Best Wgcu Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 337 - Jay Allison 1:09:45

3h ago1:09:45

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Jay Allison is host and producer of The Moth Radio Hour, host, curator, and producer of This I Believe on NPR, and creator/producer of hundreds of documentaries, essays, and special series for national and international broadcast. Jay has won virtually every major industry award for his productions and collaborations, including six Peabodys. He was…

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Episode 336 - Tara Lynn Rye 1:04:08

1d ago1:04:08

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Tara Lynn Rye is a musical artist and filmmaker from New Jersey who calls southwest Florida home these days. She spent time in New York City and Los Angeles honing her craft in film - she directed, produced, shot, and edited short films, documentaries and episodics. Tara’s played shows with her band at Rockwood Music Hall, the Peppermint Club, and …

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Episode 335 - Mitchell Austin 1:23:46

20d ago1:23:46

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Mitchell Austin is the Urban Design Manager at the City of Punta Gorda, where he is responsible for long range planning and capital projects planning and design. Since arriving on August 16, 2004 (three days after Hurricane Charley devastated Punta Gorda), Mitchell has focused on the art and science of urban place-making in Punta Gorda. See omnystu…

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Episode 334 - Courtney McNeil 1:06:25

16d ago1:06:25

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Courtney McNeil is museum director and chief curator at the Baker Museum at Artis—Naples. She’s an award-winning curator, art historian, and museum leader with more than two decades of museum and gallery experience. Prior to joining Artis—Naples, Courtney served 15 years in the curatorial department of Telfair Museums in Savannah, ultimately holdin…

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Episode 333 - Missy Balsam 1:15:11

25d ago1:15:11

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Missy Balsam is a yoga teacher, singer-songwriter and recording artist. Missy began teaching yoga in 2007, after spending her 20s and 30s in a stressful, high-level sales and marketing career in New York City and Los Angeles. Missy began her music career by blending elements of alternative rock with Sanskrit mantras from the yogic tradition called …

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Episode 332 - Chuck Garfien 1:10:50

1M ago1:10:50

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Chuck Garfien is an Anchor and Reporter for NBC Sports-Chicago - he hosts White Sox Pre and Post-Game Live with Ozzie Guillén, Frank Thomas, and other former White Sox players. He also writes for nbcsportschicago.com and hosts the White Sox Talk Podcast. Chuck basically gets to live and breathe Chicago White Sox for a living. See omnystudio.com/lis…

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Episode 331 - Sean Dunnigan 2:04:02

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Sean Dunnigan is Owner of Ollie's Pub in Cape Coral, FL, a punk venue located on Cape Coral Pkwy. Ollie’s was one of the few venues in Southwest Florida that hosted live, original rock, metal, punk, and experimental concerts and events. Following a challenging 2020 and weathering the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Ollie's, unfortunately, had to make t…

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Episode 330 - CLAY 59:36

2M ago59:36

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CLAY is a Los Angeles-based alt-pop musical artist who has amassed more than 45 million streams across her platforms, and just wrapped up her “Waiting for God in the Garden” tour, which was her first full headlining run across the U.S. with performances in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, New York, Nashville, Denver, and San Francisco. She joined us …

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Episode 329 - Ken Wells 1:10:21

2M ago1:10:21

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Ken Wells is vice president and general manager of Cabbage Key. His family has owned Cabbage Key since 1976. As a young boy he collected and sold shells to visitors out of a cardboard stand along Cabbage Key’s shoreline. In October of 2023, Ken was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer at the age 44. He turned to making music as an emotional outle…

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Episode 328 - Dr. Chaerin Kim 1:18:01

2M ago1:18:01

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Dr. Chaerin Kim is a multi-instrumentalist (she actually plays 10 instruments) who currently teaches piano and harp at University of Massachusetts Boston. She’s also a conductor and composer who has released 146 songs on 7 albums, and she’s scored more than 100 versions of her original song “Rendezvous” which began as a piano piece but has now been…

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Episode 327 - Charlie Pace 53:26

2M ago53:26

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Charlie Pace is a Southwest Florida singer-songwriter who's been performing since she was 7 years old. She released first her single at the age of 14, and a few months out of high school, Charlie became a backup vocalist for the nationally-touring Pink Floyd Tribute band, Floyd Nation. She performs original and cover music under her own name, as we…

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Episode 326 - Dave!Ja!Vu! 1:19:58

3M ago1:19:58

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Dave McMahan (known best by his stage name Dave!Ja!Vu! is a prominent name in SWFL's local music scene, taking the stage as a one-man acoustic guitar and harmonica playing folk punk band. Fueled by DIY punk energy, Dave records all of his own albums and handmakes his merch, down to the artwork inserts and clothing. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Episode 325 - April James 1:14:28

