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Nuffink And Like ItBONUS! - “Hardcore” John Atkins Interview!A slight deviation from the schedule, but an opportunity we couldn’t pass up as we talked to former FWA TV host, ring announcer, press officer, commentator and poster putter-upper, “HARDCORE” JOHN ATKINS!Settle in for over an hour of stories, tales and anecdotes about his time with the FWA, other wrestling-related ventures and adventures, life after wrestling, ukuleles, YouTube stardom, where the nickname “Hardcore” came from and so much more. This is one not to be missed!This episode’s alternative titles:-Men Don’t Get Much Cooler Th...
2025-07-181h 25
Up Next with John ContrattiInterview With Actor Christopher AtkinsOn the 45th anniversary of the blockbuster film, "The Blue Lagoon", actor Christopher Atkins stops by to take a look back on the film and the roles that followed.
2025-05-0935 min
The Ukulele PodcastStukuleleG'Day mates! This week we're heading down under to chat with the awesome Stukulele from Uke Mullum!We chat about loads of different topics, including:FatherhoodBecoming a professional musician at the age of 16Touring the countryGigging alongside BLUEY'S DAD!Headlining a gig over NirvanaTaking James Hill's teacher training classSwitching from drums to the ukuleleWriting and performing with your own familyAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com
2024-07-1734 min
That OTHER...Masonic PodcastEpisode 67: All About The Bling (Interview with GSW John Bridegroom)On a RARE weeknight recording sessions, Brother Todd and Brother Jared get a chance to speak with a Brother that has been on their guest wish list for over a year: Grand Senior Warden for the State of Indiana John Bridegroom. You do NOT want to miss this incredible episode!
2024-06-172h 01
The Ukulele PodcastKatie DenureThis week I chat with the brilliant Katie Denure of One Music School!We chat about loads of different topics, including:Why she did NOT want to go into YouTube originallyReligionMeeting her husbandBeing a black belt in kung fu!The difficulty of teaching your own childrenBluey!When did she start playing music?Moving from guitar to ukulelePerforming at the LA FestivalWriting her own songsAnd much, much more!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message...
2024-06-0536 min
The Ukulele PodcastMim Spills The Tea!Ukulele Tales returns for season 3 with a very special LIVE episode.Recorded at the recent Allegheny Ukulele Soiree in Altoona, PA, our special guest is the amazing MIM from Mim's Ukes!We chat about everything from how she got her start in the ukulele world, where her name comes from, embarrassing herself in front of celebrities at NaMM, combining Dungeons and Dragons with MCing ukulele nights...PLUS, she addresses THAT video to address THE SET-UP CONTROVERSY.And much, much more!If you have any...
2024-05-2241 min
Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My HomeEpisode 97 John Atkins - "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home"Businessman, Public Servant, and Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkins sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:
0:30 1. John, you’ve long been one of the people I really look up to in town.
Let’s start here today.
What role did the Atkins Family play in bringing Centenary to Shreveport in 1908?
8:35 2. Tell me about the loss of your grandfather in the plane crash of 1954.
20:43 3. How does a former...
2024-04-111h 10Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My HomeEpisode 97 John Atkins - "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home"Businessman, Public Servant, and Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkins sits down with Jeffrey Goodman, Director of Marketing and Development for the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, to answer the following questions:
0:30 1. John, you’ve long been one of the people I really look up to in town.
Let’s start here today.
What role did the Atkins Family play in bringing Centenary to Shreveport in 1908?
8:35 2. Tell me about the loss of your grandfather in the plane crash of 1954.
20:43 3. How does a former...
2024-04-111h 10
The Ukulele PodcastTom GossThis week I chat with musician, friend, and former neighbour: the beautiful Tom Goss!We had a lot of catching up to do, and cover a lot of ground, including:His New Album - “Remember What It Feels Like”Emerging from the pandemic and how that effected his creativityTraveling the world as a musician Using humour to move beyond fearFake people in L.A.Why straight people have kidsStaying positiveHow his song BEARS helped people to di...
2024-04-1052 min
The Ukulele PodcastMarc GallagherThis week I chat with the awesome British musician, Marc Gallagher about:Memorising songs easily - he has over 700 learnt off by heart!His numerous collabsPerfect Pitch - how he found out he had it, how he puts it to good use, and why it's a blessing and a curseHow many different instruments he playsAttending GNUF as a teenage sound engineer and stealing the show at an open mic setBeing proud to be an openly bi musician, and how that effects his musicMinorities in the ukulele world, and trying to eradicate hate speech in musicReceiving...
2024-03-2745 min
Be The VesselDr. Don St John - "Sing The Body Electric," Continuum Movement, Divine Instruction, Church of Ayahuasca / Hoasca, Supreme Court Case, Softening The ShellDr. Don St John, PhD is a psychotherapist, teacher, and author of the award winning Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture. He has been immersed in the psychological, somatic, relational, and spiritual worlds for more than fifty years. Dr. St John has a unique perspective on healing and human potential, having constructed a view that includes four essential and interrelated components: the Somatic (Body), the Psycho-Emotional, the Relational, and the Spiritual.
Don and I explore the worlds of trauma, plant medicines, and what it means to be truly free in the body. Please enjoy this episode w...
2024-03-211h 13
The Ukulele PodcastUke DadThis week I'm speaking to half of one of the top up-and-coming acts on the UK ukulele scene: Uke Dad!If you have any thoughts, comments or guest suggestions for the show please send me a message to UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!---Check out my Patreon page to help support the podcast and get access to lots of backstage info...
