Best Mitch Hampton Podcasts (2025)

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Season 6: "The Jey Odin Show" 58:23

7d ago58:23

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#JeyOdin #comics #comicbooks #podcast #sequentialart #mitchhampton @JeyOdin #scad #Hammer With this episode we have what I believe is our first guest from the world of illustrated comics. I really can't think of a better guest to discuss this universe. I found Jey to be an articulate and unusually accomplished artist, always finding a way to connec…

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Season 6: "Book Lunch": John Updike's Rabbit Novels, The Last Episode (6) 1:50:08

10d ago1:50:08

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#JohnUpdike #RabbitNovels #BookLunch #BookTube #education #literature #books #amwriting #MitchHampton #aesthetics #podcasts On this, the last episode of our series on John Updike and his Rabbit novels, I discuss the last in the Rabbit series, what Updike calls a sequel, "Rabbit Remembered" from 2000, as well as Updike's life and career more general…

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" Episode 20: Graydon Carter and the Analog Age of Magazines 1:26:24

25d ago1:26:24

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Listeners, a great time was had by all last Friday as we celebrated episode 20 with you all of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" series which centered around Graydon Carter's new memoir, "When the Going Was Good". We will be back in May with Episode 21 of our namesake series, exploring the depths and nuances of aesthetics! Thanks replay crew! #mit…

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Season 6: "Mitch Hampton Trio Easter Concert" 1:38:44

1M ago1:38:44

1:38:44

buymeacoffee.com/aesthetepodcastA jazz concert from the Mitch Hampton Trio with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums!The Mitch Hampton Trio featuring Zack Page on bass and Justin Watt on drums will perform a special Easter celebration in music, including two original compositions in 2025 in the spirt of creativity and new beginnings as we…

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Season 6: “The Joanne Davis Woods Show Part 1: From Ashley to Hollywood” 1:33:31

1M ago1:33:31

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#journeyofanaesthetepodcast #JoanneDavisWoods #DecorativeKnowledge #silversmith Inside this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton Sometimes a guest has had such a varied career or more than one career that it feels right to devote two episodes to them. Joanne Davis Woods is most representative in this regard. Coming from one of the smallest towns i…

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Season 6: "Book Lunch": Episode 5, John Updike's "Rabbit" Novels Series 59:19

1M ago59:19

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#JohnUpdike #Rabbit #Book Lunch #MitchHampton For the fifth episode of our John Updike "Rabbit" series we continue with an emphasis on the fourth novel, Rabbit At Rest, discussing Updike's prose style, the sociological world of the 1980s and being with a sneak preview of "Rabbit Remembered" and more!…

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Season 6: Episode 19, Part 2 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" Series 1:05:47

2M ago1:05:47

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Listeners, enjoy Episode 19, Part 2 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" Series! We will live on both Facebook and You Tube and would love to see you in the chat!This episode of our “All About Aesthetics” Series - no. 19 - will continue and conclude our discussion of universally oriented network television of the Analog Age, in particular, the nig…

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Season 6: "Book Lunch" Episode 4, John Updike and his "Rabbit" Series 1:11:56

2M ago1:11:56

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#BookLunch #JohnUpdike #podcast Thanks so much for joining us for Episode 4 of our ongoing "Book Lunch" series on the magnificent John Updike and his "Rabbit" series of books! We always love seeing you in the chat and your thoughtful comments on the replay!Please share it out with us - we are hoping to build to 400 subscribers this month and we con…

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" Episode 18, "The Universal Adjacent" 1:38:07

2M ago1:38:07

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We had a blast last week seeing you all at our Episode 18 livestream in our "All About Aesthetics" series! This one is a deep dive by your host, Mitch Hampton, and we appreciate you all stopping by. Link to watch here, now: https://www.youtube.com/live/hFc8JPTu-IA?si=6vbIHMw7DyeUuJKU Thanks as well to our replay crew and here it is to enjoy! Please…

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Season 6: "Book Lunch" John Updike, Rabbit Series, Episode 3 1:02:05

3M ago1:02:05

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The third episode of our John Updike Rabbit Series will focus on Updike's chronicling of the transitions and transformations of American culture, as represented by his characters, of the 1970s through the 1980s. As always the focus will be on prose style and how style connects to larger values in the novels. #pennsylvania #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980…

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Season 6: Mitch Hampton Solo Episode "Maybe I am Amazed" Piano Process 1:25:23

3M ago1:25:23

1:25:23

“This video includes copyrighted material from [Paul McCartney and Wings]. The material is used for the purpose of commentary and criticism, which falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright law. No copyright infringement is intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes …

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Season 6: "The Erika Verba Show" 1:01:44

