Best James Tompkins Podcasts (2024)

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 125: ChamberQUEER 43:00

5d ago43:00

43:00

ChamberQUEER highlights LGBTQIA voices in contemporary and historical music and reimagines the classical concert experience as a radically inclusive gathering space and musical community for the 21st century. Founded in 2018 by Jules Biber (cello), Danielle Buonaiuto (soprano), Brian Mummert (baritone), and Andrew Yee (cello), ChamberQUEER operates…

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“What Kind of Day Has It Been” Feat. Paul F. Tompkins 56:39

1M ago56:39

56:39

James and Connor are visited by Dr. Crispy, the controversial family doctor who delivered Connor into the world as a baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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“The Errand” Feat. Ben Schwartz 1:02:40

1M ago1:02:40

1:02:40

While James embarks upon a top secret errand, Connor is left to talk with special guest Ben Schwartz. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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“A New Dawn For Jennifer Garner (with Richard Nixon)” Feat. Betsy Sodaro & Carl Tart 1:10:33

2M ago1:10:33

1:10:33

A thwarted home invasion leads to a heart-to-heart conversation, which leads to an early morning conversation with the landlord. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 124: Byron Schenkman 28:30

2M ago28:30

28:30

Byron Schenkman is an American harpsichordist, pianist, and music scholar who specializes in baroque and early music. Along with violinist Ingrid Matthews, Byron Schenkman cofounded Seattle Baroque, which the two musicians directed until 2013. Suzanne spoke with Byron Schenkman -- who has performed on dozens of recordings -- about their current pro…

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“Homeland Security ” Feat. Lisa Gilroy & Anthony Atamanuik 1:11:39

2M ago1:11:39

1:11:39

A friendly talk about “The Comedy Space In Podcasting” with Lisa Gilroy; a Pentagon official suspects that James and Connor are “up to something.” -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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“Bajillion Dollar Dinosaurs” Feat. Kulap Vilaysack & D'Arcy Carden 1:07:32

2M ago1:07:32

1:07:32

Connor & James seek podcasting advice from an expert; an impromptu date with a nosy neighbor leads to a surprising outcome. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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“The Invisibles” Feat. Jason Mantzoukas & Alex Song-Xia 50:36

2M ago50:36

50:36

Connor surprises James with a new invention; a rival scientist reveals his alarming new discovery. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 123: Ian Watson 22:49

3M ago22:49

22:49

In 1982, a group of Early Music fans founded the Connecticut Early Music Society to present an annual festival of concerts every June. They feature a repertory of European music written before about 1800 and they focus on historically-informed performance practices, including the use of period instruments. Ian Watson is Artistic Director of the CT …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 122: Wil B 22:40

3M ago22:40

22:40

Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste met as talented teenage music students in Florida, playing violin and viola respectively. They clicked as friends, and after pursuing their university training in music, the two classically trained instrumentalists formed their hip hop duo, Black Violin. Their performances are energetic, surprising, and captivati…

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"Solar Age Disinformation" Feat. John Hodgman & Natalie Rotter-Laitman 49:13

3M ago49:13

49:13

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“Big Brother, Little Brother” Feat. Jermaine Fowler & Aaron Read 1:01:54

3M ago1:01:54

1:01:54

James books a “showbiz” guest, Jermaine Fowler, who arrives with an unusual request; Connor's brother, Aaron, stops by to check out the podcast. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast Support the dinos: Merch store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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“The Circle Of Trust” Feat. Adam Conover & Monique Moses 37:36

3M ago37:36

37:36

James wants to tell his wife, Monique, about the dinosaurs; guest Adam Conover joins the circle of trust. Feat. Adam Conover & Monique Moses -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast. Support the dinos: Merch Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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"A Very Big Tiny Secret" Feat. Zach Cherry & Lauren Lapkus 52:01

3M ago52:01

52:01

James learns two secrets from Connor. Feat. Zach Cherry & Lauren Lapkus. -- Follow the show: @tinydinospodcast. Support the dinos: Merch Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hyperobject Industries

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RAY FLORES: Release the Power 48:35

4M ago48:35

48:35

Chances are Ray Flores would have taken a different path in life if things had been different. But chances are that's true for everyone. I had a wonderful talk with the guy who should have won "Most Likely to End Up in HR." Collegiate School's official reunion is this Friday, May 3rd, 2024, which means our epic reunion was almost one year ago! To R…

