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What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #172 - What If It Were Easy? with Dr Myriam HadnesWhat if it were easy? What would you do if you weren't afraid?This week I am joined by Dr Myriam Hadnes who shares with us two questions that have really influenced her life. We explore how passion can grow through doing rather than preceding it, why conflict in relationships can be a form of intimacy rather than a threat to it, and what it really means to act in integrity even when the cost is potentially high. It is a beautiful conversation about communication, courage, and what it means to feel truly accepted.
2026-04-2853 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #171 - What Must My Life Be About with Robert J. AndersonRobert J. Anderson joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about purpose, intuition, shadow work, and the question that has guided his life. He talks beautifully about doubt and fear alongside grace and synchronicity, and what it takes to keep saying yes when you can't see where it's going.Robert J. Anderson has been a pace setter in the field of Leadership Development for over 30 years. He is the Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer of Leadership Circle, and the co-author of Scaling Leadership and Mastering Leadership. Bob created the Leadership Circle Profile, a 360° assessment used by organisations w...
2026-04-211h 14
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #170 - Recovering Right Relationship with Ally KingstonWhat does a truly good life look like - and how do we find our way back to it?In this episode of What is a Good Life?, Mark McCartney speaks with Ally Kingston about recovering the capacity for "right relationship": with ourselves, with nature, with community, and with something greater.Ally is a creative strategist and facilitator, and strategy lead at non-profit Purpose Disruptors and Agency for Nature. She designs interventions to galvanise public imagination and redirect our creative skills to work in harmony with the natural world. Also passionate about holding space for...
2026-04-1455 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #169 - Wonder, Wildness And Song with Sam LeeHow do you hold on to that feeling of childlike enchantment that you remember as a kid?In this captivating conversation, Mark sits down with Sam Lee, singer, composer, and author. We explore the nature of wonder, the role of ritual, and the significance of rite of passages and thresholds. He talks about his apprenticeship to Scottish traveller and balladeer Stanley Robertson and how that completely dismantled what he thought folk music was. We talk about songs as medicine and what it means to be their custodian, as well as being being dangerously surrounded by a dozen...
2026-04-071h 00
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #168 - What It Means to Be Fully Alive with Joel MonkWhat does it mean to be fully alive? Mark sits down with Joel Monk to explore the journey from spiritual bypassing to embodiment. They talk about dark nights of the soul, the "yum" of visceral wellbeing, trauma-informed healing, the role of grace and prayer, and what it actually means to feel safe, okay, and enough. An episode for anyone on a path of dropping deeper into their own humanity and body.Joel Monk is the founder of Coaches Rising, one of the world’s leading platforms for transformational coaching, with a global community of more th...
2026-03-3157 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #167 - Gifts, Rituals, & The Path To Belonging with Bruce AndersonWhat makes a life truly good? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Mark speaks with Bruce Anderson, Executive Director of the Core Gift Institute, about the three kinds of glue that hold relationships, communities, and the world together: gifts, welcoming, and ritual. Bruce shares why he believes our primary gifts are not earned but given to us through spirit and why they always emerge from our deepest wounds. They explore belonging, the question of how everything began, the wildness of love, and why a home in a wild place might just be the perfect metaphor for a life well...
2026-03-2457 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #166 - Living Your Own Version Of Success with Kaylyn LehmannWhat does it mean to trust yourself when the path isn't clear?Kaylyn Lehmann is Co-founder and Executive Coach at Simplified Coach, a former VP of HR, and a specialist in neuroscience leadership and character strengths. Over the past decade she has coached hundreds of C-level and high-potential executives across high tech, biotech and highly funded start-ups. Drawing on a formative experience of loss in her late twenties, Kaylyn has long carried a question from Tuesdays with Morrie: Is today the day? — not as something to fear, but as a guide. From walking away from a V...
2026-03-1757 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #165 - Money Is Never Just Money with Bogumil BaranowskiMost conversations about money stay on the surface. This one doesn't.Mark McCartney sits down with Bogumil Baranowski — investment advisor, author of Crisis Investing and Money Life Family, host of Talking Billions podcast, and profound thinker on the intersection of wealth and human experience.In this episode, they go deep on why money is one of the most emotionally charged forces in human life, what inheritance really carries alongside the numbers, why asking the right questions matters more than having the right answers, and how being present with another person is paramount in any field of...
2026-03-101h 02
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #164 - The End Of All Seeking with Nicholas JanniWhat does it mean to be fully human — and to live from that place?Nicholas Janni has been working with CEO’s and senior teams globally for over twenty-five years, and teaches at two of the world’s leading business schools, pioneering a new vision and practice of leadership. He bridges the worlds of creative, personal, spiritual and professional development in a uniquely powerful, relevant and accessible way.His book “Leader as Healer, a new paradigm for 21 st century leadership” was published to wide acclaim in 2022, and won Business Book of the Year at the Business B...
2026-03-0356 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #163 - Listening To The Mighty Heart with Dr Scilla ElworthyDr Scilla Elworthy is a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with Oxford Research Group to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide and their critics from 1983-2003. She founded Peace Direct in 2002 to fund, promote and learn from local peace-builders in conflict areas, was awarded the Niwano Peace Prize in 2003, the Luxembourg Peace Prize in 2020, the GOI Peace Award in 2023. Her TED talk on nonviolence has been viewed by over 1,500,000 people. She founded The Business Plan for Peace to help prevent destructive conflict and build sustainable peace throughout the world, based on her latest books...
2026-02-2449 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #162 - What Comes After Optimising with Jasper WalsheIn this episode of What Is a Good Life?, Mark McCartney is joined by Jasper Walshe, coach, facilitator and founder of TRIPS Tank™, for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about identity, self-trust and what it really means to live well. Jasper traces his journey from fixating on high-performance coaching to a deeper, more grounded relationship with himself — touching on psychotherapy breakthroughs, psychedelic experiences, the trap of wrapping identity in achievement, and his present question: how can I live in wonder? This is a genuinely human conversation about accepting the full range of life, not just the optimised parts.To...
