Elucidate No. 35 - Sofia Zappi

Sofia Zappi from has been a professional symphony cellist since she was eleven years old. And, she's an RN, and a mountain climber. She's from Sao Paolo, Brazil but is currently residing in Wyoming. We talk about all of these things and more.

NOTE: OK, guys. Check this out. I got the audio of this conversational interview, but we were under some time constraints, started pretty quickly, and in my haste I hit the preview button for the video instead of the RECORD button. I know, I know. Excuses, excuses. But, that's what happened. Nonetheless, Sofia agreed to come back for another episode in the future, and we'll get it all right then.



Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/NNBLp0_o8y0
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/9wtFm

Show notes: 

- Sofia's blog about being dedicated to living life with quality instead of quantity: http://www.freshfoodunderground.com/
- Sofia playing the cello at TEDx: https://youtu.be/asBdu5z_05k

- Sofia playing "A Felicidade, Girl of Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema)": https://youtu.be/hGsj6YXBYyk

Things we talked about:

- Types of Climbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing
- Wyoming: http://www.wyo.gov/
- Sao Paolo, Barzil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo
- Grand Tenton Music Festival: http://gtmf.org/
- Symphony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony

Elucidate No. 34 - Abhishek Mukherjee

Abhishek Mukherjee is an industrial engineer, a photographer, bicycling advocate, film maker, novice hand-tool wood worker, and a philosopher. - We talk about India, social media, and artist economics in the age of the internet.


 Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/1Qy1bw0nQL0
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/X4hDm

Show notes: 

- A short film by Abhishek - The Convert: https://vimeo.com/40595463
- Abhishek's Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/sighthoundstudio
- Some of Abhishek's photography: http://www.sighthound-studio.com/

- *Abhishek has a tumbr, but it got hacked. However, if you scroll down there's some good photos by him (if you know how to fix this, please help): http://2000degreeskelvin.com/

Abhishek's hacked tumbler post

Things we talked about:

- India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
- Revenge Of The Record Labels: How The Majors Renewed Their Grip On Music:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/
- They took our jobs!: https://youtu.be/2ZBYLIUqmIs
- Facebook's Trust Engineering Department: http://www.radiolab.org/story/trust-engineers/
- Song Exploder - Dissecting songs with the artists who made them: http://songexploder.net/

Elucidate No. 33 - Melissa Ross

Melissa Ross is the host and producer of the weekday morning radio show First Coast Connect, She also acted in the major motion picture Recount, and has worked as a news anchor for radio and TV.


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Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/pWKYJaUYOdI
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/lcxBm




Show notes: 

- Melissa's radio show - First Coast Connect: http://news.wjct.org/programs/first-coast-connect
- Recount a film about the 2000 presidential election that Melissa was in: https://youtu.be/GVd1LuadnDk
- Melissa's twitter: https://twitter.com/MelissainJax

Things we talked about:

- The Chris Farley Show: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-chris-farley-show-mccartney/2868143
- Recount (film trailer): https://youtu.be/GVd1LuadnDk
- List of conspiracy theories: http://conspiraciesthatweretrue.blogspot.com/2007/01/list-of-proven-conspiracies-from.html
- A brief TV News History of the Past 50 Years: http://media.about.com/od/mediatrends/a/Tv-News-History-Of-The-Past-50-Years.htm

Elucidate No. 32 - Eder Quezada

Eder Quezada is a philosopher, sociologist, deep thinker, and a restaurant owner. - We talk about the Catholic Church, religion, Christianity, internet technology, socio-economic models, benevolence and more.



Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/PN5ReNsTnWk
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/HTG9m




Show notes: 

- Don Juan's (Eder's restaurant): http://www.donjuansjax.com/

Things we talked about:

- Secrets of the Vatican: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secrets-of-the-vatican/
- Francis of Assisi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi
- Who Owns the Future (book): http://www.jaronlanier.com/futurewebresources.html
- Trust Engineers, social media companies steering lives (podcast): http://www.radiolab.org/story/trust-engineers/
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
- History of the potato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_potato
- Bartolomé de las Casas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas

Elucidate No. 31 - Patrick Evan McMillan

Patrick Evan McMillan is a singer/songwriter and gigging musician who sang backup for Mariah Carrie. - We talk about the in's and out's of being a musical performer, society, volunteering and more.



Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/JJVeBp3q57c
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/zQy7m




Show notes: 

- Patrick Evan McMillan's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.e.mcmillan
- Magazine interview: http://folioweekly.com/Brother-from-Another-Planet,286

Things we talked about:

- The French Pantry and their glorious food: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-french-pantry-jacksonville
- Halal food: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal
- King of the One String: http://brushyonestring.com/
- Revenge Of The Record Labels: How The Majors Renewed Their Grip On Music: http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/04/15/revenge-of-the-record-labels-how-the-majors-renewed-their-grip-on-music/
- Coming to America; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_to_America
- Ernie Barnes "Sugar Shack" painter: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/arts/30barnes.html
- Batsauce (musician/producer): https://soundcloud.com/batsauce
- Game of Thrones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones
- The Wire: http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/index.html

Elucidate No. 30 - Luna Flores

Luna is an amazing toddler. My love for her is greater than the entire universe.



Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/FZJhrj1tAjI





Show notes: 

Luna is wonderful.

Things we talked about:

- The alphabet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet
- Love: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love

Elucidate No. 29 - Diggie Vitt

Diggie Vitt is a nomadic conceptual photographer, musician, and all around artist. - We talk about the creative process, photography, Tom Waits, living as an artist, and some about his travels.




Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/FqbTdsIqAKg
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/jzt3m




Show notes: 

- Diggie Vitt's photography on tumblr: http://diggievitt.tumblr.com/
- Diggie's website: www.diggievitt.com
- Diggie's facebook page: ttps://www.facebook.com/diggie.vitt

Things we talked about:

- A take on the creative process; http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/02/19/tiffany-shlain-creative-process/
- Another illustration of the creative process: http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-4-stages-of-creativity.html
- What country music was about in 2013: https://youtu.be/WySgNm8qH-I
- Tom Waits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits
- Desperado Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-j413oAMf8
- Kiko and the Lavender Moon by Los Lobos: https://youtu.be/ornSpLMUzbw
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (TV): https://youtu.be/7kGPhpvqtOc
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Album version): https://youtu.be/PwXai-sgM-s
- Leonard Cohen: http://www.leonardcohen.com/home
- David Choe - Facebook's Graffiti Artist Says Life Unchanged by $200 Million:
 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/facebooks-graffiti-artist-david-choes-life-unchanged-200/story?id=15543816
- Does the internet/social-networking kill creativity?: https://medium.com/@thrillerchick/how-social-networking-kills-the-creative-spirit-e22728594519
- David Byrne: 'The internet will suck all creative content out of the world': http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/11/david-byrne-internet-content-world
- "Woomp! There It Is": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoomp!_(There_It_Is)
- Some of the major songs that Led Zeppelin stole: https://youtu.be/tiiY4ciKFQA
- Another list of this Led Zeppelin situation: http://turnmeondeadman.com/led-zeppelin-plagiarism/

Elucidate No. 28 - Keith Marks 2

Keith Marks is the founder of several community initiatives, a magazine writer, massage therapist, and he's the co-owner of a Pilates studio/community gathering spot. We talk about creativity, hallucinogenics, video games, the phenomenon and role of music, and more. - (So, I forgot to delete older audio files in my audio recording device and the card filled up during the filming, so I had to cut the podcast a half hour short. We'll do another episode to recover all that goodness that was left out.)



Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syD-0IvZfSA
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/wTy3m




Show notes: 

- Keith's Pilates studio, Tehila's: http://tehilas.com/
- Keith's linked-in page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithallanmarks
- Articles written by Keith Marks: http://goo.gl/8NpIMl

Things we talked about:

- This Is Your Brain On Music (book): http://daniellevitin.com/publicpage/books/this-is-your-brain-on-music/
- A Sinner In Mecca (documentary): http://asinnerinmecca.com/
- An Asshole Theory of Technology: http://www.theawl.com/2015/04/an-asshole-theory-of-the-apple-watch
- Article on professional video gamers: http://www.businessinsider.com/these-guys-have-managed-to-make-a-living-by-playing-video-games-2015-3
- Jordan Gilbert, professional video gamer (interview): http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/jordan-gilbert-c9n0thing
- Alan Watts, luminary philosopher: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlanWattsLectures

Elucidate No. 27 - Andre Gruber 4

I'm joined by Andre Gruber for another great episode. We talk about race relations, society and fads, music, being a gigging musician, and I play my guitar while Andre takes a pee break.



 Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/zHWIL3hdeeA
Audio of this podcast can be downloaded here: http://off.li/pkG1m




Show notes: 

- Andre Gruber's magazine and animated series: http://www.lustapemagazine.com/
- Andre on twitter: https://twitter.com/LUSTAPE

Things we talked about:

- "Old Time" music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-time_music
- (Book) The Grapes of Wrath: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18114322-the-grapes-of-wrath
- (Book): Ishi - In Two Worlds, the last of his tribe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230138.Ishi_in_Two_Worlds
- (Song) Volare guitar chords: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/g/gipsy_kings/volare_crd.htm
- Ken Hodges guitars: http://www.hodgesguitars.com/HHG/home.html
- Flamenco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco
- (Book) The Lost City of Z: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3398625-the-lost-city-of-z
- Cyclic Oligopoly Complex: http://goliathflores.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-cyclic-oligopoly-complex.html