Best Kate Galloway Podcasts (2024)

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Taylor Swift Studies with Christa Bentley, Kate Galloway, and Paula Harper 1:00:41

1h ago1:00:41

1:00:41

Everybody's studying Taylor Swift these days, from Swifties decoding her vault to YouTubers decoding her harmonies to right-wing conspiracists decoding her plot against America. But what does it mean to study Taylor Swift as a musicologist? Christa Bentley, Kate Galloway, and Paula Harper know: they're co-editing Taylor Swift: The Star, the Songs, …

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Engaging Black Opera with Naomi André 49:55

1h ago49:55

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Naomi André is one of the most important scholars of opera today, best known for her landmark 2018 book Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement. But the study of opera and race is not where Professor Andre’s career began: her path through musicology has been incredibly fraught, because of who she is, and what she wanted to do as a scholar. This wee…

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Listening to the 2024 Election with Dana Gorzelany-Mostak 50:41

3d ago50:41

50:41

Election Day is approaching, and both presidential candidates have been foregrounding music, from Kamala Harris walking out Beyoncé's "Freedom" to Donald Trump...dancing for 30 minutes to "Memory" from Cats. It's been a weird, and terrifying, campaign season. But music can help us make sense of it, according to musicologist Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, w…

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Florence Price's Chicago with Samantha Ege 45:14

22d ago45:14

45:14

Florence Price was exceptional, but she was not singular. In the fascinating new book "South Side Impresarios," musicologist Samantha Ege situates Price amidst multiple generations of Black women who transformed Chicago into a Black classical metropolis. In this conversation, we discuss the city and community that built Price, including the pivotal…

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The Future of Opera with Yuval Sharon 48:45

15d ago48:45

48:45

Welcome to Season 4 of Sound Expertise! Opera is a four-hundred-year-old genre, and it often looks and sounds that way: despite opera's revolutionary merging of artistic disciplines, its administrators and musicians are often stuck in the past. But in his visionary productions, the director Yuval Sharon has imagined many potential futures for the a…

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Season 4 Trailer!! 2:37

22d ago2:37

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WE'RE SO BACK. Our fourth and final season begins October 15. Seeya then! soundexpertise.orgBy Will Robin

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Making Yourselves a Place of Stability 46:45

3M ago46:45

46:45

In this episode I was delighted to talk to Charles Crowl about his experience of becoming one part of an international career couple and about how he and his husband navigated challenging circumstances to pursue their relationships and their careers. It is an inspiring story and Charles is able to share many tips and techniques about being an ICC. …

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The 2nd Transition - Part 2 of our story - Iain and Kate 21:13

8M ago21:13

21:13

Podcast host, Kate Galloway is joined by her husband to talk about their personal and professional experiences as expats. In this episode we discuss our second move, which was from Scotland to Dubai, UAE. We share that the move happened due to industry uncertainty and the need for job security. We talk about how our networks have been important for…

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The Basketball Court with Edita Petojevic 32:40

11M ago32:40

32:40

In this episode your host Kate speaks with Edita Petojevic about the foundations of a relationship and how they are so important to the success of expat life. Edita introduces her unique approach to "the Basketball Court' and how this can be a useful aide and visual for couples to understand each other's needs. Edita and Kate discuss the foundation…

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The 1st Transition - part 1 of our story 21:25

12M ago21:25

21:25

In part 1 of a short series, my husband Iain and I talk about first transition abroad. Notwithstanding that we could not recall how long we had been married, this was a nice conversation to have. We spoke about the elements we did not know about and did not know in that first transition. Whilst we supported each other, we did not challenge each oth…

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New Work. New Life. Unmissable Experience. 46:06

1y ago46:06

46:06

Christian and Verena are from Austria, living and working in Montreal since 2022. It's their second time being an ICC in Canada. Both times they made the move because of a once in a lifetime opportunity for Christian to represent Austria and the Abis group at ICAO (International civil aviation organization), an UN specialized agency for aviation. V…

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Music Theory's Racism Problem with Philip Ewell 58:22

1y ago58:22

58:22

Philip Ewell has, in recent years, become the most controversial music scholar on the planet. After his incisive work on music theory's white racial frame was unfairly attacked by fellow academics, he was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight, as right-wing news outlets targeted him as part of a broader backlash. A discussion about what it me…

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The Science of Silence with Chaz Firestone 35:58

1y ago35:58

35:58

Do we hear silence? John Cage certainly thought so, and so does Chaz Firestone, a scientist whose laboratory's recent study revealed that yes, we do hear silence. In this conversation, we discuss his new findings, what they mean for the fields of perception studies and philosophy, and how science and the humanities can work together to provide new …