2026-02-171h 01
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #161 - The Potential For Compassion with Rasmus HougaardWhat does it take to be happy? And why does happiness so often slip away?In this episode of What Is a Good Life?, Mark McCartney is joined by Rasmus Hougaard for a conversation that moves from childhood questions about happiness, to monasteries in Nepal, to the boardrooms where he now works to transform leadership. Rasmus is the Founder and Chairman of Potential Project and was nominated by Thinkers 50 as one of the eight most important leadership thinkers in the world today. He's the author of The Mind of the Leader, Compassionate Leadership, and More Human: How...
2026-02-1053 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #160 - The Art Of Living With Coherence with João SevilhanoWhat does it really mean to live a coherent life?In this episode of What Is a Good Life, Mark McCartney is joined by João Sevilhano for a deep, reflective conversation on coherence, something that goes beyond rigid moral ideals and is more a lived, imperfect practice. João is a psychologist and learning experience designer. Co-CEO of Way Beyond, where he works on human development and organisational transformation. His background is in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis. He collaborates with Porto Business School and NOVA Doctoral School, and he tends to think meaningful conversation is underrated as...
2026-02-0356 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #159 - Cultivating Interconnected Harmony with Cindy FordeHow do we live in harmony with each other and the natural world?Cindy Forde is a thought leader and acclaimed author with over 25 years dedicated to systems change. In 2023, she won the Change Champion Award alongside leaders such as David Attenborough and Malala Yusafzai for her children's book 'Bright New World,' which was adopted by the Australian National Curriculum. She founded Planetari, pioneering Earth-led education, earning a Climate Positive Award at UN COP28. Previously MD of Blue Marine Foundation and CEO of Cambridge Science Centre, she is an Associate Fellow of University of Cambridge Homerton...
2026-01-2751 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #158 - Finding Self-Love Beyond Achievement with Alan WilsonWhat is a Good Life? #158 | Finding Self-Love Beyond AchievementWhere do you belong? How do you best use your gifts?These questions have followed Alan Wilson throughout his life—from childhood football pitches to corporate boardrooms. In this deeply honest conversation, Alan shares his journey from seeking external validation to cultivating self-love, exploring how grief, self-inquiry, and simple presence have reshaped his understanding of a good life.Alan Wilson is a Director of People & Operations and qualified coach with 17+ years in senior leadership roles. He supports leaders and organisations navigating change by combining co...
2026-01-2058 min
TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaflix Interview with Sylvia MassySend us Fan MailTeaflix Interview with Sylvia MassyHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyTuesday January 13th, 2026 as they host legendary music producers and METAlliance members Sylvia Massy and Niko Bolas. February will see them, and 5 of their friends and multi-Grammy®-winning producers making their Off-Broadway debut in their "spilling the studio tea" and dare we say "off the record" show "STUDIO-CONFIDENTIAL" at The Sheen Center on Bleeker St in the heart of NYC.ABOUT SYLVIA:Sylvia Massy is an award-winning music producer and recording engineer with a...
2026-01-1358 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #157 - How to Build Real Connection with Matt ZeiglerOn the 157th episode of What Is a Good Life?, I’m joined by Matt Zeigler. Matt is Managing Director at Sunpointe Investments, Senior Editor at Panoptica (a multimedia collaboration with Epsilon Theory), and co-owner and host of Excess Returns, a podcast and YouTube channel. Through his Cultish Creative brand, he transforms complex ideas into accessible insights, helping people make better connections and approach challenges with curiosity.Matt shares his journey from profound disconnection to finding an abundance of connection and meaning through family, work, and community. From a pivotal therapy session that changed everything to discovering th...
2026-01-131h 01
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life #156 - Learning To Trust My Own Voice with Alejandra Guzmán GonzálezOn the 156th episode of What Is a Good Life?, I’m joined by Alejandra Guzmán González. Alejandra is a Nicaraguan educator, lifelong learner, and mother of two. She describes herself as an artist with a dancer’s feet, the soul of a theatre actress, and the writer’s force within (publishing under the pen name aimé). Her work is rooted in curiosity, reflection, and human connection, and she continues to devote her professional life to education and learning-centred projects.In this episode, Alejandra shares her journey of discovering how to trust her own voice. She refle...
2026-01-061h 02
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #155 - Making Your Impact Count with Julian KirchherrOn the 155th episode of What Is a Good Life?, I’m joined by Julian Kirchherr. Julian combines a career as a Partner at McKinsey & Company with his role as an Associate Professor at Roskilde University. At McKinsey, he co-leads the firm’s public sector work in Europe, focusing on people and organisational performance, while his academic research centres on the circular economy. He ranks among the most highly cited circular economy scholars worldwide. He earned his PhD from St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and is the author of The Lean PhD: Radically Improve the Efficiency, Quality and Im...
2025-12-3051 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #154 - The Art of Making Meaning with Katie ElliottOn the 154th episode of What Is a Good Life?, I’m joined by Katie Elliott. Katie is a facilitator, writer, and programme designer working across community and organisational settings. With a background in jazz and a long-standing fascination with human change and habits, she creates tools, conversations, and projects that explore how people make sense of themselves and one another. Her work includes Amiko® Cards, the Adventures in Behaviour Change podcast, a series of children’s books, and an album of original piano music.In this conversation, we explore curiosity, bewilderment, and the value of st...
2025-12-2354 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #153 - When Being Becomes Service with Ethan HsiehOn the 153rd episode of What Is a Good Life?, I’m joined by Ethan Hsieh for a wide-ranging and deeply human conversation on service, being, and what happens when self-work goes too far.Ethan is currently undertaking his PhD research integrating performance-training with 4E cognitive science. With an MA in Professional Practice: Theatre and Drama Facilitation, he has designed and delivered transformational community-building programs, retreats, and workshops across Asia and Europe through his organisation 5ToMidnight, where he is Artistic Director. He also serves as Platform Manager for The Lectern and has co-designed select practices with John Ve...
2025-12-161h 01TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Simon Weitzman (Film Director)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Simon Weitzman (Film Director)UK film director Simon Weitzman, who has recently joined the roster of talented film and culinary professionals represented by McCartneyStudios.comSimon Weitzman is a highly experienced and versatile network television director, producer, author, and artist whose career spans more than 35 years. Born in London and trained at the Bournemouth School of Film and Television, he has built a distinctive body of work across broadcast TV, feature documentaries, publishing, and visual art, with directing credits for BBC, HBO, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky...
