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Join Koko and Jeff Lam on 'Heavily Buzzed,' a spirited podcast where they explore the world of whisky and spirits while delving into lively discussions about your favorite movies and TV shows. Each episode brings a unique blend of entertainment, laughter, and special guests, making every sip and conversation unforgettable. Cheers to a podcast that's as smooth as the finest spirits and as entertaining as your favorite on-screen moments!
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News, interviews, and discussion from the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus and Mises PAC.
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Interviews with artists, performers and community arts leaders. Subscribe:
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A podcast for digital sleuths, armchair detectives, and future mindhunters from the editors of true crime website TheCrimeWire.com.
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A new exhibit at Charlotte's Mint Museum Uptown looks at the art and artists of the South in the first half of the 20th century. The show called "Southern/Modern" has more than 100 paintings and works on paper by artists from the region, or who worked here. On this episode of the Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with curator Jonathan Stuhlman and tak…
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Heavily Buzzed: Sips & Scoops A Tale of Ice Cream with Daniel Crowell of Glenmorangie
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! In this sweet and spirited episode of Heavily Buzzed, hosts Koko and Jeff Lam are joined by Daniel Crowell, National Brand Ambassador for Glenmorangie / Moët Hennessy, for an unforgettable tasting experience. Together, they dive into Glenmorangie’s newest release, “A Tale of Ice Cream” a whisky that promises a …
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Angela McArdle joins Aaron Harris to discuss the 2024 presidential election, how the Libertarian Party is changing for the better, and what must be done to ensure the LP does not sink back into obscurity when her term as chair is up. TakeHumanAction.com
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Have you ever wanted to go into space? A virtual reality experience at Blumenthal Arts' new Blume Studios takes you there. "Space Explorers: The Infinite" uses virtual reality goggles to make you feel like you're on the International Space Station. Find out more in this Piedmont Arts podcast, along with a report on the upcoming Halloween concert by…
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JazzArts Charlotte has been around for 15 years, promoting jazz through education and concerts with top performers from around the world. On this episode, CEO and co-founder Lonnie Davis talks about the group's origins and how it's growing a new generation of jazz performers and fans through education and concerts. Learn more about JazzArts Charlot…
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Heavily Buzzed "Momma Knows Best" with Ben Lüning from Whisky.de
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! In this episode of Heavily Buzzed, hosts Koko and Jeff Lam are joined by Ben Lüning from Whisky.de and Whisky.com, Germany’s largest online retailer for whisky. Ben shares the story of how his mother founded the company, turning it into a generational business that’s become a trusted source for whisky enthusias…
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Charlotte is trying to put itself back on the map as a music city, with an annual conference called Confluence. This year's event is at AvidXchange Music Factory and music venues around the city. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we'll hear from two of the organizers, Rick Thurmond and Liz Brigham, about what you'll see and hear. Learn more about the …
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The North Carolina Brass Band performs a free concert in Charlotte at First United Methodist Church. It's a night of brass band and pipe organ music featuring organist Evan Currie. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with music director Brian Meixner and cornest Bill Lawing. Plus, we talk with singer-songwriter and classically trained cellist Be…
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Museums across the Piedmont are hanging their fall shows. On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we have a preview that includes local and regional art at Charlotte's Mint Museum, Surrealism and African American artists at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, a Wizard of Oz-themed show at UNC Charlotte and more.…
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A new season of live music is starting for music groups and venues across the Piedmont. In this Piedmont Arts podcast, we have a few ideas as you plan your listening for the 2024-25 season. We preview what's coming from classical music groups like Bach Akademie Charlotte and 7th Street Concerts , monthly concerts from JazzArts Charlotte , and eclec…
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Heavily Buzzed LIVE: Exploring Loch Lomond with Sebastian Büssing the Spirit Alchemist
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! In our first-ever LIVE and in-person episode, we’re excited to welcome Sebastian Büssing from Loch Lomond Whisky! Join us as we dive into the rich world of Loch Lomond’s Core line of whiskies, exploring the unique characteristics and flavors that make this distillery stand out. As a special treat, we pop open a…
