Category: Podcast: Enhance Life with Music
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Ep. 227: Turning the Tables – My Role as Guest and Building Brain Capital with Music
What if music isn’t just entertainment, but a pathway to health, resilience, creativity, and human flourishing? In this conversation, the tables were turned on me and I was the one being asked the questions! We discussed my parents’ brilliant rule that introduced me to music; how music has played a role in various facets of…
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Micro 52: The Music We Remember – John Williams and the Stories That Stay With Us
Why does movie music stay with us long after the credits roll? Inspired by the documentary on John Williams, this episode looks at how film music doesn’t just enhance stories – it moves us, honors memory, and deepens the human experience.
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Ep. 226: Music, the Brain, and Epilepsy – A New Frontier in Treatment; with Phillip Pearl, MD
Epilepsy affects millions, but few people know about the fascinating relationship between music and epilepsy, and that research is looking at how music may help reduce seizure activity in some individuals. Dr. Phillip Pearl, Harvard neurologist and professional jazz musician, shares how sound is being studied as a tool in epilepsy care (and many other…
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Micro 51: Expressing Yourself Through Music Without MAKING Music
Don’t consider yourself a musician – or even creative? Hear a fresh perspective on how to express yourself with music without playing a note. Inspired by The End of Your Life Book Club, this episode reflects on how music enhances our lives – even when we’re not the ones creating it.
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Ep. 225: I Heard There Was A Secret Chord – Dr. Daniel Levitin on the Science Behind Music as Medicine (re-run)
In this episode, we’re joined by the renowned Dr. Daniel Levitin, neuroscientist, musician, and bestselling author. We dive into his brand-new book, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine. Dr. Levitin reveals why he wrote the book, how he chose the title, his definition of music, and this new book’s relationship to…
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Micro 50: Silent Night, Shared Light – The Christmas Truce and Music’s Power to Unite (re-run)
One hundred ten years ago this Christmas Eve, music sparked an unexpected moment of peace on a war-torn battlefield. Hear how a simple carol transformed a battlefield and ushered in peace, connection, and joy. Music has a profound ability to unite, heal, and foster humanity even in the darkest times. May this powerful story of…