2025-12-091h 14TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Ana Christina CashSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Ana Christina CashBorn in Miami to Cuban parents and now based in Nashville, Ana Cristina Cash bridges cultures and genres with ease. Her music blends country, pop, Latin influences, jazz and soul, all powered by a remarkable vocal range that moves from warm contralto tones to an ethereal “whistle register.” Over the course of her career, Ana has: Launched her professional life in music as a child on the iconic Spanish-language show “Sábado Gigante” Released albums in both Spanish and English, showcasing her versatility as a bilingual...
2025-12-0944 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #152 - Living a Life of Intimate Beauty with Tim LeberechtOn the 152nd episode of What is a Good Life?, I welcome Tim Leberecht, one of the most original and passionate voices on creating a more humane future of business. Tim is a German-American entrepreneur, curator, and author, and the co-founder and co-CEO of the House of Beautiful Business, a global community for those who seek more from work and from one another. A sought-after keynote speaker, his two TED Talks have been viewed more than 3 million times. He is the author of The Business Romantic (Harper Business, 2015), translated into ten languages, The End of Winning (Droemer, 2020), and the fo...
2025-12-0956 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #151 - Seeing What We’ve Been Missing with Olaf LewitzOn the 151st episode of What is a Good Life?, I welcome Olaf Lewitz. Olaf is the Trust Artist, a leadership thinker and coach who’s endlessly curious about our similarities and differences, and how context shapes the quality of attention we give each other. He’s learning how to change systems so that they support life rather than extract or exploit it, sourcing wisdom and insight from unexpected places. He does this through his TrustTemenos Academy and his work with Dark Matter Labs.In this conversation, we explore the question “What am I missing?” as a way into...
2025-12-0258 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #150 - Moving From Fear To Love with Claire GoodeyOn the 150th episode of What is a Good Life?, I welcome Claire Goodey. Claire is an artist, writer, and humanistic psychotherapist. After a decade in private practice—alongside a new autism diagnosis, perimenopause, and a shifting social landscape—she’s returning to her creative roots to cultivate a slower, more analogue way of living. From this liminal space, Claire blends therapeutic insight with artistic expression, offering presence, vulnerability, and play to others feeling the squeeze of modern life.In this conversation, Claire and I explore what it means to stay part of a world that often feels...
2025-11-2556 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #149 - Finding Your Unique Role In The World with Adam MastroianniOn the 149th episode of What is a Good Life?, I welcome Adam Mastroianni. Adam is an experimental psychologist and author of the popular science newsletter Experimental History. His work has been featured in Nature, The New York Times, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has escaped from over 170 escape rooms.In this conversation, Adam discusses the nature of questions and curiosity as driving forces in life. He explores the concept of being possessed by ideas, the role of suffering in personal growth, and the shift from academia to independent thought. This episode highlights the impact t...
2025-11-1856 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #148 - Finding Silence In A World Full Of Noise with Leigh MarzOn the 148th episode of What is a Good Life?, I welcome Leigh Marz, a collaboration and leadership coach for major universities, corporations, and federal agencies. She has led training programs to promote an experimental mindset among teams at NASA and a decade-long cross-sector collaboration to reduce toxic chemicals in products, in partnership with Green Science Policy Institute, Harvard University, IKEA, Google, and Kaiser Permanente. Leigh coauthored Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise and cofounded Astrea Strategies, helping leaders bridge contemplation and action. In this conversation we explore silence as a living presence—how...
2025-11-111h 00
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #147 - Coming Home Through Movement with Karimu SamuelsOn the 147th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Karimu Samuels. Karimu is a movement expert whose journey from exhaustion to ease led him to discover the power of moving through life with flow. With years of studying body functionality and coaching athletes worldwide, he teaches holistic movement that unites body, mind, and emotion — guiding others toward balance and the joy of movement. He embodies the belief that through movement, we can master not only our bodies but also ourselves.In this conversation, Karimu invites us to explore what happens when we s...
2025-11-0456 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #146 - The Hidden Gifts Of The Shadow with Steven D'SouzaOn the 146th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Steven D’Souza. Steven is an award winning author, executive educator, trusted advisor, leadership coach and keynote speaker. He is a Senior Partner in the Leadership & Professional Development Practice at Korn Ferry, a leading global Organisational Consulting firm. His expertise crosses the fields of psychology, organisational development, diversity, group dynamics, contemplation and social capital. He has spoken globally to organisations such as PwC, TikTok, Financial Times and the United Nations. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Independent and The Sunday Time...
2025-10-281h 00
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #145 - The Courage To Listen To Yourself with Marc CinanniOn the 145th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Marc Cinanni. Marc is a writer, musician, and co-founder of Muntanya Màgica, a secluded forest retreat space near Barcelona devoted to personal and spiritual renewal. After time spent in an ashram and a transformative period living on a remote Pacific island, Marc now helps others rewild their inner and outer lives through nature, meditation, and presence—inviting a return to stillness and a deep respect for the mystery of life.In this conversation, we explore courage as the practice of listening to yo...
2025-10-2156 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with May Pang 2025Send us Fan MailA Multifaceted Legacy in Music and PhotographyDuring the period known as "The Lost Weekend" John Lennon experienced one of the most artistically and commercially productive phases of his post-Beatles career. With Pang’s encouragement and support, he produced the albums Mind Games, Walls and Bridges, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, achieving his first solo #1 hit, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night.” Pang’s influence extended to creative collaborations with legends like Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Mick Jagger, and Ringo Starr. Notably, Pang’s whispered voice is heard on “#9 Dream,” and Lennon wrote “...
2025-10-141h 01
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #144 - The Quest For Balance In Life with George ThompsonOn the 144th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome George Thompson. George is a filmmaker, teacher, and founder of Balance is Possible!, a movement dedicated to inspiring balance for both people and planet. With over 25 million people impacted by his work and support from changemakers like Louie Schwartzberg, Tara Brach, and Stephen Fry, George weaves together ancient Daoist wisdom and modern science into practical, playful tools for navigating modern life.In this conversation, we explore what it truly means to live in balance — within ourselves, with others, and with the natural worl...
