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Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 143: Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian and the War that Made the Roman Empire with Barry Strauss"In our society, you've done your job as a citizen if you've voted, done jury duty, and paid your taxes. But Athenian democracy was direct democracy, not representative democracy-- so every citizen had to hold a public office. A radically different societal make up."
Historian of the ancient world Barry Strauss is here, along with his new book, The War that Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium. In the wide-ranging conversation, Barry and Daniel cover many aspects of this pivotal yet little-known battle that was to define the future of the Roman Empire...2022-11-1548 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 141: The Lifelong Passion for Music with Jorja Fleezanis"I listen to classical music very specifically because I need to be able to feel at the end of what I'm listening to like I'm able confront the darkest sides of what I'm experiencing as well. I feel comforted by Beethoven. I feel comforted by his ability to say something to me that cannot be said any other way. A sense of hopelessness that is not without giving us some worth."
This is a rebroadcast of Ep. 80, aired originally in February 2021. The conversation was recorded in October 2020. Jorja Fleezanis died on September 9th, 2022. To read Daniel Lelchuk's...2022-10-1151 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 118: General H.R. McMaster and American Democracy"We need confidence in our republic, confidence in our ability to strengthen our republic, and we need to apply correctives to the problems we're encountering below the threshold of revolution."
General H.R. McMaster, one of the most distinguished military figures in the United States, joins the podcast. In his role post-government and post-military, he has become a commentator on national trends and international issues, with a particular focus on democracy and the health of our democratic system. A student of history and passionate advocate for the aspirational ideals of the constitution, his remains a voice of reas...2021-11-0251 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 117: China, the Control of the Internet, and the New Cold War with Jacob Helberg"China wasn't trying to hack the product per se. They were trying to use products in unanticipated ways to undermine trust in democracy and in the democratic system of government."
Jacob Helberg is here, with his new book in hand The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power. China is on our minds lately. Are we friends? Enemies? Foes? Are we at peace? At war? Helberg posits we are not on the brink of a Cold War with China— we are in the midst of one. With American sovereignty hanging in the balance, how can ordina...2021-10-2640 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 116: Nuclear Roulette and the Cuban Missile Crisis with Martin Sherwin"As Kennedy said at the United Nations, there is a 'sword of Damocles hanging by a thread over humanity,' and we're still in that same position today and will remain in that position unless we figure out how to get rid of nuclear weapons."
This is a rebroadcast of Ep. 88, aired originally April 7th, 2021. Marty Sherwin died on October 6th, 2021.
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Pulitzer-prize winning historian Martin J. Sherwin is on the podcast, discussing his new book Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book sheds new light a...2021-10-1959 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 115: Antibiotic Resistant Diseases and Nature's Next Medicines with Cassandra Quave"No matter where you go in the world, there has been a system of medicine that has been primarily based on plants. Billions rely on such a system still today."
Ethnobotanist (we discover what that is!) Dr. Cassandra Quave joins the podcast. She is out with a book called The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines. The book explores many issues people often think about-- what is happening in the vast, dizzying world of plants, and can plants help us more-- maybe a lot more-- than they already are?
Plants are the basis...2021-10-1249 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 114: Tom Nichols on the Assault on American Democracy“A huge amount of what’s going on in American society today is a blatant display of narcissism."
Tom Nichols joins the podcast for round two. This time, instead of focusing on his theories of popular, growing distaste and disdain for "expertise," he and Daniel focus on American democracy. Narcissism...un-serious...lack of civic responsibility...these are all terms Tom uses to describe a large portion of voters in America. In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the resul...2021-10-0551 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 113: How Philosophy can Save us From Ourselves with Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro“As rational beings and moral agents, it’s incumbent on us to use our faculties to the best of our abilities.”
Philosophy professors Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro are here, discussing their new book When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People. In it, they show how we can more readily spot and avoid flawed arguments and unreliable information; determine whether evidence supports or contradicts an idea; distinguish between merely believing something and knowing it; and much more. In doing so, the book reveals how epistemology, which addresses the nature of belief and knowledge, and ethics, the study of mora...2021-09-2854 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 112: Mary RoachHow do you get people to read about science who don't think they're interested in science? You entertain people, you fascinate them-- ultimately you make them care."
Beloved nature and science writer Mary Roach is here with new book in hand called Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but i...2021-09-2142 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 111: Nathaniel Philbrick on George Washington"We have to remain open and empathetic when examining the past and each other or we risk siloing ourselves into a self-reinforcing of our preconceptions."
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick joins the podcast, armed with his new book in hand Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy. Does George Washington still matter? Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were then an unsure nation.
When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of...2021-09-1451 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 110: Survival of the City with Edward Glaeser and David Cutler"Not only was our healthcare system failing us in its job of keeping us healthy for as little dollar and resource costs as possible, now we know it's also failing in its ability to keep us safe from pandemic."
Harvard economists Edward Glaeser and David Cutler join the show for a discussion centered around their new book Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation. The two argue that while city life will survive, individual cities face major risks. What happens when offices don’t fill back up? How comfortable ar...2021-09-0745 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 109: Terrorism and Afghanistan with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware"The problem today that we didn't have during the Cold War or twenty years ago is that there's profound disagreement over what are the biggest threats to our national security."
