IIRY Podcast: 30. Karen Rile: “You can actually change your life very quickly.”
In my conversation with writer Karen Rile, we discuss her experience of parenting four artistic children and her interest…
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Conversations with musicians, writers, and researchers about overcoming creative blocks and becoming more fully who we are.
IIRY Podcast: 29. Byron Au Yong, PART 2: “Shouting comes from having no choice.”
In my conversation with composer Byron Au Yong, we discuss his works, “Stuck Elevator,” “The Ones,” and “Activist Songbook,” a…
IIRY Podcast: 28. Byron Au Yong: “Counteract the hate.”
In my conversation with composer Byron Au Yong, we discuss why writing well “is a power”; his childhood experiences with…
IIRY Podcast: 27. Augusta Read Thomas: “Music is so much bigger.”
In my conversation with composer Augusta Read Thomas, she expresses her heartfelt support of Black Lives Matter; her empathy for…
IIRY Podcast: 26. Blair McMillen: “It’s okay to be vulnerable.”
In this conversation with pianist Blair McMillen, we discuss how to manage stage fright and performance anxiety; why being…
IIRY Podcast: 25. Sean Wang: “My quietness was misunderstood as an act of defiance.”
In this conversation with violinist, conductor, and scholar, Sean Wang, we discuss the implicit bias Asians experience in white…