3M ago1:01:44

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Inside this Episode with Mitch Hampton I read an enormous amount of books in a given year, partially for the great pleasure it creates in me and partly as my project of lifelong learning, itself probably identical in pleasure. Verba's work on Violeta Parra - one of the giants in Latin American music in general and Chilean music in particular as wel…

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Season 6: Valentine's Concert, Cole Porter and More! 1:29:26

3M ago1:29:26

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Listeners, thank you so so very much for making our "Valentine's Living Room Concert" last night so special and a hearty welcome to all our new subscribers! We will be back with our usual podcast episodes this month and more music soon. Leave a comment if you can to let us know where you are joining us from! And thanks to our replay crew- you are t…

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Season 6: "The Amy Pike Show", Helene Recovery Series 47:38

4M ago47:38

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Season 6: "The Amy Pike Show” Helene Recovery Series Inside this Episode with Mitch Hampton: One of the many themes of our podcast is the act of human creation itself, in all of its myriad forms, and how humans always already are creating in specific circumstances. Amy Pike, a jewelry maker, is one of the artists in our community who was affected b…

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Season 6: All About Aesthetics, special episode 17: Freddie Hubbard And his Keep Your Soul Together 58:52

4M ago58:52

58:52

Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act, allows the unlicensed use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as: Commentary: Using parts of a news article, scientific paper, or medical journal for educational purposes. In this stream I will share my love for Freddie Hubbard and one of his albums in particular: "Keep Your Soul Together from 1973." M…

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Season 6: New Years 2025 Stream with your host Mitch Hampton! 1:14:18

5M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act, allows the unlicensed use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as: Commentary: Using parts of a news article, scientific paper, or medical journal for educational purposes. This is an arts and culture, education podcast. Listeners, thank you for joining us this past Friday for our annual New Year's live…

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Season 6: Episode 2 John Updike "Book Lunch" Rabbit Novels Series 58:03

5M ago58:03

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In this, our second episode in the series on John Updike's "Rabbit" novels I continue with in depth discussions of his magnum with special emphasis on Rabbi Run and Rabbit Redux and Updike's overall prose style.This series will continue into the New Year with multiple episodes so check back for more info!More about this ongoing multi part series, h…

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Season 6: American Art and the West A Discussion With Cawdrey Gallery from Montana 1:22:12

5M ago1:22:12

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Inside this episode with Mitch Hampton This episode is an exciting one for us in that it contains many firsts: for one it our first show featuring a gallery and for another it is the first with two guests who are also a married couple.Among the many reasons for me creating and then hosting our podcast is that I was most fortunate to grow up in the …

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Season 6: Holiday Piano Concert featuring your host, Mitch Hampton 1:17:12

5M ago1:17:12

1:17:12

DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. On Sunday December 15th I perform an all solo pian…

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" Episode 16 56:09

5M ago56:09

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act, allows the unlicensed use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as: Commentary: Using parts of a news article, scientific paper, or medical journal for educational purposes. Thanks to everyone who joined us for episode 16 of our ongoing "All About Aesthetics" series! Give it a share and pass it along wit…

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Season 6: Book Lunch Series: The John Updike "Rabbit" Novels, Episode 1 1:17:11

6M ago1:17:11

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Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act, allows the unlicensed use of copyrighted materials for purposes such as: Commentary: Using parts of a news article, scientific paper, or medical journal for educational purposes. In addition to being one of the giants of twentieth century literature, John Updike is a personal favorite I have been reading sinc…

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Season 6: On Stage, Screen and Seminary- A Conversation with Brit Whittle 1:09:39

6M ago1:09:39

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It is often too easy for us to be slow to acknowledge that there are those artists and performers among us who are unusual in their breadth of skills, sometimes expressing these in more than one career within a single lifetime. Brit Whittle is certainly emblematic of this phenomenon in the arts. He has had at least two careers: one in the worlds of…

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Season 6: Bonus Content- "Autumn Reunion Concert WNC" 1:12:20

6M ago1:12:20

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We cannot thank you all enough for joining us for our special "Autumn Reunion Show". In case you didn't know we are based in WNC where Helene hit hardest and thankfully our team all are safe and their instruments made it too. It's always special to have these concerts for us as a way of giving back to our wonderful audience and this one extra speci…

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Season 6: Bonus Content, "Book Lunch" featuring Annie Dillard's "An American Childhood" 1:04:39

6M ago1:04:39

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#pennsylvania #pittsburgh #1950sThis will be the livestream on this wonderful book by Annie Dillard that was originally scheduled on September 27 but postponed due to the storm.On this book lunch we take the deepest dive into Annie Dillard's 1980s masterpiece "An American Childhood".More on this livestream event, here:I chose Annie Dillard's book f…

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" Episode 14 1:25:47

7M ago1:25:47

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for y "All About Aesthetics" livestream - Episode 14! We roamed far and wide in this one with new music, Susan Sontag, 70s album covers, bespoke fashion and more! Never a dull moment here. Please share this with us, leave a comment and thanks for helping us to grow forward. You are the best part of what we do! Link …

