What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions: memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
Frances Ruffelle and Steve at Wilton’s Music Hall. Hear her answer ↓EPISODE 42
From the episodeViolinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
From the episodeDirector and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
From the episodeEPISODE 34
From the episodeBluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
From the episodeEPISODE 32
From the episodeFlamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
From the episodeWhale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
From the episodeSaxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
From the episodeMusician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
From the episodeEPISODE 27
From the episodeEPISODE 23
From the episodeComposer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
From the episodeBavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
From the episodeOud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
From the episodeTrumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
From the episodeSinger-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
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More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions: memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
EPISODE 42
From the episodeViolinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
From the episodeDirector and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
From the episodeEPISODE 34
From the episodeBluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
From the episodeEPISODE 32
From the episodeFlamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
From the episodeWhale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
From the episodeSaxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
From the episodeMusician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
From the episodeEPISODE 27
From the episodeEPISODE 23
From the episodeComposer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
From the episodeBavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
From the episodeOud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
From the episodeTrumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
From the episodeSinger-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
No matching answers. Try another name or idea.
More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions: memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
EPISODE 42
From the episodeViolinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
From the episodeDirector and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
From the episodeEPISODE 34
From the episodeBluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
From the episodeEPISODE 32
From the episodeFlamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
From the episodeWhale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
From the episodeSaxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
From the episodeMusician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
From the episodeEPISODE 27
From the episodeEPISODE 23
From the episodeComposer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
From the episodeBavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
From the episodeOud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
From the episodeTrumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
From the episodeSinger-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
No matching answers. Try another name or idea.
More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions — memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
EPISODE 42
Violinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
Director and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
EPISODE 34
Bluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
EPISODE 32
Flamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
Whale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
Saxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
Musician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
EPISODE 27
EPISODE 23
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
Bavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
Oud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
EPISODE 19
Trumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Singer-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 7
EPISODE 6
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
No matching answers. Try another name or idea.
More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions — memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
EPISODE 42
Violinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
Director and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
EPISODE 34
Bluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
EPISODE 32
Flamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
Whale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
Saxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
Musician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
EPISODE 27
EPISODE 23
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
Bavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
Oud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
EPISODE 19
Trumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Singer-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 7
EPISODE 6
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
No matching answers. Try another name or idea.
More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
What’s the point of music?
I ask many of my guests the same small question: what’s the point of music? The answers go in all sorts of directions — memory, freedom, healing, communication, or simply the impossibility of imagining life without it. Here they are together. Pick a guest and jump into the conversation.
EPISODE 42
Violinist and composer
Akram Abdulfattah
Feeling human
Akram reflects on music as a way of connecting with himself, feeling human through difficult times, and sharing the stories and history of his people.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 41
Director and Cosmic Shambles co-founder
Trent Burton
An inevitable part of being human
Perhaps music doesn’t need a point. For Trent, it is an inevitable result of being human: sound exists, and we have evolved to respond to it.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 40
EPISODE 34
Bluegrass and hip-hop band
Gangstagrass
Instinct, expression and breathing
The band offer two angles: music as an instinctive human drive that needs no justification, and as something as essential as breathing, opening up feelings beyond everyday concerns.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 33
EPISODE 32
Flamenco dancer
Josie Sinnadurai
Expression beyond words
Josie asks whether music needs a point at all, then explores its place alongside dance and painting as a way of expressing, sharing, preserving and remembering.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 31
Whale specialist
Richard Sabin
Escape, stress and memory
Richard talks about music as escapism, a way of dealing with stress, and a remarkably powerful route back to memories and earlier versions of ourselves.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 30
Saxophonist and music therapist
Kassandra e’Silva
We can’t help musicking
For Kassandra, music is innate: part of being human. Thinking of music as something we do makes room for everyone’s own way of taking part.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 29
Musician and artist
Jonathan Enser
A spiritual practice
Jonathan describes music as something fundamental that is already there beneath everyday worries, and a shared experience that can free us from our minds.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 28
EPISODE 27
EPISODE 23
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist
Pelkkä Poutanen
In our DNA
Poutanen turns the question around: what would life be without music? She talks about communication, dancing, movement and understanding one another.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 22
Bavarian brass musician, Frasdorfer Tanzlmusi
Wolfgang Kink
Good company beyond the working week
Wolfgang describes the pleasure of playing with people who love music, putting the working week aside, and passing that experience on to the next generation.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 21
Oud and ney player
Nawar Alnaddaf
Music is its own point
Nawar describes music as a reason to keep enjoying life, a spiritual connection between people, and a way to meet others and continue making a life in a new country.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 20
EPISODE 19
Trumpeter, with translation by Carmen García
Alex González
Harmony in society
Alex talks about giving younger generations a positive message, choosing instruments over violence, and carrying music’s harmony into the way we live together.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Singer-songwriter
Frank Turner
Communication, from the visceral to the profound
Frank considers music as an unusually immediate form of communication, reaching us through sound, performance and dance while also offering a powerful psychological experience.
▶ Listen from 9:30
Full episode audio, starting at 9:30.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 12
Trumpeter, educator and bandleader
Ashlin Parker
Spiritual practice in real time
Ashlin describes music as a spiritual practice: a way to reflect the beauty and difficulty of life, find freedom in the moment, and reach other people.
▶ Listen from 5:20
Full episode audio, starting at 5:20.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
EPISODE 7
EPISODE 6
Composer, producer and musician
Nitin Sawhney
Part of the fabric of reality
Nitin offers a philosophical answer: music as something we discover and tap into. He asks how it can enhance our lives, rather than whether it needs a purpose.
▶ Listen from 47:00
Full episode audio, starting at 47:00.
Explore the episode · Full episode on Apple Podcasts
No matching answers. Try another name or idea.
More musical rabbit holes await in the episode archive.