2024-03-1331 min
The Ukulele PodcastUKE HEADSThis week we're talking to the UKE HEADS, the ukulele enthusiasts just like you and me who actually played on the new James Hill album of the same name!We discuss:What the Uke Heads project isHow did people hear about it?Difficulties of recording at homeThe Uke Heads community and what it’s meant to everyoneWhat it means to play on a James Hill albumNFTsCelebrating the release of the albumWill the Uke Heads community work together again?What's next!We also get to know a bit about th...
2024-02-2130 min
The Ukulele PodcastMarloweThis week I'm speaking to Marlowe!We discuss:Getting over her childhood fear of singing in publicWanting to get your music just right before releasing itCollabing and working with others including Brittni PaivaGrowing up in a musical familyHow long it took her to fall in love with the ukulele (and why it wasn’t straight away!)Who her ukulele influences and idols wereSome amazing stories about Jake Shimabukuro and what a great guy he is!What made her decide to write and record her own musicWinning a major award for her debut al...
2024-01-1745 min
Nature and the NationReview: The Creation by P. W. AtkinsIn this episode I examine the deterministic vision of the nature of the universe as described by P. W. Atkins in The Creation.
2024-01-0753 min
That's Classic!Christopher Atkins, The Blue Lagoon, Dallas, Behind the Scenes Hysterical & Insightful Interview!John has a blast interviewing Christopher Atkins, from The Blue Lagoon, Dallas, The Pirate Movie in this behind the scenes hysterical & insightful Interview! Chris talks about the first time he met Brooke Shields, his romantic and sibling relationship with Brooke while shooting The Blue Lagoon and his unbelievable audition process to win his breakout role in The Blue Lagoon. Chris doesn't hold back as he discusses how the love scenes were shot and what it was like to live on a remote island for months. Chris chats about how he accidentally fell into modeling, shooting The Pirate Movie with...
2024-01-041h 05
The Ukulele PodcastJames Hill & Anne JanelleMerry Christmas! This week I'm chatting with James Hill and Anne Janelle about their terrific new festive album, The Midnight Clear.We also discuss:What it's like to write and record an album with your significant otherThe importance of Christmas music in today's increasingly fragmented societyThe lengthy incubation period for so many creative projectsHas 2023 been a good year for themPlans for 2024Christmas traditionsTouring with a full orchestraBalancing the ukulele against an orchestra - how?!And lots, lots more.If you have any thoughts, comments or...
2023-12-2447 min
The Ukulele PodcastSammy Turton aka 4stringboyUkulele Tales has been nominated for Best Ukulele Podcast in the 2023 Anarchy In The Ukulele Awards! VOTE HERE!Today I'm chatting with Sammy Turton, aka 4stringboy about all sorts of things including:Writing and recording his first album, Vejr (meaning "Weather")How he and his wife ended up living in Copenhagen thanks to BrexitPerforming live versus performing to a backing trackThe origins of Fingerstyle FursdayThe importance of learning music theoryWhy he resisted joining Instagram for a long timeWhy he makes his own thumb picksHarmonics (aka 'Sparkles') explained!The three biggest influences on...
2023-12-1350 min
The Ukulele PodcastWill Grove-White (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain)This week I'm chatting with Will Grove-White, formerly of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Will joined the Ukes when he was just a teenager and spent well over half of his life with the band - so why did he decide to step away?We also discuss:Life after the Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainWhy he decided to make his own ukulelesWriting music for hit TV shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and FleabagVisiting ukulele clubs all over the worldSolo projectsAnd lots, lots more....
2023-11-2940 min
The Ukulele PodcastNick Cope (Nick Cope's Popcast, CBeebies, Candyskins)Today I'm really excited to be chatting to BBC star Nick Cope, of Nick Cope's Popcast fame! (And so is Percy!)We discuss:Making the transition from indie pop star to kid’s tv presenterThe secret of writing a good song for the whole family to enjoyPerfoming for young childrenGetting his show on the BBCGrowing up with a famous dadHow he got started playing musicNot being able to remember the notes on a fretboardAdding the ukulele to his songsWhat guitars and ukuleles he usesA trick for keeping his ukulele in tune while re...
2023-11-1538 min
The Ukulele PodcastCYNTHIA LIN!We're back! After an extended summer break, Ukulele Tales returns with an exclusive interview with the world-renowned Cynthia Lin.We discuss:Her ambition to perform in a Broadway MusicalHer new albumTouring Europe with her band U3Finding your peopleBurnout!Why Cynthia was ready to step away from YouTubeThe hundred days of ukulele projectGetting creepy comments onlineThe Zone of GeniusHiring a cinematographer to take her videos to the next levelThere's also an extra 25 minutes of chat with Cynthia available only on my Patreon page - sign up today...
2023-11-0141 min
Fore Four 2: Football & Golf PodcastMARK ATKINS - Blackburn Rovers let me down - Premiership Winner!Fore Four 2 Podcast is a podcast hosted by ex professional footballer John Mcginlay and Liam Harrison From GolfMates.Mark Nigel Atkins is an English football manager and former professional footballer. He was primarily a central midfielder but started out as right-back in a career that lasted from 1986 until 2004, notably in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers where he won the title in 1995. He also played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Wolves, York City, Doncaster Rovers, Hull City, Shrewsbury Town and Harrogate Town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio
2023-09-121h 31
Death is not the endJohn Atkins caught by the black dogThe podcast where everybody is dead and has to score their life stories as it flashes before their eyesIt's time for the Ukulele Teacher John Atkins to face up to the black dog, but will he get to bop it on the nose with a rolled-up paper, or will it rip his face off and play fetch with his balls?Remember help is always available and you don't have to suffer in silence,Numbers and services for anyone struggling with their Mental healthJohns linksYOUTUBE
2023-08-0452 min
Upstate Music MineS4E19: "Condiments" (feat. Sweet Spine & John Atkins)Today's episode features an exciting double dose of talent in the Upstate music scene!Our first artist is an excellent up-and-coming alt/grunge rock band, Sweet Spine! We sit down with Fox and Evelyn from the band and discuss their unique sound, recent releases, and inspirations. Enjoy their killer new track, "Darkness".After our chat with Sweet Spine, we interview another great musician in the scene, John Atkins! (John is actually Evelyn from Sweet Spine's father)John primarily plays guitar for multiple bands in the area including Funcle and The Sound Committee. John and I d...