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Introducing Tiny Dinos! 2:08

4M ago2:08

2:08

What if two best friends (who are scientists) secretly brought back dinosaurs? But made them tiny? And then made a podcast about their top secret project? TINY DINOS is an improvised sitcom/talk show starring science novices Connor Ratliff and James III and featuring a cavalcade of special guests (Lauren Lapkus, Jason Mantzoukas, Jermaine Fowler, A…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 121: Tom Huizenga 31:20

4M ago31:20

31:20

If you are a fan of NPR's Tiny Desk concerts, you're in luck! Tom Huizenga is a long time NPR producer, editor and reporter whose work you've probably heard. Suzanne interviewed Tom about some of his favorite Tiny Desk performances and NPR interviews, and he shared stories about what it was like to meet some of his personal musical idols.…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 120: Simone Dinnerstein 2024 20:32

5M ago20:32

20:32

Grammy-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein has a wide variety of musical passions, but music by Johann Sebastian Bach is an important part of her foundation. She believes Bach's music has it all – intelligence and heart – and her expertise inspired The New York Times to describe her as "an utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpreta…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 119: Morgan Sullivan 29:16

5M ago29:16

29:16

Morgan Sullivan came to singing later than many other professional singers do. Nevertheless she has achieved success as a freelance musician who has performed with numerous top tier ensembles, including Bach Collegium Japan, Folger Consort, and American Baroque Orchestra among many others. She has also recorded music by Brahms and Schutz with Yale …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 118: Frederick Ballentine 29:16

6M ago29:16

29:16

Frederick Ballentine is an American tenor whose awards include a Grammy for his recording of George Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS. The opera star exudes a sense of ease, confidence, and fun when it comes to his career as an in-demand collaborator on everything from classic operas, to cutting-edge contemporary works. Frederick Ballentine spoke with Suza…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 117: Shawn Okpebholo 27:00

6M ago27:00

27:00

Award-winning musician Shawn Okpebholo earned his degrees at the prestigious University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. But he credits his start in music to The Salvation Army church, where he received free music lessons as a child, and to his mother's tenacious support. The breadth of Dr. Okpebholo's work is extraordinary: chamber wor…

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JAMIE WATTS: Teetering on the Cusp 28:20

7M ago28:20

28:20

For this first episode of the second season of '83 Dutchmen, host Taylor Mali speaks to commercial photographer Jamie Watts about being the absolute youngest member of the class of 1983 and the affect that had on how actively he participated in his own life at school. Would it have been better for Jamie to have been the oldest member of the class o…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 116: BLKBOK 25:15

7M ago25:15

25:15

From the time he was just a small child, Charles Wilson III – aka BLKBOK – showed extraordinary musical talent. The budding piano virtuoso's family nurtured his interests, which blossomed to include many genres of music: classical, hip-hop, rap, and much more. BLKBOK chose his name, in part, as a way to honor his admiration for Johann Sebastian Bac…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 115: Jessie Montgomery 30:00

7M ago30:00

30:00

"Being an artist is living a life of service." The words of Jessie Montgomery, who has earned acclaim, awards, and praise for her growing body of work as a composer, violinist, teacher, and activist. The musician credits her many teachers and mentors – and her parents – for opening up worlds to her. Jessie Montgomery shared stories about her experi…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 114: Kellen Gray 33:00

8M ago33:00

33:00

Scotland-based American conductor Kellen Gray is Assistant Conductor of the English National Opera and Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He's attuned to the orchestral repertory, including Bela Bartok, Antonin Dvorak, Aaron Copland, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. He's also passionate about championing African-diasporic comp…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 113: Brandon Patrick George 2023 27:06

8M ago27:06

27:06

Grammy-nominated flutist Brandon Patrick George is a member of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, among others. He's also on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. Suzanne spoke with Brandon Patrick George ab…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 112: Melvin Chen 36:30

9M ago36:30

36:30

As a music lover, you may be familiar with Melvin Chen for his recordings of piano music by Dmitri Shostakovich or Ludwig van Beethoven. He put his double degrees from The Juilliard School to work as Professor in the Practice of Piano at Yale School of Music and is Director of Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, which is Yale's Summer School of Music. …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 111: Mahan Esfahani 34:30

