Jeremy Nabaa joins the podcast to talk about playing in marching band, composition for band, and playing the euphonium (along with other brass instruments). He also gives advice to Martin about how to chill out a bit. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

"The Cookie Problem" is involved in every choice that songwriters, producers, and composers make when creating music. Martin presents this analogy in the form of a multi-layered story. .... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Ava Frazier, pop singer-songwriter, joins the podcast to talk about hooks, internal rhymes, sense imagery, feedback and revisions... getting very IN DEPTH. .... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Lyrics can be simple, complex, personal, fictional.... There are so many different ways that lyrics work in different genres of music, and I have lots of unanswered questions about them. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Martin shares a new perspective on his past relationship with playing bass. Plus, a special surprise guest joins the podcast for a brief moment. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Music can help us relax ... take a deep breath ... pause ... and then help us move forward. Martin shares his own experiences of listening to music for the purpose of relaxing, as well as discussing a research experiment about this topic. /// EDIT: Throughout this episode, the song "Moonlight" by Coldplay is repeatedly mentioned. This was a mistake--I was actually thinking about the song "Midnight" by Coldplay. I'm sorry if this is offensive to any hardcore Coldplay fans in the audience. 

Martin talks about how his music listening habits have changed over the years. .... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Martin and his friend Tanner Colpitts (bassist, metallurgist) discuss their thoughts about Ayn Rand, comparing experiences with reading her books and how they affected each other's personal development. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

Martin encounters a strange creature in the wild and decides to turn it into a synthesizer. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.

The final episode in the "My Story" series, Martin gets vulnerable about his thoughts & insecurities about making music in the present. ..... Everyone's Special and No One Is is a podcast about obscure, misunderstood, and/or controversial topics related to music.