2023-07-2541 min
The Ukulele PodcastWe're All Going On A Summer Holiday!A week in the life of 'The Ukulele Teacher'.I visit a ukulele festival in Bristol, head to London to see Will Grove-White's homemade ukuleles and take in a show in the West End with Cynthia Lin!---I'd love to hear from you! Please let me know what you think of the show or who you'd like to hear as a guest on future episodes: UkeTeacher@GrabYourUke.com---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on...
2023-07-0614 min
The Ukulele PodcastDanielle Ate The Sandwich - Part TwoThis week is part two of my conversation with the amazing Danielle Ate The Sandwich. If you haven't heard part one yet, go back and check it out!This week we delve back into the origin story of Danielle Ate The Sandwich - primarily, how she landed on her chosen moniker, and why she didn't think she was cool enough for to be called Danielle Ate The Pizza.We also talk a bit about how we first met at the 2015 Los Angeles Ukulele Festival, and why only one of us remembers it.
2023-06-2840 min
The Ukulele PodcastDanielle Ate The SandwichThis week is part one of my conversation with one of the OG's of the YouTube ukulele scene - Danielle Anderson, aka Danielle Ate The Sandwich!,Next week we'll talk all about her origin story - how she got the name Danielle Ate The Sandwich, as well as her transition into the world of comedy. But today we focus on songwriting - particularly her 24 Album songwriting challenge, and the difficulties she faces as an artist whose life is seemingly settling down.It's a really insightful conversation and Danielle has lots of wisdom to...
2023-06-2134 min
QRD RadioQRD Radio - Shawn Atkins on Fatherhood & CartooningA conversation with Shawn Atkins about fatherhood and cartooning.
2023-06-1644 min
The Ukulele PodcastUkulele Safari - Michela ConsiglioThis week we're in conversation with Michela Consiglio, the founder of Ukulele Safari!Michela shares how the Ukulele Community saved her life, and inspired her to combine her passion for the ukulele with her job as a safari guide - to create Ukulele Safari!She also gives her unique perspective on the world, talks about her idea for a ukulele board game, how she put her neighbours' children through school by selling jewellery made out of old CDs, and asks why there's no good Google search results for "How do you get rid...
2023-06-1446 min
The Ukulele PodcastPeter LuongoThis week I'm speaking to teacher, performer, and all-round ukulele great, Peter Luongo!You may have seen Peter in the 2006 documentary The Mighty Uke, or you may have seen him performing as part of the Legacy Ukulele Ensemble. Or perhaps you know him best as James Hill's ukulele teacher.Either way, the man is an absolute dynamo, and I was privileged to manage to get him to sit still(ish!) for about half an hour at the end of NaMM and have an in-depth conversation about everything from his thoughts on why it's...
2023-06-0739 min
The Ukulele PodcastKevin PresbreyThis week I'm speaking to the brains behind the excellent All For Uke website/YouTube channel: Kevin Presbrey.Kevin has been a recording artist - both as part of a band, and solo - since the early 2000s, and his music has appeared in hit TV shows on MTV, VH1 and more. He's also shared a stage with the Doobie Brothers and members of the band Train, as well as writing some terrific songs in the course of his long and illustrious career.In this interview we talk about how a tongue-in-cheek video...
2023-05-3130 min
The Ukulele PodcastAnne ReburnYou may have seen Anne Reburn and her clones in some terrific YouTube cover videos on her channel (Mr. Sandman, with over 9 MILLION views is perhaps the most famous one!), but she also writes and records her own music, produces and directs her own videos, and has done voiceover work for a Netflix animated series.She was also one of the first musicians that I met when I was living in the U.S.A. and the one of the first people to collab with me., so it was great to catch up with her when...
2023-05-2439 min
The Ukulele PodcastPhil DolemanThis week journeyman musician Phil Doleman stopped by on the way to a folk music festival for lunch and a chat!We talk about:Being a ukulele YouTube OGPlaying on Top of the PopsPerforming at Downton AbbeyWhy he's "not an Ed Sheeran guy"Why he took his music down from SpotifyThe importance of keeping old music aliveHis comedy double-act The Re-EntrantsGetting over stage fright And lots, lots more. Give this one a listen, as Phil is a really knowledgeable guy with bags of personality!Ukulele T...
2023-05-1753 min
The Ukulele PodcastRon TelpnerIn 2016 Ron Telpner received a cancer diagnosis and was told he had just months to live. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he decided to learn how to play the ukulele, posting a new song to Instagram every single day to chart his progress. Now seven years later, Ron is alive and kicking, and he credits the uke with helping him outlive his diagnosis.This is a must-listen episode, as Ron is full of positivity and has an incredible story to tell which I feel honoured to share with you.We talk about:
2023-05-1026 min
The Ukulele PodcastDaudia - The REAL Interview!This week I'm chatting with Davide and Claudia - collectively known as Italian musical duo "Daudia", who I met up with at NaMM 2023.We talk about:What’s the ukulele scene like in Italy?Appearing on the X FactorWhat’s Simon Cowell really like?Why didn’t they stay in England after X factor?Did social media make them or break them?How success on YouTube brought them fame around the world, including Kenya and Argentina and South AfricaHow did Covid affect their growth?Which do they prefer - performing live or making...