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A new season of theater is coming up across the region. This episode previews Broadway shows at The Blumenthal in Charlotte, children's shows at Children's Theater of Charlotte, and productions at professional and community theaters from Charlotte to Salisbury to Hickory. Pictured: Lin-Manuel Miranda in the title role of his musical "Hamilton"; By …
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Hosts Rachel Stewart and David Boraks preview the 2024 - 2025 opera season at companies around the region. Opera Carolina's James Meena talks about his company's season of classic operas, plus a special benefit concert with famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Opera Carolina Piedmont Opera North Carolina Opera Greensboro Opera…
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If you live near Winston-Salem, Hickory, Salisbury, Rock Hill, Monroe, or, of course, Charlotte, you’ll be close to some great music this year. The orchestras in those communities have a variety of concerts planned with varied repertoire. There's Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, but also contemporary composers including a former Miss America who writes …
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Heavily Buzzed learning to "Ride a Bike" and drink German Rye Whiskey with Bastian Heuser from Stork Club Rye Whiskey
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! Join Koko and Jeff Lam on this episode of "Heavily Buzzed" as they welcome Bastian Heuser from Stork Club Rye Whiskey in Berlin. Dive into a discussion about Stork Club's delectable German Rye Whiskies and their wild, inventive creations. From the Netflix Tour de France series to the intriguing Napoleon Oak fin…
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The inaugural Carolina Youth Orchestra Summer Festival will take place at Davidson College in early August 2024. The three-day clinic is designed to help young musicians develop their musical skills under the tutelage of professional musicians and broaden their connections to our music community. The festival culminates in a free public concert at …
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On this Piedmont Arts podcast, we talk with Shante Williams, the new general director of Opera Carolina. Williams is a business owner and venture capitalist who has been on the Opera Carolina board for three years. She talks about the upcoming season, her passion for new operas, and about the group's future.…
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Heavily Buzzed with Iain Forteath from Glencadam with an "Avalanche" of Whiskies
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! In this captivating episode of "Heavily Buzzed," hosts Koko and Jeff Lam are joined by the multifaceted Iain Forteath, Master Blender of Glencadam Whisky. Dive into Iain's unique journey from the high stakes world of avalanche expertise to his refined palate as a wine connoisseur, and his deep-seated passion fo…
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Juneteenth marks the date on June 19, 1865, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the last remaining enslaved people in Texas. We talk with Davidson College historian Hilary Green about how Texas commemorations in the 19th century led to the declaration of a national holiday in 2021. We also get an overview of the Juneteenth ev…
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Bach Akademie Charlotte’s 2024 Bach Festival returns to various locations around Charlotte and this year’s festival is called “Bach Akademie Charlotte Goes to Italy.” While it is indeed a Bach festival, it’s bookended by opening and closing concerts that focus on music from Italy, namely Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 . We …
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Trumpeter Rodney Marsalis is a member of the famous New Orleans musical family and the leader of the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass. We talk to Marsalis about his career and the group's upcoming concert at Gardner-Webb University. Learn more about the Summer in the Springs with the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass Concert Pictured: Th…
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The Salisbury Symphony has been looking for a new music director this season, and they will audition their final candidate at their concert called "Hope and Lifting." Daniel Wiley will conduct the orchestra in music of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Omar Thomas. Wiley is currently assistant conductor with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops. …
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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is producing an immersive event called "Merge" that combines modern symphonic music with electronic dance music and synchronized visual projections. Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees talks about the symphony's foray into new territory and the collaboration that brought it to life. Learn more about the MERGE:…
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Heavily Buzzed bringing on the "Heat" with Jan Forsberg from Maker's Mark