3M ago1:14:28

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Dr. April Lynn James (AKA The PhDiva) is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard. Her “delightfully readable” book, The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera debuted at #1, and is an international best-seller. During her doctoral studies did she begin her holistic wellness journey in earnest, in order to heal from …

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Episode 324 - Dr. Fredara Hadley 1:18:38

3M ago1:18:38

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Dr. Fredara Hadley is a professor of ethnomusicology at Juilliard in New York City. She teaches courses on ethnomusicology, jazz history, and African American music - and her research focuses on the diverse musical legacies and impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Hadley’s commentary is featured in the recently released PBS s…

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Episode 323 - Tim McGeary 1:39:27

3M ago1:39:27

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Tim McGeary is a singer-songwriter who started out in the New York club scene playing at CBGB's, Trax, and Danceteria. In 1982 he was signed to A&M records with the band The Rescue - they were together for two years and opened for the likes of Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Simple Minds, Missing Persons, and Stray Cats. Tim has recorded three solo albums…

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Episode 322 - Emma Rodriguez 1:17:59

4M ago1:17:59

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Emma Rodriguez is a journalism student at FGCU. She’s southwest-Florida born and raised and says her goal is to help keep the spirit of local journalism alive in her hometown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By WGCU

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Episode 321 - Chion Wolf 1:30:48

4M ago1:30:48

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Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious on Connecticut Public Radio. It features conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions. Audacious is a three time Gracie Award winner - the Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and en…

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Episode 320 - Kirsten Hines 1:10:34

4M ago1:10:34

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Kirsten Hines is a writer, photographer, and environmental educator who started out as a wildlife biologist, but found herself being drawn toward storytelling with images and words versus collecting data so made a big pivot in that direction. Kirsten’s photographs and writings have appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, including eight …

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Episode 319 - Jason Crosser 1:03:03

4M ago1:03:03

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Jason Crosser is owner and operator of 8-bit Hall of Fame, where he buys, sells, and trades video games, consoles, collectables, accessories, trading cards, pro-wrestling memorabilia, and Vinyl albums, figurines. In 2022 hurricane Ian destroyed his store and more than $2 million of inventory, but the store reopened and Jason is back doing what he l…

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Episode 318 - Stacey Holman 1:12:58

5M ago1:12:58

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Stacey Holman is Series Producer & Director of the new four-part PBS documentary series, Gospel. She's a Harlem-based filmmaker who has directed and/or produced a number of award-winning projects including an episode of the 2018 PBS series Reconstruction: America After the Civil War hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. She was a producer on the critica…

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Episode 317 - Gina Sabiston 1:17:47

5M ago1:17:47

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Gina Sabiston has been a DJ, sold puppets, is an eight-time Golden Apple Finalist, and has served on the City of Fort Myers Historic Preservation Board since 2003, also chairing the board for a significant portion of that time. She has served on the Charter Review Committee, ran for city council, and dedicated her time to nearly 30 boards. See omny…

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Episode 316 - Walt Tiburski 1:16:47

5M ago1:16:47

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Walt Tiburski spent more than 50 consecutive years in the commercial radio business, starting in college at a local radio station as a “gopher” and working his way up to becoming a radio station group owner of 23 stations. Walt quickly rose from Account Executive to Sales Manager to Vice President and General Manager of the legendary WMMS 101.1FM “…

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Episode 315 - Katie Garcia 1:16:17

5M ago1:16:17

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Katie Garcia is Vice President of A&R at Capitol Music Group. Prior to that Katie worked at Secretly Group for 8 years and helped sign some of their flagship artists including Slowdive, Faye Webster, serptentwithfeet, Japanese Breakfast, and Phoebe Bridgers. Before that she was the label manager and head of A&R at the independent record label, Capt…

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An Anniversary, a Birthday 23:35

5M ago23:35

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An emotional interview with Marcia Williams, the mother of Terrance Williams, near the 20th anniversary of his disappearance and, his birthday. She shares her thoughts on continuing searches near the Everglades, the podcast and how she has learned to cope with the trauma. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Pr…

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Episode 314 - Preston Rumbaugh 1:05:11

6M ago1:05:11

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Preston Rumbaugh is a roots-music veteran now based in Clarksdale, Mississippi where he is a member of the Big A & the Allstars blues trio. He also leads his own blues band that features Big A & the Allstars members Anthony "Big A" Sherrod and Lee Williams, and he plays solo gigs. Preston has backed a who's who of blues legends including Robert "Bi…

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Episode 313 - Grace Lougen 1:10:26

