Best Julia Cummings Podcasts (2024)

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Musings of an Adult Child: Interview with Steve & Julia Cummings 51:31

18d ago51:31

51:31

If you've ever wanted to be a "fly on the wall" of a real-life, real-time, intimate conversation with pivoting partners and their adult child - this is the podcast you will be glad you heard. The tables get turned on Steve and Julia on this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast when their daughter Jamilyn interviews them about a variety of issues she…

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Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio 37:45

1d ago37:45

37:45

The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading networks in West Africa. Now, as an ambassador of the Agadez sound, he plays his songs on the world’s biggest music stages, including Coachella, and, coming soon, Bonnaroo and Glastonbury. Moctar and his band…

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Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio 35:17

22h ago35:17

35:17

The duo called Ringdown makes what they refer to as electronic cinematic pop from Portland, Oregon. But there are also elements of folk and classical music in their songs, which makes sense given who they are. Ringdown is Caroline Shaw, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and musician, and Danni Lee Parpan, folk-rock singer and songwriter. Together, th…

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Partners: Find Joy in This Season! Here's How 15:52

6h ago15:52

15:52

Pivoting from parent to partner can seem like there's more negative than positive going on. It takes a shift in thinking and relating to your adult child in an entirely different way. But in this new season as you pivot, there is joy to be found. You just have to look for it. On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia share two di…

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Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells 30:22

4d ago30:22

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The band called Tipa Tipo comes from Brooklyn via Peru. The trio plays an unexpectedly danceable mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht rock. With their synthesizers, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies, they offer a kind of retro 70s sound, but with a modern, feminist sensibility and lyrics sung mostly in Spanish. Tipa Tipo play songs …

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Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio 37:55

4d ago37:55

37:55

Julia Holter’s could be in the realm of contemporary classical music, experimental pop, and ambient music. Often dreamy and elusive, her songs defy easy description. As likely to work with adventurous rockers as with contemporary classical musicians, Holter has an unusually keen ear for unexpected sounds. Take her song, “Evening Mood,” where hazy l…

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How to Tell If You're Stuck in "Parent Mode" 18:50

3d ago18:50

18:50

The pivot from parent to partner is not easy. It's not a "one and done." It's not even about "checking the box." Pivoting can be hard for some parents and the question that comes up often is: "How can I tell if I'm stuck in parent mode?" On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia get real and vulnerable about being aware of some t…

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Guster Slings Hooks and Harmonies, With Bongos, In-Studio 40:07

4d ago40:07

40:07

The alternative rock band Guster, formed over bongos and acoustic guitars at Tufts University in 1991, has built its reputation on their striking vocal harmonies, their close connection to their fans, and their sense of humor. So in the wake of Taylor Swift’s bank-busting Eras tour, Guster embarked on their own tour, which they called "We Also Have…

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Grace Cummings Channels Emotion Into Powerful Vocal Poetry 32:17

8d ago32:17

32:17

Grace Cummings, the Australian singer and songwriter from Melbourne, has a strikingly rich and commanding voice, the kind that can cut through a big production. Which is good because Cummings has become known for her love of big, dramatic productions and gothic atmospheres. Her new album, Ramona, made in L.A., goes for a cinematic, emotional sound,…

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Anxiety, Idols and Becoming a Prodigal Partner 24:55

11d ago24:55

24:55

Do you struggle with anxiety about how your adult child(ren) are living their lives? It could be the job they've chosen, or maybe they're struggling to make it on their own. You're left feeling weary and asking yourself the question: "My adult child isn't living the life I'd like them to. What's a parent, I mean . . . what's a PARTNER to do?" On th…

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Composer and Cornetist Graham Haynes Confounds Expectation 40:10

11d ago40:10

40:10

Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, cornetist, and bandleader, “expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music.” His work grows out of a keen sense of New York’s many histories of music and musical movement, (Graham Haynes’ Instagram.) Haynes has played with jazz luminaries like Vijay Iyer, the late Pharoah Sande…