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! Join your hosts Koko and Jeff Lam on a brand new episode of "Heavily Buzzed," where we dive into the world of film, whiskey, and unexpected connections. This week, we're thrilled to welcome Jan Forsberg, the Maker’s Mark Diplomat, to the show for a spirited discussion. In this episode, we dissect Michael Mann's…
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Charlotteans Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro helped found the former Mint Museum of Craft and Design in uptown. They've also donated dozens of pieces from their own collection. The exhibit "Craft Across Continents" features many of those works in glass, wood, ceramics, and textiles. On this edition of the Piedmont Arts podcast, we tour the exhibit …
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e136—Per Bylund, Mises Institute Senior Fellow
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Mises Institute Senior Fellow Per Bylund joins Aaron to talk about his recent book, How to Think About the Economy: A Primer, as well as the connection between social media and democracy and the economics of AI. TakeHumanAction.com
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Kalena Bovell, a candidate for Salisbury Symphony Music Director, will lead the orchestra in a program called "Musical Inspirations." Bovell made her professional debut as the Chicago Sinfonietta's Assistant Conductor in 2015 and has led performances at the BBC Proms and the Kennedy Center. She also recently had her opera debut at Volcano Theatre w…
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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) shared news that the organization has raised more than $40 million toward a goal of $50 million for its endowment. CSO President and CEO David Fisk discusses why having a significant endowment makes the orchestra stronger, and he provides details about the vital programs the endowment campaign will enable in t…
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Charlotte's nonprofit Blumenthal Arts hosts touring Broadway shows, symphony concerts and the ballet, among other things. But it's also branching out to other kinds of events, like the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit a couple of years ago. David Boraks talks with Blumenthal Arts CEO Tom Gabbard about another big immersive exhibit coming to Charlotte and…
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The Charlotte Shout! festival is produced by Charlotte Center City Partners and showcases Charlotte's creativity, innovation, diversity, and resilience. It includes music acts, art installations, community conversations, culinary events, and more. We talk to Rick Thurmond from Charlotte Center City Partners about the festival's importance to our cu…
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Heavily Buzzed being Phenomenal with Matt Witzig of Ry3 Whiskey
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! Welcome to "Heavily Buzzed," where the spirits flow as freely as the conversation! Hosted by Koko and Jeff Lam, this episode features a special guest: Matt Witzig, COO of Phenomenal Spirits and the mastermind behind Ry3 whiskey and Ron Izalco Rum. Join us as we uncover the secrets of Light whiskey and explore t…
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Traditionally, composers have written music with a group of musicians in mind, painstakingly transcribing or notating their ideas as sheet music. But these days, many work on a computer loaded with a digital library of instruments and sounds. That’s the case for the next generation of composers in training at Davidson College. We visit with music p…
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The Marriage of Figaro considered one of the greatest operas of all time, is billed as a comic opera but addresses serious themes such as tension between the social classes. Find out more about this masterpiece, and its important place in history by listening to a conversation with Dr. Scott MacLeod, associate professor of music and director of Hig…
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One Voice Chorus was founded in Charlotte in 1990 to bring together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and LGBTQIA+ affirming people to celebrate their lives through song. Since that time the chorus has grown in membership from 25 to more than 90 singers. Executive Director Micah Deer fills us in on the organization's history, purpose, and progra…
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Thorgy Thor, a classically trained musician who first came to national prominence on the television series RuPaul’s Drag Race , is the guest on this episode of Piedmont Arts. After a recent appearance at Davidson College, she spoke to us about how she developed the concert program Thorgy and the Thorchestra which has been performed with orchestras …
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Heavily Buzzed with Will Ly, Blue Run Whiskey and Infants watching The Terminator
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! Welcome to "Heavily Buzzed," the podcast where hosts Koko and Jeff Lam invite you to join them on a journey of laughter, whiskey, and unexpected twists. In this episode, they're joined by the whiskey aficionado and Instagram sensation, Will Ly, also known as @whisky_whiskey_chronicles. Together, they sip on Blu…
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The Salisbury Symphony is auditioning candidates for music director. Michelle Di Russo, a candidate for the position, will conduct their "Enchanting Sounds" concert in Keppel Auditorium. She'll lead a program of music by Piazzola, Saint-Saens, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Di Russo is from Argentina, and currently the Associate Conductor in her second seaso…