2025-10-1458 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #143 - Embracing The Fullness Of Life with KimbraOn the 143rd episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Kimbra. Kimbra is a New Zealand-born songwriter, musician, producer, and adventurous performer. Her 2011 debut, Vows, was certified platinum in Australia and New Zealand. The following year, “Somebody That I Used to Know,” her duet with Gotye, topped Billboard’s Hot 100, became the best-selling song of the year in the U.S., and earned her two Grammy Awards. Since then, she has toured with artists including Beck, David Byrne, and Jacob Collier, and has released four more albums: The Golden Echo, Primal Heart, A Reckoning, and Idol...
2025-10-0755 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #142 - Cultivating A Faith In Life Itself with Jim PalmerOn the 142nd episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Jim Palmer, Founder of the Center for Non-Religious Spirituality. A critically acclaimed author, former megachurch pastor, adjunct professor, and chaplain with the American Humanist Association, Jim is also a trained counsellor in religious trauma and spiritual abuse.In this conversation, he reflects on his journey through a crisis of faith, his experiences as a megachurch pastor, and his challenges of navigating religious culture. We explore theological deconstruction, rewilding spirituality, and the importance of embracing diverse perspectives. This episode invites you to consider a...
2025-09-301h 09
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #141 - The Space To Truly Connect with Professor Megan ReitzOn the 141st episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Professor Megan Reitz. Megan is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, Oxford University, and Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult International Business School. She is a leading thinker on leadership and dialogue, featured in the Thinkers50 ranking of global business thinkers, and the author of Dialogue in Organizations, Mind Time, and, most recently, Speak Out, Listen Up. Her work explores how we create the conditions for transformative dialogue at work, and her latest research examines how we can foster spaciousness — the capac...
2025-09-2359 min
What is a Good Life?What Is A Good Life? #140 - A Life of Unfolding Possibility with Robert PoyntonOn the 140th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Robert Poynton. Rob is the author of Do Conversation, Do Pause, and Do Improvise. He divides his time between an off-grid home in rural Spain and Oxford, where he is an Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School and convenor of the Oxford Praxis Forum at Green Templeton College. Rob is a designer, host, and facilitator of learning experiences; an amateur practical philosopher; a keeper of hens; and the founder of Yellow Learning.In this conversation, Rob shares his sense of liv...
2025-09-161h 03
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #139 - Beyond Problems & Solutions with Simon HöherOn the 139th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Simon Höher—a public designer, researcher, and strategist based in Berlin. Simon works at the intersection of systems, futures, and justice, partnering with public institutions, startups, and cultural organisations to rethink how we design, govern, and live together. He is Systems Change Lead at Dark Matter Labs and currently supports the European Commission’s Net Zero Cities Mission.In this conversation, we explore big questions about life, governance, and personal evolution: the nature of change, how today’s decisions shape future generatio...
2025-09-0959 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #138 - Tending To What Emerges with Edie PijpersOn the 138th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Edie "EdieArt" Pijpers. Edie is a self-taught painter, musician, and writer whose work flows across the porous borders between music, colour, story, dream, and video. Raised in the Netherlands, Edie travelled through Paris, Sydney, and Los Angeles before planting roots in the Hudson Valley. Over the years, she has released five albums, held art shows in Nashville and New York, painted murals, published mindful children’s books, created intimate video pieces, and collaborated on the oracle deck Healing the Inner Child via Hay House.
2025-09-0259 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #137 - Exploring What Matters Most with Diane ButtonOn the 137th episode of What is a Good Life?, I’m delighted to welcome Diane Button. Diane is a founding partner of the Bay Area End-of-Life Doula Alliance in Northern California, and the best-selling author of Dear Death: Finding Meaning in Life, Peace in Death, and Joy in an Ordinary Day and The Doula Tool Kit: The Complete Practical Guide for End-of-Life Doulas & Caregivers (co-authored with Angela Shook and Gabby Jimenez). She holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, works as a practicing end-of-life doula, and serves as a lead instructor in the University of Vermont Larner Coll...
2025-08-261h 15
Airlines Confidential Podcast300 - Host Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Charles DuncanHost Scott McCartney & Guest Co-Host Charles Duncan; Southwest writes Mrs McCartney a check, and other recent passenger experiences; Spirit Q2 not good, issues "Going Concern" statement; Relevancy of July airfare price increase; Air Canada flight attendants strike; SWA adds flights in vacation cities, divests renewable fuel, and upgrades their coffee; Listener Q on SWA booking window timing.
2025-08-201h 04
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #136 - Rootedness in a Changing World with Aadita ChaudhuryOn the 136th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Aadita Chaudhury. Aadita is a researcher, writer and arts practitioner inhabiting the intersection of the arts, science, ecology, and spirituality. Her work is shaped by ethnographic approaches, poetic inquiry, embodied methodologies, sonic practices, photography, and encounters with mythology, folklore and ritual, guided by ethics of slow, non-extractive decolonial research. She is interested in perspectives from the Global South in relation to technoscientific imaginaries, decolonial, feminist and working-class social movements. Aadita has conducted research in the US, Canada, the UK, Italy, In...
2025-08-191h 12
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #135 - Longing, Belonging, and Matrimony with Stephen JenkinsonOn the 135th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Stephen Jenkinson. Stephen is a cultural worker, teacher, author, and ceremonialist. He is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, founded in 2010. He has master’s degrees from Harvard University (theology) and the University of Toronto (social work). He’s the author of Come of Age, the award-winning Die Wise, Money and the Soul’s Desires, and Reckoning (with Kimberly Ann Johnson). His latest book, Matrimony: Ritual, Culture and the Heart’s Work, invites readers to contemplate the signif...
2025-08-1258 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #134 - The Beauty Of The Ordinary with Mike MossOn the 134th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Mike Moss. Mike is a BACP registered Counsellor and Supervisor. He has worked in voluntary and statutory organisations for over 40 years and is currently employed as a counsellor in a school. His approach is Person-Centred with an interest in the Transpersonal. He has written widely about the power of the therapeutic relationship and presented his work at workshops and national and international conferences. He has a small private practice offering counselling, supervision and training.In this conversation, we ex...