On the day the United States is scheduled to end its military presence in Afghanistan, two experts on counterterrorism — Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware— join Daniel for a special discussion. On the docket is a deep dive into many issues surrounding the exit. What could the US have done better, or differently? What could happen if ISIS-K and Al Qaeda vie for power in a Ta...2021-08-3158 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 108: Steven Strogatz"I don't have one philosophy that covers every student-- I just try to push everybody's buttons and see what happens."
Mathematician Steven Strogatz is here. Known not just as a math professor to his students at Cornell University, he is a great explainer of math and why perhaps so many of us —from middle school, high school, and beyond — feel like math drops us and leaves us behind. Using some early disappointing math experiences to illustrate how curiosity and perseverance can prevail, Steven explains to Daniel how his passion for teaching and conveying what he c...2021-08-2444 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 107: Noel Paul Stookey“Once you’re convinced that the root of all of us living creatures is love, then you’re always looking for the redemptive solutions that we may have."
Beloved singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey is here. Initially well-known as a member of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, he joins Daniel for a wide-ranging conversation about songwriting, music, American culture, and much more. At age 83, he is still singing, playing guitar, and bringing joy-- and maybe some peace-- to people the country over.
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Millennial climate organizer Daniel Sherrell is here, with a new book in tow. He and Daniel talk climate, his passion for activism, what is really happening to our world, and what the average person can do if they feel so compelled. His book, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World is described as "a new kind of book about climate change: not wh...2021-08-1045 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 105: Leana Wen"Public health is not just about the care people receive in the hospital. It's about the air they breathe, the water they drink, the food they have access to, the environment in which they live-- that all can determine if they are healthy."
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Renowned public health official Leana Wen is here, discussing her path from Chinese immigrant to admired physician. In her new book Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health, she speaks about her upbringing in Shanghai, her dreams...2021-08-0354 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 104: Supreme Court Panel"Since the 1970s the Court has been moving to the right. Bill Clinton was a centrist who appointed centrist justices, not liberals. Looking forward, the justices will be more unified around the 2nd amendment than they will around overturning Roe v. Wade."
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The United States Supreme Court finished its term recently, and we have two great experts to give us a guided tour of what just happened. Major cases were decided about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), freedom of speech, religious liberty, and ot...2021-07-271h 04Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 103: Jake Cohen"The definition of Jewish food is so much broader than what we learned in Hebrew School. It's something so powerful, so beautiful."
Star of the food world Jake Cohen is here, armed with his new cookbook. “Jew-Ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Jewish Mensch” aims to bring Jewish food into the 21st century and ask some of the critical questions about the place of Jewish food on the modern dining table. What is "Jewish food” after all besides matzo balls, bagels and lox, and brisket? How do great culinary traditions and huge diversity emerge out of...2021-07-2044 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 102: Cynthia Barnett"There is something about seashells that stretches through human time and memory. They are a wonderful way to draw people to what is happening to the ocean and our environment."
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Naturalist writer Cynthia Barnett is here, out with a new book that is at once history, future, and love letter to seashells and the oceans. Using seashells as an entry point for how she teaches us (in a non-dogmatic way) about the perilous state, but also history and beauty of the seas, Cynthia paints a picture of love and...2021-07-1341 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 101: Daniel Lelchuk interviewed by producer Doug Christian"Tribalism is increasing. But isn't it boring to be surrounded by people and ideas and concepts that are carbon copy of yourself? Who wouldn't get bored with that?"
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As a "new century" (episode 101) of Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk begins, on this episode, he puts himself in the hot seat and asks producer Doug Christian to be the interviewer. They cover a lot of ground, from Daniel's beginnings in music to his passion for interviewing people to his thoughts about dwindling music and civics education. With decades of experience...2021-07-0650 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 100: Niall Ferguson"We need to come to terms with the randomness and unpredictability of disaster."
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The great writer and historian Niall Ferguson is on the show for the 100th episode. His most recent book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, seeks to bring many different catastrophes of history under one umbrella and ask questions about what we as a society can do better. Hardly a history of disaster, the book offers a theory of disasters. Often times, as Niall explains, it is not the boss at t...2021-06-291h 04Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 99: Chris Matthews"That's what's horrible about politics today-- nobody wants anybody to look good. Are people in politics amenable, available for logic anymore?"
Veteran TV star and politico Chris Matthews joins Daniel for a look back and a look forward. From Chris's early passions for politics, to his time working for Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neill, to his star turn for more than twenty years hosting Hardball, the conversation goes in many directions. What happened to American politics? Is politics "broken?" Why is the right filled with single-issue voters-- i.e. 2nd amendment-- while people on...2021-06-2241 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 98: Erik Seidel"It's not the kind of job where you can show up and go through the motions and do well-- particularly at a high-roller event. There are plenty of amateurs today that would have been dominant players fifteen years ago."
Star poker player Erik Seidel is here, talking poker and much more. Far from just a simple “how to” conversation about poker, Erik and Daniel delve into many subjects surrounding the world of poker. They discuss the complex history of the game, its rapid developments, and the major changes technology has brought to the poker world. An interesting poin...2021-06-1540 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 97: Mark Bittman"We don't take food seriously enough. Children aren't taught what it means to grow food and what this is all about."
Beloved and authoritative food writer Mark Bittman, armed with a new book: Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal. The conversation, which goes in many directions, is not the typical food discussion. Far from just a string of kitchen techniques, charming recipes, and culinary advice from a great cook, Mark and Daniel go on a guided tour of the food system of this country— and address some longstanding problems as well...2021-06-0842 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 96: Richard Haass“My own view right now is that the greatest threat to the national security of the Unites States is the division of the body politic— our own internal divisions.”