2023-05-0322 min
The Ukulele PodcastDaudiaThis week I'm chatting with Davide and Claudia - collectively known as Italian musical duo "Daudia", who I met up with at NaMM 2023. We talk about:What’s the ukulele scene like in Italy?Appearing on the X FactorWhat’s Simon Cowell really like?Why didn’t they stay in England after X factor?Did social media make them or break them?How success on YouTube brought them fame around the world, including Kenya and Argentina and South AfricaHow did Covid affect their growth?Which do they prefer - performing live or making...
2023-05-0330 min
The Ukulele PodcastPlastic JeezusThis week I'm chatting with Simon and Aaron - collectively known as musical comedy duo "Plastic Jeezus". There's lots to talk about, including how they got their start, their musical backgrounds, their award-winning shows and their attention-grabbing performances at ukulele festivals up and down the land.But it turns out that Simon and I were actually in the same class at school together and haven't seen each other for over 20 years so there's also a fair amount of chat about GCSE music lessons, underage drinking, and the famous Bournemouth music venue, Mr. Smith's!...
2023-04-2636 min
The Ukulele PodcastMy NAMM 2023 diary!This week I went to the 2023 NAMM music convention in Anaheim, California. Although I collected lots of interviews while I was there, this episode is my audio diary of exactly what I got up to while I was away!The people I met, the places I went to, and all the things I did and saw are all covered in this audio diary adventure of my brief trip to L.A.---Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just...
2023-04-1930 min
The Ukulele PodcastMagnus Sjöquist - Swedish U-Bass Supremo!I met Magnus Sjöquist - Swedish U-Bass Supremo, and fello Kala Brand Artist - at NAMM last year. We didn't get to chat for long but among the topics that did come up were his 15-piece Steely Dan tribute band(!), his thoughts on using the bass as a lead instrument, and duetting the U-Bass with a bassoon back in his native Sweden.Magnus also talks about how he decided to take up the U-Bass... after reading a review of it in a magazine!There's also some fall-out from last week's episode that I...
2023-04-1222 min
Steel-toes ‘N‘ ScoreboardsEpi. 68: ”This one’s for John (Super Bowl XXXII)On Easter Sunday, listen in as the boy's recap one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time: Super Bowl 32 from San Diego as the defending Champion Green Bay Packers and Bret Farve meet John Elway and the Denver Broncos!
2023-04-092h 05
The Ukulele PodcastAryyToday I'm speaking to Aryy - the girl who made headlines around the world last September when she led a ukulele singalong at 30,000 feet for Southwest Airlines!Unfortunately, this interview took place before that happened, so we don't talk about it at all But we do talk about her awesome music, being a proud representative of the LGBT community, growing up on YouTube (believe it or not, she's been on it even longer than I have!), being a multi-instrumentalist, and her terrific new single, Villain Arc.Aryy is a great musician and was a...
2023-04-0521 min
The Ukulele PodcastDanny Weinkauf (They Might Be Giants)Grammy award-winning musician, Danny Weinkauf, has composed music for television, film, children, and - for the last 20+ years - has been the bass player for They Might Be Giants. Not only that, but on their 2002 kids album No he became the first person to write and sing a song on a TMBG record that didn't have the name John.I caught up with him about a week into the current TMBG world tour, and we spoke about everything from how he started out as a musician, playing and performing with They Might Be Giants, wedding bands...
2023-03-2955 min
The Ukulele PodcastVictoria VoxVictoria Vox is a true independent spirit! I met her at the L.A. Ukulele Festival last year and we had a great chart about what it means to be an independent artist, how she played mouth trumpet on the Jay Leno show, how and why she came up with the name Victoria Vox, and lots and lots more besides.We also talk a great deal about her phenomenal latest album, Nirvana In R.E.M. - including where the title comes from (it's nothing to do with Kurt Cobain or Michael Stipe...), the original artworks...
2023-03-221h 00
The Ukulele PodcastVince Esquire + rare George Formby banjoleleVince Esquire has played guitar and ukulele with the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, G Love and Adam Sandler - as well as being an excellent musician in his own right. We talk about his rock influences - including how the Eddie Vedder ukulele album changed things for him. We also talk about his band Kanekoa, their new album Songs from the Great Disruption, and all the collabs they did for it, including one with Jake Shimabukuro. We also talk about playing Hot Cross Buns on the recorder!There's also a great ukulele story from listener Nick...
2023-03-1523 min
The Ukulele PodcastInside a Local Ukulele Festival!This week's episode is a bit of a break from the norm, as I take a trip to a local ukulele festival in Box - a small village of less than 400 people in the South West of England. Let me know what you think of the format, I'd love to do some more shows like this in the future if you enjoy them :)Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast...
2023-03-0836 min
The Ukulele Podcast16. Inside a Local Ukulele Festival!This week's episode is a bit of a break from the norm, as I take a trip to a local ukulele festival in Box - a small village of less than 400 people in the South West of England. Let me know what you think of the format, I'd love to do some more shows like this in the future if you enjoy them :)Ukulele Tales is sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!If you want to support the podcast...
2023-03-0836 min
Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs114 - John Atkins on Being a Creative on YouTube and Patreon (Part 2) Today we're back with part two of a great conversation with someone you may have encountered on YouTube - The Ukulele Teacher aka John Atkins. John is YouTuber, Patreon creative, and now podcaster who got his start on YouTube back in 2011. We talk about the opportunities and the challenges of being an early user of platforms like Patreon, how monetization on YouTube has changed over time, and how John is continuing to find new creative outlets to keep his work fresh and meaningful. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at M...
