Jack Stafford PODSONGS

Episode 140 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— Shane Thomas speaks to Kevin Hines, an American suicide prevention speaker who attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco…

In Episode 139 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—Thomas Feiner interviews Dave McKean, an award-winning English illustrator and graphic designer, about the effect midjourney is having on their industry. Thomas uses the…

In Episode 138 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—musician and producer Nicholas Gunty—most famous for being part of the folk band Frances Luke Accord—interviews James Martin, American Jesuit priest, writer, and editor-at-large…

Jasper Lorentzen of Grammy-nominated bluegrass band ‘Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ interviews Ryan Callaghan of Meateater on the Podsongs podcast, as inspiration for a new song called Public Land

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LYRICS:

We grew up on a dead-end street out…

In episode 136 of Podsongs, Dick Forsman's deep knowledge and passion for birds provide pianist and songwriter Ruben Hein with a unique perspective on the world of raptors, inspiring him to create "Eagles," a song that delves into the profound…

Episode 135 features musician Karl Blau's speaking with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. This interview sparks the creation of a new song titled "Galileo - with a microscope," set to release on July 14th. In this captivating episode, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, renowned…

Dillon Hodges and Heidi Feek (firekid) interview Lee C Camp and Brad Crisler as inspiration for a new song. Lee is a Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, and Brad Crisler is an award-winning music producer, both with…

Episode 133 of the Podsongs Podcast: Laura Weinbach of Foxtails Brigade finds inspiration in historian of bad behavior Alissa Bennett, Co-host of the C-word PodcastIn this episode, Laura draws inspiration from the insights and experiences shared by Alissa Bennett of…

Two heavyweights in their respective fields of music and writing discuss their mutual friend, the late Rolling Stone writer, Paul Nelson—and go on to create a tribute song for him 'Two Cokes for Paul Nelson'. 

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TWO…

Chrissie Blaze is the author of 12 books, a metaphysician and astrologer. She has been a student/practitioner of the psychic and spiritual sciences from a young age. She is a regular media guest and conducts lectures and classes in the…

Blaine L. Reininger—American songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, writer and performer, best known as a member of the Californian post-punk, new wave band Tuxedomoon who migrated on mass to Europe in the 1980s—speaks with James Nice, owner of Les Disques du Crépuscule…

After making a spiritual resolution, Country Roots Singer Amanda Anne Platt talks to Elaine Pagels (Professor of Religion at Princeton University) to come to a greater understanding, and write a beautiful new song - "Miracles". 

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A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the…

Psychedelic soundsmith Al Lover interviews writer, educator and futurist Zak Stein as inspiration for a new song.

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PEACE IS A SERIOUS MATTER

Build peer-to-peer propaganda

Techno-feudalists position for mate

The social media memoranda

Hypnotize to a…

Bonnie from Death Valley Girls gets inspiration for a new song by interviewing Neil Harbisson, a cyborg artist and activist for transspecies rights. He is best known for being the first person in the world to have…

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In this episode, the musician Michael Lane interviews music-appreciation maestro Rick Beato. Millions have subscribed to Rick's channel to hear him dissect music old and new. An outstanding musician and producer in his own right, Rick has used his…

What will Amazon do once it’s eaten every other business, automated every process, and none of us have any money to buy their products? To find out, musician Oliver Ackermann (A Place To Bury Strangers) interviews Stacy Mitchell, co-director of…

We're delighted to have the wonderful Sally Seltmann come on for this episode. She is an award-winning songwriter with a canon of amazing songs—including Feist's worldwide smash 1234.    

We talk with writer Tom Oliver about his book 'The Self-Delusion' and…

Professor Gad Saad, host of 'The Saad Truth' comes on to inspire a song. Jack's co-host for the episode was Aaron from the Portland band Ezra Bell. Unfortunately the collaboration didn't come through, and Jack and the Podband play…

This week's guest is Kelly G. Wilson, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi, and founder of Onelife, LLC. He has authored or coauthored eleven books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness for Two. In…