Diplomat and writer Richard Haass joins the podcast. After a busy spring on Talking Beats filled with experts and luminaries on specific fields, we zoom way out in this episode and talk about our world— “a world in disarray,” as Haass describes it. One of the most significant experts on foreign policy, Dr. Haass is out with a new book called The World: A Brief Introduction. Using the book as a ju...2021-06-0150 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 95: Jordan Ellenberg"People may think of themselves as having no mind for geometry at all, but that's purely an illusion."
Jordan Ellenberg -- mathematician, numbers guru, and explainer -- joins the podcast on the day his new book is released. The book, called Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else, takes that subject so many people had problems with in middle school or high school and shows even the most casual reader that we all have a feel for geometry somewhere inside us-- even if we don't think we do. Coincidentally, that is something...2021-05-251h 00Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 94: André Aciman"Art is the repository of the things we never did and wish we had done. It is the song of our regrets."
The great writer of fiction and non-fiction André Aciman is here. In the discussion, he and Daniel explore the interplay of time and place. Using Aciman's recent book of essays, Homo Irrealis, as the jumping off point, many questions such as "Where and what is home?" "Who makes up a place?" "What is memory?" come up and are discussed in depth. Irrealis is what Aciman describes as "a category of verbal moods that indicate that c...2021-05-1858 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 93: Steven Nadler"Philosophy is a dialogue. It's a dialogue of those of us who are contemporaries, but also a dialogue between us and those who came before."
Renowned philosopher Steven Nadler is here. The expert on the 17th century philosopher Baruch Spinoza, Nadler lays out clearly not only why Spinoza matters today, but also why perhaps he is the most relevant of all philosophers to our modern day lives. Nadler explains Spinoza's concept of a "free man," and how we can all use our finite time on earth to examine our lives, our inner workings, and the people around...2021-05-1158 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 92: Dennis Ross, Michael Singh, and Israel/Iran Relations"There are signs that the Iranians would want sanctions relief, but they also have the ability to endure and don't seem to mind imposing real austerity on their own country. Economic leverage is a lever that can work but obviously by itself is not sufficient."
On today's program, a special program that delves into the torrid world of mideast politics with two of our country's greatest experts-- Ambassador Dennis Ross and Michael Singh. The two guests and Daniel explore where things really are with the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) and how the US can perhaps get a...2021-05-0458 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 91: Jim McKelvey"As we come out of the pandemic, instead of just absentmindedly letting your time get filled back up for you, maybe choose to keep a few things compressed and use that time for something else. I am looking forward to having my life back, but also looking forward to having more control over the things I don't want to do."
Support Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk on Patreon. You will contribute to continued presentation of substantive interviews with the world's most compelling people. We believe that providing a platform for individual expression, free thought, and a diverse...2021-04-2752 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 90: Sherry Turkle“For years I’ve talked about how online life degrades our attention to each other in ways that are not good for empathy because people never know if you’re paying full attention to them.”
The beloved Sherry Turkle joins the podcast, for a conversation that attempts to take stock of where we are, and who we are, as we gradually move from pandemic life into the still-unknown “new normal.” Daniel and Sherry discuss why video calls are so ineffective and poor at creating opportunities for empathy. Speaking of which, what is empathy? It makes up par...2021-04-2059 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 89: Saul Lelchuk"One of the delights of fiction is that you can take a reality and you can transform it into the reality that you are personally trying to show or are concerned with."
Fiction writer Saul Lelchuk is here-- Daniel's older brother. Saul is out with a new book, the second installment of the Nikki Griffin series, titled One Got Away. In the discussion, Daniel and Saul talk about the creation of works of fiction-- what is the difference between an idea for a book and an actual book? How important is the process and...2021-04-1348 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 88: Martin Sherwin"As Kennedy said at the United Nations, there is a 'sword of Damocles hanging by a thread over humanity,' and we're still in that same position today and will remain in that position unless we figure out how to get rid of nuclear weapons."
Pulitzer-prize winning historian Martin J. Sherwin is on the podcast, discussing his new book Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book sheds new light and brings fresh insights into what was one of the most volatile, potentially catastrophic period of time in...2021-04-0759 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 87: Terry Virts“The world does a lot better when America leads, as long as we’re leading promoting democracy and free market economies. We can’t be promoting the dictators and authoritarians of the world.”
One of the most distinguished NASA astronauts of the last few decades is here, talking everything from space to his passion for Mozart. Colonel Terry Virts, former head of the International Space Station, has a book out called How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth, which serves as the jumping-off point for this expansive conversation. Lots of the fundam...2021-03-301h 08Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 86: Oded Rechavi"We have just a few kinds of antibiotics, and certain kinds of bacteria are totally resistant to these. If these bacteria spread, as every biologist knows is about to happen at some point, we are totally helpless."
The Israeli biologist Oded Rechavi is here. The practitioner of what he describes as "radical science," he spends his life studying one millimeter long roundworms called C. elegans... but what does this have to do with humans, with inheritable traits, with our potential for survival now and in the future? Well, a lot actually. From his early...2021-03-2345 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 84: Walter Isaacson“I love the miracles of science, and I think it’s more dangerous to fear science than to embrace it. The basic theme of my book is ‘nature is beautiful.' And the other theme? ‘Nature is useful.’ Once you realize how beautiful it is, you can use our human ingenuity to turn the beauty of nature into things than can help us.”