2023-03-0129 min
The Ukulele PodcastAnthony Ka'ukaAnthony Ka'Uka Stanley - is a ukulele virtuoso, and also an incredible hula dancer. He's been playing the ukulele since the age of 4 and dancing since the age of 2! I had a chat with him at NAMM and he spoke openly about what it was like growing up in a musical family, as well as Hawaiian musical culture in general.As well as this, there's also our first Uke-Story! Listener Nick DiSanto shares with us the incredible story of his favourite ukulele, and why it will always be special to both him and his son. I'd...
2023-03-0127 min
Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs113 - John Atkins on Being a Creative on YouTube and Patreon (Part 1) Today we're back with part one of a great conversation with someone you may have encountered on YouTube - The Ukulele Teacher aka John Atkins. John is YouTuber, Patreon creative, and now podcaster who got his start on YouTube back in 2011. We talk about the opportunities and the challenges of being an early user of platforms like Patreon, how monetization on YouTube has changed over time, and how John is continuing to find new creative outlets to keep his work fresh and meaningful. A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at M...
2023-02-2226 min
The Ukulele PodcastBoris Mogilevski - aka Boris UkuleleBoris Mogilevski - aka Boris Ukulele - is a musician, composer, and performer, based in the Netherlands, where he teaches the ukulele at the University of Delft.We spoke at NAMM last year about how he got started playing the ukulele, finding his audience on social media, what other musical instruments he plays, and taking his ukulele on safari to raise money for musical instruments for schoolchildren in Kenya.Ukulele Tales is now sponsored by Kala Brand Music! For a 10% discount on anything on the Kala website, just click on my special link!
2023-02-2232 min
The Ukulele PodcastAbby LyonsSinger-songwriter Abby Lyons is a classically trained musician who wrote her first song at the age of 12. After toiling for five years on YouTube, she was recently commissioned to perform on the soundtrack for The Wheel Of Time, an Amazon Prime Original TV show.We spoke after the L.A. International Ukulele Festival and she opened up to me about all sorts of fascinating stuff including how she got the opportunity to perform on an Amazon show, recording the music in her closet during the pandemic, navigating the choppy waters of social media, and working for...
2023-02-1556 min
The Ukulele PodcastAndrew MolinaAndrew Molina is a Hawaiian-born musician, from a rich musical heritage. He started learning the ukulele at the age of 13 and within a year was touring the islands playing to crowds of over 800 people.Now a full-time musician, Andrew is a composer, performer and teacher, having recently launched his own online Andrew Molina Ukulele Academy.I got to chat with him at the L.A. International Ukulele Festival last year and we spoke about all of this and more, including:* Which ukulele star inspired Andrew to start playing (hint: she's...
2023-02-0845 min
The Ukulele PodcastChristopher Davis-Shannon - Banjolele TinmanChristopher Davis-Shannon is not your typical musician! Based in Philadelphia, he plays soprano ukulele and the double bass, somehow managing to alternate between one of the smallest and one of the biggest instruments you can possibly play. With a unique fashion sense, and a love of music old and new, the Banjolele Tinman is quite a character.In this hour-long walk through Hyde Park in London, we talk about everything from the meaning of the 'Tinman' nickname, the third wave of ukulele, his impeccable fashion sense, and the great Roy Smeck.I think...
2023-02-011h 09
The Ukulele PodcastBrittni PaivaBrittni Paiva is an award winning half-Portuguese, quarter-Danish, eighth-Japanese, and eighth-Hawaiian musician who started learning classical music at the age of four! She picked up the ukulele at 11 years old, using her classical training to teach herself, and hasn't looked back since.We talk about how she released her first album at 15, and how it inspired another famous Hawaiian musician to take up the ukulele.We also cover all kinds of topics including producing music for herself and other artists, her EDM side-projects, and of course her unique image.We...
2023-01-2544 min
The Ukulele PodcastBakithi Kumalo (bass player on Paul Simon's Graceland)Bakithi Kumalo is the South African musician who shot to fame as the bass player on Paul Simon's Grammy award winning album Graceland. This album was part of the soundtrack of my childhood and it was a thrill to chat to him about all sorts of topics.As well as performing with the likes of Sting, Gloria Estefan and the Grateful Dead, we also talk about Bakithi's impoverished childhood, and how music was his passport to a better life. We also talk about his relationship with Paul Simon, and, of course, that solo in You Can...
2023-01-1856 min
The Ukulele PodcastYour Ukulele Goals for 2023Happy new year! This week I want to know all about your goals and aspirations for 2023.I talk to listeners on my Patreon, Facebook and Instagram pages to see what you have planned, and then share a few of my new year's resolutions too.We talk about everything from improving our music theory, songwriting, performing live to playing at the National Dutch Ukulele Day. People from all over the world are represented in this episode, and we're giving ourselves accountability by putting these out there for the world to share. So let's do...
2023-01-1135 min
The Ukulele PodcastUkuLennyThis week's conversation is with Lendl San Jose - aka Ukulenny.After a quick chat about how the last few years changed things for musicians, the talk takes some weird and wonderful tangents about all sorts of things from pasta to parenthood. We talk about Lenny's love of the saxophone, how he creates his famous multi-track videos using loop pedals and other technology, and we try and put a number on just how many songs he actually knows - they don't call him the human jukebox for nothing!Lenny also tells us why i...
