"J. McVay is joined by guest Maia Macdonald, a longtime producer and host for BTR, as we begin a new recurring series of segments in which we meet the people behind what we do here at BTRtoday.

Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Pain and Glory,’ directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Antonio Banderas -- out now from Sony Pictures Classics.

And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by musician Jesca Hoop, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

 

00:00 - Intro

01:11 - START /// Meet BTR: Maia Macdonald

01:35 - About her new show, ‘Mutual Core’

03:29 - Getting burned out on music when you work in music

04:47 - ‘Mutual Core’ features music from anywhere in the world -- where’s the furthest place so far?

05:29 - Maia’s been working on ‘BTR Live Studio’ since 2006 / what makes an episode memorable?

08:18 - Signs that someone might be hard to interview

10:06 - What led Maia to BTR and interviewing musicians?

12:51 - Early musical memories

16:54 - Maia’s musical projects and identities

21:38 - Maia’s musical inspirations

22:34 - Recent and upcoming releases

24:30 - Thoughts on the concept of “albums”

26:50 - Plugs / wrapping up /// END

31:08 - “Skeleton Time” - Maia Macdonald

35:35 - 1st Person: Vincent // Recovering From A Devastating Breakup

40:41 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Pain and Glory’

41:37 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert)

54:29 - “Free of the Feeling” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Jesca Hoop

59:42 - Outro / Credits

60:31 - Finish.

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