Walter Isaacson is back on the show, this time with a new book in hand titled The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. As Isaacson exp...2021-03-0938 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 83: Stephen Greenblatt"Shakespeare's world was not that of the 'Renaissance Pleasure Fair.' It was a world of oppression, spying and betrayal, mass executions, censorship. But understanding how we got something precious from that should be part of what strengthens our grasp of what we have received from the past."
The great literary scholar and Shakespeare expert Stephen Greenblatt is here for a discussion about The Bard--- his plays, his influence, and how one goes about teaching Shakespeare. Themes that have come up before on this show reappear here, notably what does one do with the...2021-03-021h 04Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 82: Frank Wilczek"Symmetry is the idea that you have patterns that allow transformation that might have changed them but don't, so a circle has a lot of symmetry because you can rotate it around the center and it's still the same object. This can also be applied to concepts in physics."
Physicist Frank Wilczek is here to discuss his new book Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, where he outlines who we are, what we are, and where we are in relation to the world and the rest of the universe. He and Daniel have a discussion...2021-02-231h 04Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 81: Michael Tilson Thomas“We are so lucky in music that we can look back to someone like Beethoven or Monteverdi or Josquin des Prez and understand through their music many different qualities of how people imagined themselves to be, how they imagined life to be. Despite the fact that we’re having this lovely conversation, the acronym of my life has become AFWAP— 'as few words as possible.' That is my new ideal that I hope to realize a bit more fully until…I’m outta here."
Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) is here, one of the most celeb...2021-02-161h 04Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 80: Jorja Fleezanis"I listen to classical music very specifically because I need to be able to feel at the end of what I'm listening to like I'm able confront the darkest sides of what I'm experiencing as well. I feel comforted by Beethoven. I feel comforted by his ability to say something to me that cannot be said any other way. A sense of hopelessness that is not without giving us some worth."
Violinist Jorja Fleezanis is here to talk music and the staying power of music, the spell it casts, over children and adults alike...2021-02-0950 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 79: Nicholas Christakis“We have the misfortune that the virus struck us at a particular moment in our history. We have the highest levels of income inequality in a century, we have extreme levels of political polarization, and we have a number of macro trends that have thinned out our intellectual discourse that have made it very difficult for us to have a reasoned conversation about what we should do as a nation to confront this threat.”
Physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis is here. On the docket? Variants, viruses, epidemics, pandemics, and the toll— medical, physical, social, and em...2021-02-021h 02Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 78: Martin Garbus and the First Amendment"In order to justify themselves, when certain groups get together, they go far beyond their mandate. Once people start to censor, once you give them the right, you don't know where it ends. You can say 'OK, censor Nazis.' So then what do you do? You can say 'Censor Muslims' because of this. And then you can go a little further-- you can censor someone who speaks on behalf of Muslims. Then you can say Charlie Hebdo was wrong."
Legendary first amendment lawyer Martin Garbus joins the podcast for a discussion of the...2021-01-261h 29Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 77: Dennis Washburn and 'The Tale of Genji'"People recognized that what’s being depicted here is sometimes despicable or deplorable but at the same time alluring, extraordinarily artistic and extraordinarily revealing about life and human nature. A lot of art is about a lot of very unpleasant stuff and you can’t cancel it because of that. You can’t move away or avert your eyes because it’s not morally upright."
'The Tale of Genji' has fascinated readers around the world for a thousand years. The female writer Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian pe...2021-01-1955 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 76: Petula Clark“I was singing for the troops when I was only a kid of course during the Second World War and I just enjoyed singing right from the start— and it’s pretty well the same thing now. I sing because I like to sing. I don’t sing to make a living, although I guess I do!”
Petula Clark is here, to open season two of this program. The star, who for seven decades has captivated audiences the world over in live concerts and on records in five different languages, has a passion for music and for the st...2021-01-1239 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 75: Lawrence Krauss"We are connected to the universe in ways people don't realize. We're connected to stars-- we're made of stardust. Dark matter, which may sound esoteric, is responsible for galaxies and ultimately for our own existence."
Lawrence Krauss is here. Explainer, thinker, physicist-- what is fascinating about him is not just his knowledge and ability to speak about the most daunting subjects that face us, but also how he connects science to other fields. How does a vibrating string on a cello make sound? How does a concert hall resonate and sound good, filled with...2020-12-0440 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 74: Pablo Ferrández"When I hear Beethoven, I feel like he's reading my mind, reading my soul. It's impossible to comprehend. I compare Beethoven to someone like Da Vinci. Similar level of genius. His music is one of the great treasures we have."
On today's program, cellist Pablo Ferrández is here. A colleague of Daniel on stage and a friend offstage, they have a lot talk about when it comes to cello, music, and music's role in modern life. But this is not a conversation where two musicians talk shop. Quite to the contrary-- it's a c...2020-12-0139 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 73: Richard Rothstein"De facto segregation, it turns out, is a myth. The reason we have segregation in every metropolitan area in this country is government policy. Federal, state, and local policy that was racially explicit that ensured African-Americans and whites could not live near one another."
Historian, writer, and social chronicler Richard Rothstein is here to talk about histories and patterns of what he calls "purposeful race-based housing segregation." He doesn't paint a pretty picture, and he describes a concerted effort not just in major cities but in localities and towns all over this country. Why...2020-11-2734 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 72: Wendy Suzuki"The brain is very responsive. One of its most amazing capacities is its ability to change, and one of the most common experiences of brain plasticity is the ability to have new experiences and new sounds stick with us."
