Everyone's Special and No One Is
By Martin Chiesl
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A podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music. Hosted by Martin Chiesl, a songwriter/producer/royalties-coordinator.
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Ep. 153: I'm Moving... I think??!
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 152: My First Videogame Soundtrack!
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 151 Composing for Film ft. Jack Wolfe
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 150: Recent Developments in AI Music
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 149: Times I've Been Lonely
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 148: 25 Life Updates in 25 Minutes
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May 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 147: Switching from iPhone to Android
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May 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 146: Witnessing a Fire
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May 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 145: I spoke to college students about AI music
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May 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 144: Keeping Lists
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May 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 143: Good times, tough times, and the in-between
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 142: My Middle School Crush (Flashback Journal #2)
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 141: I Joined an LGBTQIA+ Club
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Ep. 140: Weird Body Abilities
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 139: Creating a Videogame ft. Emma and John
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 133: AI Music: Has it Gone Too Far? Ft. Bobby Rethwish (Part 1)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 138: Anatomy of a Haircut (Flashback Journal)
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 137: My First Time Staying at a Hostel
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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What makes a song GOOD? (Replay of Episode #2)
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 136: Can AI ‘Remix’ Our Songs?
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 135: How Smart is AI, Really?
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 134: How can you tell if a song is AI? Ft. Bobby Rethwish (Part 2)
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 132: I'm Playing the Sax Again
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Ep. 131: Food Habits & Cooking
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 130: Clothes, Fashion & Identity
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Ep. 129: New Year's Resolutions
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 128: Reflection on 2025
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 127: Why I Don't Drink
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 126: Coming Out at Work
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 125: Autechre: My Out-of-Body Experience at a Concert
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 124: Creative Crossroads
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 123: Recurring Dreams
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 122: Creating my album "Piano Tribute to Billie Eilish" ft. My mom!
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 121: Bookstores Intimidate Me
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 120: Making Friends as an Adult
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 119: Overspending on Music
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 118: My Feelings about My Body
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 117: Asexual Attraction
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 116: It's The End! + FAQ's (NY Updates #10)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 115: It's Almost The End (NY Updates #9)
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 114: 'Tis the Season of Comparison (NY Updates #8)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 113: Creativity can be a fickle thing (NY Updates #7)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 112: My First Time Crying in Public (NY Updates #6)
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 111: Record Collecting Adventures (NY Updates #5)
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 110: Mystery of the Missing Mail (NY Updates #4)
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 109: Coney Island + Navigating Office Drama (NY Updates #3)
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 108: Driving vs Taking the Subway (NY Updates #2)
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 107: The Past and Present Collide (NY Updates #1)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 106: Synthesized - Updates & Deleted Scenes!
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 105: Anatomy of an Unreleased Song
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 104: Finding a Life Partner
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May 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 103: Yes, I'm aromantic (and how I've been coming to terms with that)
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May 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 102: What's the point of collecting vinyl?
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May 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 101: Martin's life updates! - April/May 2024
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May 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 100: How did Rush integrate synth-pop with prog-rock? ft. Tanner Colpitts
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 8: Whitney Houston & MTV
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 7: The Second British Invasion
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 6: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Disco
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 5: Can I teach my Mom to play a classic synth?
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 4: The Beatles & 'Switched-On Bach'
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 3: The Reading Rainbow & Acid Rock
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Pt. 2: Nightmarish Sounds of Early Electronic Music
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Synthesized! Synth-Pop from The Beatles to Whitney Houston (pt. 1)
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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TRAILER - Synthesized!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 91: Until Next Time ft. My Mom
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Jan 07, 2023 |
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WE ARE THE 99%: Music in the Brain (ft. My Brother) - Bonus Interview
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 90: WE ARE THE 99% (Part 2)
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 89: Clearing Music For A Film - "PURPLE BEATZ" ft. Lauren Denemark & Andrew Weaver
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 88: WE ARE THE 99% (Part 1)
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 87: Alternate Reality pt. 2: Trying to Survive in LA
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Some good news, some not-as-good news
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 86: The Pop Song Formula
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 85: World Vegan Month ft. Jill Reda
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 84: Weeks of Beats: Electro Swing!
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 83: What Happens to Copyrighted Music on YouTube? ft. Frankie Diez
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 82: Sex & Attraction from an Asexual Perspective (Ace Week)
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 81: My Encounter With a Bear (Life Updates)
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Bonus: My First Time Skydiving
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 80: Alternate Reality: What if I stayed in LA?
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 79: Weeks of Beats: Making **EXPERIMENTAL** Music
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 78: Watching 'The Martian' feat. My Dad
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 77: Weeks of Beats: Podcast Background Music
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 76: Does time exist?
