Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds
Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds
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Roger Payne & Jonathan Gottschall - What Is Most Needed Now - Finale | Lightning Bugs w/ Ben Folds
Today’s guests are biologist and environmentalist, Dr. Roger Payne, and literary scholar and author, Jonathan Gottschall! This is our exciting final episode before we go on a hiatus to reflect on and pursue all the wonderful insights and ideas we’ve gained from a year of lightning bugs. This show's central topic has been creativity, and this episode is meant to highlight how art is what is most needed right now. On this episode, we talk about the impact of a good story, what it takes for art to create change, and how to bridge the divide while also being specific and poignant. We reflect on what works in the past have inspired change and how some modern “political” works could be adjusted...
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"What is Most Needed Now" - Ben Folds and Roger Payne
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is biologist and environmentalist, Dr. Roger Payne. In 1970 Dr Payne recorded “Songs of the Humpback Whale” which stands as the best-selling environmental album in history. This album and it’s popularity crafted the “Save the Whales” movement which then led to the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment ten-year global moratorium on commercial whaling, which was ob...
Roger Payne - Creativity Is The Only Way To Save Humanity | Lightning Bugs w/ Ben Folds
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is biologist and environmentalist, Dr. Roger Payne. In 1970 Dr Payne recorded “Songs of the Humpback Whale” which stands as the best-selling environmental album in history. This album and it’s popularity crafted the “Save the Whales” movement which then led to the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment ten-year global moratorium on commercial whaling, which was ob...
Strange Sounds with Ben Folds and Elena Kats-Chernin
Просмотров 5242 года назад
Today’s guest is pianist and composer Elena Kats-Chernin! Best known for her opera, Wild Swans, Elena also creates orchestral works, solo pieces, as well as music for various mediums from dance to film. You’ll recognize works such as Clocks, Book of Rags, and Orpheus/Odysseus/Poppea. On this episode we talk about focusing on what you will do today instead of what you did yesterday, snippets of ...
Elena Kats-Chernin - Do The Instruments We Use Influence The Songs We Create?
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is pianist and composer Elena Kats-Chernin! Best known for her opera, Wild Swans, Elena also creates orchestral works, solo pieces, as well as music for various mediums from dance to film. You’ll recognize works such as Clocks, Book of Rags, and Orpheus/Odysseus/Poppea. On this episode we talk about focusing on what you will do today instead of what you did yesterday, snippets of ...
Michael López-Alegría - How Seeing Earth From Space Changes Your Perspective | Lightning Bugs
Просмотров 6302 года назад
Today’s guest is astronaut and test pilot, Michael López-Alegría. Michael has completed three Space Shuttle missions and an International Space Station mission. He holds the record for highest number of spacewalks (also known as EVAs), as well as longest total duration of time in EVA. On this episode, we talk about the ways traveling to space changes your view of life, working with purpose, and...
Keb’ Mo’ - How Technology Influences Music and How Perfectionism Isn’t Perfect | Lightning Bugs
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is musician, songwriter, and five-time Grammy winner, Keb’ Mo’. He’s a blues musician, having released songs such as Am I Wrong, Good To Be, and Will The Circle Be Unbroken. On this episode, we talk about making music during the pandemic, the different approaches when recording on tape, and how mistakes in music can feel more authentic. We also talk about bands being in time with ...
Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities | Lightning Bugs w Ben Folds
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is Roy Cooper, the Governor of Ben’s home state of North Carolina. In office, Governor Cooper has placed focus on the arts and preserving art communities during the pandemic. In this episode they talk about the logistics of arts funding, how the arts grow small towns, and public versus private. Ben gives tribute to region that helped shape him, and asks how we can continue to supp...
Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance | Lightning Bugs w Ben Folds
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is actor and singer, Nicholas Barasch. He's starred in the Broadway productions of She Loves Me and West Side Story. Nicholas is currently starring in the Broadway National Tour of Hadestown. On this episode, we talk about becoming a child actor, how to work through puberty and voice changes, and how rejections are the biggest part of an actor’s job. We also talk about how differe...
Nolen Bivens - How Local Artists Impact Governments | Lightning Bugs w Ben Folds
Просмотров 4322 года назад
Today’s guest is former U.S. Army General, and CEO and President of Americans for the Arts, Nolen Bivens. His work pushes for arts and arts education in the public and private sectors and emphasizes the importance that creativity has in every aspect in life. On this episode, we dive into talking about military artists, how the United States has always had a relationship with art, and how battle...
