Frustrates the Heck Outta Me)
September 15, 2021 13:50 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MB“So….do you still play the violin?” Recently, people have been asking me this a lot, and I’ll be honest with you, it kind of pisses me off. My reaction to that question is visceral: defensive, angry, defiant. And a little scared. Because, dammit, I didn’t give up my childhood and every fun thing to be a violinist and have it called into question now. I’m also aware that my outsized reaction to this question also reveals my own insecurities. Because if someone is asking me if I’m still ...
I won a Fulbright Award! On creative writing and how it could make you a happier musician.
February 28, 2021 12:30 - 5 minutes - 3.97 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Since I received my Fulbright in the creative writing category, I thought it might be helpful for me to share some ideas about how creative writing has helped me and my violin playing: How Creative Writing Could Make You a Happier Musician In classical music, we accept nothing less than perfection. We mustn’t miss a shift or play out of tune. This perfectionism made me relentless and hard-working and followed me from The Juilliard School to the M.F.A. classr...
Jennifer Fawcett. "Perfect isn't interesting." On Imposter Syndrome and why we should "keep going and do it anyway."
January 24, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode: Jennifer Fawcett Jennifer teaches at Skidmore College and her first novel, The Octagon House, will be published by Atria, an imprint of Simon and Schuster. Working Group Theatre, the theatre group that Jenn co-founded. Imposter Syndrome The International Theatre Project, the organization that allowed Jenn to travel to Tanzania and Rwanda to teach storytelling and theatre to young students.
2020: "What would you tell your younger self?" An end of year review, with advice to help you on your creative journey in 2021.
December 27, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.76 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! 0:59 - Cellist Laura Usiskin on perfectionism and the ways we compare ourselves to others. 2:41 - Pianist and scholar, Mina Yang, gives some advice on being grateful and why you don’t have to do music professionally to find value in it. 3:43 - Violinist, conductor, and scholar, Sean Wang, talks about the importance of being yourself and finding your unique artistic identity. 6:05 - Sarah Carter is a cellist, medical doctor and a former child prodigy hersel...
Miki-Sophia Cloud. "Why am I doing this?" On the importance of great mentors and choosing to find joy and purpose in music.
December 13, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Miki is a core member of the Grammy-nominated ensemble, A Far Cry The Boston Globe profile on Miki's "Little Criers"concerts for families and children. Find "Little Criers" on A Far Cry's Facebook Page. Miki and I play in the Solera Quartet together: MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE is from Mendelssohn's String Quartet, Op. 80, from the Solera Quartet's debut album, EVERY MOMENT PRESENT. Robert Levin, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University Ronda Cole, Director of NV...
Dr. Noa Kageyama. "Focus on growth." On growth mindset versus fixed mindset and what we can learn from making music.
November 29, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Noa Kageyama, Bulletproof Musician Noa teaches at the Juilliard School The Suzuki Method Noa got a double degree at Oberlin Don Greene, Ph.d, Performance Mastery Trainer Seymour Bernstein, pianist and pedagogue Ethan Hawke and his film about Seymour Bernstein This is Your Brain on Jazz: Researchers Use MRI to Study Spontaneity, Creativity Seth Godin Alexander Technique Hidden Brain: The Edge Effect Ivan Galamian, legendary violin teacher of Itzhak ...
Rev. D. Maurice Charles. "To resist absurdity is to live." On why "you don't have to feel what someone else feels to do the right thing" and creating a society that makes space for all of us.
November 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBRev. D. Maurice Charles Subscribe to the podcast here! 2:33 - Dean Charles talks about his growing up in the church and how his family migrated from the Jim Crow South. How his family's stories of slavery and survival and faith make up the story of his heritage. 5:12 - When and how Dean Charles was called to the ministry. His background in microbiology, psychology, and sociology. How he became a university chaplain. "Human beings are stranger than microbes." 7:31 - What is a university ...
Kenji Bunch: "The willingness to fail in public is so important." A chat with composer and musician Kenji Bunch, about taking creative risks, being a bi-racial Asian kid, and saying "yes" to everything.
