Jay Ruttenberg – Editor of The Lowbrow Reader and Connoisseur of Tasteless Humor.  Jay's love of the movie Billy Madison prompted him to start a zine dedicated to lowbrow humor, and in the process he invented a new cultural space for the finest journalists in America to write about comedy.

Jay discusses:

• How the movie Billy Madison changed his life
• How he transitioned from writing about indie rock to starting a comedy zine
• How the rough exterior of punk rock was a trojan horse for smart culture, and how comedy works the same way
• The difference between working with friends and famous people
• Interviewing one of the Beatles
• How he got connected to Drag City, and how the Drag City aesthetic influenced his thinking
• Why the Lowbrow Reader has to be great or it isn't worth doing at all
• Balancing a two-decade zine project with his day job of writing for publications like New Yorker magazine
• Lessons learned the hard way
• People who changed his life but didn't know it

Featured Music:

With permission of Drag City, this episode features the title cut off of King Kong's album Me Hungry.

Get Connected:

The Lowbrow Reader Website

Drag City Website

Drag City Records on Facebook

Drag City Records on Twitter

Drag City Records on Instagram

King Kong on Bandcamp

MM S2 Ep.18 Blogpost: https://bit.ly/39CB0bJ

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Guerrilla Girls – Feminist Art-Activists, Creative Complainers, and Hashtag Heroes.  Anonymous, but hilarious, female artists tackle discrimination and equity issues in the art world.  Their super power – creative complaining – has moved the needle and may be a model of effective protest and activism for many of the troubling issues of our time.

John meets Kathe Kollwitz and Shigeko Kubota of the Guerrilla Girls at a top secret location for a rare interview with the mask-wearing covert crusaders of the art world.

The Guerrilla Girls discuss:

• The art of creative complaining
• The delicious and deleterious aspects of being anonymous
• Political art
• Not waiting for approval
• Fresh ways of presenting facts
• Making change by making people laugh

Featured Music:

With permission of our friends at Ropeadope Records this episode features the song No Regrets by Mwenso and the Shakes off their album Emergence [The Process of Coming Into Being].  

Super cool band!  Peep this article that JAZZIZ wrote about their album being released on August 2, 2019.

Get Connected:

Guerrilla Girls Website

Guerrilla Girls on Facebook

Guerrilla Girls on YouTube

Guerilla Girls on Email

Mwenso and the Shakes Website

Mwenso on Facebook

Mwenso on Instagram

Ropeadope Records on Facebook

Ropeadope on Instagram 

MM S2 Ep.17 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2O82oag 

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S2 Ep. 16 feat. Ben Monder – Enigmatic Guitar Hero & Black-box for Brilliant Music.  Guided by a singular ear for music, Ben’s sound is unmistakeable and breathtaking.  His solo releases have created an entirely new vocabulary for guitar.  His skills as a sideman have earned him work supporting artists as varied as David Bowie, Jack McDuff, Paul Motian, Billy Childs, and Maria Schneider.

Ben Discusses:

• His freely improvised album Amorphae
• Acceptance of being a really slow worker
• Working on David Bowie’s final album
• Musicians he admires
• Feeling like he always needs to play catch-up
• The privileges and responsibilities of being an artist
• Thriving on comfort
• Perfectionism
• How creative risks aren’t really risks if taking them isn’t optional.

With permission, this episode features the following music by Ben…

Triffids off the album Amorphae

Luteous Pangolin off the album Excavation

Oceana off the album Oceana

Tredecadrome off the album Hydra

MM S2 Ep.16 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2G4HbI8 

MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V 

MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy 

MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d

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MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/

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S2 Ep.15: Bob Oswaks - Sr. entertainment executive turned master artisan baker.  From President of International Marketing for Sony to Proprietor of Bob's Well Bread Bakery and Cafe: a story of transition, passion, crust, and crumb.  

Bob discusses:

• His transition from being the President of International Marketing for Sony Pictures Television to being the Proprietor of Bob’s Well Bread Bakery and Café
• Leaving at the top of one industry and rising to the top of another industry
• A conversation he had with Norman Lear about change
• How he did research and 104 weekly homework assignments to write the business plan for his bakery
• Grieving losses and moving on to a more satisfying life
• When his friends in the bakery world told him he was crazy for starting his own bakery… but he did it anyway
• The difference between getting recognition in the bakery vs. the entertainment industry
• Creating a brand
• His failure-is-not-an-option mindset
• Feeding people’s souls

With permission, this episode features the tune Black Sheep by Big Lazy off their album Don't Cross Myrtle.  