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Season 6: Mitch's Birthday Pop Up Stream, Interlochen 2, Birthday and Art Reflections 10:12

7M ago10:12

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#jazz #legacy #soundtracks#podcast #interlochen #arts #birthday #Join your host Mitch Hampton as he celebrates his birthday from the grounds of his wonderful Alma Mater, Interlochen School for the Arts!Note: you may hear some wind- this is a remote pop up so consider it ambience !Buy Mitch a Birthday Coffee!account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1Our po…

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" Episode 15 "Travel in the US" 13:12

7M ago13:12

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Enjoy episode 15 of our "All About Aesthetics" series featuring #Amtrack! "Travel in the US". #amtrack #amtraktrains #mitchhampton #podcast #journey #travel #aethetics Join Mitch for a unique aesthetics series #15 episode on the road , live from Amtrack! More about this stream and on going series, here: This fifteenth episode of our “All About Aest…

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Season 6: Pop Up steam 1- Interlochen 4:20

7M ago4:20

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#MitchHampton #Interlochen #piano#MitchHampton #Interlochen #piano #aesthetics #podcast Folks! This is a quick pop up stream from your host, Mitch Hampton as he visits his alma mater at Interlochen! This school is at the heart of Mitch's artistry and ethos. Our regular programming will resume soon- as you know our show is based in the Asheveille/ W…

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Season 6: The Wendy Steiner Show: Women, Beauty and Choice 1:20:54

7M ago1:20:54

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Season 6: “The Wendy Steiner Show: Women, Beauty and Choice” This will be the second time Wendy Steiner has been on our podcast - on the occasion of her most timely yet perennial book The Beauty Of Choice. At the conclusion of our episode I was treated to a viewing of some of her paintings which are truly beautiful, one aspect of her immense talent…

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Season 6: "A Conversation with Christoph Schlüren On Being A Conductor" 1:16:18

8M ago1:16:18

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Inside this Episode with host, Mitch Hampton Christoph Schülren, one of the guests to whom I was so kindly introduced by pianist Beth Levin, will be the first time on our podcast that a musician whose professional career is devoted to the art and practice of conducting has been featured. I thought it indispensable for many reasons to feature him: m…

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Season 6: "The End of Summer Concert" 1:22:09

9M ago1:22:09

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Thanks to everyone who joined us this weekend for our joyous "End of Summer Concert"! We love to do these every season as our thanks to you for being the best part of what we do! In case you missed it, here it is to enjoy and share with us.Buy the trio a coffee, here: https://account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Ham...#jazz #haroldarlen #yipharburg #piano #st…

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Season 6: "A Conversation with Aaron J Leonard: History and Activism in the 1970s and More” 1:02:58

9M ago1:02:58

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Our guest Aaron J. Leonard is most unusual for an historian, or indeed any kind of guest. For a great deal of his adult life he was a member of arguably the most radical political organization in the United States, the Revolutionary Communist Party, something which he and many now admit is a cult. His unique experiences as a thoroughgoing activist …

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Season 6: "All About Aesthetics" No. 13 1:09:24

9M ago1:09:24

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DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.In this the 13th episode I introduce the topic of p…

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Season 6: Hannah Arendt's "The Life Of The Mind": The Last Episode 53:38

9M ago53:38

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This episode will conclude our series on Hannah Arendt's last book.Unlike Hannah Arendt, who passed before she could finish her book, we will conclude the series on Life Of The Mind. Look for some archival footage and other surprises in the episode. While I am sad to see this series go, I am anticipating a good, deep dive when we enter the world of…

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Season 6: "Book Lunch" Hannah Arendt's The Life of the Mind, Episode 6 1:28:48

10M ago1:28:48

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The sixth episode of our series on Hannah Arendt's Life Of The Mind continues with the discussion of volume 2, Willing, in which religious intellectual history is discussed as well as much else! Season 6 , “Book Lunch”, Hannah Arendt's The Life Of The Mind, Volume 2, “Willing” This, the fifth episode of our miniseries on Hannah Arendt's The Life Of…

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Season 6: All About Aesthetics Episode 12 1:00:35

10M ago1:00:35

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For the twelfth episode of “All About Aesthetics” Mitch Hampton continues with the discussion of style, perhaps the most important element in aesthetics. He will introduce elements of visual culture into the discussion while retaining some emphasis on written prose. As in the preceding episodes he will try and represent aesthetics from the most com…

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Season 6: "The Christine Moore Episode" 1:04:45

10M ago1:04:45

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Inside this Episode with host, Mitch Hampton I seem to never tire of saying that among my many missions on this podcast is to have guests that are quite different than myself. Although Christine and I are both musicians and in the music world, I can't carry a tune to save my life and my truly awful singing voice is one of the main reasons I decided…