2025-08-051h 00
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #133 - Navigating Complexity in Leadership with Dr. Richard ClaydonOn the 133rd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Dr. Richard Claydon. Richard is a leadership strategist and creator of the Praxis Q framework, which integrates self-awareness, systemic thinking, and role fluency. Known for his work at the intersection of complexity, culture, and adaptive performance, he helps leaders navigate ambiguity, build resilient systems, and lead with integrity in rapidly changing environments. His work draws from behavioural science, organisational theory, and real-world practice to challenge conventional leadership narratives and build capability for the long game. A former academic with a Ph...
2025-07-291h 03
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #132 - Navigating Life's Complexity with Kate ArmsOn the 132nd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Kate Arms. Kate helps people and organisations create effective systems in which people thrive. She is known for her expertise in building and maintaining organisational systems that support innovation and creativity, and the psycho-social challenges faced by gifted, highly-sensitive, twice-exceptional, and creative individuals. Her career has taken her through law, technology, publishing, non-profits, and the arts. Recently, she has been heavily involved in developing leadership and coach training programs grounded in human dignity and agency. As part of this work, sh...
2025-07-2259 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Roger McGoughSend us Fan MailRoger McGough CBE, FRSL is one of Britain’s most beloved and enduring poets, known for his wit, wordplay, and deep emotional resonance. Born in Litherland, Liverpool, McGough rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leading voice in the Liverpool poets movement alongside Adrian Henri and Brian Patten. Their influential anthology, The Mersey Sound (1967), brought poetry to new, younger audiences and became one of the best-selling poetry collections of all time in the UK. He was also a member of the famous trio known as SCAFFOLD with members John Gorman and Mike Mc...
2025-07-1546 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #131 - The Art of Aligning with Purpose with Dave BinghamOn the 131st episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Dave Bingham. Dave is the founder and managing director of True Circles Training Ltd – though he often calls himself ‘an assistant to alchemy’. He’s a Trainer, Mentor, and Facilitator in the Way of Council, recognised by the Topa Institute of California and the European Council Network. Since 2009, he has facilitated Council groups in settings ranging from men’s circles and prisons to reconciliation programmes and open public groups. Formerly in the tech sector, he led major UK and international projects and...
2025-07-151h 10
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #130 - Embracing The Unknown with Ella Fryer-SmithOn the 130th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Ella Fryer-Smith. Ella is the founder of Do You Research, an agency established with the intention of drawing on over 15 years of research experience, collaborating with the amazing researchers she has met along the way, and maintaining a clear focus on inclusion to deliver exceptional research, consultancy, and training. Specialising in qualitative research methods, particularly film ethnography, her work has taken her around the world—observing people’s everyday lives and exploring everything from toilet roll and white goods to how pe...
2025-07-081h 02
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #129 - Conversing With God with Neale Donald WalschOn the 129th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Neale Donald Walsch. Neale has written 40 books on contemporary spirituality and its practical application in everyday life, including his new book GodTalk: Experiences of Humanity’s Connections with a Higher Power. Neale is the bestselling author of the Conversations with God series, of which seven of the nine books made the New York Times bestseller list. Book One remained on that list for 134 weeks. His titles have been translated into 37 languages and have been read by millions of people around the...
2025-07-011h 06
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #128 - The Cosmic Force of Questions with Shai TubaliOn the 128th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Shai Tubali, Ph.D. Shai is a philosopher, author, and teacher whose work bridges mysticism and academic philosophy. He explores how expanded states of consciousness can transform individual lives and influence our collective future.Shai holds a doctorate in the philosophy of religion and his academic publications include The Transformative Philosophical Dialogue (Springer, 2023) and Cosmos and Camus: Science Fiction Film and the Absurd. As the author of numerous books on inner transformation, his writings have reached readers in 14 la...
2025-06-241h 06
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #127 - Finding Balance in Life’s Chaos with Andrew B BrownOn the 127th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Andrew B Brown. Former Commander, Chief Inspector (retd.) Andrew is an internationally renowned negotiator with specialist knowledge and experience in dealing with kidnap for ransom and hostage/crisis incidents, particularly in humanitarian environments; in designing conflict de-escalation skills for field operations and acting as an expert witness to judicial inquiries on the response to hostage taking.A Fellow of the Chartered Management and Security Institutes, he has developed advanced negotiation and crisis leadership skills for major corporations, public bo...
2025-06-171h 11TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Herman MatthewsSend us Fan MailAfter some thirty plus years Herman Matthews has accomplished quite an impressive resume and has created a strong foundation for some of the industries finest.Dubbed “The Groove Guy” and often called “The Hermanator” Matthews moved to Los Angeles from Houston, Texas with one thing in mind… to work! He has had the great fortune of working with such artists as Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Tower Of Power, The Isley Bros., Kirk Whalum, George Duke, Bob James, Timothy B. Schmit, Tom Jones, Hugh Laurie, Greg Adams & East Bay Soul, Patty Austin, Chris Bott...
2025-06-1050 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #126 - The Wild Power of Imagination with Geneen Marie HaugenOn the 126th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Geneen Marie Haugen, PhD. Geneen grew up a little wild, with a run amok imagination, and has lived at the wild edge for most of her life. Once upon a time, she was a whitewater river guide and a tipi dweller who loved knowing that only thin canvas separated her from the the world. In her wild wanderings, she’s been amazed to have had dozens or maybe hundreds of close encounters with creatures such as moose, elk, grizzlies, wolves, blac...
2025-06-101h 06
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #125 - Reclaiming The Sacred In Business with Nikki TrottOn the 125th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Nikki Trott. Nikki is a renowned author, speaker, strategist, CEO adviser and podcaster dedicated to empowering business to thrive in harmony with humanity and the Earth. Her book, Sacred Business, is a manifesto for the transformation of ourselves woven with strategic action to create a new era of life-affirming business. As the host of the acclaimed Going Conscious podcast, she explores journeys of visionary entrepreneurs creating prosperity from purpose. Nikki has advised over 100 iconic brands and startup founders and is re...
2025-06-0357 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #124 - To Make a Difference for Another with Glenn BehennaOn the 124th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Glenn Behenna. Glenn is a recently retired Senior Lecturer at Carmarthen Business School and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He held a varied range of roles throughout his career, including steelworker, police officer, consultant, and facilitator, alongside more than 20 years of experience lecturing and managing university programmes. He was also an invited speaker at the House of Lords on topics related to education. Glenn’s path has been driven by a...