MM S2 Ep.15 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2ywsD2z 

MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V 

MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy 

MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d

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MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5

MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/

MM Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/2p5UnG0

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S2 Ep.14: Michael Brubeck - The King of Cannabis, CEO of Centuria, & Author of Tipping the Scale.

Michael discusses:

• The conditions of the $200B worldwide cannabis market
• Why he focused his business model on the supply side of the cannabis industry
• How his company, Centuria, scaled up to be the largest cannabis manufacturer in North America, and is currently growing more than all of Canada AND Washington AND Colorado COMBINED
• His approach to enrolling the smartest minds in the world to develop state-of-the-art growing techniques
• What it felt like when the US Attorney General was threatening him with life in jail
• Why he thinks “a better way” is always possible
• The Maverick 1000
• The advantages and disadvantages of creativity in business
• Using daily routine to maximize creativity
• How the worst day of his life was the best day of his life
• His father’s role in his life
• Meditating
• Why he’s not afraid to share his knowledge and ideas in his book Tipping the Scale: The book that changed everything you know about investing in cannabis

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features the song Killaweed off Angelo Moore and the Brand New Step’s album Centuries of Heat.

MM S2 Ep.14 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2rFt8kT 

MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V 

MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy 

MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d

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MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5

MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/

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S2 Ep.13: Daniel Zhu – Founding Member of Stance Media and Broadcasting, digital-creative, BBoy, and visual storyteller.

Daniel discusses:

• Running a social media company dedicated to motion sports: hip hop dance, breaking, tricking, & parkour
• Being an outsider who fell in love with breaking
• The idea of BBoy culture being underground + maintstream simultaneously
• How music shapes dance
• The ways Bboy cultures brings people together
• Where BBoy culture is going
• The parallel between breaking and skateboarding
• The role respect plays in gaining access to the best breaking
• High profile figures like Joe Rogan and Tim Ferris taking notice of breaking
• Dancers that are pushing the boundaries
• Balancing between Stance and working a real job
• The kind of validation a social media maker craves
• How new generations are taking up social media

With permission, this episode features some music by DJ Flegg.

MM S2 Ep.13 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2uUmwD9 

MM S2 Ep.13 on iTunes:  https://apple.co/2HjAtgH 

MM S2 Ep.13 Download: http://bit.ly/2GK4gh8 

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MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5

MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/

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S2 Ep.12: Roger Durling - Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Executive Director, and thought leader on film + cinema.

Roger discuss:

• Film as an educational tool
• Visual culture
• The communal function of movies
• Film as the great equalizer
• The culmination of experiencing any type of art
• His pathway to running a film festival -- a perfect fit
• How he reshaped SBIFF from a community event to a major stop on the Oscar campaign
• Being an introvert with an extroverts job
• Working in isolation, burnout, finding support, and being renewed

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a segment of the song Retold off Nate Smith's album Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere.

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MM S2 Ep.12 on iTunes: https://apple.co/2EcbSYA 

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S2 Ep.11: Maiza Hixson & Ingrid LaFleur - Artists, Curators, & 2017 Mayoral Candidates.

Maiza & Ingrid discuss:

• Their careers as artists/curators and transitions into politics
• Utopian activism and the power of imagination to fuel change
• Afrofuturism
• The beauty and possible futures of Detroit
• Broad demographics of voters that embrace new ideas
• The limitations of institutions
• How lessons from curating art inform their political lenses
• Including creatives in solution planning instead of employing them to accessorize uncreative solutions
• Being ahead of the pack
• Pressures on women in politics
• White male privilege 

Other topics touched upon: invisible histories, healing black and white bodies, cosmos and meditations, cultural property, cryptocurrency, innovation, universal basic income, clean water, equity, balance, millenials + baby boomer women, etc.

With permission of Atlanta Records, this episode features a segment of the song Fruition off of Chantae Cann's album Sol Empowered.

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a segment of the song Shenanigans off Maurice Brown's album The Mood.

MM S2 Ep.11 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2FImFKH 

MM S2 Ep.11 on iTunes: https://apple.co/2BWi1Xa 

MM S2 Ep.11 Download: http://bit.ly/2GHr8OS 

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S2 Ep. 10 feat. Adam Levy, guitar slinger, musical alchemist, educator and journalist.

