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Stories...the stories we tell ourselves shape who we've been, who we are, and what we become. What you choose to do next either reinforces or changes your story. You have the power to choose where we go from here, as humans. So, welcome to the evolving story of what it means to be human through one beautiful and messy person at a time. On the show, I interview people who are expert healers (traditional and non-traditional), trauma survivors and self healers, mystics (like channelers, mediums ...
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JPR Live Sessions is a series of live in-studio music performances and conversations with artists from many different genres. The series is hosted by JPR Open Air hosts Dave Jackson and Danielle Kelly. Recorded in JPR's Steve Nelson Performance Studio, roughly 600 guests have appeared on the series, ranging from Brandi Carlile, Colin Hay and Rosanne Cash to OK Go, Bela Fleck and Jeff Bridges.
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EPISODE 116 | Infusing Social Justice into Everyday Life for Non-Activists with Nashville Activist and Policy Influencer, Timothy Hughes
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Now, y’all know this isn’t a political podcast. It’s a podcast about humanity. This podcast serves to unify each other and unify you with your own authenticity. We’ve always sought to humanize one another and therefore understand each other and ourselves better. And with that sometimes comes difficult and necessary conversations regarding the polit…
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Born in Nova Scotia and raised in Southern California, Steve Poltz has been a hard-touring musician since the 1980s, logging around 300 days on the road each year. During the pandemic pause, he took care of his parents and befriended the members of the Wood Brothers. In 2022, he released Stardust and Satellites with the help of Oliver Wood and Jano…
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EPISODE 115 | We NEED Contrast to Encourage Growth and Evolution with Nashville Hypnotherapist and Reiki Master, Hannah Bethel
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I love Hannah Bethel, today’s guest. She’s a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN, but she’s also a board certified hypnotherapist with the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, an Usui Tibetan Reiki Master, and Member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals. She’s a healer and owner of Hifi Healing, and y’all,…
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EPISODE 114 | Coming to Terms with Your Intuitive and Energetic Abilities (in the South) with Licensed Massage Therapist, Owner of Intuitive Bodywork TN, Laura Stendel
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Second-guessing your intuition is normal, especially in the south where there’s culturally a lot of fear around trusting your intuition… and we’ll go so far as to say trusting psychic hits that you get. Yes, you. In this episode, we’re talking to Laura Stendel. She’s a licensed massage therapist here in Franklin, TN offering various forms of body w…
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Oliver Wood and Jano Rix - of the Wood Brothers, and the Oliver Wood Trio are no strangers to JPR Live Sessions. The Wood Brothers have been our guests three times. They return as the Oliver Wood Trio with bassist Ted Pecchio rounding out the combo. The new Oliver Wood solo album - Fat Cat Silhouette, features Oliver Woods signature vocal stylings …
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Bart Budwig is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer from Enterprise Oregon. His home studio is the historic OK Theatre in Enterprise where he has recorded and worked with a lot of our favorite PNW artists like Sera Cahoone, Shook Twins and John Craigie and the Northern California band Rainbow Girls. He dropped by on his west coast tou…
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Now based in the Bay Area in California, Sean Hayes was born in New York City and raised in North Carolina. His musical beginnings were playing in a band that played Irish and Old Time tunes. His sound incorporates elements of folk and R&B all honed playing in clubs and stages around San Francisco. In this JPR Live Session hosted by Danielle Kelly …
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EPISODE 113 | Buddhist Teachings Help Us Manage Constant Change and Uncertainty with Executive Coach and Writer, John M. DeMarco
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Today, we’re talking to Nashvillian John M. DeMarco. There are certain themes that have been flowing through John’s life and career lately: AI, Impermanence, making meaning, and business and career sustainability. And by all areas, I mean he explores these themes as a fiction writer, non-fiction writer, speaker, and coach. By the way, John is a pro…
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JPR Live Session - Amy LaVere and Will Sexton
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Singer, songwriter and stand-up bassist Amy Lavere has performed on stages from St Andrew's Hall in London to the famous Memphis dive bar Earnestine and Hazel's, and festivals like Bonnaroo and the Beale Street Music Festival. NPR's Robert Seigel says that she "specializes in lyrics that are more barbed than her sweet soprano prepares you for." Wil…
