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Piano Mastery Unlocked

Ronald Hawkins

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Welcome to Piano Mastery Unlocked, hosted by internationally-renowned concert pianist Ronald Hawkins. With performances that have enchanted audiences from New York to Moscow, Ronald brings his unique charm and humor to each episode. Explore a diverse range of musical styles, from classical masterpieces to contemporary hits, as Ronald shares insights from his remarkable career. This podcast transforms the concert experience into an engaging dialogue, making classical music accessible and enjo ...
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Thom Dharma Pollard hosts inspirational, intimate and unfiltered Stories That Inspire with guests and drawing from his own adventures around the world. The Happiness Quotient: connected, engaged, passionate people who inspire us.
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Long-form interviews with creative people of all types (often musicians), hosted by Leo Sidran. Stories of discovery, loss, ambition, identity, improvisation, risk, and reward. The intersection between the art and the craft, living and making a living, the personal and the professional. The place where all of these meet is the Third Story.
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Craft Music Discovery

Craft Music Discovery

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Taking select artists featured on The Appetizer Radio Show and talking with them about their musical journey, we dive into a new kind of indie music. Craft Music Discovery explores the uniqueness of artists in a variety of styles and gives insights on the stories behind the music, told by the artists themselves.
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A bi-weekly podcast hosted by a senior engineer named Ben Kitchell that takes a deep dive into learning about technical system design by learning together. Each episode we will explore the inner workings of what makes these systems so complex and fascinating while building on our knowledge of how they came together. All music written and performed by the mysterious Aimless Orbiter. You can find more info about him and his music at https://soundcloud.com/aimlessorbitermusic
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The Craft Brewed Music Podcast

from Craft Brewed Music®, the music discovery app that streams music for serious listeners.

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Music interviews for serious listeners. Drawn from and inspired by the boutique Craft Brewed Music® discovery app, some of the world's greatest and most off-the-beaten-path musicians discuss their work. Hosted by CBM founder Brian Horner and CBM artist Aaron Stayman, the podcast is published twice monthly. http://www.craftbrewedmusic.com
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The podcast for big-hearted, highly-driven professionals who want their life back. Welcome to the Overwhelm is Optional podcast where each week we find ways to gently rebel against the nonsense that overwhelm and exhaustion are just the price you pay to have the life you want. Heidi Marke is a Coach, Teacher, Podcaster & Author. Thank you to purpleplanet.com for the music.
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Side Crafts

Jocelyn Hallman

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On Side Crafts, Jocelyn Hallman talks to actors, musicians, and other performers about the crafting, building, and artmaking they do on the side. We explore what they make, why they make it, and how their creative practice has impacted their lives. Topics include handcrafts, visual and digital arts, music, baking, and all kinds of DIY.
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Sound Motives is an interview project about musical discovery and creativity. Musicians and producers discuss what has influenced and inspired them, and what continues to push them to create and refine their craft. Sound Motives is where music meets culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Point of Discovery

University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences, Marc Airhart