2025-05-2758 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #123 - Philosophy as a Daily Practice with Jessica BöhmeOn the 123rd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Jessica Böhme. Jessica is a professor and academic director of technology management at FHM Berlin, and she is the founder of the Institute for Practical ekoPhilosophy (IPeP). She writes a weekly newsletter "wild:philosophy," where she explores how to live life in a collapsing world. Her expertise lies in utilising philosophy as a meta-technology for individual, social, and ecological transformations.In this episode, we delve into the profound question of how to live this life—particularly in the c...
2025-05-2056 min
What is a Good Life?What is a Good Life? #122 - When Our Messiness & Souls Meet with Felicity ReedOn the 122nd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I’m delighted to welcome our guest, Felicity Reed. Felicity is a Psychotherapist and expert in leadership, who, alongside a private practice and consultancy, has worked as a clinical lead across the NHS, local authorities and the voluntary sector, working at the sharpest edges of trauma and health inequalities, supporting people facing life’s toughest circumstances to turn their pain into power.She first came into therapy because of her own difficulties and ADHD, and uses this lived experience of messiness to bring humour, joy and...
2025-05-1355 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Laurie KayeSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Laurie KayeLaurie Kaye began her career in radio at KFRC-AM San Francisco, for years one of the nation’s greatest top 40 stations, where she started as an intern and worked her way up to on-air reporter and anchor. She wrote and coproduced numerous radio rock specials for RKO, including RKO Presents the Beatles (released in 1977, and later expanded and retitled as The Beatles from Liverpool to Legend), and The Top 100 of the 70’s before moving on to write Dick Clark’s weekly radio countdown show and syndicated newspa...
2025-04-0847 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Debbie GendlerSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Debbie GendlerHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Debbie Gendler is a 4-time Emmy® nominated Talent and Development Executive and Producer formerly at CBS New York and Los Angeles, and ABC, and who also served as Women in Film’s (LA) first Executive Director. Debbie is responsible for developing over 9,000 episodes of television with Weller/Grossman Productions for thirty-six broadcast and cable networks including the launches of HGTV and the National Geographic Channel in the United States. Identifying talent and building show concepts is Debbie’s expertise with...
2025-02-2653 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Al SussmanSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Al SussmanHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney A member of the generation transformed by the ‘60s Big Bang of The Beatles’ appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, Al Sussman has been writing about The Beatles, music and pop culture since the fall of 1968, first as a town newspaper columnist and then via a “Collectors’ Q&A” column in Sounds Fine in the mid-‘70s. In 1979, he became a contributor to the fledgling Beatlefan Magazine, first as New York correspondent and as Executive Editor since the early ‘80s. Sort of a j...
2025-02-2651 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Robert RodriguezSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Robert RodriguezHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Robert Rodriguez has written extensively about The Beatles: five books so far, including Solo in the 70s and 2012’s acclaimed "Revolver: How The #Beatles Re-Imagined Rock ‘N’ Roll." He is the host of the "Something About the Beatles" podcast, has contributed numerous articles to Beatlefan magazine, and has been a regular interviewee on radio and TV about the group. Rodriguez is also the creator of the FAQ book series for Hal Leonard, the world’s largest print music publisher, and he m...
2025-02-261h 02TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Bruce SpizerSend us Fan MailTeaflix interview with Bruce Spizer Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Bruce Spizer's books tell the fascinating and sometimes convoluted stories behind the Beatles vinyl releases. Each book is filled with images of 45 rpm discs, album covers, album labels, posters, rare memorabilia, magazine ads, company documents and, of course, the Beatles themselves. Many are from Bruce's extensive Beatles collection, while others were contributed by top Beatles collectors and dealers throughout the world. Bruce Spizer is a first generation Beatles fan and a life-long native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has an extensive...
2025-01-3053 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Jackie SpencerSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Jackie Spencer Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Join Angie & Ruth #McCartney for #Teaflix Tuesday at 11:30am Pacific time on https://fb.com/drangiemccartney on Tuesday January 21st, 2025 as they chat with fellow Scouser and Beatle / Merseyside Tour Guide and expert Jackie Spencer. From Jackie's website BeatleGuide.com: "Hello, hello....I qualified as a Liverpool Tourist Guide & Official Beatlesguide in 1995 after two years intensive training. I am a Member of the Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG) and have the highest credentials possible, BUT more importantly, I'm Liverpool born & bred...
2025-01-3051 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Scott FreimanSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Scott Freiman Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney "Deconstructing The Music" from the man of the hour Scott Freiman who may be the only person to have sold out Carnegie Hall and been a Finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. He is also a leading expert on the music of the Beatles who has appeared in several films and TV series about the Fab Four. Scott is the creator of Deconstructing The Music, a series of unique multimedia lectures on the songwriting and production techniques of mu...
2025-01-3055 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Richard Gibbs (Oingo Boingo)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Richard Gibbs (Oingo Boingo)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyRichard "Ribbs" Gibbs, who is an American film composer & music producer whose credits include Dr. Dolittle, Big Momma's House, Queen of the Damned,the television series Battlestar Galactica & the first season of The Simpsons. Gibbs was the keyboard player for the new wave band Oingo Boingo from 1980 to 1984. He was also a session player, performing on over 150 albums for artists as diverse as War, Tom Waits, Boy Meets Girl, Living in a Box, Robert Palmer, and...
2024-10-031h 05TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Jerry HammackSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Jerry HammackHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney.Jerry Hammack who is a Canadian-American musician, producer, recording and mix engineer, and author living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A contributing writer in the area of audio production and mixing, Jerry has written numerous articles for Sonic Scoop and Produce Like A Pro. Jerry has presented his multi-media breakdowns of classic Beatles songs at academic conferences and events all over North America. Jerry is known for his advanced understanding of vintage recording techniques and their application in the...