2023-01-0438 min
The Ukulele PodcastMandi Harkett of Opera-LeleToday I'm chatting with Mandi Harkett - one half of the tremendous duo, Opera-Lele!We talk about what happens when you're about to have the biggest year of your career when a global pandemic strikes. And how do you build back up once things start to open up again? What do you do when Facebook takes down the page you've spent years building? And does she really have a DeLorean?We also talk about what ukuleles you got for Christmas!Enjoy :)LINKS:Opera-Lele:
2022-12-2834 min
The Ukulele PodcastJake ShimabukuroThis week's conversation with Jake Shimabukuro was recorded at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield, back in the summer. A big thank you to Jake, for being so generous with his time, his manager Brett Lind for coordinating everything, and also to Mary-Agnes Krell, the GNUF head honcho for making it all possible.We discuss how emotional it was performing live again following Covid, and what an important role the ukulele played in bringing everyone back together again. Jake also talks about how he puts together - and constantly evolves - his fantastic arrangements of...
2022-12-2145 minBe The VesselJohn Stracks, MD - Learning to Listen, A New Frontier in Mind Body Entrepreneurship, Painful Lessons, Gratitude, and A Life of MiraclesI first met Dr. John Stracks early in my own pain journey while he was hosting mind body groups and patient recovery seminars out of Northwestern hospital. As a grad student, I stated my intention for joining was for graduate “research,” though my soul knew this was a deeply personal journey and one that would lead to the highest expansion of my personal and professional self. Dr. Stracks has continued to support me both personally and professionally in charting my own life path as he charts his in service to the world. Dr. John Stracks is an integ...
2022-12-141h 03
The Ukulele PodcastTyler Austenfeld from TenThumbsProThis week I'm up in London talking to Tyler Austenfeld aka TenThumbsPro on YouTube. Like me, Tyler is one of the OG online ukulele instructors and has seen and done it all. Not only has he been a full-time online music instructor for over a decade (although he hates to be referred to as a YouTuber!), he also has a passion for traveling, and an insatiable appetite for learning music.We discuss everything in this hour-long episode, and if you're still hungry for more at the end of it there's a bonus ten minutes available on...
2022-12-1459 min
The Ukulele PodcastBernadette Teaches Music - aka PlaziThis week I'm having a chat with the one and only Bernadette Teaches Music. We've both forged fairly similar paths as online YouTube ukulele instructors and as there aren't many of us about it's important we stick together! Bernadette is an open book and tells us everything we could possibly want to know: from how she got her start as a YouTuber, all the way through to going into labour during a ukulele festival... and still finishing the festival!ALSO: I need your help! What are you doing ukulele-wise for Christmas this year? Are you playing...
2022-12-0733 min
The Ukulele PodcastInside The Ukulele Kids ClubMarlén Rodriguez -Wolfe is the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club - a charity that provides ukuleles to sick children in hospitals around the world. In this episode of Ukulele Tales, she tells us how the charity got started, the benefits that music can have on sick children, and how we can help the UKC continue to expand and grow.I'm currently auctioning off my limited edition Twenty One Pilots ukulele to raise money for the UKC - you can bid on it here!(NOTE: If you downloaded this in the first f...
2022-11-3020 minThe Ukulele PodcastEpisode 2: Inside the Ukulele Kids Club charityMarlén Rodriguez -Wolfe is the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club - a charity that provides ukuleles to sick children in hospitals around the world. In this episode of Ukulele Tales, she tells us how the charity got started, the benefits that music can have on sick children, and how we can help the UKC continue to expand and grow.I'm currently auctioning off my limited edition Twenty One Pilots ukulele to raise money for the UKC - you can bid on it here!LINKS:Ukulele Kids Club:
2022-11-3020 min
The Ukulele PodcastJames HillThanks to James Hill for being the first guest on my brand new podcast, Ukulele Tales! James was super generous with his time, and we spoke about everything from Wayne Gretzky to washing dishes.James is currently working on a brand new album, Uke Heads, which you can be a part of, so be sure to check out the links below to follow him and find out what he's up to.There's also a ten-minute long bonus clip exclusively for my Patreon supporters, where James goes into detail about his infamous Billie Jean...
2022-11-2357 minThat OTHER...Masonic PodcastEpisode 03. "Brother John McEwen"In our third episode of the podcast, Brother Jared Atkins is joined by one of the newest MM's from Bethlehem 574 who Jared mentored during his Masonic journey.
2022-11-2259 min
The Ukulele PodcastWhat's your favourite song to play on the ukulele?Ukulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldI'll be chatting to the following:* James Hill* Victoria Vox* Jake Shimabukuru* Operalele* Plastic Jeezus* Abby Lyons* Bernadette Teaches MusicAnd many, many more!You can message me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook or sign up to my Patreon page...
2022-11-1607 min
The Ukulele PodcastPractice, Practice, Practice!Ukulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldIn the meantime, I’m dropping a short teaser episodes each Wednesday where I want to hear YOUR ukulele tales!Specifically, I'd love to hear from you about any of the following:What's your favourite song to play?Tell me about your favourite ukulele!Have you ever performed live?You ca...
2022-11-0907 min
The Ukulele PodcastTales from Ukulele FestivalsUkulele Tales is launching officially on Wednesday November 23rd with a feature length interview with James Hill, followed by weekly interviews every Wednesday with some of the best ukulele players and personalities in the worldIn the meantime, I’m dropping a short teaser episodes each Wednesday where I want to hear YOUR ukulele tales!Specifically, I'd love to hear from you about any of the following:How often do you practice the ukulele?What's your favourite song to play?Tell me about your favourite ukulele!...
2022-11-0205 min
Press Coverage Podcast"John John" AtkinsWe're catching up with "John John" - or Big John - Atkins. Like a lot of us, John is a football player by way of basketball, not really finding his love for football until later in his youth, but his nasty intangibles always made him a stand-out. We talk about his journey from being a 4 star recruit to taking a quick detour and how prep school helped him get ahead, to playing for the National Championship Contending UGA team on his way to the NFL.
