The Steve Grives Podcast: Meditation, Mindfulness, and (Sometimes) Music

My best friend from Bowdoin, Amy Beck Turner, talks about living abroad in Viterbo, Italy. It’s a slice of la dolce vita.

Aaron and Ashley Ragsdale are a typical couple from Brookings, SD. They have jobs, two kids, and are trying their best to navigate the uncharted waters of life during Coronavirus. The Ragsdales talk about what's been working for them and their family during this time.

Chicago musician LaRob Payton joins the show to talk about his initiative “Hearing in Color” and how his organization elevates and celebrates Black voices in music.

Priest and Historian, Father Lahey joins the show to talk about these “unprecedented times” and offers some tips for surviving the next month. Steve reads some Maine humor, and Fr. Steve reads the “worst poem in the history of the English language.”

Steve Wallace (DePaul 2013) talks about his career in the arts as a singer-composer-filmmaker-producer and how he connects and defies musical genres.

Singer/Conductor, Matt Oltman joins the podcast to talk of his recent quarantine experiences in Taiwan and Mexico, and how he's making his job at Shenandoah Conservatory work in the COVID-19 era.

Joan Conlon is a guest on the podcast to talk about Italian cooking, preserving the old recipes, and connecting to your heritage through food.

David Gier, Music Director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, discusses the role of the orchestra as a tool of connection, and some of the ways the SDSO engages with their community.

Frank Albinder joins us to talk about his career with Chanticleer and his take on interpersonal male relationships. He helps us answer the question, “Why do men show affection by being mean to one another?”

Tim Sharp joins me to discuss his work as Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, and how he lives and works to make connections with intentionality.