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This is the third and final episode in the fourth season of this podcast, entitled, “Great Plain Bands.” In this episode, we’ll explore the rich history of polka music in my home state, Nebraska. Nearly two centuries ago, the genre became a community staple for newly arrived immigrants as they sought the “good life” on the American Great Plains. 

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This is the second episode in the fourth season of this podcast series, entitled, “The Bohemian Invasion.” In this episode, listeners will learn about polka’s contagious effect as it travels around the planet, including the United States. As this new nation found its identity, polka music embedded itself in the American fabric of life. 

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This is the season four premier in this podcast series, entitled, “A Peasant Surprise.” In this season and episode, we’ll explore the deep and vibrant history of polka music, a genre deeply rooted in the story of my family’s musical and cultural legacy. From its humble village origins to the heights of  international acclaim, the story of polka is more epic than listeners would have ever imagined.  

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This is the fifteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I talked shop with my good friend Taylor Bryant, who is a Lincoln, Nebraska native, fellow musician, and life-long drummer. We first met in 2010 when we enrolled in Audio Engineering School. In this episode, Taylor and I discussed  all sorts of topics, including our time attending audio school in Norfolk, Nebraska, our experience recording music projects, and our good times partying during Husker game-days. As requested by Taylor, we went into a deep dive on the topic of BigFoot, Spirits, and Aliens. 

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This is the part two of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a  small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska,  our experience as die-hard Cornhusker football fans, and our many gigs playing together. Out of blue, Matt even brought up the subject of Bigfoot. 

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This is the part one of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a fellow small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska,  our experience as die-hard Cornhusker football fans, and our many gigs playing together. Out of blue, Matt even brought up the subject of Bigfoot. 

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This is the thirteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Cherie Jarosic, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician and vocalist. She and I first met in 2014, when we joined a band called Battling Giants out of Omaha, Nebraska. In this episode, the two of us talked about our times playing shows together, growing up watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and strangely enough, even the subject of BigFoot. 

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This is Part Two of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and Bigfoot. 

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This is Part One of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and Bigfoot. 

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This is the eleventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow  Human Beings.  In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Caleb Hastings, who is a fellow musician, guitarist, and creative force behind the band Lincoln-based band Cuddlebone.  In this episode, Caleb and I talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, playing at the infamous Comstock Rock Windmill Festival, and recording and performing music.

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