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Curating Black Musical History with Dwandalyn Reece 43:40

1y ago43:40

43:40

In curating music and the performing arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Dwandalyn Reece has one of the most important jobs one can have as a music scholar: providing a framework for the public to understand African-American culture, at a moment in which Black history is under a nationwide assault. In …

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Hip-Hop and Friendship on Death Row with Alim Braxton and Mark Katz 55:12

1+ y ago55:12

55:12

Mark Katz is John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music at UNC Chapel Hill; Alim Braxton is a rapper on death row, who has been incarcerated in Central Prison in North Carolina since 1993. In 2019, they struck up a correspondence, and then a friendship, and are now writing a book. This is their story. Show notes and more over at soundexpertise…

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Reviving Julius Eastman with Mary Jane Leach 38:53

1+ y ago38:53

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The revival of Julius Eastman's work has transformed the world of avant-garde music, and in many ways can be attributed to a single individual. Since the late 1990s, the composer and performer Mary Jane Leach has collected manuscripts and recordings of Eastman's music, and helped bring about the current wave of "Eastmania." But the politics of East…

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Doing Public Musicology with Douglas Shadle 51:13

1+ y ago51:13

51:13

In 2018, Douglas Shadle tweeted about systemic discrimination in American orchestral programming. His thread went viral, and he soon found himself doing what became known, around then, as public musicology. In this conversation, he talks about presenting his work outside the academy through advocating for marginalized composers, and what the Floren…

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Bach Scandals, Jug Bands, and Vexations with Joshua Rifkin 1:16:24

1+ y ago1:16:24

1:16:24

In his long career as a scholar and conductor, Joshua Rifkin has done a lot: arranged for Judy Collins, performed in the first-ever marathon of "Vexations," helped lead the ragtime revival and, perhaps most importantly, totally upended the conventional wisdom about Bach's choral music. This is a conversation about all of that, and more: rich, insig…

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What Bossa Nova Means with Kaleb Goldschmitt 49:03

1+ y ago49:03

49:03

Bossa nova is everywhere –– from a dance craze in the '60s to elevator music today -- but it's also from somewhere. Kaleb Goldschmitt studies how bossa nova moved from a specific musical tradition grounded in Brazilian culture to an international phenomenon, and what that means for how we understand jazz history. A conversation about all that and m…

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3 Big Professional Traps of your 1st months in an Expat Assignment? 38:26

1+ y ago38:26

38:26

Gertraud is able to talk about the key success factors of your first months on assignment: Building trust, connection and commitment. She explains why self-care should be high on your to-do list, why to treat your assignment with some permanence so that you can truly be present and invest in your new location and the people around you and why it is…

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Appropriation and Indigenous Music with Dylan Robinson 48:27

1+ y ago48:27

48:27

When classical composers incorporate indigenous music into their work, it's more than just cultural appropriation, because indigenous songs are more than just songs: they serve as medicine, law, and history. So what would it mean to redress such misuses, and to bring an indigenous worldview into Western art music? A conversation with Dylan Robinson…

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Philosophy and Vibes with Robin James 43:53

1+ y ago43:53

43:53

"Music and philosophy" is often about Nietzsche and Wagner, or Kant and Mozart. But, in Robin James's work, it can also be about pop, and feminist theory, and Peloton playlists. A conversation about Dr. James's approach towards philosophy, with a focus on her new project on the musical and cultural implications of our contemporary focus on "vibes."…

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Retelling Beethoven's Story with Laura Tunbridge 39:24

1+ y ago39:24

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There are approximately one bajillion biographies of Beethoven: do we need really another one? In fact, we do, because Laura Tunbridge has written an engrossing, provocative, and genuinely fresh book about Beethoven's life and times. A conversation about what it means to write about one of the most well-trodden composers in music history, and the r…

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Music in Slavery's Archives with Maria Ryan 49:49

1+ y ago49:49

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What does it mean to search for music-making in the archives of slavery? Maria Ryan studies African-descended musicians and listeners in the colonial Caribbean, and her research is fraught with ethical and logistical challenges. A conversation about fully imagining the lives of enslaved musicians, when the evidence of those lives is documented almo…

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Adapt and Innovate - with the authors of The International Career Couples Handbook 36:54

1+ y ago36:54

36:54

In this episode the authors of 'The International Career Couple Handbook', Jannie Lasted Skov-Hansen and Dr. Paul Vanderbroeck, introduce the Handbook and we have an open conversation about the need to adapt and innovate the conversations around international careers. Key words in this episode are Enjoyable, Fun and Meaningful. Jannie and Paul shar…

