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Theme: Inside The Creative (Musical) Mind
Five podcast episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person
Curator:
Dana Rogers, producer of Pitch List Podcast.
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Switched on Pop
Carly Rae Jepsen: Meeting The Muse
Switched on Pop pulls back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears and our culture; this episode features Carly Rae Jepsen, the pop star who inspired musicologist and co-host Nate Sloan to start this podcast.
Song Chronicles
Desmond Child
Hosted by songwriter/producer Louise Goffin, this episode is an engaging interview with hit writer Desmond Child (“Livin’ On A Prayer," “Waking Up In Vegas”).
Dolly Parton’s America
Sad Ass Songs
In this long-form storytelling show, Radiolab creator/host Jad Abumrad and producer/reporter Shima Oliaee start a fascinating deep dive into how Dolly Parton became one of America’s great icons. They actually sit down with Dolly to talk about every pivotal moment in her life from her spiritual awakening to how she wrote her acclaimed song "9 to 5" to her feelings on being an icon for a very divided America, and much more.
Pitch List
Jessi Alexander
Hosted by hit songwriter Chris Lindsey, this Nashville-based podcast dives deep into the heart of what makes writing songs and making music so magical; this episode features Jessi Alexander (“The Climb,” “I Drive Your Truck”) and her story of redefining success again and again.
Tiny Desk Concerts
Yola
Closing out this curated list with the thing that all of these podcasts have been talking about - some damn good music. Country meets soul with Yola, an English musician with insane vocals who has toured with notable artists like Kacey Musgraves.
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Our Podcast 🎤
This week we speak with Jay Connor, a Los Angeles-based writer, producer, and consultant who is the founder of Extraordinary Ideas and the co-host/producer of the popular podcast "The Extraordinary Negroes." He is also a staff writer at The Root. His work has also been featured in outlets such as the New York Times, Huffington Post, MSNBC and Pitchfork Media, on Sirius XM radio and NPR, and at South by Southwest. We talk to Jay about how he began his career in the podcast space, the first podcast he listened to, and where he sees himself in five years.
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Podcast Spotlight 🔦
What I love most about this 10-minute podcast, Short Wave, is that it creates accessibility within the world of scientific discovery by providing listeners with digestible, bite-size information, allowing everyone to be part of the awesome, jaw-dropping world that is science. I especially recommend the episode "Is The Sperm Race A Fairy Tale?," co-hosted by my talented friend, Ariela Zebede.
This week's spotlight was chosen by Maya Rubin, our newsletter and podcast coordinator.