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Mark Winters has had thus far a remarkable run of careers by any estimation. After spending the first part of his life ensconced in the worlds of NASA, aerospace and the sciences he made the dramatic decision in his thirties to become a singer songwriter, one of whose signature songs is explicitly about “what it means to be human”, like the tagline for our podcast. 

I found Winters a most engaging conversationalist, bringing the good vibes he cherishes to the discussion in as plentiful supply as can be heard in his music.

Mr. Winters Bio

Texas-based rock singer-songwriter Mark Winters is many things; a witty poet, passionate musician, entrepreneur, optimist, family man, and a bonafide rocket scientist. He first picked up a guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary. That’s when he discovered the joy of connecting with people through music. Mark combines music, poetry, a science background, and love for his community to form his signature sound, “rock with a positive vibe.”

His musical roots are in rock, blues rock, and pop, and John Mayer, Tom Petty, and Jason Mraz are significant influences. “My music starts from a place of poetry and creative inspiration, and I use my ‘rocket-scientist brain’ to find structures that help me explore that initial burst of inspiration and feeling – like writing haikus, my favorite! My grandmother taught me to express myself through poetry and I'm thankful to her for setting me on this creative and expressive path.”

Mark has a degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering, and his math and science background guides his musical explorations. He likes taking complex things such as emotions and expressing them in a way that's easy to understand. Balancing his right-brained creativity with his analytical left-brain is part of a life-long journey; music is one more place where he can explore this balance.

Since his debut album “Slipstream” in 2019 he’s garnered numerous positive reviews, has been placed on hundreds of playlists, and racked up over a million streams worldwide. He’s poised to continue this success with his sophomore album, “Boundary Layer.” Boundary Layer showcases the intersection of Mark’s scientific mind and his passion for positivity and good works. This album is a tribute to those who have helped Mark break out of life’s “normal” boundaries and pursue the person he was meant to be. His goal with this new record is to inspire others to break through barriers in their lives and to use emotional connections and energy to move in the direction they were meant to go. Scientifically, a boundary layer is the place on an object in a moving fluid where things can either start moving or stand still.

He and his beloved wife have always had compassion for people in the world and believe it's important to give back to your community. Mark enjoys mentoring entrepreneurs like himself, and donates a lot of his time to philanthropic organizations throughout the Houston area.

Each song on his first album is an emotional story about his life's journey’s. Slipstream is the stream of air behind any moving object, usually in the context of making the effort of moving behind someone easier for everyone, like birds flying in a v-formation flock. This is the feeling Mark experienced while working with the incredible musicians and producers who helped create the album. “Musically, the songs on SlipStream run the gamut from straight guitar-based classic rock to bluesier jams, pop metal, Beach Boys-type ballads, and psychedelia. There’s even a mini-rap in one number.” - The Houston Press

#rock #johnmayer #tompetty #guitar #song #blues #rock #folk #lifelonglearning #psychology #math #science #nasa #aerospace #transportation #california #texas #love #romance #marriage #technology #humanity #vocal #acoustic #piano #caroleking #jonimitchell #tinydesk #itsnevertoolate #algebra #computer #internet #socialmedia #algorithm 

#franksinatra #nancysinatra #booklunch #FranksinatramyfatherIn this "Book Lunch" we closely examine Nancy Sinatra's 1980s fantastic book , " Frank Sinatra, My Father" which we will use as a jumping off point to discuss physical art objects and reflect upon the power of archival photographs, memory and art in the 20th century. This "Book Lunch" will be less "about" either Frank or Nancy Sinatra but more a reflection book publishing itself and the power of a single era.***Quick correction from Mitch- during his stream he mentioned D.H. Lawrence when he meant to say John Updike and The Rabbit series. Thank you!

#aesthetics #podcast #IsaiahBerlin #series

A special thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our finale episode ( 9) in our ongoing "All About Aesthetics "series centered around Isaiah Berlin and Romanticism. 

This ongoing special multi part series roamed far and wide this past year and even with all of that, there is so much more to be said about the enduring, profound works of Berlin.

The entire playlist is available to enjoy anytime and thanks for being the very best part of what we do!

We will be back soon and have a lovely weekend all!

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A special thanks to everyone who joined us last night to ring in Spring, Easter and Zach's birthday!

Please share the concert out with us - we love bringing these to you folks as our thanks.

Ever since Covid we have been dedicated to continuing our living room concert series as our gift to our beloved audience and thanks to the Mitch Hampton Trio and our tech crew for a wonderful night of music for all!

#mitchhamptontrio #podcast #livestreamconcert

#poetry #philosophy #booklunch #MetaphysicalAnimals,This "Book Lunch" is a deep dive into the world of British philosophy of much of the twentieth century teeth century with a focus on 4 female philosophers who were giants in the arts as well as philosophy: Mary Midgley, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch and Elizabeth Anscombe.

This discussion will look at the viewpoint and prose styles of Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachel Wiseman as they bring alive the era and subject of their book, of such importance to our own era as well.