6M ago1:10:26

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Grace Lougen is a guitarist and songwriter from Buffalo, NY. She toured Europe and the US with award-winning bandleader Robert Parker and with Grace Stumberg, who also performed as Joan Baez’s background vocalist for 8 years. In the studio, Grace has contributed her songwriting and guitar playing to more than a dozen full-length records and in 2018…

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Episode 312 - Dawn Belamarich 59:50

6M ago59:50

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Dr. Dawn Belamarich is president and CEO of the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers, which used to be the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. She leads a team that coordinates efforts to solve Southwest Florida’s social problems on an eighteen-year deadline. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and Leadership, and has dual master’s…

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Episode 311 - Bryce Ivie 1:09:31

6M ago1:09:31

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Bryce Ivie is Events Director for Sugarshack Music Channel - and he hosts their podcast that features conversations with the cool bands they bring to their porch. He’s also the frontman for an Americana Folk Rock band called Sun State Blues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By WGCU

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Episode 310 - Chef Paul Rogalski 1:35:44

6M ago1:35:44

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Chef Paul Rogalski is the Culinary Director & Co-Owner of Rouge Restaurant in Calgary - one of San Pellegrino’s "World’s 50 Best Restaurants". He can be seen starring in Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest on PBS, where he explores natural landscapes across North America with Survivorman Les Stroud. In each location, Les forages native ingredients that Paul …

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Episode 309 - Dan Navarro 1:33:53

7M ago1:33:53

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Dan Navarro is a singer and has been a songwriter for artists including Pat Benatar (he co-wrote “We Belong”) The Bangles, Jackson Browne, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick and more. He's also a voice actor and singer. Most recently, he sang on six Lin-Manuel Miranda songs in the Disney Film Encanto. He’s also done voice work for Family Guy, American…

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Episode 308 - Alexander Goldstein 1:25:44

7M ago1:25:44

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Alexander Goldstein has composed music scores for 26 feature films, two silent classics, approximately 300 documentary films, animations, countless radio and television shows, circus and stage shows, commercials, and sports programs in the U.S. and abroad. More than 40 Olympic Medals and over 120 World Medals were won using the music that he either…

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Episode 307 - Jazmyn Hunter 1:08:20

7M ago1:08:20

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Jazmyn Hunter is the first-ever City Curator for Sofar Sounds, a movement that creates intimate concerts with local artists in nontraditional settings, in 400 cities around the world. After recently moving to Ft. Myers and falling love with the local music scene there, she’s made it her personal mission to disprove the myth that Fort Myers is borin…

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Episode 306 - Liz Cochran 1:47:33

7M ago1:47:33

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Liz Cochran is owner of Stellar Records. Born and raised in New York, she quickly became immersed in the Southwest Florida music scene when she moved there at 20 years old. She's a buyer, seller, collector, and advocate for listening to new and vintage music on vinyl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Episode 305 - Nick Walters 1:13:25

8M ago1:13:25

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Nick Walters left his job in Finance in 2020 and moved to Napa, California where he spent time at Cakebread Cellars and Chappellet Winery. In 2021 he joined the team at Eleven Madison Park, a 3-Michelin Star restaurant in NYC, frequently named one of the top restaurants in the world. Now a Sommelier there, he helps to oversee one of the most awarde…

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Episode 304 - Guest Music Roundup vol4 38:39

8M ago38:39

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It’s the end of the year and that means it’s time for our next Parting Tune Roundup! Music Guests: Jen & Amelia Ford (and Seth) - Leave My Mangoes Alone Apollo Fresh - Rich off the Internet Michaela Berres - It Don't Mean a Thing Camryn Cole - Them There Eyes Jim Hale - Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain Cadence Bakker - And She Smiled Mia Borders - Thes…

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Episode 303 - Eli & Fur 1:05:09

8M ago1:05:09

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Eli & Fur are DJs and electronic music producers originally from London. The duo’s debut track "You’re So High" reached the top 3 on Hype Machine in 2013 and has since received more than 73 million views on YouTube. They’ve performed regularly around the world at clubs, and at festivals including Coachella, Tomorrowland, and Glastonbury. They've re…

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Episode 302 - Samantha Uzbay 1:08:45

8M ago1:08:45

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Samantha Uzbay is a Producer and Director of Business Development at Premier Music Group, a firm that oversees the music for film, television, advertisements, and more. Most recently, she contributed to the GRAMMY-nominated For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, a 242-piece collection of original music, poetry, and art, including works by Yo-Yo Ma, M…

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Episode 301 - Eddie Kopp 1:00:59

9M ago1:00:59

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Eddie Kopp is the founder of the Sugarshack music channel. The YouTube-based platform showcases local, emerging, and national Musicians, with videos of them performing intimate, stripped down acoustic versions of their songs. The channel has grown from a backyard hobby into a business that includes audio and video production, photography, graphic d…