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Music, War, and Ukraine with Maria Sonevytsky and Oksana Nesterenko 56:43

1+ y ago56:43

56:43

What does it mean to be a scholar when the culture you study is under attack? Maria Sonevytsky and Oksana Nesterenko work on Ukrainian music, and their lives have changed profoundly in the last year. A conversation about the Ukrainian avant-garde and pop worlds, how wartime changes research agendas, and much more. Maria Sonevytsky is Associate Prof…

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Soviet Sounds (But Not Shostakovich) with Gabrielle Cornish 52:05

1+ y ago52:05

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The story of music in the Soviet Union isn't just about Shostakovich and Stalin -- sometimes, it's not about composers at all. Gabrielle Cornish writes about a different kind of socialist sound: noise abatement policy, pop music, and even an aborted plan to put a synthesizer in every Soviet home. A conversation about socialist noise, studying abroa…

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The Paradoxes of Black Classical Music with Kira Thurman 54:39

1+ y ago54:39

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The African-American pianist Hazel Harrison played with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1904, and was promptly forgotten. But Kira Thurman remembers. Her incredible book Singing Like Germans tells the rich, textured stories of Black classical musicians who performed in Germany, which provided a safe haven from American segregation, even though they stil…

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Approaching Joni Mitchell with Ann Powers 59:37

1+ y ago59:37

59:37

Writing a biography isn't easy, especially when it's of a living person, and especially when that living person is an epochal, oft-mythologized musician like Joni Mitchell. But Ann Powers, one of my absolute favorite music critics, has been doing the work. For our Season 3 debut, a deep conversation with Ann about her in-progress Joni Mitchell book…

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Season 3 Trailer!!! 2:18

1+ y ago2:18

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Finally, Sound Expertise returns! Season 3 begins on May 16, and it's our biggest and most ambitious to date: a full summer of interviews with music scholars about their research, and why it matters. Check out past episodes at soundexpertise.org and get ready for our season premiere next week: an interview with the amazing Ann Powers about her in-p…

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Money Matters - Are you keeping up with the Joneses? 26:13

1+ y ago26:13

26:13

In this episode Adrian Cartwright shares his knowledge and experience of working with expats to manage their finances. As a Wealth Consultant with a global client based Adrian uses his down to earth approach to talk about some of the simple yet difficult steps expats should be taking to manage their finances. He has a clear message - don't keep up …

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Talking Minimalism with Kerry O'Brien and Will Robin 51:30

1+ y ago51:30

51:30

We're almost back -- Season 3 will debut in just a few weeks! Before then, one final bonus episode: our great producer D. Edward Davis interviews Will and co-author Kerry O'Brien about their new book "On Minimalism: Documenting a Musical Movement," which University of California Press will release on April 25. We talk about our histories with music…

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Expat Tales of the Unexpected 29:51

1+ y ago29:51

29:51

Abigail Viljoen is an EY Partner with over 25 years' experience in Financial Services, primarily focused on Regulation & Risk Management. She’s currently based in London, having returned from two back to back mobility assignments in mid-2022. She initially spent 3 years in Johannesburg, setting up and running the Africa Financial Services Risk Mana…

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Building the foundations to build each other up 26:02

1+ y ago26:02

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In this episode we hear Stacey and Adrian's story. They moved at short notice to Dubai, UAE and have navigated having a young family along with developing both of their successful careers. They tell us about making difficult decisions, how they coped in the early stages of their dual career-ing, the feelings of parental guilt and share how things h…

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If you are lacking something - create it! 43:40

2y ago43:40

43:40

This episode is named after the firm belief of our guest. Kathy Boys Siddiqui is a firm believer that if you are lacking something - create it and this comes through in what she has to share with is in this episode. Kathy is a running enthusiast, all year cold water swimmer, active lifestyle and well-being advocate, mentor, speaker, writer, wife an…

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Bonus Episode - The 1st 3 minutes of a conversation will 80% predict how that conversation will go... 6:03

2y ago6:03

6:03

In this Bonus Episode, Wiebke Anton, Certified Relationship Coach, explains about how the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse can negatively impact our conversations. They are: Contempt Criticism Stonewalling Defensiveness More importantly, she gives real, practical ideas on how to have better and more meaningful conversations. Think about these before…

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Our careers AND relationship are under pressure - hints and tips from an expat Relationship Coach 35:31