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The Jazz Passengers Cover Themselves, In-Studio 46:31

18d ago46:31

46:31

New York’s The Jazz Passengers – despite the name – don’t just play jazz. Founded in 1987 by sax player Roy Nathanson and trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, the band has worked with spoken word artists, rock stars like Elvis Costello and Deborah Harry, and theatrical elements that have an almost modernist vaudeville flavor. Over the years the band would be…

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Storyteller and Songwriter Alice Merton Plays In-Studio 30:58

23d ago30:58

30:58

Alice Merton burst out of the starting gate with her 2016 single "No Roots", a song that celebrated her nomadic upbringing in four different countries. Since then, the British-based German-Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter has released two albums of songs with somewhat introspective, perhaps brooding lyrics, set to uplifting and sunny melodies. When…

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Kiran Ahluwalia's Songs of Protest and Hope 38:57

27d ago38:57

38:57

Singer Kiran Ahluwalia was born in India, grew up in Canada, and is largely based here in New York. Her music reflects her transcontinental upbringing, as she mixes the sounds of traditional South Asian song forms with Western rock and jazz. A two-time JUNO (Canadian Grammy) winner, Ahluwalia’s work has featured collaborations with leading musician…

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Pivoting Includes Intentional Legacy Building: Interview with Wayne Rice 50:15

25d ago50:15

50:15

What do junior high ministry, bluegrass music and long-distance grandparenting have to do with pivoting from a parent to a partner? You'll find out when you listen to this week's Parent Pivot Podcast as Steve and Julia interview Wayne Rice. Don't miss hearing how you can have an impact on your children's children - even when your adult kids set har…

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Shabaka's Latest Adventure: Connecting to Nature and Breath With Flutes 41:18

1M ago41:18

41:18

Shabaka Hutchings, now Shabaka, has been a crucial and connected London-based musician for years, leading arena dance-jazz band Sons of Kemet, cosmic psych-dub-funk trio The Comet Is Coming, and the collaborative band Shabaka & the Ancestors. He began incorporating layered flutes on the last Sons of Kemet record Black to the Future, and kept on pic…

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José James Threads the Past Into Message-Music With Soul 38:12

1M ago38:12

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José James has often been called a “jazz singer for the hip hop generation,” having come to jazz through tracing hip hop samples and over the course of twelve records, he’s also incorporated R&B, soul, rock, funk, and Latin music into his songs. While he’s mostly sung his own music over the years, he has occasionally covered songs by some of his fa…

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Pivoting to Partner Means Being a Buffalo, Not a Cow 22:35

1M ago22:35

22:35

We spend so much of our lives constantly trying to avoid the inevitable challenges that come along from the difficult circumstances that our very own choices have led us to be in. What buffaloes do is very unique for the animal kingdom. What does this have to do with being the parent of adult children? Steve and Julia have a unique way to get their…

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Community-Fueled Chamber-Pop By San Fermin 33:20

1M ago33:20

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American indie rock-chamber collective, San Fermin, has been making lush, wide-angled Baroque-pop songs for more than a decade. The band was founded by Brooklyn-based keyboardist Ellis Ludwig Leone, who has multiple creative outlets as a songwriter, classical composer, and founding partner (with bandmate Allen Tate) of a record label focused on col…

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Cameroonian Composer Blick Bassy's Folk, Soul and Electro Songscapes 36:21

1M ago36:21

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France-based Cameroonian musician and composer Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of R & B, pop, and folk, while the sounds of West and Central Africa have continued to resonate. His Bandcamp calls it "Africanity at the crossroads of soul, folk, and electro". Past albums by Bassy have also referenced Delta blues,…

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Majoring on the Minors Fractures Relationship 23:11