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 75: Weeks of Beats: HYPERPOP
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 74: Should you hire a professional mastering engineer?
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 73: Weeks of Beats: Progressive House Music
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 72: Crazy Time Signatures (feat. Liam Salziger)
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 71: Weeks of Beats: My Lofi Hip-Hop Journey
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 70: The PRESENT Revisited
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 69: The Ultimate Wedding Playlist
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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Bonus: Festival Ambience
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 68: We Are All Many Things at Once (feat. Freak in the Mom Jeans)
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 67: Clearing Music for Film & TV (ft. Rafael Gomez)
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 66: Writing, Editing, and Being Queer (feat. John Leppik)
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 65: Pride in Music (ft. Frankie Diez)
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Bonus: Networking -- But without selling your soul!
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May 28, 2022 |
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Bonus: Do you get chills while watching movies?
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May 21, 2022 |
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Bonus: Has streaming changed the way we think about music?
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May 14, 2022 |
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Bonus: Mr. Boss Man
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May 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 64: April Life Updates
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 63: The Long Haul, pt. 6: Finishing is the Hardest Part
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 62: The Long Haul, pt. 5: My Singing Voice (An Evolution)
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 61: The Long Haul, pt. 4: All About Rhymes
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 60: The Long Haul, pt. 3: Sound Design
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 59: The Long Haul, pt. 2: Music or Lyrics First?
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 58: The Long Haul, pt. 1: Song Ideas
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 57: Credits Amended, pt. 3: The Fear of Being Sued
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 56: Dance, Choreography, and Music (ft. Addie Smith & Bobby Rethwish)
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 54: February Life Updates
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 53: Directing a Feature Film ft. Jon Lee
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 52: Creating a Film Soundtrack ft. Abigayle Kompst
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 51: Credits Amended, pt. 2: "Blurred Lines"
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 50: Credits Amended, pt. 1: "Stay With Me"
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 49: Music Theory & Ear Training
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 48: A Conversation With My Past Self
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 47: My Top 10 Moments of 2021 vs 2020
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 46: Adapting to Change feat. Abbi Love
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 45: Hobbies
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 44: Thankful for Music
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 43: Finding Your People ft. R.E.N
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Bonus: Ambient Soundscapes
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 42: Do Streaming Stats Matter?
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 41: Reinventing Christian Music ft. Blimpee
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 40: yes, I identify as asexual (Ace Week)
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 39: Ayn Rand, Aesthetics, and Music ft. Tanner Colpitts & Kate Schumann
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 38: Blast from the Past
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 37: Metapod
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 36: The World of Marching Band ft. Jeremy Nabaa
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 35: The Cookie Problem
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 34: Writing Pop Lyrics ft. Ava Frazier
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 33: Questions About Lyrics
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 32: My Relationship to Bass Guitar
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 31: Chilling Out
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 30: Music as a Reward
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 29: Ayn Rand, Selfishness, and Personal Growth ft. Tanner Colpitts
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Bonus: Amphibian Sheep
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 28: My Story: THE PRESENT
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 27: The Incredibles: Is Everyone Special? ft. My Dad
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 26: My Story: Creating an Album
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 25: My Story: Surviving 2020
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 24: My Story: Comedy Songs
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 23: My Story: Learning Music Production
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Bonus: The Meaning of Life ft. My Mom
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 22: Rhythm & Groove ft. Sam Enochs
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 21: My Story: Co-Writing Adventures
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May 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 20: Music & Identity ft. Will Gilmore
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May 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 19: My Story: Questioning Everything ft. Autumn Buysse
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May 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 18: My Story: Melodic Math
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May 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 17: Why Are There So Many Love Songs? ft. Kate Cosentino
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May 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 16: My Story: Belmont Songwriting Applications
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: My Story: Applying to College
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Reacting to the 2021 Grammy Awards ft. Janna Jamison
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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Bonus: Ice Stories
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 13: My Story: The 350-Hour Song
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 12: Where Do Melodies Come From? ft. Liam Salziger
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 11: My Story: Identifying as a Songwriter
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 10: My Story: January 1st, 2016
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 9: The Co-Writing Grind ft. SHIR
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 8: My Story: Quitting High School ft. My Mom
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 7: Chills ft. Bobby Rethwish
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 6: My Story: Live Looping
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 5: Thoughts on The Grammys ft. Janna Jamison
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 4: Moving to LA feat. McCall
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 3: Our Story: The Rock Band Dream ft. Bobby Rethwish
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 1: Intro // Was Syndrome Right?
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Jan 02, 2021 |