#mitchhampton #DrKurtDaw #shakespeare #theatre #hamnet #life #podcast #folio #shakespeare

Dr. Daw’s journey is in many respects similar one ideal or representative journey I have in mind for the journey of our podcast name. I have always felt that Shakespeare has a universal value and this episode was in many respects an expression in conversation of what such a phenomenon in art and culture could possibly mean.

During this episode I mentioned in passing the now somewhat obscure but once culturally significant figure of the great jazz/hispter comedian Lord Buckley and his “Willie The Shake” routine. I have no idea whether this registers much anymore but the very fact that in the 1950s a “hipster”and “beatnik” comedy could have a sort of hit about the glories of Shakespeare is but one of many and myriad examples of just how one author can have a most comprehensive and, indeed, eternal journey.

I really enjoyed this conversation and episode immensely and hope this pleasure connects with the audience and listeners in the world.

More about the magnificent Dr. Kurt Daw:

BIOGRAPHY

Kurt Daw is a professor of Theater Arts at San Francisco State. He has previously served as arts dean at SFSU and at SUNY-New Paltz. He was the president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education from 2000-03. He twice participated in National Endowment for the Humanities seminars on Shakespeare and Performance at the Folger Shakespeare Library. He has directed numerous Shakespeare plays, operas and musicals for the stage.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Early Modern print cultureTextual Criticism and EditingEnglish Renaissance LiteratureHamletPrint CultureTheatre ArtsTheatre HistoryPhilosophy of Dance and Theatre ArtsGreek Language and Literature - theatre and historiographymore

AFFILIATIONS

San Francisco State University, Theatre Arts, Faculty Member

WEBSITE

https://midsummer.playersreference.com/midsummer/experiential/

BOOKS:

Acting: Thought into Action

Revised Acting Shakespeare & His Contemporaries

A Guide to Scenes & Monologues from Shakespeare and His Contemporaries

#theater #uk #1500s #1600s #england #folio #foliosociety #marjoriegarber #frankkermode #haroldbloom #midsummernightsdream #measureformeasure #romeoandjuliet #hamlet #hamnet #art #acting #maggieo'farrell #chloezhao #jessiebuckley #ireland #scotland #cinema #film #literature #literarycriticism #theory #hermeneutics #kinglear #peterbrook #paulscofield #laurenceolivier #mickeyrooney #jamescagney #maxreinhardt #hollywood #1930s #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #shakespeareinlove #tomstoppard #emmathompson #kennethbranagh #damejudidench #gwynethpaltrow #brucepaltrow #colinfirth #lordbuckley #bebop #comedy #beatnick #awinterstale #thorntonwilder #ourtown #theskinofourteeth #thematchmaker #shadowofadoubt #alfredhitchcock #jospehcotten #teresawright 

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#jazzmusic #jazztube #concert #MitchHamptonTrioIn this performance I play some of the most well known standards from the American Songbook as well as brand new compositions played for the first time, with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums.

#podcast #mitchhampton #podcasttubeIn this, the second part of my discussion of what it is like to create this podcast, I discuss some of the cultural edcuation and personal biography that informs the show including the timeline of the 1980s though the middle 00s.

This is a special Valentines Book Lunch wherein I discussed with special guest Joanne all things Patti Smith, with a focus on Smith's newest Bread Of Angels.More on this episode with your host, Mitch Hampton:A Special Valentine's Day Book Lunch Discussion: All things Patti Smith - with Joanne David WoodsWhen a writer as accomplished and simply great as Patti Smith comes out with a newish book it is a special event to be sure and Love is among that author's central subjects. Not only will we discuss Bread Of Angels but also many other books of hers, including M Train, Babel, Just Kids and Devotion. My girlfriend Joanne has what appears to be one of the largest collections of Patti Smith books I have seen, including some wondrous first editions and Jo has just the right spirit for this episode. I hope those of you who are something of  Patti Smith heads will take something from this experience. #mapplethorpe #nyc #samshepard #punkrock #lowereastside #newjersey #poetry #fiction #rocknroll #folk robertbresson #fredsonicsmith #mc5 #cbgb #amospoe #williamburroughs #wisconsin #michigan #rimbaud #christianity #mysticism #queer #lgbtq+ #gayliberation #gothanbookmoart #francessteloff #jehovahswitness #romance #sex #love #horses #robtyner #waynekramer #losangeles #california #travel #megwhite #jacksonsmith #thewhitestripes #jackwhite #sonicyouth #rocknrollhalloffame #bobdylan #jesuschrist #buddha #buddhism #prayer #allenginsburg #beatgeneration #silentgeneration #babyboomer #genx #electricguitar 

In this, the seventh episode of our series on Isaiah Berlin and romanticism, I take a break from the discussion of German philosophers Hamann and Herder to discuss the historical and political context of Berlin's original scholarship - the mid 20th century - and reflect on current receptions of that consequential and possibly misunderstood period.

.#IsaiahBerlin #UK #facism #ColdWar #SamuelMoyn #Arendt #enlightnenemnt #honesty #ethics #romanticism #fanatacism #hermit #isolation #loneliness #politics #revolution #socialism #manners #mores #france #england  #liberalism #conservatism #socialcontract #rousseau #totalitarianism #diderot #rameau #classicalmusic #beethoven #psychology #behavior