Cassadee Pope - Healthy Competition and Collaboration | Lightning Bugs w Ben Folds
Просмотров 5062 года назад
Today’s guest is singer, songwriter, and musician, Cassadee Pope. Cassadee was the lead singer of Hey Monday, and has had a successful solo career. After winning NBC’s “The Voice” in 2012, she’s continued to create hit songs and express her creativity. On this episode we talk about what makes good collaboration, how competition can be a healthy driving factor, and how experiences some may view ...
Gregory Scott - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | Lightning Bugs w Ben Folds
Просмотров 5302 года назад
Today’s guest is the founder of Kush Audio and Sly-Fi Digital, Gregory Scott. He’s worked to create countless plug-ins and interfaces to help creatives working in audio. He’s also the host of “Kush After Hours,” a program dedicated to teach mixing, mastering, and audio work in inventive and creative ways, giving deep insights to everyone that listens. On this episode, we talk about giving techn...
Margaret Cho - Every Comedian Has One Truth
Просмотров 7192 года назад
Today’s guest is stand-up comedian, actress, musician, activist, and author, Margaret Cho. You’ll recognize her from the sitcom she created and starred in, All-American Girl, as well as various roles in media, being featured in ventures like, Face/Off, Drop Dead Diva, 30 Rock, and many, many more. Margaret is best known for her stand-up comedy routines, where she transforms the stage into a pla...
Andrea Wheatley - The Magic of a Live Performance.
Просмотров 7732 года назад
Today’s guest is Osteopath, 10-times World Champion in full-contact Filipino Stick-fighting, 8th Dan Black Belt in Filipino Martial Arts, Andrea Wheatly. Andrea is a fighter, inside and outside of the ring. She has been paralyzed four times over her career, relearning to walk in 2014. She is a testament to hard work, dedication, and passion, in every aspect of her career. In this episode we tal...
Jacob Collier - The Methods of Making Music
Просмотров 85 тыс.2 года назад
Today’s guest is Multi-Instrumentalist and Vocalist, Jacob Collier! You’ll recognize him from tracks such as “All I Need,” “The Sun In Your Eyes,” and “In Too Deep.” His music spans across several styles and genres as Jacob looks for new and interesting ways to create. On this episode we talk about how digital instruments have changed how we make music, how physical instruments can have the mos...
Rainn Wilson - Transforming Words into a Breathing Character
Просмотров 8832 года назад
Rainn Wilson - Transforming Words into a Breathing Character
Peter Frampton - Approaching Each Song with Curiosity
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
Peter Frampton - Approaching Each Song with Curiosity
Jonathan Gottschall - How Storytellers Transport Listeners
Просмотров 6712 года назад
Jonathan Gottschall - How Storytellers Transport Listeners
Lindsey Kraft - Changing Mediums as an Artist
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.2 года назад
Lindsey Kraft - Changing Mediums as an Artist
Chris Thile - How To Create Art That Is Authentically Yourself
Просмотров 15 тыс.2 года назад
Chris Thile - How To Create Art That Is Authentically Yourself
Penn Jillette - Tricking Your Audience without Speaking Down to Them
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 года назад
Penn Jillette - Tricking Your Audience without Speaking Down to Them
Dodie - Being a Viral Artist and Transforming Your Career
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
Dodie - Being a Viral Artist and Transforming Your Career
Nick Hornby - Chasing New Ideas and Finishing the Old Ones
Просмотров 7302 года назад
Nick Hornby - Chasing New Ideas and Finishing the Old Ones
Metaphysical Milkshake - Creating a Song with Rainn and Reza
Просмотров 3992 года назад
Metaphysical Milkshake - Creating a Song with Rainn and Reza
Andy Grammer - Being Yourself with A Changing Music Industry
Просмотров 3663 года назад
Andy Grammer - Being Yourself with A Changing Music Industry
Derek Waters - Creativity in Formats and Originality
Просмотров 3943 года назад
Derek Waters - Creativity in Formats and Originality
Scott Hicks - Learning from Proximity and the Impact of an Image
Просмотров 3893 года назад
Scott Hicks - Learning from Proximity and the Impact of an Image
Stopping the Breeze with Ben Folds & William Shatner
Просмотров 4553 года назад
Stopping the Breeze with Ben Folds & William Shatner
William Shatner - Talented Amateurs vs Professionals, and Learning to Control the Wind
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.3 года назад
William Shatner - Talented Amateurs vs Professionals, and Learning to Control the Wind
Gabriel Kahane - Not Using the Internet for One Year and the Art of Orchestra
Просмотров 8133 года назад
Gabriel Kahane - Not Using the Internet for One Year and the Art of Orchestra