October 25, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Kenji Bunch 3:56 - How Kenji got started in music on violin and piano. 5:32 - How Kenji always had an "abstract notion" that he wanted to compose and how this led to his double major in Viola Performance and Composition at Juilliard. 6:49 - The creative aspect of music and how making his own music was always attached to Kenji's musical consciousness and imagination. 7:56 - The value of listening to music in "a non-hierarchical way where everything [is] w...
Karen Rile: "You can actually change your life very quickly." A chat with writer Karen Rile, about parenting, flexibility, and how deliberate practice yields huge results.
October 04, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Karen Rile 2:05 - Karen's childhood growing up in an "arts friendly" family. 3:53 - Nathalie Hinderas, an African American pianist who faced career challenges due to racism and how Karen's mother, Joanne Rile, became her manager and pivoted towards a career in arts management, championing African American classical musicians. 5:58 - Why Karen found music lessons very stressful and anxiety producing. 6:56 - How Karen grew up surrounded by musicians and lea...
Byron Au Yong, PART 2: "Shouting comes from having no choice." A chat with composer Byron Au Yong, about activism, representation, and why we can't avoid our painful experiences.
September 20, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Byron Au Yong 3:13 - The genesis of "Activist Songbook." The murder of Vincent Chin as impetus for U.S. legislation against hate crimes. 5:12 - "'Activist Songbook' is the third in a trilogy of works where I've been addressing what Americans fear; ways out of oppression; and the central focus of these three works: an Asian male in America who receives media attention." 6:03 - "Launched in 2017, 'Activist Songbook' was directly impacted by the election of D...
Byron Au Yong: "Counteract the hate." A chat with composer Byron Au Yong, about how Western Classical music is not the only music in the world and the "healing powers of music."
September 06, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Byron Au Yong 2:50 - "If you hear a child sing, they're trying to comfort themselves." How music provided solace for Byron and a way to process the multiple Chinese languages of his family plus "the healing powers of music." 4:27 - How Byron's Chinese immigrant parents raised him to be English speaking and his experiences growing up in a multilingual family. 6:23 - Byron's experiences in musical theatre and how his aunt encouraged him to audition for "The ...
Augusta Read Thomas: "Music is so much bigger." A chat with composer Augusta Read Thomas, about the importance of "breaking down every wall" and composing for beatboxer, Nicole Paris.
August 23, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBIn my conversation with composer Augusta Read Thomas, she expresses her heartfelt support of Black Lives Matter; her empathy for the performer in her compositions; why the music profession should be "wildly diverse"; and the three things that one needs to be an excellent composer. Subscribe to the podcast here! Augusta Read Thomas 2:40 - Augusta makes a statement about Black Lives Matter and says "it's profoundly urgent that we finally, hopefully, this time, make things better." 3:44 - ...
Blair McMillen: "It's okay to be vulnerable." A chat with pianist Blair McMillen, about performance anxiety, perfectionism, and why process is more important than product.
August 09, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Blair McMillen Blair's YouTube channel 2:12 - Blair talks about how he got started, going to Interlochen, and then Oberlin. 4:59 - Blair's struggles with a "debilitating fear of performance" and how he learned to manage this anxiety and stage fright. How beta blockers helped him deal with his "preoccupation with playing perfectly." Noa Kageyama, The Bulletproof Musician 13:08 - How Blair helps his own students deal with performance anxiety and stage frig...
Sean Wang: "My quietness was misunderstood as an act of defiance." A chat with violinist, conductor, and scholar, Sean Wang, about the burden of assimilation, microaggressions, and the "bamboo ceiling" in classical music.
July 19, 2020 15:55 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Sean Wang 4:00 - Sean's arduous process and emigration from Taiwan to the U.S. How he won a major competition and left Taiwan to study music abroad. 5:39 - How at age 13, Sean took time off from school in order to practice and win the competition. 6:10 - How leaving Taiwan was necessary at that time, in order fro Sean to develop as a musician. 7:45 - "I always knew that I would be a musician one day. It was always what I wanted to do." Sean's love of mus...
