Best Raul Sanchez Podcasts (2025)

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292: Max Pollak 37:11

7d ago37:11

37:11

When he was five years old, Max Pollak had a moment. Sitting in front of a black-and-white television in suburban Vienna, he saw Fred Astaire tap dancing for the first time. “I was so spellbound by his elegance and his effortless swinging persona that I immediately decided I have to learn how to do that,” he remembers. He didn’t understand the cult…

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291: Raul Midón 1:14:40

18d ago1:14:40

1:14:40

Self-proclaimed “badass and blind” singer, songwriter, guitarist Raul Midón in an expansive and deeply personal conversation about music, identity, independence, and the art of seeing clearly without sight. From his childhood fascination with radio and jazz in a small New Mexico town to his breakout moment in New York with legendary producer Arif M…

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290: Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) 1:13:14

1M ago1:13:14

1:13:14

Songwriter Stephin Merritt on impermanence, organizing principles, and the art of constraints: Raised by a spiritually seeking mother, Merritt moved 33 times by age 22 and describes himself as a “hippie brat” who “never liked children—even as a child.” This sense of solitude shaped his singular voice as the creative force behind The Magnetic Fields…

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289: Nels Cline 1:04:30

1M ago1:04:30

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For decades, Nels Cline carved out a career on the fringes of rock, jazz, and experimental music, balancing day jobs with an uncompromising artistic vision. Then, at nearly 50 years old, everything changed—he joined Wilco, bringing his avant-garde sensibilities into a beloved band and reaching a global audience. But Cline’s story isn’t one of sudde…

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287: Steven Greenberg (Lipps, Inc.) 1:13:11

3M ago1:13:11

1:13:11

Steven Greenberg, the creative force behind the hit "Funkytown," on crafting one of the most enduring dance tracks of all time, bridging the transition from disco to synth-driven pop, and the discipline required to bring musical ideas to life in an era before digital shortcuts. 00:00 Intro 4:00 Magic Mind 5:42 Interview www.third-story.com www.leos…

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286: Makaya McCraven 1:20:52

3M ago1:20:52

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Drummer, producer, and composer Makaya McCraven, whose work bridges improvisation, production, and cultural synthesis, on rhythm, time, and the balance of tradition and innovation, plus his creative journey, from his roots in Northampton, Massachusetts, to his innovative projects like In The Moment and In These Times. This hybrid episode spanning i…

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Mary Sweeney (from 2018) 1:23:47

3M ago1:23:47

1:23:47

Throwback from 2018. Mary Sweeney needs some air. “There has to be a flow of fast and slow, and a pause to allow the listener or the spectator to digest and to project their own thoughts.” She thinks I should leave more space in my podcasts, to let it breathe. She tells me this as we sit in the screened in porch behind her summer house in Madison, …

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285: Jacob Collier's First Interview 1:38:49

4M ago1:38:49

1:38:49

In 2013, after having posted a series of videos recorded in his family home in North London of himself singing a cappella arrangements of classic - yet sometimes obscure - songs on YouTube, a critical mass began to form around Jacob Collier. His videos of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” and “Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing” were passed around by mu…

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284: Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez 1:10:45

4M ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Pianists Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez on how music has helped them navigate life's complexities. Aaron talks about his move to Portugal, the release of his latest album Little Big III, and how addressing mental health shaped his journey. Marta reflects on leaving Madrid for New York and the deeply personal inspiration behind her album Perpetual Vo…

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283: Samora Pinderhughes and Jack DeBoe 1:01:13

4M ago1:01:13

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Composer, pianist, vocalist, and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes and drummer/producer Jack DeBoe on their long standing collaborative relationship, what happens when art confronts life’s heaviest themes, but the creators meet it with laughter, lightness, and trust. Captured at Winter Jazzfest in early 2024, Samora and Jack talk about t…

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282: Allan Tannenbaum 1:09:46

5M ago1:09:46

1:09:46

Allan Tannenbaum's career reads like a tapestry woven with history, art, and an extraordinary eye for the moment. From his serendipitous epiphany outside a post office in 1964 to becoming one of the most iconic photographers of his time. Starting with a handful of frames of Jimi Hendrix in the late 60s, Allan went on to chronicle the cultural pulse…

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281: Maria Schneider 1:42:20

5M ago1:42:20

1:42:20

Grammy-winning composer and NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider on 30 years of the Maria Schneider Orchestra, her life and career, from her small-town Minnesota roots to her groundbreaking collaboration with David Bowie and her fight for artists’ rights. Here she talks about how her music channels the wonder, mystery, and tension of her life experience…

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280: Ben Sidran | The Election 42:20

6M ago42:20

42:20

Just like we did after the 2016 and 2020 elections, I spoke with my dad Ben Sidran this week about the latest presidential election. True to form, it is a conversation that appears to be about one thing but is in fact about many things. What begins as a somber acknowledgement of the election results turns quickly to a sprawling discussion of everyt…

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279: Andrew Bird 1:01:43

6M ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Andrew Bird has been on a quest for meaning in sound since childhood, starting with the violin at age four and earning a degree in violin performance from Northwestern University. His journey has taken him from classical and folk roots to the vibrant Chicago swing scene, to creative isolation in a barn in Western Illinois, and eventually to become …

