We are kicking off the new year strong with James Clear's Atomic Habits. Today we are diving into the fundamentals of the book and Clear's explanation of how habits are shaped and how to shape your own habits. Catherine gets really into why she hates math, and Brittany reverts back to 6th grade with her come backs. We have some insightful conversation too (it's not all gags)! Grab a copy of this book, and read with us as we start 2022 with a "new year, same shit" mentality while doing what we can to help ourselves get better with baby steps.

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Merry Christmas! We are giving our gift early by unlocking one of our recent Patreon episodes. Hope you enjoy!

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TW: suicide

We're doing something a little different today and discussing some obscure (at least to us) Christmas music! Listen to us discuss and direct four different pieces. Brittany pronounces foreign names completely wrong and Catherine spills some tea on 19th century drama!

This is our last episode of 2021. We'll be back on January 5, 2021 with our next book, Atomic Habits!

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Merry Gigmas musician friends! Brittany and Cat chat their experience and tips to surviving the season of holiday gigs!

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Fan girl with Brittany, Cat and our third co-host/regular guest Matt Richards from "MMM Conversations" as we dive into to the world of John Williams and his music!

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We are joined today by Dr. Heidi Kay Begay of Flute 360 to discuss what it's like being a musician in the 2000s. COVID-19 and modern culture have forced musicians to either adapt and succeed or stay stagnant and struggle. In a world still struggling with a pandemic, colleges/universities being slow to adapt, and jobs in academia and symphonies are few and far between, how does the average classical musician survive? We discuss what led us all to podcasting, our perspectives on where we were led astray, and how to do better for future generations of musicians. Also, Catherine does manage to sneak a reference to High School Musical that is surprisingly relevant.

Thank you again to our sponsor, the Ultimate Music Business Summit (UMBS). UMBS is a virtual, two day summit designed for and by musician entrepreneurs to help musicians grow in their business skills. This is taking place in January 2022 and is open to everyone. Go to https://www.musicsummit.biz for more info.

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Fiddle & Pipe meets half of MMM Conversations with some happy hour thrown in? What?! We are joined today by Emily Crisp and Matt Richards, co-hosts of MMM Conversations, as well as Reiner Slay, vocalist of Concrete Supergun for a five person episode! We reminisce about other '00s trends, such as Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadone, and Kim Possible. Reiner exposes himself as the ringleader of Team Turn-Her. Emily provides a voice of reason that is much needed for this novel, and Brittany facepalms during all of Bella's lines. This episode is crazy, so grab a drink (or not), grab a book, and tune in!

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The Cullen's assemble and create a master plan to keep away Bella's floral scent away from James because she's his second favorite human snack. Bella plays hide and seek in the 2nd most obvious place you would find her outside of Forks but fails when a mysterious phone call surfaces, and Bella is forced to choose between life with her marbled, raincoat model boyfriend and death. 

What does Bella choose? Will Edward be there in time before she makes a decision? Who's the mysterious caller on the line?  Do vampires blink? What kind of room service did Bella order during her Holiday Inn stay? Can Brittany figure out a map of the United States? What songs will Catherine sing next? All of this and more on this new episode of Fiddle & Pipe!

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We are joined by Amanda, one of Catherine's oldest friends from high school! The three of us eagerly dive into what proves to be the beginning of the meaty second half of Twilight; or we try to, but we are constantly disrupted by Brittany's pets. We get really hooked on male rain jacket supermodels, pancakes, and the technicalities of scent and how it travels. Catherine's Spark Notes reach an all time high when she proposes another ending to this section. We're joined at the end by a surprise guest?! Stay tuned!

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It's Brittany and Catherine in person again, as they are joined by Brittany's zoo and talk about sparkling, touching, and questioning the science of vampires. They finally learn about the creation of the Cullen clan and discuss many theories that would have made the Twilight saga a little more interesting and less filler from the stupid high school dance for last 12 chapters. Sit back, drink a lemon La Kroger and enjoy the newest episode of Fiddle & Pipe!

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