Third Story Podcast

The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with creative people of all types, hosted by Leo Sidran.

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As she celebrates 30 years of her band Maria Schneider is going through something that may or not be a crisis. Here she talks about how her poetic creative process, her upcoming show at Town Hall, reflects on what comes next. https://t.co/1ujRDskQWQ

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Andrew Bird on “the reckoning” of returning home, early days in Chicago, songwriting as a form of speaking in tongues, the upside of obscurity, what he learned singing standards, and his new record with Madison Cunningham.
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Pianist Aaron Goldberg on 20 years of organizing jazz fundraisers for presidential campaigns, the potential of music to provoke personal transformation and political action.
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Family music artist Lucy Kalantari on the power of intention, why gardening is her favorite metaphor for living a creative life, staying curious, the definition of success, parenthood, and the Grammys.
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Today: Will Lee and Amanda Sidran help me to make sense of 10 Years of the Third Story. Plus I joined Substack.
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@leosidran @Willbassboy @AmandaSidran @substack

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WJF Jazz Talks: Media in 2024 (Radio, Podcasts, Streaming) https://t.co/z8kURWvgvA

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Lawrence on the overnight success that was a decade in the making, running their band like a business, writing "songs with specificity” and how their own experience led to real meaningful change in the music industry.
https://t.co/tSQ3XctY2D @lawrencetheband @leosidran @WBGO

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Pianist Joey Alexander on his journey out of Bali and onto the bandstand, what it was like for him to be thrust into the limelight at a young age (he was 10 when he started), what he hopes for the future, and his new record Continuance. https://t.co/gTuNlM3NPC @_JoeyAlexander

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Todd Sickafoose is a quiet force. He has a calm energy about him and it’s easy to see why he puts others at ease. Here he talks about his multifaceted career and his new record Bear Proof. @toddsickafoose @leosidran @WBGO @fullyaltered

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For this unusual episode, physicist and writer Alan Lightman's interview served as inspiration for a song. Made in collaboration with the @podsongs podcast, the conversation covers his career at the intersection of science and humanities. @leosidran

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2 more days to vote for us at the @signalawards!! @WBGO @leosidran https://t.co/ACPL7LdV0i

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Hearing Gregory Hutchinson talk is like hearing him play: totally original yet completely connected to the traditions that informed him. Here he talks about his mentors, the importance of friendship among musicians, and his new record Da Bang. @leosidran

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We have been nominated for the @signalawards Listeners Choice Awards. You can help by voting! https://t.co/ACPL7LdV0i @leosidran @WBGO @libsyn

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Even if you never heard the name J.R. Robinson you have heard him play. Here he talks about his incredible career (the most recorded drummer in history?!), having “contemporary time”, and his new band SRT.
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Writer Jake Lamar on growing up in the Bronx, moving to France in the 90s, his career as a novelist, playwright, and cultural critic in Paris, and his new book Viper’s Dream, a Jazz Noir crime novel. @jakelamar @leosidran @WBGO @crookedlanebks

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Warren Zanes: "Don't erase yourself from the picture"
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