Post-Covid, he's a professional football player for the Tampa Bay Bandits, and...
2022-10-271h 10
The Ukulele PodcastUkulele Tales - Coming SoonEveryone has a tale to tell!In this brand new podcast l'll be in conversation with some of the very best ukulele players and personalities in the world, talking anything and everything ukulele.I'II be chatting with everyone from James Hill to Jake Shimabukuru, and from Bernadette Teaches Music to Baghiti Khumalo, sharing tales all about your favourite four-stringed instrument - the ukulele!These are in-person, face-to-face meetings, where I get to ask people up close and personal questions, as they reveal tales they haven’t shared anywhere else before!...
2022-10-2402 min
Classic Rock Battles - The Limey & the YankOlivia Newton-John (Part 1 of 4) - Season 6 Episode 17We were sad to hear of Olivia Newton-John's passing and felt it very important to share how much of her career beyond the iconic movie 'Grease' leaves a legacy
2022-10-1515 min
GOAT DadsKillin' It! with Atkins EstimondThis week, Nick and John are joined by actor Atkins Estimond ('Inside Man' Netflix, 'Hightown' STARZ) to discuss his latest role as a serial killer on death row! Father of two Atkins also chats with the #GOATDadspod about crazy auditions, Stanley Tucci, and the joys of micro-dosing melatonin.If you're just an OK Dad looking for practical advice on becoming the Greatest of All-Time, then heed the sage advice and hard-won wisdom of the 'GOAT Dads' podcast. Listen to this episode and get an answer to your burning parenting questions!Start your podcast and support...
2022-10-111h 00
Low Profile with Markly MorrisonScherler Sundays highlights 2: Doug Martsch & John Atkins
For the second collection of highlights from the Scherler Sundays 2022 concert and interview series, we have a document from an indie rock lover’s dream: Doug Martsch of Built to Spill and John Atkins of 764-HERO, and more recently, his new band Sun Breaks. Doug and John each play intimate acoustic sets behind the old Carnegie Library in Olympia. For this show, I interviewed the two of them together since they have a bit of mutual history in their formative years in their respective music careers- you’ll hear about that in a bit. I’m including about 20 minutes from each p...
2022-08-281h 00
Meditations with ZoharJohn Tomasi: Deep Calls Unto DeepThis week, Zohar is joined by John Tomasi, fusionist political philosopher and Brown University professor turned inaugural President of Heterodox Academy, to discuss the agony and the ecstasy of academia, whether philosophers should care about the weather, why skepticism and faith can be friends, the sublime loneliness of public libraries, and the importance of leaving the familiar.Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order....
2022-04-071h 18
Meditations with ZoharJohn Tomasi: Deep Calls Unto Deep S1 E5This week, Zohar is joined by John Tomasi, fusionist political philosopher and Brown University professor turned inaugural President of Heterodox Academy, to discuss the agony and the ecstasy of academia, whether philosophers should care about the weather, why skepticism and faith can be friends, the sublime loneliness of public libraries, and the importance of leaving the familiar.
Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.
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2022-04-071h 18
Under a Red GlowEpisode #87, "Happy Birthday Anna Atkins!"Under a Red Glow Podcast Episode #87, "Happy Birthday Anna Atkins!"
Show Notes: John and Christine discuss the contributions to the photographic community Anna Atkins and her friends Sir John Herschel and William Henry Fox Talbot made.
Show Links: What would you do if this was in your camera? (Warning: SPIDERS) - https://petapixel.com/2022/03/17/photographer-finds-spider-living-in-his-cameras-viewfinder/
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2022-03-221h 04
Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Sperry Branch13 March 2022 - High Priest John AtkinsPresiding - High Priest John Atkins
Hymn - “The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning” #1
Invocation - Elder Frank Potter
Sermon - High Priest John Atkins
Hymn - “I’m Pressing on the Upward Way” #382
Benediction - Teacher Alex Tibbitts
2022-03-1332 min
Good Brother Morning137: The Real Story Part 2 - John AtlasPart 2 of the wild life story of John Atlas!
2021-08-311h 01Good Brother Morning136: The Real Story Part 1 - John AtlasToday we start a journey into the full story of John Atlas...if you don't know him, listen in and check him out online because he is an inspiration and a hell of a talent.
2021-08-3031 minGood Brother Morning127: Mostly Bleeps - John Atlas & Anthony DarkoProfessional wrestlers, "EZE" Eric Cairnie and Rex "The Boot" Atkins team up with Comedian Joe-Dawg Hallam to help you with your morning commute by spewing nonsense!
Today we are joined by pro wrestlers Anthony Darko & John Atlas!
Tune in Monday thru Thursday, episode drops at 6am!
Follow EZE on social media @EZEEricCairnie, Rex @WhatchaTalkinBoot and Joe @MildThingJoe98!Visit Patreon.com/GoodBrotherMorning to get full access to video episodes and bonus Friday content!
2021-08-1254 min
Podstafrights: A Horror Podcast for Busy PeopleSusan AtkinsIn this week's episode, we talk about one of the people involved in a murder that shocked America to the core. What compels a 21-year-old girl to kill multiple people, including a pregnant woman? This is the story of Sexy Sadie, Susan Atkins.
In "Podstafrights: A Horror Podcast for Busy People", John Loc brings you a new horror pill every Friday at 5 pm GMT. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss any episodes!
2021-08-0612 minGood Brother Morning104: Come Hithering His A$$hole - Shane Sabre & John GreedProfessional wrestlers, "EZE" Eric Cairnie and Rex "The Boot" Atkins team up with Comedian Joe-Dawg Hallam to help you with your morning commute by spewing nonsense!