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Episode 300 - Rebecca Shaw & Ben Kronengold 1:06:33

9M ago1:06:33

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Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold are both comedy writers just coming off of a 2-year stint on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where they were the youngest writers in late night television. They also have several new shows in the works. Their new book, called “Naked in the Rideshare” is a collection of stories about the different stages of life, …

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Episode 299 - DEVO co-founder Bob Lewis 1:21:13

9M ago1:21:13

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Bob Lewis is a poet, composer, and musician – probably best known as co-founder and early guitarist for the band DEVO. Bob attended Kent State University in the late 60s and after the Kent State shootings on May 4th, 1970, Bob and his friend Gerald Casale started exploring the theme of what they termed “de-evolution.” Peter Gregg joined them the fo…

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Episode 298 - JAMES-HAICK (On Location at Scout Comics) 1:26:07

9M ago1:26:07

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James Haick III is the president of Scout Comics - a publishing house for creator-owned comics that also connects writers and artists (and their characters) with producers of movies, tv shows, and video games. He's also the creator of several comics, including Solar Flare (set in a post-apocalyptic world brought about by sudden disabling of technol…

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Episode 297 - Kidd Kwest (AKA John McCullers) 1:09:27

10M ago1:09:27

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Kidd Kwest is founder and member of DeadLink Clique art collective, and the booking and event manager for Trackout Studios. He writes all his own lyrics, raps, and produces music as well as dabbling in acting. He’s performed in New Jersey, California, and Texas for SXSW, and all over Florida including the 2nd ever Rolling Loud Hip Hop festival. See…

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Episode 296 - Andrew Armstrong 1:23:09

10M ago1:23:09

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Andrew Armstrong is a pianist who has performed for audiences all over the world, including performances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and Warsaw’s National Philharmonic. He has performed with conductors including as Peter Oundjian, Itzhak Perlman, Günther H…

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Episode 295 - Brent Crawfourd 1:08:50

10M ago1:08:50

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Brent Crawford is the Managing Director for Busey Bank’s Wealth Management Group Southwest Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By WGCU

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Episode 294 - Wendy Oxenhorn 1:33:46

10M ago1:33:46

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Known as the “Barefoot Baroness”, Wendy Oxenhorn is the founding director and vice chairman of the Jazz Foundation of America, a non-profit that helps jazz and blues musicians in need of emergency funds. Prominent board members include Quincy Jones, their current chairman; Richard Parsons, Agnes Varis, Elvis Costello, Danny Glover, Michael Novograt…

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Episode 293 - Jon Brooks 1:09:07

10M ago1:09:07

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Jon Brooks is a Canadian singer songwriter who holds record for most nominations for ‘Songwriter of the Year’ at The Canadian Folk Music Awards. His seven albums explore themes of paradox, love, fear, grief, religion, war, post traumatic stress, AI, refugee crises, animal justice, murder, ecology, esoterica, and the stars. See omnystudio.com/listen…

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Episode 292 - Robert Margouleff 1:17:01

11M ago1:17:01

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Robert Margouleff is a Grammy Award-winning record producer, sound engineer, and electronic music pioneer who might be best known for his work with Stevie Wonder in the early '70s on a string of award-winning albums, like Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, and Fulfillingness's First Finale. In 1980, Margouleff produced DEVO’s Freedom of …

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Episode 291 - J. Robert Houghtaling 1:21:52

11M ago1:21:52

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J Robert Houghtaling is a BMI writer with film score credits on National TV shows including "Big Bang Theory," "Madame Secretary,” as well as on shows on the Travel Channel and Hallmark Channel. He’s appeared on folk stages around Florida as a fiddle player with the likes of John McEuen and Chief Jim Billie, and he’s warmed up shows for the Charlie…

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Episode 290 - (3SS LIVE!) Terry Tincher 1:11:42

11M ago1:11:42

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Terry Tincher has been involved in almost every aspect of the arts here in Southwest Florida: music & theater, and he’s been a gallery & bar owner. He's owned Space 39 and The Tincture Gallery in downtown Fort Myers. He now works as a consultant to the Alliance for the Arts and represents several national and regional artists. See omnystudio.com/li…

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Episode 289 - Jeremey Hunsicker 1:26:57

11M ago1:26:57

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Jeremey Hunsicker was the frontman for one of the most popular Journey cover bands in the USA, called Frontiers, and in 2007 he was even offered the role of lead singer with the actual band Journey. His songwriting contributions earned him a Platinum RIAA sales award for the band’s 2008 release, Revelations. Jeremey’s life and career has spanned ev…

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