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Social Rantings is a podcast about life, religion, politics and anything absurd and thought provoking.
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Stories behind some of your favorite music, by some of the people who made it. On the YouTube Channel Digging The Greats, Brandon Shaw digs through classic songs and albums, the stories behinds them, recreates, remixes, and dissects the music, and talks to some of the people involved. This podcast is the place to hear the full conversations that won't fit on YouTube. Kick back, relax, and enjoy these long form conversations with some of the greats.
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We're in the middle of some big shifts with the Internet right now, so as part of my iPod month, I called up Jason Koebler of 404 Media to talk about the state of the Internet, and how he's navigating it with 404 Media. Make sure and check out 404's YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@UC7YMZb0X_W06ToOazhFuXIQ as well as their full site at www.404me…
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Revel Day is an artist, vocalist, and songwriter who also happens to be one of the best people you could meet. As part of week 2 of my iPod series I sat down with him for a conversation about what it's like making things for the internet, his Spotify presence, staying true to yourself as an artist, as well as the music festival that he puts on in S…
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Kyle Chayka - Author, "Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture"
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Algorithms are a part of our everyday life, and they help us get more of what we want, right? Well, in Kyle Chayka’s new book he argues that this has flattened culture, making the popular things more popular, and the obscure things more obscure. I read his book “Filterworld” during my iPod experiment month. I was feeling frustrated with Spotify’s a…
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Lalah Hathaway (5X Grammy Winning Vocalist)
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Lalah Hathaway is an incredible vocalist - not only because she has an incredible voice, but because she’s a great musician. She’s released many solo albums, won 5 Grammys, and collaborate with everybody from Robert Glasper to Joe Sample, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J Blige, Anderson Paak, Marcus Miller - and so many more. She’s also famous for her abilit…
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Bob Power (A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, SO Many More)
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Bob Power is a legendary Engineer and Mixer who's known for his work with A Tribe Called Quest on ground breaking albums like "The Low End Theory" and "Midnight Marauders", having also worked with more artists than I can name (De La Soul, Jungle Bros, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, The Roots, Meshell Ndegeocello, and so many more). In our conversation Bob …
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Afrika Baby Bam (Jungle Brothers, Native Tongues)
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Afrika Baby Bam, or as he’s also known, Bam - is a member of the Jungle Brothers - an incredibly influential hip hop group who were part of the Native Tongues Collective. I've talked about the Native Tongues in multiple Digging the Greats videos - but today I’m excited to bring you my recent conversation with Bam himself. We get into the formation …
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Derrick Hodge (Bassist, Arranger, Composer)
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Derrick Hodge is a bass player, arranger, conductor, and he’s worked with a TON of huge artists, at the highest level possible. I recently posted a video on Digging The Greats breaking down Common’s album “Be” - Derrick played that bass intro on the album and arranged the strings you hear. Other artists he’s worked with: Robert Glasper, Jill Scott,…
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House Shoes is a legendary DJ and Producer. I recently posted a video on the main channel all about De La Soul’s Stakes is High, which was produced by J Dilla. A short clip from this conversation is in that video, because House Shoes put out the Jay Dee Unreleased EP, which features a remix of Stakes is High. Well today I’m bringing you the FULL co…
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LaDerrick Perry (Ms. Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, 112)
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LaDerrick Perry is a Musician and Producer who has worked with artists like Alicia Keys, 112, Tyga, Doja Cat, Rick Ross, Her, and currently plays keys for Ms. Lauryn Hill. In this conversation we talk about his career, how he started, what it's like playing for a musical legend, as well as specifics of how often they rehearse, and how many people a…
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Lori Lieberman (Killing Me Softly Artist, Singer-Songwriter)
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Lori Lieberman is a singer-songwriter who got her start in the 70s with a song called, "Killing Me Softly", and after an extended hiatus, resumed her career in the 90s, and has released many albums since. My recent YouTube video on Killing Me Softly explored The Fugees' version, Roberta Flack's version, and told Lori's story. Today I'm thrilled to …
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Ken Lewis (Kanye, Wu Tang, J. Cole & More)
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Ken Lewis is a mixer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has worked with… just a ridiculous number of huge artists. Kanye, Eminem, J. Cole, Usher, Watch The Throne, Queen Latifah, Pusha T, Drake, Kid Cudi, Alicia Keys, Pete Rock, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, and more! There are a ton of great stories that he tells, and …
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In this episode we chat with Summer Smith from Yama Yoga Studio and Wellness Center. Summer was a joy to talk with and we had a great time discussing everything from social media, news, politics and of course Yoga. You will be able to tell immediately that Summer has a very authentic and genuine spirit. Listen and let us know what you think! You ca…
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