1M ago23:11

23:11

We all do it. We can't help it. We choose hills to die on that we regret later and we ask ourselves, "Was it worth it?" Choosing to bite our tongue and have relationship with our adult child(ren) over being right is key to pivoting well from "parent" to "partner." Join Steve and Julia on The Parent Pivot Podcast as they help us navigate the minefie…

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Lizz Wright Transforms the Beauty of the Visual Into Song 39:16

1M ago39:16

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Vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright is usually referred to as a jazz or gospel singer, and she certainly does sing both of those styles. But she’s also comfortable with blues and R&B and the Great American Songbook. Her latest album is called Shadow, and it features striking versions of songs by Cole Porter, Sandy Denny, and others. The record also…

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Reyna Tropical's Spiritual Survival Songs 34:31

2M ago34:31

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Reyna Tropical is led by guitarist, singer, songwriter and co-producer Fabi Reyna, who is the founder of She Shreds Media, dedicated to women and non-binary guitarists. Investigating landscapes of the tropical diaspora - from Cartagena, Colombia to Fajardo, Puerto Rico and Cuaji (la costa chica de Guerrero), the latest release, Malegría, is a col…

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When the Pivot to Partner Becomes Lonely: There's Hope! 34:46

2M ago34:46

34:46

Pivoting from a parent to a partner comes with a mixture of emotions. You might feel down, lonely, or a bit unsure about what to do with all the new free time you suddenly have. It's a big change, after all. Your job as the parent has shifted, and now it's time to watch your adult children make their way in the world. On this episode of The Parent …

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Producer and Rapper Erick the Architect Smiles Through It 32:08

2M ago32:08

32:08

Brooklyn-born rapper, producer & founding member of Flatbush Zombies, Erick the Architect released his debut solo LP, I’ve Never Been Here Before, in February. While it’s full of trenchant social commentary, it’s also focused on dealing with loss and finding freedom in vulnerability. The tracks draw from funk, gospel, soul, reggae and jazz, with th…

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Indie Fuzz-Rock Duo Deerlady's Shoegaze With Bite 33:32

2M ago33:32

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Deerlady is the name of the band led by singer and bassist Mali Obomsawin and guitarist and singer Magdalena Abrego. Mali was part of the folk rock trio called Lula Wiles; then she released her album of Indigenous jazz called Sweet Tooth in 2022, drawing heavily on her Abenaki heritage. Magdalena, a Chicago-born guitarist whose parents migrated fro…

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How We Can Be an Advocate to Our In-Law Adult Kids: Interview with Actor Taylor Upchurch 49:21

2M ago49:21

49:21

Life used to be so simple. You grew up. Went to college. Got married. Bought a house. Raised your family. Worked for 30-40 years in the same place. Retired. Got a gold watch. Played golf until you died. We called it "The American Dream." Today - life looks VERY different and fitting into this mold is no longer possible for 90% of the population. Pi…

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London-Based Naturalist Cosmo Sheldrake's Marvelous Sound World 35:19

2M ago35:19

35:19

London vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Cosmo Sheldrake creates songs and sound worlds out of people, places, creatures, plants, fungi, and collected sounds. With his combination of traditional instrumentation and electronic production, field recordings, and both human and more-than-human voices (birdsong and insect choruses), Sheldrake…

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Empress Of Explores Yin/Yang of Romance and Plays Intimate Songs, In-Studio 26:37

2M ago26:37

26:37

Honduran-American artist Lorely Rodriguez, known professionally as Empress Of, is a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. Her albums are full of bright, indie pop that mixes dance music, electronica, trap, and on her most recent album, Latin music. Empress Of’s new album, her fourth, is called For Your C…

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When Your Anxiety Impacts Your Adult Child 24:35

2M ago24:35

24:35

Anxiety and control go hand in hand to destroy relationships and often times we are unaware of how our anxiety impacts our relationships with our adult child(ren). On today's Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia reflect on what we can do to decrease our anxiety so that we can maintain healthy relationships and pivot well from parent to partner.…

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