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Behind every scientific discovery is a scientist (or 12) and a story. “Point of Discovery” takes you on a journey beyond WHAT we know to HOW we know it. Along the way, listeners will meet the sometimes quirky, always passionate people whose curiosity unlocks hidden worlds. Music by: Podington Bear. Learn more at: http://pointofdiscovery.org DISCLAIMER Point of Discovery is part of the Texas Podcast Network, which is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced b ...
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Are you searching for answers to life's profound questions, yearning for a deeper connection to your true self? In Crossing Bridges with Rae, I share my journey and diary of self-discovery after my world crumbled with the loss of my 16-year-old daughter, Ashleigh. This podcast is about finding the light within the darkness, about transformative healing and spiritual awakening. Through my experiences, I learned the answers we seek lie within us, guided by a power greater than ourselves.CBWR c ...
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Send us a text In this episode of Piano Mastery Unlocked, concert pianist Ronald Hawkins delves into Handel’s The Harmonious Blacksmith from Suite No. 5 in E Major, exploring its structure, style, and the technical skills needed to perform it well. Ronald begins with a discussion on the piece’s mysterious nickname and its joyful, rhythmic character…
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If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driven, professionals who want their life back. Welcome to the Overwhelm is Optional podcast where each w…
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If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driven, professionals who want their life back. Welcome to the Overwhelm is Optional podcast where each w…
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Send us a text Unlock the secrets of API design and elevate your system design skills with our latest episode featuring me, Benny Kitchell. Explore the pivotal role APIs play in system design interviews and real-world development, where they act like the seamless communication between waiters, cooks, and customers in a restaurant. Learn how to craf…
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Well, we packed too lightly for such a chilly hike. But, we nabbed a 4000-footer before high-tailing back to the warmth of a smaller peak that offered us a sunny vantage point. Today, the topic of Metta, or Lovingkindness. Come along on our lovely hike in the White Mountains. Send us a text Support the show…
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Send us a text In this episode of Piano Mastery Unlocked, concert pianist Ronald Hawkins explores the first movement of Clementi’s Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1. Ronald begins by highlighting the sonatina’s importance as a foundational piece for classical piano technique, ideal for beginner and early intermediate students. Listeners learn abou…
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Andrew Bird has been on a quest for meaning in sound since childhood, starting with the violin at age four and earning a degree in violin performance from Northwestern University. His journey has taken him from classical and folk roots to the vibrant Chicago swing scene, to creative isolation in a barn in Western Illinois, and eventually to become …
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In this inspiring episode, I talk with South African rebel singer Thandiswa Mazwai, discussing her upbringing in Soweto, South Africa, during the Apartheid era. Her memories of the violence that took place are vivid. She recalls experiencing a great sense of freedom upon Nelson Mandela's release from prison and describes meeting South African legen…
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There's hidden ease all around us. MJQs: 1. Where am I insisting this is the only way to do something or have something? 2. When do I use words like 'difficult' and 'hard work'? If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio …
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Send us a text In this episode of Piano Mastery Unlocked, concert pianist Ronald Hawkins explores the delicate beauty of Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair). Ronald begins by placing the piece in the context of Debussy’s Préludes, Book I, highlighting its folk-like melody and serene, pastoral mood. The episode focu…
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Just imagine the surprise and shock you would get if when your telephone rings one morning and it's a call from Kathmandu, Nepal and on the end is a world famous mountaineer, that his team has found the partial remains of your long lost great uncle, who disappeared 100 years ago. That happened to today's guest, Julie Summers, the great niece of San…
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Pianist Aaron Goldberg on 20 years of organizing jazz fundraisers for presidential campaigns (this year's was Jazz for Kamala), how he thinks about the potential of music to provoke personal transformation and political action, his own relationship with activism and progressive politics, concert curation, Israel and Gaza. www.leosidran.substack.com…
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Send us a text Chopin’s Prelude in E Minor: Emotion in Simplicity In this episode of Piano Mastery Unlocked, internationally-renowned concert pianist Ronald Hawkins takes listeners on a deep dive into Chopin’s Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4. Ronald begins by discussing the prelude’s context within Chopin’s set of 24 preludes, emphasizing its emo…
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Reflecting on my recent road trip through the Pacific Northwest of America I found way more awe and wonder than the doom and gloom news headlines would suggest. A great reminder of the importance of valuing your attention. After all, where you place your attention determines the experience of your life. If you have any comments you'd like to share …
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Send us a text Master the art of system design as Benny Ketchel guides us through the essential skills every senior tech candidate needs to excel, starting with capacity estimates. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to navigate the complexities of bandwidth and data size without getting bogged down in unnecessary arithmetic. We explore how …