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278: Aaron Goldberg 1:06:37

6M ago1:06:37

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Pianist Aaron Goldberg on 20 years of organizing jazz fundraisers for presidential campaigns (this year's was Jazz for Kamala), how he thinks about the potential of music to provoke personal transformation and political action, his own relationship with activism and progressive politics, concert curation, Israel and Gaza. www.leosidran.substack.com…

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277: Lucy Kalantari 1:20:04

7M ago1:20:04

1:20:04

Family music artist Lucy Kalantari on the power of intention, why gardening is her favorite metaphor for living a creative life, staying curious, parenthood, her new record, and the Grammys. www.third-story.com https://leosidran.substack.com/ https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-storyBy Leo Sidran

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276: Riley Mulherkar 1:24:30

7M ago1:24:30

1:24:30

Riley Mulherkar grew up in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest enclave that has been home to so many musical innovators over the years. He went to Garfield High School, a school that has fostered countless talents going all the way back to Quincy Jones who was himself a young trumpet player at the school in the 1940s. Riley was just eight years-old when…

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275: Jesse Harris 1:15:27

8M ago1:15:27

1:15:27

Jesse Harris belongs to a generation of New York singer songwriters who came of age in the late nineties. He has made over 20 solo albums that walk the line between folk, jazz, pop, Brazilian and art rock. He’s also a much sought after co writer and collaborator who has written songs for and or with many others like Madeleine Peyroux, Melody Gardot…

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274: Ella Feingold 1:42:20

11M ago1:42:20

1:42:20

Ella Rae Feingold is a guitar player, composer, orchestrator, educator and content creator. She has spent three decades devoted to the soulful side of the electric guitar, and has worked with an impressive list of artists, including Bruno Mars, Erykah Badu and Common, The Roots, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Queen Latifah and many …

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273: Paula Cole 1:13:15

12M ago1:13:15

1:13:15

Paula Cole on her early success, dreaming big, her life and career, the power of “the beginner’s mind”, the distinction between being an artist and an entertainer, the feeling of being pregnant with song, speaking for those who cannot speak, navigating a life in the music business, learning from young people, and her new album, Lo. www.third-story.…

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272: Ben Sidran on Rainmaker 52:03

12M ago52:03

52:03

In a career spanning over fifty years and thirty five records, Ben Sidran has established himself as a philosopher poet. Equally celebrated for his precise, probing writing style as he is for his improvised spoken word jazz raps, he has carved out a truly unique space for himself. The Times of London aptly described Ben as “the world’s first existe…

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271: Shabaka 1:05:51

1y ago1:05:51

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Shabaka Hutchings grew up between the UK and Barbados. He started playing clarinet as a young boy in Barbados and eventually moved back to England to go to music school in the early 2000s. After college he began a period of working furiously on a kaleidoscopic range of projects and became an icon of the new sound of London jazz, which integrated Af…

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270: Jose James 1:06:20

1y ago1:06:20

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Singer Jose James on his new record 1978, his professional and personal journey, the unique demands of being a jazz singer today, why he believes good art should be transformative, how he stays healthy, the creative challenges brought on by happiness and whether or not one needs to suffer in order to make good art. This episode is dedicated to the …

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269: säje 1:10:15

1y ago1:10:15

1:10:15

säje, the vocal group made up of singers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage won their first Grammy on Sunday for their arrangement of “In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning”. They recorded it with one of the most admired musical minds today, Jacob Collier. And like much of what has happened with so far, that recording …

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268: Ten Years of The Third Story - with Will Lee and Amanda Sidran 1:01:20

1y ago1:01:20

1:01:20

Ten years ago, on a bit of a whim, I invited bassist Will Lee to come over to my home studio in Brooklyn to do an interview with me for a new project I was starting: a podcast. A year or two earlier, my friend Michael Fusco-Straub had turned me on to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, and I was totally hooked on the concept of casual long form interviews am…

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292: Max Pollak 37:11

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291: Raul Midón 1:14:40

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290: Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) 1:13:14

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289: Nels Cline 1:04:30

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287: Steven Greenberg (Lipps, Inc.) 1:13:11

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286: Makaya McCraven 1:20:52

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Mary Sweeney (from 2018) 1:23:47

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285: Jacob Collier's First Interview 1:38:49

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284: Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez 1:10:45

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283: Samora Pinderhughes and Jack DeBoe 1:01:13

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282: Allan Tannenbaum 1:09:46

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281: Maria Schneider 1:42:20

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280: Ben Sidran | The Election 42:20

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279: Andrew Bird 1:01:43

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278: Aaron Goldberg 1:06:37

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277: Lucy Kalantari 1:20:04

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276: Riley Mulherkar 1:24:30

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275: Jesse Harris 1:15:27

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274: Ella Feingold 1:42:20

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273: Paula Cole 1:13:15

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272: Ben Sidran on Rainmaker 52:03

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271: Shabaka 1:05:51

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270: Jose James 1:06:20

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269: säje 1:10:15

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268: Ten Years of The Third Story - with Will Lee and Amanda Sidran 1:01:20

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