Sonic Stories
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Sonic Stories is a show where guests share their favorite songs and the stories behind them. Maybe it's motivated them to play their best game, helped them work through a tough life event, reminds them of a loved one, or just helps them get through the day. What's your jam?
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Paul Wilmet
March 04, 2024 00:29 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBNaima (and the rest of the Giant Steps album for that matter) by John Coltrane Soul Vaccination by Tower of Power No Ordinary Love by Sade In this episode, Paul and I talk about what we believe to be profound music, the commonalities of performance in music and sport, and the power of the rhythm section. Catch Paul at https://www.lifechurchgreenbay.com/. https://mudwtr.com/collections/shop?rfsn=6297142.3f332b9&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=6297142.3f332b9
Claire Kannapell
December 03, 2023 20:39 - 1 hour - 77 MBFernando - ABBA Paradise - John Prine Ma mere l’oye, M. 62: Petit poucet - Maurice Ravel From The Front Row: https://fromthefrontrow.org/ Old Oaks Trio: https://www.oldoaksmusic.com/ Bigtooth (website still in progress): https://www.bigtoothbluegrass.com/ In this episode, Claire and I sit down and talk about fathers, grandfathers, and the excitement of performing in front of others. For the musicians: Practice with a metronome! https://mudwtr.com/collections/shop?rfsn=6297142.3f332b...
Allan Loeb
October 22, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBAllan is a writer and producer from Highland Park, Illinois. He attended Ithaca College in New York from 1988 to 1992. He relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1993 to pursue a career in screenwriting. After over ten years of struggle and rejection, Allan broke through with the script THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK in 2004. Since then, he has been working nonstop as a screenwriter and producer. As a script doctor, he’s written on over 40 studio movies and 6 television pilots for every maj...
Nick D'Agostino
September 19, 2023 14:16 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBNick D'Agostino is a filmmaker and educator living in Austin, Texas. Whether it's on a film set or in the classroom, Nick enjoys building community through shared experiences. He enjoys being outdoors and watching movies, but not usually at the same time. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper Neighborhood Bully by Bob Dylan Go see Barbie and Oppenheimer! Stay tuned for Nick's second film, "Justice", which is about a young lawyer who's taken on the case of a man who's cl...
Alex Kiser
July 10, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBAlex Kiser is an Executive Presence Coach and Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Her research aims to help individuals and companies use personality assessments more effectively – and more honestly. Alex loves helping others find the right words almost as much as she loves the challenge of learning something new. When she's not working, she likes to spend time outdoors, baking in her kitchen, and dancing pretty much anywhere. In this conversation, Alex and ...
Alexandra Leatu
February 14, 2023 16:46 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBAlexandra Leatu is the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. She strives to develop a team culture that focuses on selflessness, character before performance, discipline and enjoyment of the game all in an open, safe environment for her players. As a former athlete herself at Vanderbilt and Baylor, she was inspired to go into coaching due to her experiences with two male coaches and feeling there were pieces missing to the student athlete experience sh...
Dr. Robert Killebrew
August 04, 2022 13:46 - 1 hour - 162 MBRobert is a sports performance physical therapist who specializes in helping athletes of all skills and sports return to playing at their highest level following an injury or surgery. As a former college and professional athlete, he understands the demands and the insatiable driving force behind wanting to be the best. In his free time, you can find Robert surfing in Carlsbad, California, eating BBQ and listening to blues in Austin, Texas, cooking in the kitchen, serving up deliciousness to ...
Andy McErlean
May 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBAndy is a human and creator based out of Asheville, North Carolina. From photography to writing, to design to music, he can't help himself but to bring forth ideas rattling in his head. Additionally, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu, though oftentimes he feels like a white belt again. He, like all of us, is trying to understand what it is to live and how to live. Bayonnetwork-Norma Jean Diamond-Stick to Your Guns Contact-As Cities Burn In this episode, Andy and I sit down and ta...
Miles Williams
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBMiles is an Elementary School Principal in New Orleans, Louisiana, a mental wellness and human rights advocate. He's passionate about creating spaces where everyone can discover and be the best version of themselves. As a former college football player, Miles is familiar with the ups and downs that performers go through on a daily basis. He enjoys finding creative ways to eliminate barriers and create systems of support for individual and community healing. When he’s not working, Miles trie...
Dr. Mali Collins
March 03, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 167 MBMali is a mother, doula, childbirth educator, and assistant professor of African American Literature at Howard University. Her first book, Scrap Theory: Reproductive Injustice in the Contemporary Black Feminist Imagination, Ohio State University Press will be published in 2023. Her work intersects in the medical humanities, technology, bioethics, contemporary Black art and culture, and reproductive justice practices. She spends her free time sleeping, doing HIIT workouts, and doing tarot rea...
Jeremy Arambulo
December 23, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBJeremy Arambulo is an LA-based cartoonist and musician. His latest graphic novel, “A Challenge”, was self-published through Kickstarter, and he writes and records music as Fluorescent Beige. He also plays with Born That Guy. They released their latest record “Three” in early 2021, improvised at Chicago's Electrical Audio with Steve Albini. Tame by the Pixies Bachelorette by Bjork Doomed by Moses Sumney In this conversation, Jeremy and I sit down and talk about being galvanized by represe...