9M ago34:30

34:30

Acclaimed harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani - the first and only harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist, and the youngest ever recipient of the Wigmore Medal – is an outspoken and passionate advocate for his instrument. Although the harpsichord is most closely associated with baroque music, Mahan Esfanai’s repertory is large and diverse…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 110: Loki Karuna 27:00

9M ago27:00

27:00

Loki Karuna (formerly Garrett McQueen) began his life in music as a bassoonist, earning degrees in music and performing in orchestras. His passion for music and justice propelled his career as a musician, leading him to become a radio and podcast producer, and an activist. An eloquent storyteller, Loki Karuna spoke with Suzanne about his weekly pod…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 109: Trio Sefardi 16:52

10M ago16:52

16:52

Howard Bass, Tina Chancey, and Susan Gaeta are the members of Trio Sefardi, a group they formed in 2010 to perform traditional songs of the Sephardim – the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. They draw on their individual experience and expertise in many different genres of music, including jazz, folk, and early music, and they mine the …

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 108: Tammy McCann 29:30

11M ago29:30

29:30

Tammy McCann loves music. She lives and breathes her craft, and starts each day acknowledging and celebrating Music's importance in her life. She talked with Suzanne about her life as a professional jazz singer, her start as an opera singer, and how playing the double bass is the instrument she feels she was meant to play.…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 107: Kelly Hall-Tompkins 29:30

1y ago29:30

29:30

Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a dynamo – full of energy, positivity, passion, and initiative. The talented violinist is an award-winning and acclaimed musician with an international career, as well as an entrepreneur, humanitarian, and social justice advocate who founded MUSIC KITCHEN – FOOD FOR THE SOUL. She brings together other professional musicians t…

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TAYLOR MALI: Today I will have outlived my parents (if I am still alive when this posts). 1:02:54

1y ago1:02:54

1:02:54

August 6th of this year (2023) is the exact day that '83 Dutchmen host Taylor Mali will have outlived his mother by one day and his father by 30. He is on vacation right now, likely without reliable wifi, but he scheduled this podcast to post automatically. Mali says "This is a collection of audio postcards I recorded over the course of seven month…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 106: Elijah McCormack 20:58

1y ago20:58

20:58

Award-winning and critically-acclaimed singer Elijah McCormack's repertory includes baroque music, contemporary music, and everything in between. He is a male soprano who grew up in a family in which music was and is an important priority – they all sing in the church choir, and his late father played viola in a local professional orchestra. (Growi…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 105: Lauren Rico 27:15

1y ago27:15

27:15

Lauren Rico is a veteran classical music broadcaster who keeps countless listeners across the United States company with her friendly, down-to-earth approach. In 2016 she started sharing her passion for classical music with a different audience: readers of romance novels. Beginning with her self-published erotic thriller, REVERIE – in which she set…

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THADDEUS BEREDAY: 200 Federal Agents Busting Down the Door 53:17

1y ago53:17

53:17

In this final episode of the series before the fiscal year of Collegiate ends on Friday, June 30th, Taylor talks with Thaddeus Bereday, who left after 7th grade but says we did a much better job of celebrating our 40th reunion then the school he actually graduated from (suck it, Groton Academy)! Thad speaks eloquently about his successes, struggles…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 104: Andrew Ousley - Death of Classical 23:25

1y ago23:25

23:25

For as long as I can remember, naysayers have been predicting the "death of classical music." Audiences are aging, and ticket sales are often a struggle for classical music concerts, and some people are concerned that the art form will "die" as a result. Andrew Ousley leaned into that fear when he established his concert series, THE DEATH OF CLASSI…

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VOICE MEMO-ries from the CLASS OF 1983 45:36

1y ago45:36

45:36

After the 40th reunion, which was spectacularly held on May 5th, class agent Taylor Mali asked everyone in the class—whether they made it to the reunion or not—to send him a voice memo about their experience of the reunion, their experience with the podcast series, or just . . . their experience of their life. This episode is all those voice memos …

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KARL SLOVIN: With High Honors 22:07

1y ago22:07

22:07

I stayed for my friends and then hid from them. Karl Slovin recounts the stigma of being "held back" by Collegiate and asked to join the class of 1984. And how his parents—on the verge of divorcing themselves—gave him the choice of staying and repeating fourth grade or starting over at a new school (when he wishes that they'd just made the decision…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 103: Yanet Campbell Secades 24:40

