Best Jonah Hall Podcasts (2024)

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Where The Sidewalk Ends, Part One (Rebelle and Daddy Reading Shel Silverstein), P 17:56

2M ago17:56

17:56

We've been reading Shel Silverstein's classic children's book of poems and cartoons, Where the Sidewalk Ends. We decided to record the first 34 pages of poems (most of them). Here it is. Please enjoy these poems. If you want to go to Shel's site: https://www.shelsilverstein.com/9780060256678/where-the-sidewalk-ends/ Love, Jonah and Rebelle --- Supp…

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Scene Four (Donny Attempts to Meditate on Gratitude and Joy) 17:56

8M ago17:56

17:56

Welcome back to Donny Sunshine's Meditation Attempts. In this episode, Donny attempts a meditation on gratitude and joy. During the meditation, Donny thinks back to high school, imagining one influential teacher and the assistant principal with whom he dealt with more than occasionally. He also imagines his ex-wife Louise. Please enjoy. To support …

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Scene Three (Donny Attempts RAIN of Self-Compassion) 19:29

8M ago19:29

19:29

Donny Sunshine is back. He's attempting Tara Brach's RAIN of Self-Compassion. The acronym stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate and Nurture. Donny attempts to recognize and allow his turbulent emotions to exist. Please enjoy. To support Donny Sunshine, click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jonahasks…

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Scene Two (Donny Attempts to Practice Self-Love) 16:51

8M ago16:51

16:51

Donny Sunshine is 38 years old. He's stuck in the family business. He's divorced. He's looking to make changes. Here Donny attempts a self-love meditation. Please enjoy! To support Donny Sunshine, click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jonahasksBy Jonah Hall

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Scene One (Donny Attempts to Practice Loving Kindness) 13:10

9M ago13:10

13:10

Meet Donny Sunshine, a 38 year-old in the family business who struggles...well, with everything...positivity, anger, emotions, sleep. Here's Donny...reading and attempting to meditate with a Loving Kindness meditation script. Please enjoy! To support Donny Sunshine, click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jonahasks…

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On Self-Compassion (Reading Jack Kornfield and Reflections on Self-Compassion) 24:27

10M ago24:27

24:27

Self-compassion is complicated for me. I understand I must love my self before I can love anyone else. But that love is not simple and easy. Love for myself is complicated. I value certain aspects of who I am and what I bring to the relationships in my life, my work and my creative projects...but I also get stuck in negative thought cycles. I can s…

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Readings: On Equanimity and Balance 25:19

10M ago25:19

25:19

In this episode, I read and reflect on the Buddhist concept of Equanimity. In short, equanimity is about finding balance and protecting yourself from attaching to external forces like praise and blame, fame and disrepute, pleasure and pain, or gain and loss. Alongside the reading: sounds of a Tibetan singing bowl. Though I will not attach to the re…

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Weird Fishes Instrumental Guitar and other guitar tracks 12:09

1y ago12:09

12:09

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Three Songs (Two Instrumentals and "We Turned Six") 13:06

1y ago13:06

13:06

1. Cascading (instrumental - amplified acoustic guitar) 2. Sunday Morning (instrumental - amplified acoustic guitar) 3. We Turned Six (keyboards and vocals) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Walking Meditation (Being Sick, Watching NBA Playoffs With Young Child, Mother's Day, Political Fears) 9:37

1+ y ago9:37

9:37

Walking Meditation (Being Sick, Watching NBA Playoffs With Young Child, Mother's Day, Political Fears) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Pop Covers: Steal My Sunshine by Len and 2 Original Instrumentals 13:33

1+ y ago13:33

13:33

Remember the pop hit "Steal My Sunshine" by Len? I took some of the sparkle out and added some droning guitar. Also...two instrumentals.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Covers - Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds and 5 others 45:24

1+ y ago45:24

45:24

Acoustic Covers1. Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds 2. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung3. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads4. Horse With No Name - America5. Shelter From the Storm- Bob Dylan6. Steal My Sunshine - Len--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support…

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Covers (Everybody Have Fun Tonight: Wang Chung...and two others 16:16

1+ y ago16:16

16:16

Fun covering more pop and rock songs.1. Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung2. The Bottom of It by Fruit Bats3. Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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"Hey Hey My My" "Heart of Gold" "Long May You Run" and "Horse With No Name" Acoustic covers 20:56