Celia Hatton: “You have to speak up and take up space.” A chat with violist Celia Hatton about microaggressions, implicit bias, and institutional racism in classical music and beyond.
July 05, 2020 15:24 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Celia Hatton 2:32 - Celia talks about growing up in a musically and artistically eclectic family and how she got started on the viola. 9:18 - Celia talks about what motivated her to play classical music. 11:55 - Celia talks about what it's been like to be a bi-racial, black woman in classical music and why she started to feel self-conscious about her race in high school and college. Her experiences of invisibility as she rose into the "higher spaces" withi...
Tricia Park performs "Ferdinand the Bull," the children's storybook classic, for solo violin and speaker (story by Munro Leaf and music by Alan Ridout).
June 27, 2020 15:01 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! And subscribe to the mailing list here!
Dr. Nadine Kelly: "I am an eclectic, nerdy black woman who is a late bloomer." A chat with Dr. Nadine Kelly, retired pathologist and yoga instructor about leaving medicine to follow her happiness and why we need to be nicer to ourselves.
May 23, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Dr. Nadine Kelly 1:44 - Growing up the daughter of Haitian immigrants, Nadine's journey to becoming a pathologist and how she decided to leave medicine after being diagnosed with depression and how this led to her second career as YOGI MD, a yoga instructor for mature women. 9:38 - How the pandemic has changed Nadine's business and empowered her mature women to embrace technology. 13:19 - How yoga is a "whole practice" that allows us to let go of judgement...
Shannon Wilkinson: "You are valuable because you exist." A chat with life coach, Shannon Wilkinson, about when perfectionism becomes toxic; why "taking a breath" improves our ability to problem-solve; and why cultivating your creative courage may be the best thing you can do for your career right now.
May 16, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Shannon Wilkinson 1:41 – Shannon’s circuitous path to becoming a life coach before life coaching was “a thing.” How Shannon always knew she wanted to be her own boss. 5:35 – Social entrepreneurs and why Shannon likes to work with people who dedicate their lives to making their part of the world a better place: parents, teachers, artists, employees. 7:52 – How Shannon transformed from someone who was “allergic to exercise” to climbing 12,000 foot mountains ...
Korean Love: The Untranslatable Concept of "Jung." A micro-essay/love letter to my Korean mother.
May 09, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.61 MBSubscribe to the podcast here!
Mai Der Vang: "I have to be twice as good to be given access, to be heard." A chat with award-winning writer, Mai Der Vang, about being the child of Hmong immigrants; the challenges of being a female, P.O.C. artist; and why we must trust our own creative impulses.
May 02, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Mai Der Vang 1:55 - Mai Der's growing up in the U.S, as the child of Hmong refugees. How Mai Der began writing poetry as a kid. 3:12 - How early encouragement and her 5th grade teacher spurred Mai Der's writing habit and her interest in creative writing and poetry. 4:45 - How Mai Der's writing is influenced by both the Hmong and English languages. 5:47 - Mai Der talks about her book, Afterland, and retelling of the devastation of the Secret War that wreak...
"It's a weird time to try to reinvent yourself." A chat with Nick Photinos, innovative cellist and founding member of Eighth Blackbird, about career transformation and the important of preserving our mental health during this time of pandemic.
April 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBNick Photinos 4:23 - Struggling with productivity and career transformation during the pandemic. 4:38 - Nick talks about the "profound change" his career is taking now as he prepares to leave Eighth Blackbird and how we all identify with our professional personas. 6:00 - The challenges of reinventing oneself during the uncertainty of COVID-19. 8:29 - The genesis of Eighth Blackbird at Oberlin. Tim Weiss. 12:52 - How Nick decided it was time to leave Eighth Blackbird and move on...
"It's a weird time to try to reinvent yourself." A chat with Nick Photinos, innovative cellist and founding member of Eighth Blackbird, about career transformation and the importance of preserving our mental health during this time of pandemic.