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BREAKING NEWS: SOME OF THE REMAINS OF legendary mountaineer Sandy Irvine have been discovered on the Rongbuk Glacier of Mount Everest in Tibet by a National Geographic team that had been endeavoring to do a ski descent of the Hornbein Couloir. World's foremost authority on all things Mystery of Mallory and Irvine Jochen Hemmleb is interviewed here …
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Derrick Banks is the owner and operator of Freshly Faded Barber + Shop in North Park, San Diego. Coming up, he was mentored by local barbers such as those at Gentry’s, part of the San Diego scene for over sixty years. In this conversation we start by discussing his upbringing and the standards his parents set for him. Black history and culture were…
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Mount Everest—legendary, dangerous, and shrouded in myths. But how much of what you've heard is actually true? Are climbers really lining up like rush hour traffic at 29,000 feet? Is the mountain littered with bodies and trash? Let's peel back the layers of Everest’s most shocking myths and separating fact from fiction. You’re NOT going to want to …
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Send us a text Can a simple delay really cost a company millions? We kick off season two of the Learn System Design podcast by exploring this and more. I'm Benny Kitchell, your host, and after a refreshing hiatus, I'm excited to bring you a fresh take on system design interviews and real-world applications. We start with the fundamentals of functio…
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Here's what I did when travel overwhelm hit me just before going on my Pacific North West adventure. If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driv…
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Riley Mulherkar grew up in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest enclave that has been home to so many musical innovators over the years. He went to Garfield High School, a school that has fostered countless talents going all the way back to Quincy Jones who was himself a young trumpet player at the school in the 1940s. Riley was just eight years-old when…
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Send us a text Support the show Dedicated to the memory of Crystal Rose. Email me at LearnSystemDesignPod@gmail.com Join the free Discord Consider supporting us on Patreon Special thanks to Aimless Orbiter for the wonderful music. Please consider giving us a rating on ITunes or wherever you listen to new episodes.…
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Under the glow of séance candles a psychic medium sits trancelike at a table, in front of her is a blank notebook. She begins to write the words of a spirit claiming to be George Mallory - the mountaineer who disappeared with his partner Sandy Irvine high upon the north face of Everest only months previously: “I am Mallory” the words appear from he…
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A fast and effective way to deal with overwhelm. If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driven, professionals who want their life back. Welcome …
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Rux Revue, the groundbreaking debut album by Carl Hancock Rux. Not long ago, we sat down for an in-depth discussion about his hands-on involvement in its making, from bringing in his own background singers to recording the powerful song "I Recall" in a bathroom, for the acoustics. We talked through the album …
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This week I invite you to settle back and enjoy being read to from my book Overwhelm is Optional - with my Cavalier spaniels, Rosie, Nutmeg and Kanagarooby. Feel seen and understood because it's not just you. Please consider buying my book and sharing it. Available on Amazon. If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes ple…
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They say that gong to the summit is only halfway. And nowhere was that more true than on May 10, 1996 on Mount Everest. On that day Everest became the stage for one of the most harrowing disasters in mountaineering history. Eight climbers perished in a brutal storm, and as the world tried to make sense of the tragedy, a chilling truth emerged: succ…
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Jesse Harris belongs to a generation of New York singer songwriters who came of age in the late nineties. He has made over 20 solo albums that walk the line between folk, jazz, pop, Brazilian and art rock. He’s also a much sought after co writer and collaborator who has written songs for and or with many others like Madeleine Peyroux, Melody Gardot…
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In this latest episode, I talk with South African saxophonist and composer Linda Sikhakhane, who honors and pays homage to the great elders and master musicians, including Brian Thusi. Sikhakhane, who was raised in Umlazi township, talks about the cultural aspects of being Zulu and the importance of preserving his culture. He shares about his time …
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Today we hiked two lovely mountains in the Sandwich Wilderness of the White Mountains in New Hampshire....each offered limited views at the summit. MOST IMPORTANTLY, the hike revealed some insights on personal transformation and how one might bring that about. Here is the video about our try at this same hike a few days previously: https://www.patr…
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Famed mountain climber and guide Rob Hall once said that if you’re stuck near the summit of Mount Everest you might as well be on the moon. Little did he know that his words would one day come true. This is PART 1 of a two part series on the 1996 Everest disaster that claimed eight lives on May 10 and 11 of that year. We'll look into some of the ke…
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Want more energy? This week I discuss my experiences of waking The Camino without the usual stress and exhaustion with Sarah Parrode, The Portable Wellness Coach and endurance athlete. Sarah's experiences as a global nomad offer a unique lens through which we examine the profound mind-body connection and its impact on our overall wellness. https://…