1+ y ago20:56

20:56

Three Neil Young tunes and America's"Horse With No Name."--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Meditation Appointment at the Beach 9:49

1+ y ago9:49

9:49

Hear the waves. Calm your mind. Almost.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Piano Loop and Other instrumentals 15:05

1+ y ago15:05

15:05

A piano motif looped with effects. And other Instrumental tracks.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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New Instrumental (Slow Breakfast) 11:31

1+ y ago11:31

11:31

Sampled Rhodes loop with amplified acoustic guitar and some crackling samples.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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20-Minute Instrumental for Relaxation and Sleep (Tongue Drum and Atmospheric Pads) 22:08

1+ y ago22:08

22:08

These sounds aim to support relaxation. The track is based around a tongue drum melody with added effects and two atmospheric pad samples from the site Samplefocus.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Four Covers (I Walk the Earth, I'm Set Free, Simple Twist of Fate and Speed of the Sound of Loneliness) 16:39

1+ y ago16:39

16:39

"I Walk the Earth" by King Biscuit Time/Steve Mason, No Style, 2000"I'm Set Free" by The Velvet Underground, self-titled, 1969"Simple Twist of Fate" by Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks, 1975"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" by John Prine, German Afternoons. 1986recorded by Jonah Hall, 2022jonahhall.bandcamp.com--- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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Gravity Rides Everything, Fire It Up-Modest Mouse; Big Dipper-Built to Spill, Rudie Can't Fail-Clash 18:04

1+ y ago18:04

18:04

"Gravity Rides Everything" Modest Mouse, "Fire It Up" Modest Mouse, "Big Dipper" Built to Spill,"Rudie Can't Fail" The Clash--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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"Cerrito Shuffle" an original song 15:56

1+ y ago15:56

15:56

Started with a bass line. Looped it. Found a drum sample. Edited and looped it. Added a guitar riff on top. Finished with vocals. All in all, experiments in putting together a song with four tracks.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Considering the Future with RH (Legos, Fears of Changing Voice, Growing Taller) 6:14

1+ y ago6:14

6:14

Big picture questions with my 5 year-old.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Walking Meditation: In the Hospital (Aging Parents, Mortality and Acceptance) 19:27

1+ y ago19:27

19:27

A short walking meditation reflecting on health, mortality, and aging parents. Then a cover of "Heaven" by The Talking Heads.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Episode 65: With Moshe, Part Two (On Attention, Social Media, Happiness and Mental Suffering, the Human Species, Artificial Intelligence, Universal Basic Income and the Future) 54:18

1+ y ago54:18

54:18

Welcome Back to Jonah Asks, Here's part two of my conversation with Moshe. We discuss: attention, social media, happiness and mental suffering, the human species and biology, artificial intelligence, universal basic income and the future. music: This instrumental piece is an original of mine, based around a piano recording, added effects and then a…

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Piano Cello Atmospheric Loop for Sleep 32:37

1+ y ago32:37

32:37

This started woth a piano riff. I used samplefocus.com for cello. I added a second cello track with a slightly higher pitch. Then I added an atmospheric pad sample for a dreamy effect. This one might help you drift off to sleep.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support…

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Episode 64: With Moshe, Part One (On Memory, Positive Psychology, Jewish Migration, Israel, Identity and Self-Definition) 1:02:03

1+ y ago1:02:03

1:02:03

Welcome Back to Jonah Asks, Moshe is my neighbor. He is a modern philosopher, with an optimistic outlook, having trained himself in positive psychology. He was born in Israel in 1951 and came to New York City in the early 1970s, before returning to Israel and then eventually landing in the Bay Area. music: Neil Cowley "Eureka Pulse" 3 minPositive P…

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Walking Meditation on Self-Compassion 10:40

1+ y ago10:40

10:40

Walking and talking about Self-compassion.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Episode 63: Jonah Reads: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London 40:09

1+ y ago40:09

40:09

Welcome back to Jonah Asks, In this episode, Jonah Reads. Jack London's "To Build a Fire" (1908). A classic story of a man and a husky traversing the Yukon in winter. It helps to keep in mind the story was written in 1908.