Dr. Wendy Suzuki is here, to talk all things music, exercise, and yes, the brain. She is a highly distinguished neural scientist--at her lab at New York University and through her research and writing-- and she is telling us the truth about how we can, at every stage in life, mold, stretch, and yes, improve...2020-11-2445 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 71: Austin Carr"I try to be quick to listen, slow to speak. I try not to join the mob in whatever is going on in the social and political climate."
NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints is here, talking sports, talking music, talking cancel culture. Far from being just a star athlete, he is a music lover and a pianist / singer-songwriter. With a degree in philosophy from Northwestern University, on this conversation, at both the height of football season and the height of political and social tension, Austin and Daniel take a deep dive...2020-11-2043 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 70: Sean Carroll"This is the wonderful thing about physics. A very simple set of equations makes predictions that are hard to wriggle out of. So if General Relativity is right, with pretty good confidence you can extrapolate back in time to what was happening not at the Big Bang itself but to the first few seconds after the Big Bang."
Physicist Sean Carroll is here talking all things space and time. With a gift for explanations of complex subjects that anyone can understand, he addresses some of the issues we all wonder about from time to...2020-11-1754 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 69: Miss Peppermint"We need other people to see trans people as a way that's not taboo, as a way that's not just us on Jerry Springer or in the news. We need to see us celebrated and experiencing joy."
Singer, songwriter, actress Miss Peppermint is here. The first trans woman on Ru Paul's Drag Race, the wildly popular entertainer is here to talk about her new album. She and Daniel cover a wide range of things-- from her early beginnings in the school orchestra playing cello to her roles on TV and Broadway. The highly personal...2020-11-1341 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 68: 2020 Election Aftermath w/ Kim Wehle and Jonathan Allen"I think Mitch McConnell is one of the most insidious cancerous actors in American politics and he has had a corrosive effect on the functioning of the separation of powers and the constitution itself."
On today's program, we are debriefing the 2020 election. As predicted, things are getting complicated, as the country and world sort through the results of the election. But one thing is certain-- we are in for a wild ride, and now more than ever we need to sift through the news cogently and carefully. Where are we going, as a country...2020-11-111h 00Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 67: Randall Horton"Language taught me to be a better human being. It taught me to understand what morality was."
Poet Randall Horton joins the podcast. The only tenured professor in the Unites States (University of New Haven) with seven felony convictions, he and Daniel have an open and frank conversation about his unique life, his path to the written word, and his emotional and physical redemption through writing. What began with a clear plastic pen and a yellow legal pad, while in Montgomery County Prison in Maryland, became a new life. What can words do? What...2020-11-0933 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 66: 2020 Pre-Election Roundtable w/ Bill Kristol, Nancy Maveety, and Lawrence DouglasOn today's program, a special 2020 pre-election roundtable discussion with a distinguished panel of guests--- Bill Kristol, Nancy Maveety, and Lawrence Douglas. With so much hanging in the balance, these three experts analyze the situation from different and valuable viewpoints. While no one can predict what will happen, our guests offer various takes on what might, come Election Day-- and crucially, beyond.
--BILL KRISTOL has been a leading participant in American political debates and a widely respected analyst of American political developments for three decades. Having served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan and Ge...2020-11-0255 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 65: Eddie Glaude, Jr."Baldwin to me is the inheritor of Emerson. He takes Ralph Waldo Emerson across the tracks. Baldwin is the most insightful writer about race and democracy we've ever had."
Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. returns to the podcast. Last time he was here was in June 2020. Some things have changed and some haven't. With the country at the footstep of an election, Dr. Glaude and Daniel look at the state of our country right now. What is at stake? How is this election different from others, other? They also talk about parallels, about similarities, between Ja...2020-11-0137 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 64: John Sipher"After 9/11, there was no right answer. As we captured terrorists, when we captured them overseas, the place where we captured them said 'We don't want them, you have to get them out of here.' CIA was stuck."
John Sipher is here. He spent more than 28 years in clandestine service in the CIA and joins Daniel for a discussion about the role of the CIA overseas. What is an asset? What is trust? What cultural education does one gain intersecting as a clandestine officer abroad? What practices has the CIA engaged in that we...2020-10-3046 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 63: Jon Alterman“The Chinese model is we will advance your economy, we will make you rich, and we’re not going to talk about human rights, we’re not going to talk about democratization, we’re going to talk about changing the role of women. We will just do business with you. It will be win-win, and let’s let the Americans do what they want, let the Americans annoy people. We will be your partner.”
On today’s program, we are talking China and we are talking the Middle East. We may not picture the Middle East wh...2020-10-2733 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 62: Diane Rehm“Tone is important. Moderation is important. But I can assure you there were times when I left moderation to the side.”
Beloved public radio host Diane Rehm is here. Usually she is on the other side of the microphone, asking the questions and bringing the guest to life in ways the audience has never heard. But this time she is on the receiving end, as Daniel engages her on a variety of topics— everything from her favorite interviews to memorable moments of passion in the studio. Beyond that, they discuss the role of the media...2020-10-2544 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 61: Elizabeth Rindskopf-Parker, Suzanne Spaulding, and Ted McConnell"Many of the founders and the next generation after them advocated: we have to educate the citizenry how to best handle the rights and responsibilities we gave them, we promised them in the Declaration of Independence, and we gave unto them in the Constitution.”