Adam talks about:

• Being a regular collaborator touring musician with Norah Jones... and how the first song with words he ever wrote was on her multi-million selling album.
• How his very first studio session was spent working with Tracy Chapman, where he recorded Give Me One Reason to Stay, which one multiple Grammys.
• His shift from a jazz focus to a song writing focus.
• How his experience in New York shaped him into a different type of musician.
• His path of accidental opportunities.
• Working in very diverse musical situation with people like Amos Lee, Dan Hicks & the Acoustic Warriors, Vulfpeck, Alan Tousaint, Todd Sickafoose, Anais Mitchell, Joe Henry, Larry Goldings, Kenny Wolleson, etc.
• How he wound up writing for almost every guitar publication in the world including Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Fretboard Journal, Premier Guitar, Guitar World.
• Why he started his free educational Youtube Channel named Guitar Tips and the types of lessons that his followers are learning.
• Guitar Tips Pro, his platform to help players that want to take the next step.
• The similarities between learning about religion and music.
• His musical education and studying with sage teachers like Jimmy Wyble and Ted Greene.
• How he determines the value of his time.
• His Aunt Susan's advice about who to sleep with.
• His thoughts on creative risk.
• The value of apprenticing
• Life transitions.

With Adam's permission, this episode features the following tunes:

• This is Our House off his album Blueberry Blonde with Jay Bellerose.
• Something to Drink About off his album Other Desert Cities.
• Washing Day off his album Washing Day.

MM S2 Ep.10 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2m9Wx43 

MM S2 Ep.10 on iTunes: https://apple.co/2CMGovE 

MM S2 Ep.10 Download: http://bit.ly/2qx4G78 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep.9 feat. John Lee Dumas, podcast Jedi, host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, and can-do kinda guy.

JLD discusses:

• Starting the top-ranked podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire
• What went through his mind when taking the big leaps
• Celebrating small wins
• How a podcast led to 13-revenue streams and $4M/year in revenue
• Keying into other people's interests
• Podcasters' Paradise - the largest podcast community in the world (3,000+ members)
• Life after financial security and location independence
• The big question:  WHY?
• Freedom

With permission, this episode features a segment of the tune Ink Trails off of Sinuous' album Throwbacks.

MM S2 Ep.9 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2DfmBRZ 

MM S2 Ep.9 on iTunes: http://apple.co/2BDkl6J 

MM S2 Ep.9 Download: http://bit.ly/2krySLh 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep.8 feat. Alan Kozlowski, Photographer, Film Maker, Musician, Seeker, and being “The Guy that Everybody Trusts”

Alan discusses:

• His career that spans photography, filmmaking and film industry, music, and then some
• His approach to being immersed in the moment
• A lifelong friendship with Ravi Shankar
• Losing everything and staring over
• Working with Rock and Roll royalty
• Finding the right teachers
• Using the right tool for the job
• Winning Oscars
• Passing down musical knowledge from heart-to-heart
• Going all-in for the things he loves

With permission, this episode features a segment of the tune Pineapple Express off of U.S. Elevator’s self titled album.

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MM S2 Ep.8 on iTunes: http://apple.co/2yeLMoP 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep.7 feat. Ali Hussainy, fisherman, outdoor-media mogul, and host of best-in-class fishing TV show Local Knowledge.

Ali discusses:

• The ups and downs of fishing like a bad-ass
• How he turned a love of fishing and knowledge of media into creative win
• Starting BD Outdoors - the biggest outdoor website on the net
• The all-in proposition of launching Local Knowledge - a best in class TV show about fishing
• The unpredictability of the ocean
• Why he isn't afraid to look stupid or make mistakes on camera
• Making the culture behind fishing visible
• Taking risks and feeling the sweet sting of ambition
• Fishing with friends and experiences that are more important than catching fish

With permission, this episode features some of the tune That's Just What I Do by Adam J the Freestyle Fisherman.

MM S2 Ep.7 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2x05lg7 

MM S2 Ep.7 on iTunes: http://apple.co/2xKzWxJ 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep.6 feat. Michel Nouri, actor and speaker of the truth.  Silver screen, TV, and stage -- this guys has been there! 

Michael discusses:

• His recent role as Bob Guccione in Manhunt: Unibomber on Discovery
• An upcoming film, Woman Walks Ahead, with Jessica Chastain
• The unpredictability of the business
• The unique cultural impact of being from Iraqi/Irish descent
• Learning a lesson the hard way and the importance of auditioning
• Confidence, arrogance, and a healthy ego
• Keeping it all inside
• Playing guitar and being a musician
• Self soothing
• The neurotic and infantile desire to want the attention of everybody
• Meditation
• And a few other unexpected topics...

With permission, this episode features a bit of the tune Heartbreak off of Mike Casey's new album The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door.