Dr. Kiernan Steiner
December 16, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 191 MBDr. Kiernan “Kiki” Steiner, DMA, (she/they/siya) is a holistic vocal coach, choral conductor, and decolonization consultant, and began her life journey on Ho-Chunk Nation lands in Southwestern Wisconsin. Dr. Kiki is a recent graduate from Arizona State University with her doctorate in Choral Conducting, where her research focused on the implications and importance of pedagogical language and discourse in collegiate choral programs. Currently, she is offering 1:1 Voice Activation sessions tha...
Wade Underwood
December 09, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBWade (he/him) is a songwriter and producer creating imaginative pop music under the name Sweetblood. After formative years playing in garage bands around Fergus Falls, MN, he has since recorded and performed extensively in the Twin Cities and around the greater Midwest. Wade brings both a drummer’s vantage point and plenty of beginners pluck to his own musical project, resulting in a world of layered synths, funky guitar, and cascading hooks. By day, Wade produces explainer videos for non-pr...
Bianca Latham
December 02, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 182 MBBianca is a Mental Performance Coach, girls basketball coach, and private duty account manager in St. Louis, MO. As a mental performance consultant, she works to empower athletes, performing artists, musicians, business professionals, and entrepreneurs, to transform their mental approach and elevate performance. Her experience as a professional and D1 basketball player and educational background in sport psychology gives her insight into the mental approach essential to performing at a high...
Robby Schiller
November 25, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 182 MBRobby is a Conservation Specialist at Operation Fresh Start in Madison, WI where he works with young adults on building their skills and preparedness for a career in conservation. He strives to bring joy to everything he does, whether it’s in or out of his professional life. As a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist of 20+ years, he’s been in multiple bands and carries a uniquely singular style in his pursuits that leaves a lasting positivity and levity whether he’s on the stage or catching up...
Shelby Copeland
November 18, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBShelby is a mom of two, wife, freelance media producer, coach, and athlete. She recently shifted her career away from media production to more wholistically incorporate movement and community into her life and help others be prepared for life's adventures and obstacles. She is a NASM certified personal trainer and a Level One Certified Trainer in the MovNat natural movement system and is pursuing her Level Two in January. She loves working with beginners and people who are returning to or re...
Joe Waldbillig
November 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 164 MBJoe is a musician and lover of the make believe and on his better days a cooking enthusiast from Madison, WI. Professionally, Joe works on computers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and performs live music around the country. When Joe has free time he likes spending it making himself as well as his friends laugh. Joy is special. In this conversation, Joe and I sit down and talk about the songs that made him want to be a guitar player, being an emotionally vulnerable teenager alongside...
Dr. Brittany Anderson
November 04, 2021 14:31 - 1 hour - 146 MBBrittany lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a midwest transplant, originally from Long Island, NY. For her, as for most, music has played a large part in her relationships, memory, and identity. She recently began working as a resident psychiatrist, where she hopes to be able to support others' in their journey through this difficult thing we call life. She grew up doing gymnastics for many years, and recently started practicing again. She also enjoys old and new friends, cooking, horror an...
Episode 1-Vince DiMichele
October 28, 2021 13:20 - 1 hour - 188 MBSonic Stories is a show where guests share their favorite songs and the stories behind them. Maybe it's motivated them to play their best game, helped them work through a tough life event, reminds them of a loved one, or just helps them get through the day. This week's guest is Vince DiMichele. Vince is an Attorney, Cannabis Consultant, and amateur DJ based in Fort Collins, CO where he works with cannabis clients to build their business and prepare written materials for license application...
Vince DiMichele
October 28, 2021 13:20 - 1 hour - 188 MBVince is an Attorney, Cannabis Consultant, and amateur DJ based in Fort Collins, CO where he works with cannabis clients to build their business and prepare written materials for license application in newly-legalized states across the country. A budding musician and former athlete, Vince is familiar with the creative process, performing, and the struggles of success and failure across different pursuits. He enjoys connecting with others through music, cooking, business, and spirituality whi...
Welcome to Sonic Stories!
October 19, 2021 19:46 - 8 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat is this? -Welcome to Sonic Stories, the show where we talk about music and how it shapes our lives. Each week, I invite a guest to choose three songs that have impacted their lives and to share the stories behind them and the meaning they hold for them. Who's the host? -The host is Beny Collins, a Mental Performance Coach who works with athletes and other kinds of performers on the mental side of what they do. He supports people by introducing ways to improve their self-awareness and...
Welcome to That's My Jam!
October 19, 2021 19:46 - 8 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat is this? -Welcome to That's My Jam, the show where we talk about music and how it shapes our lives. Each week, I invite a guest to choose three songs that have impacted their lives and to share the stories behind them and the meaning they hold for them. Who's the host? -The host is Beny Collins, a Mental Performance Coach who works with athletes and other kinds of performers on the mental side of what they do. He supports people by introducing ways to improve their self-awareness and...