Ep. 2: The Weird World of Modern Pop Songwriting with New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook

Ep. 0: Introducing… Travels in Music! (Or, Who Is This Guy and What Am I Listening To?): Welcome to Episode 0 of Travels in Music, in which I attempt to explain: What Travels in Music is all about What inspired this podcast What you can expect from this podcast Who I am in 500 words or less In essence, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 2: The Weird World of Modern Pop Songwriting with New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook: On today’s show I talk to the American journalist John Seabrook. John Seabrook is a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker magazine, as well as the author of one of my favourite music books of 2015, The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 7: Sound and Vision: Remembering David Bowie, Song by Song, with Author Chris O’Leary: When David Bowie died earlier this year at the age of 69, he left behind one of the most diverse, interesting, and impressive bodies of work in the history of popular music. In his lifetime, the English musician released 27 studio albums, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

33 min listen

Ep. 5. On the Road with Stevie Wonder: Jasmin Cruz talks Singing, Touring, and Chasing A Dream: My guest today is a backing singer for one of the most influential and important artists of our time. Jasmin Cruz has been singing with r n’ b titan Stevie Wonder for the past several years, touring on multiple continents and selling out arenas, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#6 – Essential Dating Skills for Men, Weddings, Pickup Artistry, and the Story of Dr. Nerdlove’s “Dark Night of the Soul” by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 18: I’m Your Man: Sylvie Simmons on Montreal, Making Music, and the Life of Leonard Cohen: The Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has written some of the most eloquent, powerful, and important popular songs of the past half century. Although many members of the younger generation are only familiar with his modern day hymn “Hal... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#1 (Part Two) – Mark Lewisohn on Creativity, Conflict, and Living and Breathing the Beatles: (Part Two) Mark Lewisohn is the author of Tune In, the first volume of his masterful biography of the Beatles. Tune In has garnered widespread acclaim and landed Mark the Penderlyn Music Book of the Year award. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 9: Spinning Mambo into Salsa: Exploring the History of Salsa Dancing with Juliet McMains: My guest today is an award-winning dancer, dance scholar, and one of the world’s leading experts on the history of salsa dancing. Juliet McMains has a PhD in Dance Theory and History from the University of California at Riverside, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 19: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Bill Brewster on the Artistry and History of the Disc Jockey: Even though the art of disc-jockeying is nearly one hundred years old, with modern DJs selling out stadiums and celebrated like rock stars the world over, there remain many misconceptions about DJs, and the art of djing. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

47 min listen

Ep. 3: Singing, Traveling, And Surviving With Maya Azucena: Today’s episode features my conversation with the American singer Maya Azucena, who shares a cross-continental story of song and survival. Born & raised in Brooklyn, New York, Maya travels the world inspiring people through her songs and listening to t... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 1: The World’s Leading Beatles Historian, Author of ‘Tune In’ Mark Lewisohn: This is Episode 1 of Travels in Music, and today I couldn’t be happier to be talking to the world’s leading Beatles historian, and the author of Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years, Mark Lewisohn. In today’s show I talk to Mark about what made the Be... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 12: India Psychedelic: Sidharth Bhatia Shares the Untold Story of the Indian Rock Music Scene of the 1960’s and 70’s: If you’re someone who regularly listens to this podcast, chances are good that you’re well acquainted with the rock and roll revolution of the 1960’s. For a generation, rock n’ roll defined youth culture in the West, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 4: What Made Frank Sinatra Great? Explaining (And Celebrating) New Jersey’s Favourite Son with Chuck Granata: My guest today is a Frank Sinatra expert with a capital “E.” Chuck Granata is an author, archivist, record and radio producer as well the occasional co-host of Nancy Sinatra’s Sirius satellite radio program “Nancy for Frank. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

