Music Talks

Guests choose a song from each decade of their lives and tell me how they went about making their choices and why these songs mean so much to them . Episodes are published the first Thursday of every month. If you are interested in being a guest on the show please email me at Musictalkspod@outlook.com. You will find additional content around each episode on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/musictalkspod - please 'like' and 'follow' if you can.

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Episode 4 - Hrishikesh Hirway - The Song Exploder

Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician, composer, and podcast host/producer. In 2014 he created one of my very favorite Podcasts Song Exploder where musicians talk about the creative process behind an individual song while "deconstructing" the song into its component parts. Two years later he started T he West Wing Weekly podcast, which he co-hosts with Joshua Malina who played Will Bailey for four seasons of The West Wing He has made records as The One AM Radio , and scored the television show Everyth...

Aug 06, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Larry Hauser - From A Smirk To A Smile

Larry is a dear friend, a fellow music nerd, the inspiration behind this Podcast, Social Worker, Screen Printing Svengali, Author, Woodstock attendee and a New Yorker to his absolute core. In discussing how New York has changed post 9/11 Larry, in typical style, came up with the eloquent summary that New York has indeed softened and it has moved “from a smirk to a smile”. Put that on a t-shirt and I will buy it! His is a fascinating story that takes us from being a young immigrant in New York an...

Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Thomas Power - The Ultimate Networker

Search on Thomas Power , and you will see him variously described as Entrepreneur, Author, Business Adviser, Professional Speaker, and an expert on Social Media, Technology and the world of Digital. He is also a fun character who always has an interesting and different view on things. In this episode, using his song choices, we plot his journey from suburban Solihull: through the early days of UK computing with ICL, Amstrad and Alan Sugar; the triumphs and challenges of the business network that...

Jul 09, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Steve Clayton - Microsoft's Chief Story Teller

I hope these show notes will enhance your enjoyment of this episode. If there are additional things you would like included here then please let me know. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42mUeDCht8T7gvzHumJELh?si=S3cOBe5eR5Op2pKAjpapIw The playlist contains Steve’s five choices for each decade as well as 20 other songs referenced in the Podcast. THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE RECOMMENDED PODCAST Song Exploder - 20-minute Podcast where musicians talk about the creative process...

Jun 24, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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