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EPISODE 112 | How Doing Inner Work Changes Relationships with Psychotherapist and Best-Selling Author, Amanda JP Brown
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Amanda JP Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples. In addition to her work as a psychotherapist, Amanda is a Reiki Healer, bestselling Author and has been featured on several podcasts discussing the courage it takes to rebuild your life confidently, free from shame and self judgment. Amanda is a…
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Australian born, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Imogen Clark just released a new full length album - The Art of Getting Through - moved from Australia to Nashville and went on a tour. She stopped by the JPR studio just before leaving to head back to Nashville. The AIR (Australian Indepedent Record Label Associaton) nominated artist go…
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JPR Live Session - Advance Base and Karima Walker
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Advance Base is the story-song synth-pop project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone.…
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Open Air Amplified Presents, Open Mic Night
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In this special JPR Live Session, we asked some local musicians to record JPR Live Sessions for what we're calling Open Mic Night. Hear conversations and live performances with: The Balladir - https://balladir.bandcamp.com/ Sophia Phoenix - https://sophiaphoenix.com/ The Miller Twins - https://themillertwinsmusic.com/ Charlee Prayers - https://unit…
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EPISODE 111 | Being Okay with Being Alone: A Solo Dating Adventure with Nashvillian, Christy Pruitt-Haynes
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Up to this point in season 5, we’ve talked quite a bit about theory and big-picture ideas around self realization and identity. In today’s episode, the same theme carries through, but we’re getting more practical and hands on to spark your creativity to put those self-love based concepts into action in your own life in a way that’s authentic to you…
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EPISODE 110 | HOW to Hold Space for Yourself and Others with Trauma-Informed Coach and Yoga Instructor, Tian Yuming
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Today we’re talking to Tian Yuming. She’s a yoga teacher and trauma-informed certified life coach who immigrated to Singapore from China at an early age with her family. This immigration and the generational impact of the Chinese cultural revolution set the stage for the healing journey and expertise Yuming shares with us in this episode. The most …
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EPISODE 109 | Where Neuroscience and Intuition Intersect with Transformation Coach and Healer, Ashley B. Jones
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This episode is all about using spirituality as a practical tool in your life, thanks to today’s guest, Ashley B. Jones. Ashley is a Transformation Coach and Healer based in Denver, Colorado who supports feelers and dreamers as they learn to embrace change and build inner security to transform their lives into one where anything is possible. She is…
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EPISODE 108 | A MIRACULOUS Metastatic Ovarian Cancer Recovery with Teacher and Mom, Cheyenne England
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Y’all, go ahead and grab your tissues now. Today we’re talking to Cheyenne England about her miraculous healing journey. In late October 2020, at 38 years old, Cheyenne was diagnosed with stage 4b high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer. Cheyenne is not only a cancer survivor, but she’s a mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and teacher. She…
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EPISODE 107 | TRUE Stories of Ghosts, Demons, and Ancestor Spirits from Nashville Music Industry Vet, Clif Doyal
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Do you ever just sit and listen to someone tell stories from their life? What a gift it is to be able to listen to such intimate memories that helped shape a person into who they are in this exact moment, with wisdom unmatched. If you love doing that as much as I do, you’re in for a treat today — this is one of our ultimate storytelling episodes fr…
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Southern Oregon's John Dough Boys (John Dough Boys / John Dough Boys ) John Dough Boys have decorated the Southern Oregon musical landscape for the last few decades playing boot-stompin’, barn-shaking, PBR-slamming original music that occupies the sweet spot between bluegrass and punk rock. They feature a blistering lineup filled with gang vocals, …
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EPISODE 106 | BIG TRANSITIONS: What’s Next for Our Justice System REVEALED with Law Professor Em Wright
