Episode 24 features guest Dr. Arris Golden, (she/her), Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of the Spartan Marching Band at Michigan State University. Dr. Golden teaches courses in conducting, marching band techniques, conducts Spartan Brass, conducts the Spartan Youth Wind Symphony, and is coordinator of the MSU Performing Arts Camps. In this episode, we discuss her life and career, gender and racial equity, and the current state of music and music education.