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Portrait of Sophia Subbayya Vastek.She is sitting on a stool in front of an upright piano wearing a loose white top, brown boots, and black jeans. Her elbow is resting on the piano.

MikeyPod 355 | Pianist Sophia Subbayya Vastek

January 2, 2023 by Michael Harren

Pianist and composer Sophia Subbaya Vastek joins me today to discuss her new album, In Our Softening. I am completely enamored with this album, our conversation about Sophia’s music, and the magnificently imperfect instrument that inspired it. Enjoy this conversation, and be sure to check out the entire album as well! Podcast: Play in new …

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Black and white portrait of Molly Joyce. She has long dark hair which is pulled back. She is looking down toward the right corner of the image. Her hands are clasped against her chest. There is a light colored bar at the bottom of the image containing the text "Podcast Episode 354; Composer; Molly Joyce"

MikeyPod 354 | Composer Molly Joyce

November 8, 2022 by Michael Harren

Molly Joyce is back on the podcast to discuss her brand new album, Perspective, which features disabled interviewees responding to what access, care, interdependence, and more means to them. We talk about the development of the album, expanding accessibility with our art, and how a question from a mentor inspired the project itself. Thank you …

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MikeyPod 353 | Playwright Martyna Majok

October 31, 2022 by Michael Harren

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok is my guest on the podcast this week to talk about her creative work, connection, disability, humor, and most importantly: cats. Her play Cost of Living is in its final weeks on Broadway at the Manhattan Theater Club and you need to see it, so get your tickets here! I’m …

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Brian Harnetty sits at a desk making writing with a pen on a stack of paper. There are other stacks of paper on the dest with handwritten music. Brian is a white male with a shaved head and a beard. He is wearing dark framed glasses and a long sleeved button down black shirt.

MikeyPod 352 | Interdisciplinary Sound Artist Brian Harnetty

October 19, 2022 by Michael Harren

This conversation with interdisciplinary sound artist and composer Brian Harnetty covers everything from spirituality to creative process, to ethics of sampling, and beyond. We talk about (and listen to a few tracks from) his exquisite new album, Words and Silences, which was inspired by and includes archival recordings Thomas Merton made while in his Kentucky …

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MikeyPod 351 | Musician Christopher Willits

October 10, 2022 by Michael Harren

Christopher Willits makes his third visit to the podcast today and I could not be more thrilled to share this with you. We talk about his latest album, Gravity, the concept of gravity, creativity, mortality, process, and the beauty in allowing things to be exactly what they are. This is another brilliant connection with a …

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Caroline Weinroth stands in front of a red curtain. Her right hand is extended forward and she is wearing a tiara and a sash with the words "Your Ideal"

MikeyPod 350 | Musician Caroline Weinroth of Cinema Hearts

September 20, 2022 by Michael Harren

Pageant Queen turned indie-rocker Caroline Weinroth joins me on the podcast this week to talk about Cinema Hearts, the band for which she serves as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter. We talk about her experience as a contender for Miss Virginia, and how that experience inspired the band’s EP, Your Ideal. Caroline’s insight and openness …

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Sugar Vendil sits on the floor leaning on a red toy piano, covering her right eye with her right hand. She is wearing a flowing white dress.

MikeyPod 349 | Composer-Performer Sugar Vendil

September 15, 2022 by Michael Harren

Composer-Performer Sugar Vendil joins me this week to talk about one of her latest projects, hyPerFormFest, a one day (for now) eclectic, boundary-free music gathering featuring Jerome Gillespie, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, and Jasmine Hearn. We listen to some of her magnificent music, chat about our changing relationships with social media as artists, and so much …

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MikeyPod 348 | Filmmaker Lavinia Jones Wright

September 2, 2022 by Michael Harren

Lavinia Jones Wright‘s film project, Love All Alices, is the exact kind of thing that gets me fired up and inspired to the max. The finish line is a film, sure, but through my conversation with Ms. Jones I discovered the multiple layers of stage, video, community, and love that converge to tell the story …

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