On today’s program, a special panel discussion about civic education as viewed as a national security imperative. This program, a collaboration with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), features three distinguished guests with varied backgrounds but a common goal. Civics education and national security— what do they have t...2020-10-231h 12
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 60: Mike Espy“I just believe if you’re elected and they imbue you with trust and faith then you represent them as well as you can…we did that over four terms in the US Congress, went on to become a cabinet secretary, and it’s my goal now to become the next United States Senator for the same reasons.”
On today’s special mid-week episode, Secretary Mike Espy is here. Well known as the first African-American congressman from Mississippi since Reconstruction and then as the Secretary of Agriculture for President Bill Clinton, he is now running for...2020-10-2123 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 59: Bruce Hoffman“It’s not just violence but the threat of violence that breathes life into terrorism, that gives it its power. For terrorism to have its power, it's not just the victim or the target— it’s the target audience, or the wider vicarious number of victims that terrorists hope to intimidate, coerce, and get them to behave in a different manner than they would have.”
On today’s episode, expert on counter terrorism and insurgency Bruce Hoffman. He’s spent more then forty years studying trends, groups, and patterns of terrorism all over the world— but lat...2020-10-2038 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 58: Tommy Emmanuel“Music is not made to be forced. It’s gotta come through you. It’s easy to play a whole bunch of notes, and play fast, and be impressive. But it’s all about emotion. You gotta tap into the emotion of music.”
Legendary guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel is here, talking all things guitar and all things music. This is a tough, unusual time for musicians of all walks of life. In this period, when instead of live concerts all around the world and constant touring, Facebook and other social media live streams are filling th...2020-10-1833 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 57: Michael Shermer“All culture is appropriation. No culture invents their culture and says ‘this is ours’ and silos it off from everybody else. Everybody borrows everything."
Science historian and best-selling writer Michael Shermer is here. Free speech and free expression have been on his mind lately, and that’s what occupies a lot of the conversation. What’s happening with free speech and campus culture? What is the border between “protected speech” and "acceptable speech?” In addition to discussing Michael’s ten commandments of free speech, he and Daniel also talk about Darwin, and why, for Michael, he is the...2020-10-1647 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 56: Mayor Adrian Perkins"A lot of the bigger problems that we have to solve, that computers can't solve at this time, are problems that aren't just black and white that numbers can solve. It takes leaders and staff that are diverse in experience, in educational background-- and art helps with that."
On today's program, we are joined by a rising star of the Democratic Party, Mayor Adrian Perkins of Shreveport, Louisiana. The Mayor, who is running for the United States Senate, share his story, inspirations, and dreams in this wide-ranging conversation. He and Daniel speak about his...2020-10-1330 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 55: Chloé Valdary"Racism or deep-seated feelings of supremacy come from a gaping hole, a deep feeling of insecurity for which one overcompensates."
Writer and activist Chloé Valdary joins the podcast for a discussion of her "Theory of Enchantment" program and her feelings on race in America today. She and Daniel discuss how conversations about race have shifted in the past few years. She also makes reference to James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr. as examples of illustrating how love serves as her guiding principal when dealing with every situation she faces.
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Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 54: Jacques Pépin“I know a lot of professional chefs who are very good technicians, can work very fast, and are relatively lousy cooks.”
On today’s program, beloved chef Jacques Pépin returns to the program. A Talking Beats favorite, he is out with a new cookbook, “Quick and Simple.” Chef Pépin is here to discuss the book and other ideas for Fall cooking. We are all a little more willing to turn on the oven and the stove now that the weather is turning cooler. So what should we cook? The chef also offers his tips for...2020-10-0940 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 53: Bill Kristol"On the one hand I hate to see our whole public life taken over by this person, but on the other hand, we asked for it. We made him president."
On a special episode devoted to current political analysis, influential commentator Bill Kristol joins the podcast for a look at where we are and where we are going-- or could be going. He makes some fascinating points and has some candid and sharp observations for politicians in office, and especially, those who are retired. He addresses some of the big questions hanging over us...2020-10-0842 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 52: Senator Heidi Heitkamp“The democratic party has lost the ability to communicate in rural America. We’re trying to figure out how we can better explain policies to rural America, but also how we can better explain rural America to urban America.”
Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) joins the podcast to discuss where American politics are right now. She and Daniel talk about her roots in a big working-class family in a small town in North Dakota, her early passion for public service and leadership, and how maybe Americans really are more united than we might think. Can we...2020-10-0639 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 51: Alvin Cailan and Alexandra Cuerdo“Filipino food is at the center of the social calendar. It’s at the center of how we live our lives. It’s a way of expressing love and it’s a way of expressing community.”
Chef Alvin Cailan, one of the country’s most celebrated Filipino chefs, and award-winning director Alexandra Cuerdo are out with a new cookbook all about Filipino food. The book, titled "Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream,” paints a rich and exciting picture of Filipino food and Alvin’s melding of tradition and innovation as he brings this food into the kitchens...2020-10-0443 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 50: Moshe Safdie"I try to think that anything I do--it could be a house, it could be a small kindergarten--must reach for the kind of spiritual in the sense of the uplifting and make you feel better as a human being."