56 min listen

Ep. 8: Vagabonding: Rolf Potts on the Geto Boys, ‘Letting the Battery Die,’ and Twenty Years of World Travel: My guest today has traveled longer, and further, than just about anyone else I know. Over the past twenty+ years, Rolf Potts has covered the better part of the planet in his travels. He is perhaps best known as the author of Vagabonding, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#1 (Part One) – Beatles Authority Mark Lewisohn on Travel, Duty, the Creative Process, and the World’s Greatest Rock n’ Roll Band: Mark Lewisohn is a leading authority on the greatest rock n’ roll band of all time, the Beatles. He’s the author of Tune In, the first volume of his masterful three (possibly four!) part biography of the Fab Four. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 11: Meditating with the Beatles in India: Paul Saltzman Shares his Remarkable Story: Paul Saltzman is a two-time Emmy-award winning TV producer, film director, and accomplished humanitarian. In 2008, he wrote and directed the wonderful documentary Prom Night in Mississippi starring Morgan Freeman. But in 1968, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 10: Wheeler Walker Jr. talks Drinking, Twitter Wars, and the Sorry State of Modern Country Music: This episode contains what some might call offensive language, and mature subject matter. So if there are small children within earshot, or you don’t want to hear some serious profanity, it’s probably best for you to skip this one. Wheeler Walker Jr. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#10 (Part One) – Journeys in the Land of Women with Jordan Luke Collier by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 16: From Delhi 2 Dublin: Sanjay Seran on Charting Your Own Course in the 21st Century Music Business: My guest today is a founding member of one of the most unique, interesting, and eclectic groups on the world stage. Back in 2006, Delhi 2 Dublin began as a side project for vocalist Sanjay Seran. As the band name suggests, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 6: Beyond War and Terror: John Baily on the Music of Afghanistan, and 50 Years of World Travel: When you hear the word ‘Afghanistan,’ you probably don’t think of a vibrant and important music tradition. But if world travel has taught me anything, it is to look beyond our TV-news-enforced myopic view of the world, get beyond the headlines, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 13: War, Refugee Week, and the Healing Power of Music: Lis Murphy of Music Action International: Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week of World Refugee Day on the 20th of June. In the midst of the current refugee crisis, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the co... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 14: Around The World With The Rolling Stones: Rich Cohen Shares a Personal History: Think about your all-time favourite musician. Someone you’ve been following since you were very young. Someone whose music touches you like no one else’s. Now imagine being invited into that person’s world, watching them rehearse behind closed doors, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#5 – The Magic of Movies, Storytelling, Travel, and (Not) Guilty Pleasures with James Batcho: James Batcho is a philosopher, traveler, author, and professor of film studies. He’s also a friend of mine. Jim currently teaches film theory and practice at United International College in Zhuhai, China. He received his PhD in Philosophy, Art, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 17: On Chicago, Hip Hop, and Finding Freedom in Northern Thailand: A Conversation with Binkey: Binkey is a Chicago-born, Chiang Mai-based poet, musician, MC, and teacher. He’s also a man with many different interests, ideas, and opinions, and he and I go deep in this episode of Travels in Music. As my first sit-down, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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Ep. 15: The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock n’ Roll: Preston Lauterbach on Rock’s Forgotten Pioneers: When we think about the roots of rock n’ roll, we generally tend to think about people like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. For reasons owing to politics, race, and the various prejudices of historians and music journalists, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#9 – Anthony Bourdain, Grief, Depression, and Creating Better Connections with Brad and Carsie Blanton: Dr. Brad Blanton is the author of the self-help classic Radical Honesty. His daughter, Carsie Blanton, is among the finest pop singer-songwriters of her generation. You might remember Brad from Episode 2 of this podcast, and Carsie from Episode 4. by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#11 – Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy: An Introduction (With Me!): In 2013, I published a blog and guidebook called Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy. In a nutshell: it’s a book detailing the most embarrassing challenge of my life, and how I responded to it. Retroactive jealousy is basically being bothered by your partn... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#14 (Part Two) – An Introduction to the Tantric Path with Uriel Yariv: [If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to Part One!] Uriel Yariv is an Israeli psychologist and Tantra yoga teacher. In Part Two of my conversation with Uriel, we delve deeper into Tantric sex and relationships, Tantra “do’s and don’t’s, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#18 – The Danger of Pornography, Masturbation, and #NoFap with GoldJacketLuke: GoldJacketLuke (Luke Eilers) is a popular YouTube personality with over 60,000 subscribers. Luke makes videos on a range of topics from seduction, sexuality, personal development, and more recently pornography, masturbation, by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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#8 – Paul Saltzman on Meditating with the Beatles in India [Bonus Episode]: Paul Saltzman is an Emmy-award winning Canadian documentary filmmaker. But in 1968, he was a heartbroken young traveler looking for inner peace. In an incredible twist of fate, he accidentally found himself meditating at the same ashram as the Beatles ... by Humans in Love ft. Zachary Stockill

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