2y ago35:31

35:31

We are talking about relationships! Wiebke Anton is a mediator and certified relationship coach. In her own coaching practice 'Help4Love' she works with current and future expat couples and helps them to understand and navigate their relationship challenges that have been boiling up in relation to their assignment abroad. She supports her clients i…

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Top Tips from Expat Coaches who have been there and done that! 15:33

2y ago15:33

15:33

Sandra and Jill offer top tips based on their personal and professional experiences. Here you can read more about their business, Forward Steps Coaching. Sandra and Jill formed Forward Steps Coaching in 2018 having qualified as ICF coaches. Their corporate and international experience combined with their coaching skills enables them to make a posit…

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Just do it because you can! 20:27

2+ y ago20:27

20:27

Sandra and Anthony met whilst on their individual Expat assignments - Sandra had actively sought an international assignment which Anthony was an ‘accidental’ expat. Over the course of 10 years their expatriate lives took them through Hong Kong, the USA and Africa...but not always at the same time. Theirs is a story that shows you can manage your c…

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Making Big Decisions 37:06

2+ y ago37:06

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In this episode we hear from Becky and Sam who are enjoying their first expatriate assignment in Dubai. In this episode you will hear about how: luck can be involved when you are managing two careers, two different personalities and approaches to career and travel can bring about a rich discussion. the pandemic is changing the way that companies ar…

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What's next after full time employment? 26:09

2+ y ago26:09

26:09

In this episode we learn and get tips from Nanette. A business psychologist by training, Nanette has more than thirty years’ experience in the corporate world, primarily in consulting and the aviation industry. Her role has varied from culture and change management to supporting individuals make the most of their talents and careers through leaders…

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The Impossibility of Opera with Matthew Aucoin 41:59

3y ago41:59

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Another bonus episode! A conversation with composer Matthew Aucoin, whose opera Euridice had a run at the Met last month, and who just wrote a new book about the history and culture of opera, The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera. More over at soundexpertise.org! Questions? Thoughts? Share them with Will on Twitter @seatedovation…

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R. Murray Schafer's Legacy with Phantom Power 36:19

3y ago36:19

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Check out this episode of the great podcast Phantom Power, on the life and work of composer R. Murray Schafer. You can check out more info on the episode here, and its second part here. We'll have another bonus episode up before the end of the year, and Season 3 will happen at some point in 2022! More over at soundexpertise.org! Questions? Thoughts…

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Team Advocating in Expatriation 29:32

3y ago29:32

29:32

Our guest introduces her expat life - a long term expat life through many life transitions! We learn the importance of developing our internal compass so we can honour our personal values and beliefs in a diverse context whilst respecting the current environment. We learn that even when the move is your choice, the sense of belonging can take time.…

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Creating your shared vision: An Expat Experience 18:45

3y ago18:45

18:45

In this episode we learn: · the benefit of thinking about the family values · how coaching can help identify your values and how understanding shared values enables decision making for the whole family unit and can help with consistency regardless of the culture around you. · managing your international careers is not always easy but it encourages …

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Creating your shared vision - an international love story 24:51

3y ago24:51

24:51

Find out how Jeremy and Natalia went from the 'hardest conversation we ever had' to managing two careers across continents with job offers, travel, relocation and new babies along the way. This episode discusses how important it is to have a shared vision. Specifically, it is important to understand your own vision and then how the two can meld tog…

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Align and Grow your International Careers - Introduction 5:39

3y ago5:39

5:39

Kate is an expat like you and is navigating a career together with her husband. There is a lot out there about managing your international career but don’t you think it is about time we got real about the challenges of managing two careers together? Welcome to the International Career Couples Podcast. Here you will find real stories from expats who…

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Align and Grow in your Expat Careers - Trailer 2:18

3y ago2:18

2:18

Meet your host Kate. Kate is navigating expat life just like you. But what does it take to align and grow your careers while living on the move? Kate talks to couples to find out what worked and did not work for them when they managed their international career together whilst embracing expat life and to experts in the field.…

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Our Pandemic Year 57:57

3+ y ago57:57

57:57

Eighteen music scholars describe their experiences of the pandemic. "On the Banks of the Wabash" was arranged and performed by D. Edward Davis. More over at soundexpertise.org! Questions? Thoughts? Share them with Will on Twitter @seatedovationBy Will Robin

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The Musicologist as Contrarian with Richard Taruskin 58:39

3+ y ago58:39

58:39

For our Season 2 finale, a wide-ranging conversation with the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskin. We talk about his trajectory, from playing early music and studying Russian opera to writing the Oxford History of Western Music and penning polemics in the New York Times; his deep-set belief that musicologists should be skeptics and contrarians; w…

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