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Season 6: Friday Piano Performance, Season 6 Kick Off and Talk: July 12, 2024 1:00:36

10M ago1:00:36

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Buy Mitch a Coffee: https://account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 In this concert, the ten year anniversary of his "Hard Listening" project, Mitch Hampton attempts to create a style of performance in which he performs his original compositions for solo piano interspersed with a talk about his experiences and philosophies over time.This is also our fi…

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Season 5: “Michael Merschat On a Life of An Architect” 1:33:39

11M ago1:33:39

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Buy Mitch a Coffeeaccount.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1“Michael Merschat On a Life of An Architect”Inside this episode with host, Mitch Hampton By any measure I am an unusually outgoing person in public spaces. Indeed that is how we have come to have our producer for this show. And as I always like to say, some of our guests are people I have known p…

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Season 5: "All About Aesthetics" episode 10, Blake Edwards and his film, "10" 47:15

12M ago47:15

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Special thanks to everyone who joined us last week for our recent "All About Aesthetics" livestream, episode 10 focused around Blake Edwards masterful film, "10".Enjoy and see you soon!More on this special stream ,here:For this, the tenth episode of the Aesthetics series, I will focus on the Blake Edwards 1979 masterpiece 10 with the large and unus…

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Season 5: Bonus Content, "Almost Summer" Mitch Hampton Jazz Trio Concert" 1:23:46

12M ago1:23:46

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our "Almost Summer" concert featuring your host Mitch Hampton and his wonderful jazz trio! For our great replay crew, here is the link to watch and share. You are all the best part of what we do! #jazz #haroldarlen #yipharburg #piano #steinway #trio #pianotrio #kennybarron #busterwilliams ##steelyd…

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Season 5: "The Martin Davidson Show" Part 2, Episode 3 of 3 related to "Almost Summer" 29:14

12M ago29:14

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". This is episode 3, Part 2 of 3 of the multi episode s…

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Season 5: "The Martin Davidson Show" Part 1, Episode 3 of 3 related to "Almost Summer" 15:44

12M ago15:44

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer".This is episode 3, Part 1 of the multipart special ser…

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Season 5: "The Lee Purcell Show" Episode 2 of 3 related to "Almost Summer" 54:22

12M ago54:22

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account: venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer". This is episode 2 of 3 of the multi episode set.“Ins…

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Season 5: "Almost Summer And More A Conversation with Marty Davidson and Lee Purcell" Episode 1 of 3 1:23:32

12M ago1:23:32

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Buy Mitch a Coffeeaccount.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Special note to listeners: We are releasing three episodes as a set- actress Lee Purcell's solo interview, director Marty Davidson's solo episode and their combined episode discussing their work together on their iconic film "Almost Summer".“Inside The Episodes: Lee Purcell Marty Davidson and Al…

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Season 5: BOOK LUNCH: Hannah Arendt's "THE LIFE OF THE MIND, episode 4 1:04:44

1y ago1:04:44

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 For this, our fourth episode on Hannah Arendt's Life Of The Mind, the discussion reaches a climax for Volume 1. In this episode we will delve into the heart of Arendt's model of the thinking process itself - as well as some sneak previews for Volume 2 (Willing) which will commence in episode 5.…

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Season 5: "All About Aesthetics": Episode Magic Number Nine, "Volume and Mass" 40:00

1y ago40:00

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The ninth episode of All About Aesthetics will concern change in eras and the accompanying changes in technology and culture. DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use …

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Season 5: "The Pete Christlieb Show" 1:31:05

1y ago1:31:05

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Buy Mitch a Coffee account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Hampton-1 Listeners, today we get to share our talk with music LEGEND, Pete Christlieb! We are so very honored to have him on our show and hope you enjoy and share it with us! Inside this Episode with your host, Mitch Hampton Pete Christlieb has been among my favorite saxophonists and all around musician…

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Season 5: "All About Aesthetics Part 7" 44:54

1y ago44:54

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Buy Mitch a Coffee: https://account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Ham...On this, the seventh part of our Aesthetics series, I continue with a discussion of the power of artistic and cultural change from the early and middle 20th century until our own. The examples will come from music, prose and visual work, and from the commercial as well as the independent a…

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Season 5: Book Lunch: Hannah Arendt's Life Of The Mind, Episode 4 56:06

1y ago56:06

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Buy Mitch a Coffee: https://account.venmo.com/u/Mitch-Ham...On this, the fourth episode of my series on Hannah Arendt's Life Of The Mind we continue with a close reading and discussion of Volume 1, Thinking.More insights on this special, ongoing series from your host, Mitch Hampton:Book Lunch: Series: Hannah Arendt's “The Life Of The Mind”Hannah Ar…

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