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Each year, Charlotte Master Chorale presents a "Unity Concert" with the goal of building bridges in the community through the shared experience of choral music. This year's concert is called "Unity: Earth" and is Saturday, March 9 at 4pm at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte. The ensemble will perform the North Carolina premiere of Jake Run…
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One of the most extraordinary figures in American classical music is someone you may never have heard of. Mary Cardwell Dawson, born in 1894 in Madison, NC, was a musician, teacher, and founding director of the National Negro Opera Company, the longest-running, all-Black opera company which helped launch the careers of many singers. Now her story i…
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Tom Woods joins Aaron to discuss his new book, Diary of a Psychosis: How Public Health Disgraced Itself During COVID Mania. TakeHumanAction.com
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Research suggests there are significant neurological and academic benefits to children who learn to play a musical instrument. However, most school systems wait until 6th grade to offer band or orchestra programs, and many kids simply do not have access to instrumental instruction until it's offered at school. Cornelius Youth Orchestras wants to ch…
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Burnt Reeds is a reed quintet of local professional instrumentalists. Their concert called "Homegrown Melodies" features newly commissioned works by local composers. It's a project that brings together not only composers but also music producers, local independent mixed media artists, and of course musicians -- from a variety of backgrounds. Three …
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The Charlotte Master Chorale's Chamber Singers will present concerts called "Art & Science" at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlotte and Davidson College Presbyterian Church in Davidson. The centerpiece of the concerts is a multi-media symphony, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci , by composer Jocelyn Hagen. The work uses the latest video syncing te…
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The inaugural Black Notes Project Music Festival makes it debut at Charlotte's Knight Theater. The two-day festival celebrates and amplifies Black music and artistry and will honor the classical orchestral tradition while situating it alongside contemporary musical innovation. Nationally known artists such as harpist Brandee Younger and opera singe…
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North Carolina Baroque Orchestra will perform concerts called "Splendid Music from the Time of King George III and Queen Charlotte" in locations across the Charlotte region. The program includes works by Chevalier de Saint Georges, Handel, Mozart, Avison, and others. Frances Blaker, the ensemble's artistic director and conductor, explains how the c…
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E4: Lindsay Buziak and Interview With Jeff Buziak
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Jake and Damon, editors of The CrimeWire, talk about breaking news cases and vintage true crime mysteries. In this episode, we discuss Lindsay Buziak, the Canadian real estate agent who was murdered at a property showing in 2008. The case remains unsolved, and her father Jeff Buziak has been fighting for 16 years, seeking justice for his daughter. …
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Heavily Buzzed Smashing into 2024 with Seth Benhaim at Broken Barrel Whiskey
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Ask us a question? Send us a Message! Dive into 2024 with the dynamic hosts Koko and Jeff Lam on the kickoff episode of "Heavily Buzzed" Season 2! Joined by special guest Seth Berhaim from Broken Barrel Whiskey in Los Angeles, the trio takes a sip down memory lane, discussing the new biopic "Blackberry" and the golden era of cell phones – BlackBerr…
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Chris "Bootleg" Darnell (vice chair of LPTN and host of Not a Real Podcast) updates Aaron on how the LP and other activists in Tennessee are fighting for 2A rights, Defend the Guard legislation, and ballot access. TakeHumanAction.com
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The Metropolitan Opera's Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition has auditions across the country. The competition is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist the development of their careers. The North Carolina District holds auditions and approximately 25 singers will compete to move on to Regionals in Atlanta. The event is op…
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e133—Bob Murphy on the morality and practicality of pacifism
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On a very special Christmas episode of Decentralized Revolution, Bob Murphy (host of The Bob Murphy Show, author of Choice Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action) joins Aaron Harris to discuss his views on the morality and practicality of pacifism. TakeHumanAction.com
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