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Today we’re talking to Emerson Wright. They go by Em. And y’all, this episode is worth a listen. Through the lens of being a transgender law professor in Florida, we look at how bringing our whole selves to how we show up is healing and empowering, whether we do it individually or systemically. And staying connected to our humanness is how we make …
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EPISODE 105 | The Mind-Blowing Little Known Impacts of Low Testosterone with Justin Groce
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You’re in for a treat with this interview. We start out by talking what it looks like when a man has healthy levels of testosterone and what it looks like if testosterone is low. You’ll see that the role testosterone plays is way bigger than we typically give it credit for. Then, Justin squashes the stigma around testosterone usage and what healthy…
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JPR Live Session: Jenny Don't and the Spurs
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While working in separate punk bands from Portland, Jenny Don't and Kelly Haliburton decided to join forces. First as a duo, and later with some of their friends from the Portland punk scene, they formed Jenny Don't and the Spurs. Jenny was already playing classic country and western tunes reminiscent of of Patsy Cline and Nancy Sinatra. The couple…
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While growing up in Michigan, Lindsay Lou was taught to sing harmony by her Aunt Melody along with her cousin Harmony - Yes, that is a true story. Her early vocal work has paid off in the gorgeous harmonies found on her latest record, Queen of Time. In college, she started attending open mics and teamed up with Joshua Rilko to form Lindsay Lou and …
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(Danielle Kelly / JPR ) Jolie Holland was born in Texas and moved west and north to San Francisco and eventually Vancouver pursuing music. She is an artist in the truest form, from visual arts to her unique approach to singing and songwriting. In addition to the first Be Good Tanyas album, Jolie Holland has several solo records, a collaborative alb…
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Jeff "Plank" Plankenhorn got his start singing in church in the Midwest. His natural talent, lead to some early commercial work and even singing the national anthem at a few MLB games. After learning guitar from his brother, he moved to Austin and played in multiple bands. Eventually he became an in-demand side man who played and recorded with Ray …
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Stories...the stories we tell ourselves shape who we've been, who we are, and what we become. What you choose to do next either reinforces or changes your story. You have the power to choose where we go from here, as humans. So, welcome to the evolving story of what it means to be human through one beautiful and messy person at a time. We’re back a…
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Dylan LeBlanc had an early passion for music. His father James (bassist in The Steel Vaqueros) was a songwriter at Fame studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As a kid, Dylan would spend his time after school at the studio rubbing elbows with the musicians and songwriters there. That's where he began writing songs with guidance from Fame founder Rick Ha…
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real released their eighth album, Sticks and Stones, last year. They recorded it thinking of their live sound and playing more upbeat shows. The result has more of a country feel than some of their earlier releases, full of foot stomping and danceable tunes. While touring and recording as Neil Young's back-up band, L…
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Jonathan Linaberry was made to take piano lessons as a kid. From there, he taught himself guitar and banjo. With influences like RL Burnside, Son House, Tom Waits and the Carter family, it's no wonder his own music is a rootsy mix of blues, Americana and rock with a bit of indie rock and folk for good measure. His latest release is Slow Lightning, …
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In addition to her award winning role in a Broadway production of Three Penny Opera, several albums of original work (the latest - the 2023 release Hey Guys, Watch This), a tribute to Doris Day and an album of '60s rock covers, My Weekly Reader, Nellie McKay has written and performed musical biographies of figures like Joan Rivers, Barbara Graham a…
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Brothers Phil and Aaron Reed didn't begin playing music together until, as young adults, they moved to Southern Oregon from the Midwest. They now have five albums and are among the most sought after performers (as a band and solo) in the region. Joined by Brianna Murphy on fiddle and TJ Eilers on upright bass, they are getting ready to hit the stud…
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Amy Ray and Emily Saliers became friends and music collaborators in high school. As the Indigo Girls, they've been making music for well over 30 years. They are the subject of a documentary It's Only Life After All, that will be in theaters late this year. Their classic, Closer to Fine was just used in the hit movie Barbie. The latest Amy Ray solo …
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