1y ago24:40

24:40

Violinist Yanet Campbell Secades is featured on the 2023 recording BREAKING BARRIERS with Carlos Bastidas leading Ontario Pops Orchestra. The Camagüey, Cuba native is one of three up-and-coming young women instrumentalists performing as soloists in concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. Yanet Campbell Secades joined Suzanne to chat…

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ADAM MANSKY: Mess No More 1:08:21

1+ y ago1:08:21

1:08:21

In this final episode of the series—at least before our 40th reunion, which is tomorrow, Friday, May 5th—Taylor speaks with Adam Mansky who has gone on to do great things despite a self-described lonely, unhappy, and underwhelming experience at Collegiate in high school. For reasons you will discover, we met online and recorded our interview twice,…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 102: Alison DeSimone 24:40

1+ y ago24:40

24:40

Alison DeSimone is a musicologist – someone who is a scholar of music and its relationship with a wide variety of other disciplines. She is an Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City – and she specializes in music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Alison DeSimone joined Suzanne to talk about what a musicologis…

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Remembering MICHAEL CHALFIN 6:28

1+ y ago6:28

6:28

I've had a wonderful time over the last couple weeks trading memories of Michael Chalfin with his widow Sharon Jacobs. Mike was so quiet and so decent, and yet so fearless in goal for The Warriors, our gym hockey team (two-time winners of The Mink Cup)! Peter Allan was with him at Middlebury College, but they didn't run in the same circles. Sharon …

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Remembering MARK TOMPKINS 42:18

1+ y ago42:18

42:18

Taylor spoke with Mark's older sister Lynette Tompkins Engel (Brearley 1980) over Zoom last week, and if you have the chance you should watch this 40-minute video here. If audio is more convenient, proceed knowing that you’ll miss some slides, some clarifying captions, and about 90 seconds of amazing high school basketball highlights at the end. Ma…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 101: James O'Donnell 33:39

1+ y ago33:39

33:39

James O'Donnell is a Professor in the Practice of Organ at Yale University's Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music, where he teaches graduate-level organ majors and other students in sacred music. He also directs a newly-established professional liturgical vocal ensemble at Yale. James O'Donnell brings to New Haven his exceptional …

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ANDREW KIMBALL: The LeBron James of Economic Development 53:09

1+ y ago53:09

53:09

Although Andrew Kimball is one of the youngest of the Baby Boomer generation (born in 1964), he was one of the oldest in our class. And he says that may have been the beginning of not knowing where he fit in. A self-described "late bloomer," he has nevertheless done pretty well for himself, rising to be the President and CEO of the New York City Ec…

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ANTONIO ROMERO: The Ultimate Outlier 52:48

1+ y ago52:48

52:48

On the page in the yearbook called "Sanctioned Insults," which was supposed to be filled with light-hearted jibes about the graduating seniors, the Dream/Reality written for Antonio Romero was DREAM: systems analyst REALITY: systems analyst. That may seem prophetic for a guy who wrote his first line of code when Gerald Ford was President and has sp…

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Sunday Baroque Conversations 100: Karlos Rodriguez 22:00

1+ y ago22:00

22:00

There's a particular type of collaboration that exists in a chamber music ensemble. The award-winning Catalyst Quartet's collaborative efforts involved choosing projects and conducting scholarly research that will have maximum impact in their mission to achieve unity and celebrate composers of color whose works have been overlooked by the tradition…

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PETER ALLAN: Dancing on the Lip of the Volcano 1:04:05

1+ y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

No one in our class was more impacted by the popularity of Studio 54 in the early 1980s than Peter Allan, who says he partied all night and came to school for his 8:30 class "more than once, but less than 10 times." It's a miracle he survived (if, in fact, he did)! Again and again, he seems to have taken away the completely wrong message from certa…

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NICK GLASS: Smile & Bounce 56:38

1+ y ago56:38

56:38

NICK GLASS wants to know if a 7th or 8th grader would be allowed to go to Florida with a friend and no adults to stay in a hotel and go to Spring Training games? Nick seems to think he and David Goldberg did just that in the late 1970s when they were middle schoolers at The Collegiate School. And he’s got other questions, too. Did Tony Marr fall th…

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