April 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Nick Photinos 4:23 - Struggling with productivity and career transformation during the pandemic. 4:38 - Nick talks about the "profound change" his career is taking now as he prepares to leave Eighth Blackbird and how we all identify with our professional personas. 6:00 - The challenges of reinventing oneself during the uncertainty of COVID-19. 8:29 - The genesis of Eighth Blackbird at Oberlin. Tim Weiss. 12:52 - How Nick decided it was time to leave Eigh...
"Don't beat yourself up." A chat with Alexandra DiPalma, audio producer, editor, consultant and teacher, about pushing past perfection and why we really shouldn't put pressure on ourselves right now.
April 17, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Alexandra DiPalma 3:25 - Alex and I talk about coming to terms with competitiveness. 5:45 - Seth Godin and The Podcast Fellowship: how Alex and Seth Godin created this platform to teach people how to start their own podcasts. What you can learn and gain from producing your own podcast. 8:35 - How can podcasting help you push past perfectionism? 10:10 - How Alex began to produce Food 4 Thot and how it was one of the first queer podcasts in the culture. 12...
"Confused and scared is better than meaningless." A chat with Mike Block, pioneering cello player, singer, composer, and educator, about taking creative risks and why we shouldn't wait to pursue our interests.
April 10, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Mike Block 3:37 - How Mike got started growing up in a family of classical musicians. 5:09 - Mike shares his experience of unhappiness in classical music and the creative limitations he felt in that genre. 7:34 - How Mike's conflicted decision to pursue a graduate degree at Juilliard led him to play with bands in New York City. 9:10 - How Mike created the Mike Block String Camp, a place he wished had existed when he was younger. The importance of collabora...
"How long should it take to get over someone?" Musings on love in the time of Covid-19: A flash essay on heartbreak, ghosting, and why it's so hard to let go.
April 03, 2020 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MB(Subscribe to the podcast here!) Here's the essay: When it comes to dating, there are so many new ways to be cruel to one another. Ghosting, catfishing, breadcrumbing. And then there are all the fun variations. Haunting is when someone who ghosted you keeps lingering on your social media. (Delightful). Zombieing is when your ex suddenly pops up in your life. Fa--ntastic. I don’t know what it’s called when your ex just vanishes, though, and has no social media presence at all. My friends...
"We didn't think, 'we're gonna master virtual rehearsing and share it with the world.'": A Chat about virtual rehearsing and the Covid-19 pandemic with Laura Usiskin, cellist, educator, entrepreneur, and member of the Bayberry String Quartet
March 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Laura Usiskin Check out the Bayberry String Quartet's ONE-PAGE "QUICK GUIDE" TO REHEARSING REMOTELY! 2:25 - Laura talks about how she got started with her first cello teacher, the legendary pedagogue, Gilda Barston. 4:02 - Laura talks about her early issues with confidence and how she compared herself to other players. Laura's cello teachers in college: Fred Sherry, and Aldo Parisot. 6:30 - Why Laura studied neuroscience for her undergraduate degree. 7:14...
"You play the violin?" A 5-minute essay about "gigging" life, unfair speeding tickets, and the unexpected turn.
March 20, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBIan offers wonderfully rich prompts and all the pieces must be performed live and they must not exceed 5 minutes. It’s quite amazing how this crystalizes all the bullshit thoughts that normally takes up meters of paper and forces you to get to the point right quick because the clock is literally ticking. Not to mention all the trees we’re saving. The prompt for today’s piece was to tell the story of the most frustrating/maddening time you dealt with a bureaucracy (DMV, Bursar's office, traff...
"The belief that perfection equals worthiness is the biggest struggle of my life.": PART TWO of A Chat with Dr. Sarah Carter, physician, cellist, writer, and former child prodigy.