2024-10-0248 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Quinn Johnson (Musician)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Quinn Johnson (Musician)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Biography Pianist and composer Quinn Johnson has lived in four different countries on three different continents, and has played music from around the world with Cuban, Brasilian, Persian, African, Middle Eastern and Chinese artists. Some of those he has had the pleasure of working with include Poncho Sanchez, Tom Scott, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Rita Coolidge, Martin Short, Jack Sheldon, Diane Schuur, Richard Carpenter, Judith Hill, Flora Purim, Wayne Brady, John Densmore (of The Doors), Elba Ramalho, D...
2024-09-0544 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney John was born in Oakland, CA in 1945, moved to southern California’s Orange County with his family for high school years. He and lifelong high-school friend Steve Martin both got a job in 1963 (in the magic shop) at 16! When, a couple years later, he saw Missouri bluegrass group The Dillards in an Orange County club, John’s life then headed towards his new dream: “be a traveling music man”. Leaving his Garden Grove spawning ground, h...
2024-08-2842 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Roger Earl from FoghatSend us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Roger Earl from FoghatHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyJoin Angie and Ruth #McCartney at https://fb.com/DrAngieMcCartney AT A SPECIAL TIME OF NOON PACIFIC THIS WEEK ONLY as they get founding member and drummer of #FOGHAT to #spillthetea about this legendary band's 5+ decade career, and their latest #BillboardChart smash contemporary blues hit #SonicMojo which is Grammy® eligible for 2025! Foghat continues to captivate fans of all ages with their timeless music. The band is still touring relentlessly, performing with an energy that radiates youthful e...
2024-08-2153 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Ruth and Angie McCartney about (Liverpool Limericks)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Ruth and Angie McCartney (Liverpool Limericks) Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney A lilting look at the Irish poetic format of the Limerick, featuring whimsical verse about icons of pop culture, the 1960's and iconic places in Liverpool, London and "across the universe." An ideal travel (or bathroom) companion for baby boomers, their grandkids and fans of the Fab Four. The book contains the history of the Limerick, and the story of Liverpool, the Fabs and their friends, QR code links to people, videos, destinations and ot...
2024-08-1431 min
McCartney In GoalNevermind (Nirvana)Episode 50: Nevermind (Nirvana). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing, Nevermind which was the second studio album by Nirvana. It was released on September 24, 1991.Unlock the story behind Nirvana's first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl with the latest spirited debate “track by track” by the McCartney In Goal team. The album includes loads of hits including “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, "Lithium", "Come As You Are" and "In Bloom".Ever wondered how a controve...
2024-08-102h 01TeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Filmmakers (Wise Women)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Filmmakers Christopher Henze, Dominique Debroux and Jonathan Sanger Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Filmmakers Christopher Henze, Dominique Debroux and Oscar® winning producer Jonathan Sanger ("Elephant Man, Vanilla Sky, Frances and more) when they'll discuss their new documentary "WISE WOMEN" and how it reveals the mystery of menopause and the importance of women in our society. The subject of menopause, once sidelined to the realms of whispers and shame has recently been elevated into the mainstream by personalities like Oprah, Michelle Obama, Halle Berry, Naomi Watts and Gwyneth Paltrow. T...
2024-08-0654 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with The String Revolution (Music, Grammy® Winners)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with The String Revolution Hosted by Dr. Angie & Ruth McCartney The String Revolution, (Janet Robin, Markus Illko, Rober Luis) is an innovative and dynamic guitar band that pushes the boundaries of traditional music. Composed of three virtuoso guitarists, they are renowned for their electrifying performances, blending different genres and styles to create a unique and captivating sound. Their intricate melodies, mesmerizing harmonies, and astonishing guitar skills have earned them a dedicated following and critical acclaim worldwide. In 2023, the band got together to arrange another iconic song. This time it was “Folsom Pr...
2024-07-1650 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Kenneth Womack (Beatles Author)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Kenneth Womack (Beatles Author)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Kenneth Womack's new book: Had he lived into old age, Beatles roadie Mal Evans would have been 87 now. In August 1963, the 28-year-old giant of a man began the adventure of a lifetime when he joined the British band’s cozy entourage, which included manager Brian Epstein and fellow roadie Neil Aspinall. With the release of their “She Loves You” single, the Beatles were poised to shift from a regional to a national sensation. And Mal would be rig...
2024-06-1244 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Ray Connolly (The Beatles Interviews Archive)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Ray Connolly (The Beatles Interviews Archive)Hosted by: Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Ray Connolly (born 4 December 1940) is a British writer. He is best known for his journalism and for writing the screenplays for the films That'll Be the Day and its sequel Stardust, for which he won a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Screenplay award. Ray Connolly was born and brought up in Lancashire. He was educated at West Park Catholic Grammar School, St. Helens; Ormskirk Grammar School and the London School of Economics where h...
2024-06-1235 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Ivor Davis (Author, The Beatles, The Manson Family)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Ivor Davis Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney Author/journalist and investigative reporter IVOR DAVIS was deeply embedded in the life of Charles Manson, while maintaining distance from the mesmerizing pull that drew Manson’s followers to him and compelled them to do his savage, unspeakable bidding. Davis retained a cool, independent, and objective view as the case played out, and in his gripping new book Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder, he shares his personal odyssey over half a century. He met...
2024-06-1243 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Roag Best (The Beatles Museum, Liverpool)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Roag Best (The Beatles Museum, Liverpool)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyJoin Angie & Ruth #McCartney for Teaflix Tuesday with very special guest and a big Liverpool announcement from Roag Best of Casbah Coffe Club & Suites and Liverpool Beatles museum Fame. Roag is the son of Mona Best and Neil Aspinall. The family includes not only brother Pete and father Neil (#Beatles roadie, pal, and #AppleRecords CEO) but also Roag’s celebrity daughter Leanne Best who has many TV and movie credits to her name, including a...
2024-06-1253 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Chris O'Dell (Apple Corps)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Chris O'DellHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyMeet Chris O'Dell From Apple Corps. secretary, to personal assistant to musical icons, to rock n' roll tour manager, Chris O'Dell has seen it all and lived to tell about it. Now, a best-selling author, public figure and devoted mother to her son, William, Chris spends her time making public appearances, doing interviews and promoting her best-selling book while sharing incredible stories of her years with rock n' roll's most influential and iconic musicians. She is currently working...
