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Hill Country Parenting: A Conversation with Cody Dickinson

On the episode Josh talks with Cody Dickinson, the drummer and founding member of the band North Mississippi Allstars. The two discuss Cody's experience being a parent while touring, his kids' interest in music at a young age, the influence of his father (producer Jim Dickinson), what music influenced him growing up, and how he and his brother Luther started playing music together as kids. (Interview recorded on November 12, 2023)

Spotify playlist of music from the episode: https://spoti.fi/3GiHkWT

YouTube video for Cody's latest single "All Night Long": https://youtu.be/h12S83HJ330

 

1001 Parenting Complaints: A Conversation with Tom Monaghan

On this episode Josh talks with Tom Monaghan, one of the cohosts of the podcast 1001 Album Complaints and a member of the musical collective The Chop Unlimited. The two discuss the success of Tom's podcast, how he's able to juggle all of his parental and work duties and still have time for music and the podcast, and what life was like growing up in Delaware. The Spotify playlist of all of the songs heard on the episode can be found at https://bit.ly/3QD7dXn. (Interview recorded on October 12, 2023).

Encouraging Opportunities: A Conversation with Norwood Pearson

On this episode Josh talks with Norwood Pearson, a professional guitarist and public school music teacher from the Boston area. They discuss Norwood's career, his family, and how the two have affected each other, as well as how Norwood approaches working with young musicians. Click here to watch the video of Norwood and Josh mentioned in the podcast. (Interview recorded August 15, 2023.)

Podcasting, Parenting, and Pizza: A Conversation with Alfred Schulz

On this episode, Josh welcomes back producer Steve, and they talk to Alfred Schulz, co-host of the Pizza Pod Party podcast. The guys talk about podcasting, pizza, parenting, and music, before diving into a discussion about a favorite band of all three, The Black Crowes. The Spotify playlist of all of the songs on the episode can be found at https://spoti.fi/3YOwYGJ. (Interview recorded August 1, 2023.)

Being Open to the Journey: A Conversation with Bleu McAuley

On this episode Josh talks with Bleu McAuley, a musician, songwriter, and producer, who has put out several of his own albums while also working some of the biggest names in pop music. Josh and Bleu talk about his career, including is most recent work creating scores for documentaries, before talking about how being a father and how that has changed his view on his songwriting and music in general. The Spotify playlist of all of the songs on the episode can be found at http://bit.ly/3NkKOLA. (Interview recorded June 15, 2023.)

Transitional Chords: A Conversation with Buzzy Cohen

On this episode Josh talks with former Jeopardy! champion Buzzy Cohen. The two talk about Buzzy's work as a music supervisor for advertisers, their past playing music together, his kids' love of music, and how they deal with having a dad who was and is on TV. (Interview recorded May 11, 2023.) 

Jack of All Trades: A Conversation with Tom Maxwell

On this episode, Josh talks with writer and musician Tom Maxwell, who's best known for being a member of the band Squirrel Nut Zippers in the 1990s. They talk about Tom's writing, his music career, and his kids, one of whom battled cancer as a child. If you are interested in reading Tom's story about living in a haunted house, you can find it at https://bittersoutherner.com/we-salted-nannie-southern-ghost-story. The Spotify playlist of most of the songs on the episode can be found at https://spoti.fi/3oIvLm6. (Interview recorded April 10, 2023.)

One Song Per Day: A Conversation with Django Haskins

Josh talks with singer-songwriter Django Haskins, who's best known for his work in the band The Old Ceremony. They discuss parenting, children's music, and Django's career as a professional musician and educator. A Spotify playlist of all of the music you heard on the podcast can be found at https://spoti.fi/3ymnENI. International Orange tracks can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@BenFoldsRarities. (Interview recorded January 29, 2023)

The Music of David Frisch: The Old Man Jam with Glenn Taylor

To mark the 20th anniversary of his father's passing, Josh set about talking to people his dad played music with during three periods of his life. On this episode, Josh talks with Glenn Taylor, a co-founding member of The Old Man Jam, a band which he and Josh's father played in for several years, before it transformed into the well-known NJ cover band, The Kootz. Glenn and Josh talk about the influence Josh's father's high school band, Powdered Milk, had on Glenn, how they ended up playing together, and the evolution of The Old Man Jam into The Kootz. (Interview recorded on January 16, 2023.)

The Music of David Frisch: The Almost Original Synthetic Urban Swampgrass Jug-Band with Dave Rubin & Jeff Tyler

To mark the 20th anniversary of his father's passing, Josh set about talking to people his dad played music with during three periods of his life. On this episode, Josh talks with Dave Rubin and Jeff Tyler, who are members of The Almost Original Synthetic Urban Swampgrass Jug-Band, of which both Josh and his father were members of (though not at the same time). The guys talk about how Josh's father joined the band, some memorable gigs, and the effect of Josh's father's passing on the band, as well as reminiscing about some gigs when Josh was in the band. (Interview recorded on February 6, 2023.)