March 06, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! 2:34 - Sarah talks about her resentment upon realizing she hadn't had a childhood. 3:34 - What Sarah's classical music training taught her and the skills that serve her in positive ways, every day. 7:35 - How classical music in the way that Sarah experienced it is creative but in a very narrow way. She shares her experience of trying to improvise on the cello for the first time. "The thought of improvising was so terrifying to me that I burst into tears." 8...
"In the depths of major depression, I realized I'd lived my whole life in someone else's dream.": PART ONE of A Chat with Dr. Sarah Carter, physician, cellist, writer, and former child prodigy.
February 28, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! 8:37 - How Sarah became serious about the cello as small child and how she was carried along by the enthusiasm and pressure from adults. 10:23 - Sarah shares how her feelings of worthiness were tied to her ability to perform "perfectly." 11:30 - "The tragedy of perfection" and the high stakes of performance. How missing a shift or playing out of tune made Sarah feel that "all was lost." 14:04 - How our ability to perform well or poorly gets conflated with o...
"The most important skill is connecting with people": Why connection is the most valuable skill. A Chat with Assaff Weisman, pianist, teacher, and Executive Director of the Israeli Chamber Project.
February 14, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode here: Assaff Weisman 3:54 - How the right teacher can change everything and why he credits his life as a musician to his early teacher, Seth Kimmelman. 6:07 - Seth Kimmelman's tragic passing from AIDS. 7:59 - Assaff's identity as an Israeli and an American. 10:15 - How Israeli Chamber Project started. 15:53 - The main learning points and challenges of starting your own organization. 18:20 - How ou...
"The child of Korean immigrants, living in the in-between space": An excerpt from my work-in-progress, LUNCH BOX, about food, mothers and daughters, identity, microagressions, representation, and one kind of Asian American experience.
January 31, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! From LUNCH BOX by Tricia Park Once when I was in fourth grade, Tally McMasters came up to me and asked: “Are you Chinese?” I was waiting for my turn at double dutch. “No,” I said, eyeing the line. “Are you Japanese?” she asked, peering at me intently. “No,” I said, again. The line was getting shorter. I glanced at her face and saw confusion. She’d run out of options. Tally jammed her hands against her hips.“Well, then….Are you Norwegian?” ...
"The crisis of perfectionism in classical music": Why a career is much more about the people than playing well. A Chat with Rebecca Fischer, violinist, writer, and educator.
January 17, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode here: Rebecca Fischer 4:10 - The complexities of growing up in a musical household and striving to find one's own voice and individuality 6:17 - How the Chiara String Quartet got its start. 8:49 - Advice to young string quartets and the importance of building community. 12:19 - The joys of making a life as a chamber musician and making sure everyone in the group feels equally seen and heard. 15:40 ...
"Asians are both the 'model minority' and an invisible minority": Creating space for conversations about racism against East Asians in classical music. A Chat with Mina Yang, pianist, professor, and writer.
January 03, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode here: Mina Yang Mina’s article that became a chapter in her book: East Meets West in the Concert Hall: Asians and Classical Music in the Century of Imperialism, Post-Colonialism, and Multiculturalism. 5:41 – How did Western Classical Music become so prevalent in East Asia? 7:00 – How piano manufacturing in Japan mirrored the rise of the middle class in Europe and how the piano became a symbol of West...
7 - "Asians are both the 'model minority' and an invisible minority": Creating space for conversations about racism against East Asians in classical music. A Chat with Mina Yang, pianist, professor, and writer.
January 03, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBSubscribe to the podcast here! Learn more about the stuff we talk about in this episode here: Mina Yang Mina’s article that became a chapter in her book: East Meets West in the Concert Hall: Asians and Classical Music in the Century of Imperialism, Post-Colonialism, and Multiculturalism. 5:41 – How did Western Classical Music become so prevalent in East Asia? 7:00 – How piano manufacturing in Japan mirrored the rise of the middle class in Europe and how the piano became a symbo...