Today we are joined by pro wrestlers Shane Sabre & John Greed!
Tune in Monday thru Thursday, episode drops at 6am!
Follow EZE on social media @EZEEricCairnie, Rex @WhatchaTalkinBoot and Joe @MildThingJoe98!Visit Patreon.com/GoodBrotherMorning to get full access to video episodes and bonus Friday content!
2021-07-0840 minGood Brother Morning84: A John Cena Guy - Bill CollierProfessional wrestlers, "EZE" Eric Cairnie and Rex "The Boot" Atkins team up with Comedian Joe-Dawg Hallam to help you with your morning commute by spewing nonsense!
Today we are joined by pro wrestler "Big Time" Bill Collier!
Tune in Monday thru Thursday, episode drops at 6am!
Follow EZE on social media @EZEEricCairnie, Rex @WhatchaTalkinBoot and Joe @MildThingJoe98!Visit Patreon.com/GoodBrotherMorning to get full access to video episodes and bonus Friday content!
2021-06-0329 minGood Brother MorningWednesday May 19th 2021 - John GreedProfessional wrestlers, "EZE" Eric Cairnie and Rex "The Boot" Atkins team up with Comedian Joe-Dawg Hallam to help you with your morning commute by spewing nonsense!
Today we are joined by pro wrestler John Greed!
Tune in Monday thru Thursday, episode drops at 6am!
Follow EZE on social media @EZEEricCairnie, Rex @WhatchaTalkinBoot and Joe @MildThingJoe98!Visit Patreon.com/GoodBrotherMorning to get full access to video episodes and bonus Friday content!
2021-05-1935 min
Atkins LabcastAtkins Labcast Episode 34 - PRISMIn a first for the podcast, Paul interviews the six members of PRISM, a group exhibition formed as part of a biennial class the Centre for Creative Photography runs. Lead by Gavin Blake, it is a heroic undertaking to bring a group of students through the process of staging a truly cohesive show.The members of PRISM are John King, Paul Watson, Alifiya Haidermota, Thomas Gloyn, Jiri Bruderhans and Geoff Borg.Paul and Kate also discuss Non Fungible Tokens (NFT), just for fun.The...
2021-03-311h 31
Atkins LabcastAtkins Labcast Episode 34 - PRISMIn a first for the podcast, Paul interviews the six members of PRISM, a group exhibition formed as part of a biennial class the Centre for Creative Photography runs. Lead by Gavin Blake, it is a heroic undertaking to bring a group of students through the process of staging a truly cohesive show.The members of PRISM are John King, Paul Watson, Alifiya Haidermota, Thomas Gloyn, Jiri Bruderhans and Geoff Borg.Paul and Kate also discuss Non Fungible Tokens (NFT), just for fun.The PRISM website:https://prismexhibition.com/home-1Bookings...
2021-03-301h 24
Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Sperry Branch21 February 2021 - High Priest John AtkinsWelcome - Apostle Roger Tracy
Hymn - “Lord, We Come Before Thee Now” #50
Invocation - Teacher Alex Tibbitts
Scripture Reading - High Priest John Atkins
Ministry of Music - Bishop Elbert Rogers
Sermon - High Priest John Atkins
Hymn - “There’s an Old, Old, Path” #401
Benediction - Bishop Elbert Rogers
2021-02-2154 min
The Live Ukulele PodcastTeaching the Masses on YouTube with John Atkins (aka The Ukulele Teacher)The Ukulele Teacher is one of the most well known uke players in the world and has taught thousands, if not millions, of people how to play the ukulele through his popular YouTube tutorials. In our interview John Atkins talks about his goal with the channel, some of the challenges, and other fun tidbits about his YouTube star ukulele career.John's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUkuleleTeacherSupport the showJoin my newsletter! It's free and I won't spam you. Get updates on new lessons and access to exclusive resources: https://liveukulele...
2021-02-0640 min
Tour Stories/The Check-In with Joe PlummerJohn AtkinsJohn Atkins is the singer, guitarist and founding member of bands 764-Hero, Magic Magicians, The Can't See and currently, his collaboration with James Van Leuven, Sun Breaks. In this episode, Joe and John share some stories from their time together on the road and John rapid fires his tour anecdotes and tales to his own soundtrack. It's fun and funny! Music by John Atkins. Episode sponsored by Izotpe. Izotpoe.comUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software. visit https...
2021-02-0524 min
Atkins LabcastAtkins Labcast Episode 10 - Steph FullerThis week, Paul speaks with Steph Fuller, an emerging visual artist working in photography. Steph had put together several successful exhibitions, and they talk about professionalism in art practice, being an artist in residency, and the duality of outer space as a vastness and also something under our feet.Steph Fullerhttps://www.stephfuller.comhttps://www.instagram.com/stephfullerartist/Steph’s Art Classhttps://www.stephfuller.com/artclassPraxis Art Spacehttps://praxisartspace.com.auAlice Blanch Artisthttps://www.aliceblanch.comFlinders Me...
2020-06-061h 16
Atkins LabcastAtkins Labcast Episode 8 - John SwainstonPaul is very excited to speak with a friend and mentor John Swainston. John talks about his time in London in the days of pirate radio, onto his role as distributor for Nikon cameras in Australia and new into his personal passion project, photographic European cathedrals.John Swainstonhttp://johnswainston.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ozjohns/?hl=enJohn’s Cathedral Project, 46 Anglical Cathedralshttp://johnswainston.com/2017/10/26/46-anglican-cathedrals-in-england-wales/Pirate Radio in the UKhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radioBell and Howellhttps://en.wikipedia.or...
2020-05-301h 45