Zeitgeist Radio

Zeitgeist Radio

Zeitgeist Academy

Episodes 51
Avg. Duration 58m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Welcome to Zeitgeist Radio, the musical podcast where I interview people in interesting musical subcultures. For more information and to sign up for my newsletter, visit www.zeitgeistacademy.com/radio For transcripts visit www.zeitgeistacademy.com/radio-transcripts

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50. Music, mindfulness, and gentle wisdom

Dec 19, 2025 52m

Finding joy is a challenge attempted by philosophers, religious gurus, and even chemists. Dr Michael McGee is a psychiatrist, author, and jazz pianist whose performances blend music and mindfulness.…

49. Poetry and healing through songwriting

Nov 12, 2025 51m

Music is a tool that helps a lot of people get through tough stuff. Addiction, depression, body image issues, trauma… Bri is a singer-songwriter who doesn’t shy away from complex emotions and…

S49E49 48. Contra Dance Music

Sep 10, 2025 58m

Contra dancing is an American folk dance that is laughably hard to describe… or is it? Jeffrey Spero is a contra dance musician, caller, and choreographer. We talk about the varied music of contra…

S1E47 47. Building Kindermusik

Aug 13, 2025 51m

What age were you when you started learning music? High school choir? Middle school band? What about piano lessons at age eight? Or even earlier, like two or three years old… or even… earlier? Jacque…

46. Building a musical community

Jun 11, 2025 57m

How do you build a space where musicians want to hang out? John Avilla is a bassist and co-founder of Sound Union in Redwood City, California. In this episode we discuss his transition from a career…

45. Folk dance through the ages

May 07, 2025 37m

What makes a folk dance, and what is it like to do these dances socially? The Bay Osos Folk Dancers meet every week to dance to music from Bavaria to the Western Sahara, Polynesia, the Balkans, and…

44. Stepping into the cypher

Apr 16, 2025 1h 5m

What is the difference between spoken word poetry and rap? Coco Peila, a hip hop artist and songwriting coach from New York City, has done it all, and career hinges on one surprising comment her…

43. Building ergonomic guitars

Mar 12, 2025 1h 4m

Have you ever held an instrument and felt like it was made just for you? Jeff Hampton started out building a custom guitar for aesthetic purposes, but his interest expanded into ergonomics alongside…

42. Reinventing the string quartet

Feb 12, 2025 1h 28m

The string quartet has been around for a LONG time. Is it time for a refresh? Members of the Videri String Quartet think so. They are a classically trained string quartet that performs the music of…

41. Electronic wind instruments and Dwelling of Duels

Nov 20, 2024 54m

Sometimes it seems there’s not much happening in the innovation of instruments. But in the world of electronics, there’s a whole world of creativity! Joe Newman is an arranger and performer out of…

40. Teaching high school choir

Nov 06, 2024 55m

Who were the top three most influential people in your early life? If you were in music, I bet at least one of those was your music teacher. In this episode I speak with Rachel, a high school choir…

39. Video game music

Oct 23, 2024 1h 7m

Video games make a big impact on people, especially kids… and the music from these games can leave a strong imprint as well! This episode I speak with Stemage, a guitarist, composer, performer, and…

38. Singing techniques: Estill and complementary vowels

Oct 09, 2024 1h 4m

Do you sing? If so, how aware are you about the shape of the different parts of your mouth? This episode I speak with Andrea Veal, a vocal performer and teacher out of Southeastern New Hampshire. We…

37. Building a college music history program

Sep 18, 2024 1h

How does a college music department define music when it comes to their curriculum? How do they decide what they want students to know, leaving their program? And is the answer to that question,…

36. Connections Concerts

Jul 24, 2024 59m

Sophie Lippert is a cellist and pianist in Western Massachusetts, and creator of the unique genre-inclusive Connections Concerts series. In this episode, we discuss how Sophie uses her classical…

35. Tapestry folkdance center

Jul 10, 2024 1h 3m

Sharisa Oie and Lydia McAnerney work with the Tapestry Folk Dance Center in Minneapolis, MN. We explore the center's mission to create opportunities for people to participate in diverse dance and…

34. Harmonicas

Jun 26, 2024 51m

Nate Cutshall is a “harp tech” from Central Pennsylvania. In this episode, Morgan and Nate talk about all things harmonicas! We dig into some of the music theory that goes into playing the…

33. Technical audio and folk music

Jun 12, 2024 1h 9m

Brennish Thomson is a folk musician from Lee, New Hampshire. In this episode, Morgan and Brennish dig into the world of live sound engineering and acoustic transparency in folk music. We discuss the…

32. Jewish music and social justice

May 29, 2024 57m

Emily Cohen is a rabbi from Brooklyn, NY. In this episode we discuss the rich musical tradition in Judaism and how social justice-minded Jews like herself can use music in their work. Emily provides…

31. Music therapy and mental health

May 01, 2024 49m

Marlys Woods is a music therapist who specializes in mental health. She shares the therapeutic applications of music, its ability to facilitate healing, and a caution about how music can cause harm…

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