"'Zero f**ks given': Why vulnerability is the most important thing." A Chat with Zach Brock, jazz violinist, composer, and member of Snarky Puppy
August 25, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 80 MBIn my conversation with jazz violinist, Zach Brock, we talk about his musical upbringing and how he straddles the line between classical training and improvisation. Snarky Puppy What it means to take risks and be vulnerable. How Zach and I met at Mike Block String Camp and what how challenging and vulnerable that was for me. How some classical musicians embody a sort of cultural musical superiority complex and how some can experience that as social violence. How some people are sociall...
6. "'Zero f**ks given': Why vulnerability is the most important thing." A Chat with Zach Brock, jazz violinist, composer, and member of Snarky Puppy
August 25, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 80 MBIn my conversation with jazz violinist, Zach Brock, we talk about his musical upbringing and how he straddles the line between classical training and improvisation. Snarky Puppy What it means to take risks and be vulnerable. How Zach and I met at Mike Block String Camp and what how challenging and vulnerable that was for me. How some classical musicians embody a sort of cultural musical superiority complex and how some can experience that as social violence. How some people ar...
6. "'Zero f**ks given': Why vulnerability is the most important thing." A Chat with Zach Brock, jazz violinist, composer, and member of Snarky Puppy
August 25, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 80 MBIn my conversation with jazz violinist, Zach Brock, we talk about his musical upbringing and how he straddles the line between classical training and improvisation. Snarky Puppy What it means to take risks and be vulnerable. How Zach and I met at Mike Block String Camp and what how challenging and vulnerable that was for me. How some classical musicians embody a sort of cultural musical superiority complex and how some can experience that as social violence. How some people ar...
#5: "Why 'perfect' isn't interesting." A Chat with Jennifer Fawcett, playwright, fiction writer, and doula.
August 01, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB.This interview happened during Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at the Kavanaugh hearing In my conversation with playwright, fiction writer, and doula, Jennifer Fawcett, we talk about: How do we give ourselves "permission"? The importance of making your own "stuff". Struggling with "who cares" and Imposter Syndrome. How powerful and necessary it is to tell our own stories. If girls face more challenges towards self-actualization. How to keep making things even if we fe...
#5: "Why 'perfect' isn't interesting." A Chat with Jennifer Fawcett, playwright, fiction writer, and doula.
August 01, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB.This interview happened during Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at the Kavanaugh hearing In my conversation with playwright, fiction writer, and doula, Jennifer Fawcett, we talk about: How do we give ourselves "permission"? The importance of making your own "stuff". Struggling with "who cares" and Imposter Syndrome. How powerful and necessary it is to tell our own stories. If girls face more challenges towards self-actualization. How to keep making things even if we fe...
"Why 'perfect' isn't interesting." A Chat with Jennifer Fawcett, playwright, fiction writer, and doula.
August 01, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB.This interview happened during Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at the Kavanaugh hearing In my conversation with playwright, fiction writer, and doula, Jennifer Fawcett, we talk about: How do we give ourselves "permission"? The importance of making your own "stuff". Struggling with "who cares" and Imposter Syndrome. How powerful and necessary it is to tell our own stories. If girls face more challenges towards self-actualization. How to keep making things even if we feel inadeq...
#4: "We are human beings not human doings." A Chat with Morgane Michael, host and producer of Kindsight 101
January 17, 2019 19:35 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBIn my interview with Morgane Michael, host and producer of Kindsight 101, we discuss why kindness gets a bad rap; the research that shows how kindness and compassion actually increase creativity and productivity; how Pixar and Disney are embracing kindness practices in their work cultures without lowering their standards; how to counter the 'live or die' mentality of perfectionism and achievement; the contagious impact of kindness, affecting our physical and mental wellness as well ...
"We are human beings not human doings." A Chat with Morgane Michael, host and producer of Kindsight 101
January 17, 2019 19:35 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBIn my interview with Morgane Michael, host and producer of Kindsight 101, we discuss why kindness gets a bad rap; the research that shows how kindness and compassion actually increase creativity and productivity; how Pixar and Disney are embracing kindness practices in their work cultures without lowering their standards; how to counter the 'live or die' mentality of perfectionism and achievement; the contagious impact of kindness, affecting our physical and mental wellness as well as the do...