2024-05-2044 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaflix Interview with May Pang (The Lost Weekend)Send us Fan MailTeaflix Interview wuth May PangHosted by Dr. Angie & Ruth McCartneyShe was just a kid growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1960s, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants who went to Catholic school, hated studying and fell in love with all things rock & roll, especially The Beatles. So when May Pang landed a gig at Apple Records, which quickly became working exclusively with John and Yoko as their full-time personal assistant, she found herself living a life beyond even her wildest dreams, all at the tender age of 19...
2024-05-2039 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Laurence Juber (Wings)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Laurence JuberHosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartneyGRAMMY® winning guitarist Laurence Juber is a solo performer, recording artist, composer and arranger. His playing fuses folk, jazz, blues, pop and classical styles, creating a multi-faceted performance that belies the use of only one instrument. A music graduate of London’s Goldsmith’s College, he was featured guitar soloist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra before becoming established as a studio musician in the mid-1970’s. First internationally recognized as lead guitarist in Beatle Paul McCartney’s Wings, wi...
2024-05-2037 minTeaFlix with The McCartney LadiesTeaFlix Interview with Jay Bergen (John Lennon's Lawyer)Send us Fan MailTeaFlix Interview with Jay Bergen (John Lennon's Lawyer)Hosted by Dr. Angie McCartney & Ruth McCartney For 40 years, wherever he moved, from the New York metropolitan area to his current home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Jay Bergen FCRH ’59, LAW ’62, took six heavy banker’s boxes with him, transferring them from one garage or attic to another, where they continued to gather dust. “I always kept them with me, but I didn’t open them until five years ago,” said Bergen. When he did, he couldn’t help but sit down on...
2024-05-2046 minTeaFlix with The McCartney Ladies4-Time Grammy® Winner Chuck AinlaySend us Fan MailTeaFlix with The McCartney Ladies and 4-Time Grammy® Winner Chuck AinlayProducer/Engineer, Chuck Ainlay has over thirty five hundred credits to his name, including work with legendary and defining country music artists such as; George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Lady A, Steve Earle, Lee Ann Womack, Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris and The Chicks.Chuck has placed his distinctive production and engineering stamp on projects with more mainstream and diverse artists such as Dire Straits and nearly the entire solo career of Mark Knopfler a...
2024-04-1647 minTeaFlix with The McCartney Ladies7-time Grammy® Winner Frank FilipettiSend us Fan MailTeaFlix with The McCartney Gals & Guest 7-time Grammy® Winner Frank FilipettiSeven-time Grammy® winner Frank Filipetti is a world-renowned music producer, engineer and mixer. Born in Bristol, Connecticut, and based in New York since 1971, Frank was one of the first engineers to embrace digital mixing. His early credits include his first number one album, Foreigner’s “Agent Provocateur” which included the single “I Want to Know What Love Is”; Foreigner’s “Inside Information” which he also co-produced; KISS’s, “Lick It Up”; Carly Simon’s “Coming Around Again”, The Bangles’ “Eternal Flame”, Courtney Love’s “Celebrity...
2024-03-3055 minTeaFlix with The McCartney Ladies6-time Grammy® Winner George MassenburgSend us Fan MailTeaFlix with The McCartney Gals & Guest 6-time Grammy® Winner George MassenburgGeorge Y. Massenburg is a Grammy® award-winning recording engineer, producer, educator and designer of definitive high-resolution audio equipment. He is best known for inventing the parametric equalizer, a key part of modern recording, and third-generation audio console control automation. He has worked on over 400 records in the past 50 years. His work includes recordings by #EarthWindandFire , #LindaRonstadt, #LittleFeat #JamesTaylor, Phil Collins, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, Herbie Hancock and many others. In 1990, he won a Grammy® for Best Engineered Non-Classical Record for Ron...
2024-03-3058 min
RadioBypass PodcastPaul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run: All AccessBand On The Run from Paul McCartney and Wings has just turned 50! A new anniversary edition of the album has been released featuring an uderdubbed version of the album. RadioBypass is honored to join in the celebration of this great album! Find out from Paul McCartney, the late Denny Laine, Dustin Hoffman, James Coburn, engineer Geoff Emerick, and arranger Tony Viscontii about the many stories that surrounded the recording and release of an all-time rock classic. Join us for the 50th anniversary celebration of Paul McCarney and Wings - Band On The Run: All Access!
2024-02-0853 min
McCartney In Goal1989 (Taylor's version) (Taylor Swift)Episode 49: 1989 (Taylor's version) (Taylor Swift). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing, 1989 (Taylor's version) which was a re-recording of the fifth studio album by Taylor Swift. It was released on 27 October 2023.Unlock the story behind Taylor Swift's pop transformation from country darling to pop royalty with the latest spirited debate "track by track" by the McCartney In Goal team. The album includes loads of hits including "Welcome to New York", Blank Space, Wildest Dreams, Shake It Off, Bad Blood and Style.
2024-01-0157 min
McCartney In GoalSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)Episode 48: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates and dissects the great albums of rock music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which was the eighth studio album by The Beatles. It was released on 26 May 1967.The McCartney In Goal team take an unruly amble through the album discussing:why this album, once deemed the greatest of all time, might have lost its unassailable status?is Sgt. Pepper's truly a concept album?why did John Lennon dislike some of...
2023-11-111h 53
Mind MedicinePsychedelic Series: Psychedelics and 38 Challenge Updates with Brandt McCartney | EP 51Psychedelic Series: Psychedelics and 38 Challenge Updates with Brandt McCartney | EP 51
2023-08-2925 min
McCartney In GoalTapestry (Carole King)Episode 11: Tapestry (Carole King). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates and dissects the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing Tapestry, the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971. Tapestry instantly became one of the most loved and best-selling albums of all time, with a mix of pop nuggets and 70s singer-songwriter melancholy.Support the showTwitter - https://twitter.com/mccartneyinWebsite - https://mccartneyingoal.com/
2020-10-1358 min
McCartney In GoalLet It Bleed (Rolling Stones)Episode 10: Let It Bleed (Rolling Stones). McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates and dissects the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format. Today we’re discussing Let it Bleed, the eighth studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1969.Support the showTwitter - https://twitter.com/mccartneyinWebsite - https://mccartneyingoal.com/
2020-09-2341 min