To mark the 50th episode of Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk, legendary architect Moshe Safdie joins the program for a wide-ranging discussion and rare look into the depths of one of the world's great visionaries of buildings. What is the role of an architect? What does the intersection of utility and art look like? Can a ph...2020-10-0249 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 49: Dr. Michael Osterholm"In a given year, only about 20% of the respiratory illnesses that we see are actually caused by influenza. 80% are caused largely by other viral pathogens."
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm joins Daniel for a frank assessment of where we are, at the beginning of October, as we as a country and world continue to navigate the torrid waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Daniel gets the expert doctor, not exactly known for his optimism, to paint us a picture: How have we done at mitigation? What really is the science and effectiveness behind mask...2020-10-0136 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 48: Ambassador Michael McFaul“Putin wants you to believe that he is a return to Russian traditions and to the glory days when Russia was a revered, respected power in the international system.”
Former United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFaul comes on Talking Beats to talk all things Russia and all things Putin. One of the biggest issues that he and Daniel talk about is the role of Putin in Russian history— where does he fit in? What is he trying to take Russia forward--or back-- to? Over the past fifteen years, Putin has become more e...2020-09-2938 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 47: Piet Oudolf“From the moment I started with plants, I felt it had something deeper than what you saw. It was not just about the flower. It had a special appeal--that there’s something we love about plants because we are part of nature.”
On this episode, Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf joins the podcast. He and Daniel talk about the fundamentals of gardening itself and its enormous appeal— even more so these days in times of COVID. What is it about the act of putting seeds into the earth, tending to them, and gaining aesthetic beauty f...2020-09-2734 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 46: Michael Ian Black“You’ve got a president who is so wrapped up in his own flawed masculinity that he won’t say that for him to acknowledge this disease is equivalent to him admitting his own weakness, his own powerlessness, his own vulnerability. He won’t wear a mask because he thinks it makes him look weak.”
On today’s program, comedian, actor, and writer Michael Ian Black joins the podcast. He is recently out with a new book, entitled “A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son.” The book, which takes the form of an extended l...2020-09-2533 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 45: Bonnie Glaser“China is pushing a set of norms and trying to undermine democracies and rule of law around the world and interfering in their societies in ways that is causing a lot of worry.”
On this episode, China policy expert Bonnie Glaser joins Daniel to discuss what is happening currently with US-China relations. Where is China building military bases around the world that might shock us? What should Americans think of TikTok, WeChat, and even Zoom? How do Chinese citizens view the surveillance state that is de rigeur in Chinese society? With US-China relations at a low point since at lea...2020-09-2245 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 44: James Shapiro“The reason great works of art sustain themselves for over 400 years whether it’s a Mozart horn concerto or the Tempest is because when that work was created it spoke with great immediacy to its audiences.”
James Shapiro, specialist of the works and life of William Shakespeare, joins Talking Beats for a look into the origins of Shakespeare’s popularity in the United States and the role his works play today. Why is Shakespeare taught and read everywhere? Why are his plays so immediately relevant 400 years after the fact? What can we always be learning...2020-09-2032 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 43: Melissa Clark“I’m always curious. I always want to try something new. I’m always delving into the ‘what if.’”
On this special episode to coincide with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Melissa Clark returns to the podcast. She and Daniel talk about why Jewish food is so diverse around the world, how there is so much more to Rosh Hashanah than matzo balls and brisket, and her general recommendations for fall cooking. They also go over her current favorite music, which is very different than last time she was on the show!
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Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 39: Dr. Abraham Verghese"Even when it was 'normal,' it was really far from normal. It was the illusion of things being static when in fact they were incredibly dynamic. The normal we're looking to go back to is hardly desirable."
Where have physical examinations gone? Will house calls ever come back? How has COVID-19 and its hyper-reliance on the internet and computers oddly brought increased closeness between doctors and patients? On this episode, Dr. Verghese and Daniel take a deep dive into the heart of what it means to be a doctor and what it means...2020-09-0839 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 38: Jonathan Kay"If people with real scientific credentials are feeling pressure to deny reality on ideological grounds, that, to me is an even more serious problem than our journalistic community being corrupted by these ideological cults."
On this episode, find out what's making journalist and free-thought advocate Jonathan Kay optimistic--and maybe not so optimistic. He and Daniel take a deep dive into the current political climate by addressing political correctness in relation to science, the alarming influence of social media trends on society at large, and increasing tendencies at universities to squeeze free speech in the s...2020-09-0648 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 37: Ray Chen"When people feel safe enough to come back to the concert hall I do think we will see a resurgence in classical music."
On this episode, noted concert violinist Ray Chen discusses the fascinating, wild times of being a musician during the COVID-19 pandemic. He and Daniel address questions large and small, comfortable and less so. What IS the place of a symphony orchestra right now? What has the classical music world gotten right--and wrong--over the years? How does a musician keep busy when there are few if any concerts? Of course, we also...2020-09-0439 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 35: Barbara McQuade"We go about our days thinking more about the safety side of the equation and not necessarily thinking about how every time we give up a little bit of civil liberties we are making ourselves less safe in a different way."
Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Barbara McQuade was appointed by President Obama in 2010 and was the first woman to hold the position. She is currently a legal commentator on MSNBC and professor at the University of Michigan Law School. On this episode, she and Daniel talk about her love for teaching...2020-08-3037 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 34: Daniel LibeskindArchitect Daniel Libeskind has designed some of the most important cultural structures in the world, including the Jewish Museum Berlin and One World Trade Center. On this episode, he talks about his early life in Poland as a virtuoso accordion player, his entry into the world of drawing and architecture, and how he approaches a new project, from the earliest internal conception through the final result. He also discusses some of his ideas for the future regarding urban living and low-income housing. 2020-08-2835 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 32: Scott TurowScott Turow, best-selling novelist and former federal attorney, joins Daniel for a discussion about the intersection of literature and the law-- Scott’s dual passions and professions. 2020-08-2333 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 31: Malcolm NanceCounter terrorism expert Malcolm Nance served twenty years in the US military as a Senior Chief Petty Officer and naval cryptologist and is the best-selling author of numerous books on terrorism and democracy. On this episode, he joins Daniel to discuss the recent poisoning of Alexei Navalny, an overview of Russia's tactics regarding dissidents, and the state of democracies around the world. We also learn what instrument Malcolm played in high school orchestra...it may surprise you!2020-08-2249 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 30: Linda RonstadtThe legendary Linda Ronstadt had a career that spanned five decades, and became one of the most beloved singers in America. During this episode, she and Daniel talk about growing up in a musical family in Arizona, her famous collaboration with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton, and her lifelong love for opera.2020-08-2132 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 29: Laurence TribeProfessor Laurence Tribe, legendary constitutional law scholar, joins Daniel for a special episode to discuss the new bi-partisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Russia and the 2016 U.S. elections. They also explore Professor Tribe's passion for teaching and of course his taste in music.
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Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 28: Dr. Eric TopolDr. Eric Topol is the Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and the author of three bestseller books on the future of medicine: The Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Patient Will See You Now, and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. On this episode, he and Daniel explore the possibility of a more humanistic doctor-patient relationship through AI, as well as Dr. Topol’s hopes and fears for both the short and long term.2020-08-1836 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 27: Jennifer AckermanJennifer Ackerman is the best-selling author of 'The Genius of Birds.' On this episode, she and Daniel explore the amazingly complex and varied world of bird patterns, communication, and emotions-- a field relatively unfamiliar to the public at large until recent years. 2020-08-1632 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 26: Lt. Col. Dan HamptonLieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty distinguished years (1986–2006) in the United States Air Force and is the best selling author of Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat and Lords of the Sky. On this episode, he and Daniel discuss his new book, Operation Vengeance, which tells the harrowing story of the American military operation to kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of the attacks at Pearl Harbor.2020-08-1430 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 24: Germain LouvetGermain Louvet is a star principal dancer at the Ballet of the Opéra de Paris. On this episode, he and Daniel discuss the ever-evolving art form and some of the most important figures that moved ballet through the 20th century and continue to do so in the 21st. 2020-08-0932 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 22: Larry TyeLarry Tye is the best-selling author of Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon and Home Lands. On this episode, he and Daniel take a deep dive into his new book, Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy.2020-08-0437 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 21: Nadieh BremerAward-winning data visualization designer and astronomer Nadieh Bremer. On this episode, she discusses how she makes complex data come alive with clarity and beauty. She and Daniel also discuss her major recent project using data from the Hubble Space Telescope for Physics Today.2020-08-0233 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 20: Amy TanThe writer of numerous well-known novels as well as works of nonfiction, Amy Tan joins Daniel in this rare interview for a look into literature, culture, and music. Amy Tan also shares details about her love for opera--- her greatest musical passion. 2020-07-3143 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 19: David FrumDavid Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic. From 2014 through 2017, he served as chairman of the board of trustees of the leading UK center-right think tank, Policy Exchange. 'TRUMPOCALYPSE: Restoring American Democracy' is his most recent book. On this episode, he and Daniel take a dive into the November elections, examine the state of free speech, and of course cover some favorite musical choices.2020-07-2837 min
Talking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 17: Julian LageVirtuoso jazz guitarist Julian Lage. The former child-prodigy turned beloved mature artist, Lage writes music of a unique and beguiling sound world. In this conversation, he and Daniel discuss musical role models and favorite artists, the up and downsides of social media for the musical development of young people, and ultimately the importance of the examination of one’s self for the artistic process.2020-07-2435 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 16: Dr. Alexandra SolomonDr. Alexandra H. Solomon is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University and a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. The author of numerous books, her work has been featured on The Today Show, O Magazine, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Scientific American. On this episode, she discusses her practice with Daniel and the toll the global pandemic is taking on families and relationships. 2020-07-2135 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 15: Anders OsborneSongwriter and guitarist Anders Osborne is known and beloved for the deep personal quality and raw emotion he mixes with supreme guitar mastery. In this intimate conversation, he discusses what Daniel calls “life to music”— how crucial it is for real experiences and true living to mold his textual and musical creations.2020-07-1928 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEp. 14: Jacques PépinEsteemed culinary authority, chef, educator, and television food personality Jacques Pépin joins Daniel for an in-depth look at his fascinating life and unique career. They discuss his childhood and the war years, his stint in Paris, and his move to America in 1959. Also covered is his love for music and the philanthropic work of his foundation.2020-07-1733 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukEpisode #12: Wynonna JuddLegendary country music singer and guitarist Wynonna Judd joins Daniel for a wide-ranging conversation. They discuss her earliest memories with music, her creative process, and her lifelong musical inspirations. It is an intimate portrait of one of America's best-loved musicians. 2020-07-1039 minTalking Beats with Daniel LelchukTrailerWelcome to Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk, the new podcast where extraordinary individuals from all walks of life share their lives, their work, and of course, their favorite music. 2020-05-1500 min