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Three Talking Heads Covers: Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House and Heaven 18:38

1+ y ago18:38

18:38

Slowing down David Byrne's vocals and taking away the rhythms and keyboards. A bizarre experiment that I enjoyed.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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RH sings "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty 4:10

1+ y ago4:10

4:10

5 year-old in the garage om vocals with Daddy on guitar and attempting to guide the proceedings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Episode 61: With Noah Perkins (On Childhood, Grief, Schooling, Parenting, Anxiety, Technology, the NBA and Sandwiches) 1:25:58

1+ y ago1:25:58

1:25:58

Welcome back to Jonah Asks, Noah Perkins is a terrific sports journalist, a dedicated and proud father, a sandwich lover, and a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Like me, Noah loves basketball and is a child of divorce. Unlike me, Noah experienced profound loss at a young age. His dad died in a tragic accident when he was 14 and his mom died year…

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5 Covers: Radiohead "Weird Fishes" 3 Songs from My Morning Jacket and one from A.A. Bondy 20:54

1+ y ago20:54

20:54

Got back to Weird Fishes. Such a gorgeous song, I know I didn't do it justice but that's ok. My Morning Jacket "I Will Sing You Songs" "One Big Holiday" and "Death is the Easy Way" A.A. Bondy "I Can See the Pines Are Dancing"--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support…

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Episode 60: With Michael Heald (On Grief, Family History, Hyphenated Names, Anxiety, Mortality and What it Means to Read Books) 1:55:24

1+ y ago1:55:24

1:55:24

Music:Wilco "Jesus, Etc." David Bowie "Changes"Jackie DeShannon "Bette Davis Eyes" original (1974) Q. How are you doing? When was the last time it was acceptable to reply "I'm great!"? We conclude somewhere around the summer of 2016. Pre-Trump, Pre-pandemic. 7 min Michael talks about his early experiences with books 12 min Our last tennis match in …

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Walking Meditation (Is Anyone Happy Right Now?) 17:25

2y ago17:25

17:25

A tangential spoken meditation attempt/possibly amusing ramble.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Two Covers: Nick Drake "Time Has Told Me" and Fruit Bats "The Bottom of It" 9:25

2y ago9:25

9:25

Nick Drake made some delicately beautiful and achingly sad songs. Many of his songs are in strange tunings. This one is not. Fruit Bats also write some beautiful songs. Most aren't quite as melancholic as Nick Drake's. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support…

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Tablatale (tabla loop from sample focus with guitar and effects) 9:26

2y ago9:26

9:26

Fun with a tabla drum sample.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Instrumental "Cave" (breakbeats, vocals and guitars) 22:09

2y ago22:09

22:09

I found a breakbeat sample and built around it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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RH Sings: Learning to Fly 5:57

2y ago5:57

5:57

Recording with five year-old.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Four Covers: My Morning Jacket and Tom Petty 19:48

2y ago19:48

19:48

1. Wordless Chorus -My Morning Jacket 2. Death is the Easy Way - My Morning Jacket 3. American Girl - Tom Petty 4. Learning to Fly - Tom Petty--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Instrumental Guitar tracks (Again) 13:42

2y ago13:42

13:42

13 minutes of acoustic guitar.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Driving Meditation (Email is Hell) 9:46

2y ago9:46

9:46

A quick meditation/gebtle rant about email and attention. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Instrumental Experiments (Monday Morning, Sunday Afternoon, Kalimba Patterns) 21:55

2y ago21:55

21:55

Instrumental Experiments (Monday Morning, Sunday Afternoon, Kalimba Patterns)--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Episode 56: With Jeff Alessandrelli (On Writing about Selfhood, Living via Text, Shyness, Vulnerability and Storytelling) 1:27:12

2y ago1:27:12

1:27:12

Welcome back to Jonah Asks. This talk with Jeff Alessandrelli is wide-ranging and thought-provoking. Jeff's book And Yet is an experimental fiction novel full of quotations, philosophical ideas around shyness, desire and selfhood. The novel and the conversation both explore many aspects of modern life: *isolation vs connection; *therapy/mental heal…

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Sunday Afternoon (Instrumental Guitar Patterns) 11:25

2y ago11:25

11:25

More guitar patterns.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Three Instrumental Guitar Tracks (Compass, Sunday Morning, Galactic) 11:16

2y ago11:16

11:16

No words. Just guitar.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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Baseball Season is Over (A Rambling Song) 7:03

2y ago7:03

7:03

This is just a long rambling silly song about the end of the six-month regular season in Major League Baseball.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

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