MM S2 Ep.6 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2xTDukP 

MM S2 Ep.6 on iTunes: http://apple.co/2r3D3Cw 

MM S2 Ep.6 on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2qsMdDi 

MM S2 Ep.6 Download: http://bit.ly/2fDsfTp 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep. 5 feat. Trixie Minx, dancer, producer, and New Orleans-based burlesque innovator.  Trixie schools John on the world of burlesque and challenges a few assumptions.  She talks about:

• The goal of burlesque
• How burlesque found her
• The collaborative nature of the artform
• Dancing in venues ranging from a crawfish boil to the Kennedy Center
• The unexpected demographics of the burlesque audience
• Her biggest fears and her grandma's last words
• The comic roots of burlesque
• Mixing jewish faith with the art of strip tease
• Being empowered and killing them with kindness

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a segment of the track off of Jim Stephens' Full Tilt Boogie Band's album On Our Way to Forever.

MM S2 Ep.5 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2fmLwZF 

MM S2 Ep.5 on iTunes: http://apple.co/2fmHeS3 

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MAKE MOVES S2 Ep.4 feat. Glen Phillips, musician, thinker, and frontman for Toad the Wet Sprocket.  Glen opens up and shares deep personal thoughts on a wide range of topics including:

• Music and his new album Swallowed by the New
• His unexpected path in the music business
• Self sabotage
• Finding his place in a musical community
• Family
• Divorce
• Mental health and self care
• The myth of materialism
• The continuum of grief and praise
• Sad songs that lean toward the light
• Imposter syndrome
• God and things of the spiritual realm

With Glen's permission, this episode features the tune Leaving Oldtown off his most recent album Swallowed by the New, and Gabriel off his album Coyote Sessions.

MM S2 Ep.4 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2wMawCC 

MM S2 Ep.4 on iTunes:  http://apple.co/2eKEddA 

MM S2 Ep.4 on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gPjTvT  

MM S2 Ep.4 Download: http://bit.ly/2gQvzyA 

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MAKE MOVES Season 2 Ep.3 feat. Charles Phoenix, showman, humorist, and Americana ambassador.  Charles discusses many things including:

• Celebrating classic and kitchy American life and style
• How mid-century modern is his muse
• His book Addicted to Americana
• Approaching the world as a themepark
• Looking through the layers of time
• His measures of success
• Finding treasures and time warps
• Meeting Huell Howser
• Why he switched from historian to entertainer
• Being a visual learner
• Disguising history as humor and humor as history

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a tune by Leon Foster Thomas called "Dubplate Swing" off the album "Metamorphosis."

MM S2 Ep.3 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2ws1yZE 

MM S2 Ep.3 on iTunes:  http://apple.co/2wmQr5H 

MM S2 Ep.3 on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2enAHWr 

MM S2 Ep.3 Download: http://bit.ly/2wWIHJ6 

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MAKE MOVES Season 2 Ep.2 feat. Dan Mancina, blind skater, boundary pusher, and force of nature.  Dan discusses:

• His love of skating.
• Grieving the loss of his vision.
• Relearning to live without sight.
• Getting the courage to try new tricks.
• Adaptive hacks to skating.
• Determination. 
• Pouring ourselves into something we love.
• Goals -- First blind astronaut, reality TV show, skydiving.
• Battling other people's expectations.
• Making your own happiness.

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a tune by HUW called "Foot Down" off the album "Music from the Multiverse."

MM S2 Ep.2 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2w3ryMl  

MM S2 Ep.2 on iTunes:  http://apple.co/2vlpQTG 

MM S2 Ep.2 on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2vlqCzV 

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MAKE MOVES Season 2 Ep.1 feat. Bill Frisell, guitar icon and genre defying human.  Bill discusses:

• Searching for new musical ideas after playing guitar for over five decades.
• Motivations -- not fame or money -- for playing music.
• The cool part about getting old.
• His new album, "When You Wish Upon A Star."
• Living in Seattle and moving back to NY.
• His desire to try new things but preference for feeling safe.  
• Knowing when a piece of music is "done."

With permission, this episode features a bit of the classic tune Moon River, off of Bill's recent album "When You Wish Upon a Star."

MM S2 Ep.1 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2wheeFk 

MM S2 Ep.1 on iTunes:  http://apple.co/2ibLCHb 

MM S2 Ep.1 on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2w987Cx 

MM S2 Ep.1 Download: http://bit.ly/2w7Qi6R 

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MAKE MOVES Bonus Episode 13 - Season Wrap Up:  Guest host Laura Lambert interviews regular host John Hammond.  John shares the big lessons he learned from each episode in Season 1.  John's short list of takeaways highlight the unique characteristics of each guest, as well as how the lessons-learned have been powerful in transforming his own life.  John also shares some of his motivations and hopes for the podcast.