#3: "Growing Up Prodigies: The Mid-Life Crisis" A Chat with Prof. Jeanne Bamberger
December 30, 2018 18:48 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn my interview with Professor Jeanne Bamberger, we discuss her article entitled “Growing Up Prodigies: The Mid-Life Crisis”; her experiences as a former child prodigy and the challenges she faced as she grew into adulthood; formal and figural thinking and how we learn and process music; how chamber music helped her cope with loneliness and isolation; and how parents and teachers can better guide gifted children. Learn more about Jeanne Bamberger! Prof. Jeanne Bamberger researches...
"Growing Up Prodigies: The Mid-Life Crisis" A Chat with Prof. Jeanne Bamberger
December 30, 2018 18:48 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBIn my interview with Professor Jeanne Bamberger, we discuss her article entitled “Growing Up Prodigies: The Mid-Life Crisis”; her experiences as a former child prodigy and the challenges she faced as she grew into adulthood; formal and figural thinking and how we learn and process music; how chamber music helped her cope with loneliness and isolation; and how parents and teachers can better guide gifted children. Learn more about Jeanne Bamberger! Prof. Jeanne Bamberger researches musical ...
BONUS EPISODE: "What if there isn't a 'winner'?" Bonus Chat with Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama
August 11, 2018 15:15 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBIn this BONUS TRACK interview with performance psychologist, Noa Kageyama, listen to Noa “coach” me in my post-interview performance evaluation! In this super meta moment, we have a 'behind the scenes' chat and engage in CANDID conversation about our interview - unedited! Hear what happens when we forget about the mic and just talk. Learn more about the stuff we talk about! Seth Godin: https://seths.blog Dax Shepard: https://armchairexpertpod.com Noa's interview with David Kim, concert...
#2: "Is it too late?" A Chat with Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama
August 11, 2018 04:35 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn my interview with performance psychologist, Noa Kageyama, we learn what he meant at age 2 when he said "oa wike mugas"; what it was like to studying with Mr. Suzuki himself in Japan as a little kid, how inconsistency in his performances lead to his study of “performance psychology” at Juilliard; how performers can believe that performing poorly means we ‘suck’ as people; what he learned from daydreaming about winning the Lotto; the difference between the ‘critic’ versus the ‘coac...
"Is it too late?" A Chat with Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama
August 11, 2018 04:35 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn my interview with performance psychologist, Noa Kageyama, we learn what he meant at age 2 when he said "oa wike mugas"; what it was like to studying with Mr. Suzuki himself in Japan as a little kid, how inconsistency in his performances lead to his study of “performance psychology” at Juilliard; how performers can believe that performing poorly means we ‘suck’ as people; what he learned from daydreaming about winning the Lotto; the difference between the ‘critic’ versus the ‘coach’ his su...
"Why am I doing this?" A Chat with Violinist Miki-Sophia Cloud
August 11, 2018 04:04 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn my interview with violinist Miki-Sophia Cloud, we talk about her former life as a strolling ‘gypsy violinist’; playing by ear versus playing from sheet music; her musical studies and mentors at Harvard, Yale, and the New England Conservatory of Music; and how she answers the question: “why am I doing this?” and what motivates her to make music. Learn more about the stuff we talk about! MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE is from Mendelssohn's String Quartet, Op. 80, from the Solera Quartet's debut al...
#1: "Why am I doing this?" A Chat with Violinist Miki-Sophia Cloud
August 11, 2018 04:04 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn my interview with violinist Miki-Sophia Cloud, we talk about her former life as a strolling ‘gypsy violinist’; playing by ear versus playing from sheet music; her musical studies and mentors at Harvard, Yale, and the New England Conservatory of Music; and how she answers the question: “why am I doing this?” and what motivates her to make music. Learn more about the stuff we talk about! MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE is from Mendelssohn's String Quartet, Op. 80, from the Solera Quartet's...