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Scott Fischer's fateful act may have been the clouded ambition that led him to say they were building a yellow brick road to the top of Mount Everest, and days later he was consumed by the very mountain that had propelled him into the world spotlight as one of the strongest mountaineering guides in the world. (more below time stamps). REFERENCE MAT…
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Can branding be more than something you struggle to get done so that you can get on with building your business? What if it was an opportunity for deep, personal transformation? Emily Rosales, Founder of Simply.Me Coaching. Emily helps passionate entrepreneurs and small business owners to build and monetize their brand. Find out more about Emily an…
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Years ago Mount Everest was considered a mountaineer’s mountain, where a climber need only worry most about avalanches, hidden crevasses and the potential to succumb to Altitude Mountain Sickness. But now, something far more hazardous and life-threatening exists on the world’s highest peak. Mount Everest is quickly becoming an EXTREMELY dangerous m…
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I never saw this gift coming! If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driven, professionals who want their life back. Welcome to the Overwhelm is…
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After seeing Grammy-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis, live at the Village Vanguard, I knew I wanted to sit down with her and dive into jazz. Here we discuss her philosophy of improvisation and her energy and passion for performing live. The Canadian-born artist fell in love with jazz at an early age, studied jazz piano at the University of T…
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The 200th episode - join me as I celebrate and reflect. If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests for episodes please send a text message here. Support the show The One Minute Marke - get my free one minute audio for immediate relief from overwhelm. The podcast for big-hearted, highly driven, professionals who want their life back. W…
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All that glitters is not gold: How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long?* In the world of mountaineering and climbing, where the peaks are high and the challenges even higher, there's an unspoken reverence for those who defy gravity and push the limits of human endurance. But what happens when the heroes we idolize hide dark secrets? …
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HIGHLIGHT TIMESTAMPS:: (02:29 - 03:13) Personal Relationship With a Higher Power (20:09 - 22:09) Creating Personal Relationship With God SHOW NOTES: Join me on this soul-nourishing episode as we explore finding peace amid the chaos that surrounds us. Through personal experiences, particularly during the challenging times of the pandemic, I share ho…
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The 2024 Everest climbing season may go down in history for its extraordinary mix of achievements, controversies, and tragedies. From record-breaking summits and political tensions, lives lost, ignored rules, near misses and disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct allegations on Nimsdai. The Everest guiding industry is at a critical juncture – …
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In my first-ever interview with an audience, I sat down with Lynel Allen III for the third installment of “The seat of my soul.” We revisited topics from our prior conversations (Episodes 79 and 81) while discussing his childhood in greater depth. He touched on personal issues such as his heavy drug use, the loneliness of incarceration, and when he…
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Join us as we uncover the transformative power of stories with D Grant-Smith, a master storyteller and self-concept specialist. Youtube for our Hero Story Garden Show: https://www.youtube.com/@dgrantsmith/streams Where to buy his books & stories: https://growthfarming.com/products Where to connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/d…
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May 10, 1996: near the summit of Mount Everest a storm of unimaginable ferocity strikes, claiming the lives of eight climbers and leaving others stranded in a fight for survival. This is the story of one of the most controversial and tragic days in mountaineering history. Among the chaos and controversy, one name stands out: Anatoli Boukreev. His a…
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Ever feel like your to-do list is running your life instead of the other way around? This week on the Overwhelm is Optional podcast, we uncover the insidious "circular tyranny" of to-dos—a relentless cycle where tasks seem to endlessly refill, creating a perpetual state of stress and anxiety. If you have any comments you'd like to share or requests…
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The cult-like mystique of Bus 142 and the story of Chris McCandless is a magnet for millions around the world. In the heart of the mysterious Alaskan wilderness, where nature's beauty and brutality coexist, there once stood a relic, an accidental shrine—a dilapidated bus that had become a symbol of adventure, solitude, and ultimately tragedy. Bus 1…
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To celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast, a podcast inspired by the concept of roots, I offer you a tribute to Highland Park. In San Diego, when I was young, this park was Mecca—the place where kids met every day after school and for entire summers. The friendships I forged there lasted; most, I still call friends today. For this episode I ca…
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Have you ever felt the pressure of trying to be someone you’re not just to fit in? Join us in this enlightening episode of the Overwhelm is Optional podcast, where I sit down with executive coach Alyssa Gioscia to uncover the true essence of embracing authenticity and setting boundaries. Alyssa Gioscia (Josha). Executive Coach focused on leadership…
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Send us a text How does the invisible architecture of the internet keep everything running smoothly? Prepare to have your mind blown as we unravel the mysteries of the Domain Name System (DNS) in this episode of Learn System Design. We'll guide you through the intricate process of how your browser finds the correct IP address for a domain name, lik…
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