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features a bit of the title track off of Michael Blake's new album Red Hook Soul.

MAKE MOVES 12 - Part 2 feat. Anthony Wilson, guitarist, composer, arranger, and creative wanderer who follows his ears.  Anthony describes his early childhood fascination with music and sketches out the balancing act of being a free spirit and a disciplined practitioner of music.  Anthony reveals some candid thoughts with John about his father-son relationship with Gerald Wilson, the great jazz luminary.  There is some nuanced and slightly heady conversation about the movement of individual voices throughout harmonic structures.  Anthony describes the various stages of his musical education, including the things he learned about the guitar from  legendary guitar teacher Ted Greene.  The interview closes with some soul searching statements about taking creative risk and being artistically vulnerable. 

With Anthony's permission, episode 12 part 2 features a portion of the songs Arcadia and Shabby Bird, which are off his most recent album Frogtown. 

MAKE MOVES 12 - Part 1 feat. Anthony Wilson, guitarist, composer, and creative wanderer who follows his ears.  In Part 1 of this episode, Anthony gives a broad overview of his wide ranging career, explains why his creative compass required him to dismantle his jazz identity, and he unpacks his approach to writing and arranging music so that solos emerge out of the context of the song.  Anthony discusses his role as a sideman to many hugely famous artists and talks through an example of how his musical relationship with Diana Krall shifted from sideman to contributor.  Finally, Anthony discusses the motivation behind his newest album Frogtown, which leads into some deep conversation about his family and childhood, as well as a fascinating perspective on how he incorporates stories and the narrative-form into his songwriting.

With Anthony's permission, episode 12 part 1 features a portion of the song Hymn, which Anthony wrote for his nonette, and bit of the song Our Affair off of his album Frogtown.

MAKE MOVES 11 feat. Denny Tedesco, Producer of The Wrecking Crew! tells us how he made a movie that nobody thought he could make… with his own money… in his own way. The end result was an award winning documentary about an elite crew of Los Angeles studio musicians – including his father, Tommy Tedesco, one of the most recorded guitar players in history – who played on literally all of the hits to come from the West Coast music scene during the 1960’s. But Denny explains that he had to invest almost two decades of his life and be willing to take huge personal risks to finish the movie on his own terms. He discusses how he did it, why he couldn’t stop, the ramifications for his family, his personal connection to the movie’s story, and he reveals his ability to generate creative solutions.

With permission, this episode features four songs off of The Wrecking Crew! sound track: Be My Baby by the Ronettes, God Only Knows by the Beachboys, Danke Shoen by Wayne Newton, and The Beat Goes On by Sonny & Cher.

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MAKE MOVES 10 feat. Pete Muller -- singer, songwriter, surfer, quantitative hedge fund legend (what?), crossword puzzle creator, trail runner, poker player... uhhh is there anything this guy can't do?  Pete talks about his newest album Two Truths and a Lie, solving problems from a place of relaxation, busking in the subway, running a hedge fund, philanthropy, creating passion fueled virtuous cycles of motivation and dedication, and some helpful advice he once got "just follow the energy."  This is a riveting episode that's full of provocative tidbits from a very unique guy.

With Pete's permission, this episode features a bit of the tune Deeper off of his recent album Two Truths and a Lie. 

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MAKE MOVES 09 feat. Leela Cyd – photographer, foodie, cookbook author, traveler, and all around life-artist. Leela talks about her book Food with Friends: The art of simple gatherings. She also share some candid thoughts about: finding the beauty in imperfection, the value of family support, the joys of travel, and how life struggles were the path to finding herself. Also, Leela unpacks the concept of “mansplaining” and shares a story about greasing a turkey that has been sitting out at room temperature for four days.

With permission of Ropeadope Records, this episode features the tune Dachshund off of Adam & Kizzie's album The Book of EEDO Volume 2.

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Jason Verlinde provides an interesting perspective on chasing the things he loves.  He is the publisher of Fretboard Journal, a magazine he started with passion.  Fretboard Journal is a sophisticated and beautiful publication geared toward die-hard fans of all-things-guitar.  Jason talks about leaving a good career to start a magazine from the ground up, risks and sacrifices, building and being part of a community, and he sheds a little light on what it is like to be a father and husband while taking the road less traveled.

With permission of Ropedope-Sur Records, this episode features a bit of the tune En La Noche from Loli Molina's album Rubi. 

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