A couple of years ago, I heard about the plight of Daniel Elder, a composer of sacred music who was blacklisted by his peers, not to mention the entire music publishing industry for one single Instagram post. The setting was the summer of 2020, which if you recall was a quite dark place generally speaking…

Back when I edited Ben Greenfield’s podcast, I would occasionally get approached by people who want themselves or someone they know to be on Ben’s podcast. If you’re not familiar with the name, Ben Greenfield is a legit guru in the world of health and fitness, and his show is listened to by tens of…

These emails can be pretty difficult to write. Not necessarily the actual action of writing. I mean, we’re talking 300 words max. That’s how long my discussion board posts were in college, and I could pound them out like it was no one’s business. But sharing things on your mind, personal things, with the intent…

A common objection to getting into podcasting is “there’s just so many of them, so why bother getting into it myself?” I’ve heard that before I got involved with the craft in 2015, and many times since and it has always struck me as a bit of a cop out for not putting in the…

Good morning. I just released a new episode of the Trumpet Dynamics podcast yesterday. Actually, it’s a very old interview that was repurposed into a brand new episode. It featured Denver Dill, who is a very fine trumpeter with the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point. In addition to playing, he also teaches a…