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Why We Need Hard Work for Fulfillment: Tubas, Pt 1
Host: Jude DiMeglio TrangGuest: Sam Quinones
Description:In this episode, Jude sits down with acclaimed journalist and author Sam Quinones to explore how the themes in his bestselling books Dreamland and The Least of Us surprisingly dovetailed into his latest book, The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work. Together they unpack the concept of finding fulfillment through hard work and how playing tuba and being part of a band help create meaning and connection amid the loneliness and dislocation so many teens are experiencing today.
Sam shares the real-life stories behind how tuba musicians and the band directors created joy and belonging for their neighbors and communities, and why moments like this matter in a society battling poverty, isolation, drug epidemics, and social fragmentation. This conversation invites listeners to consider the power of showing up and doing the work that results in belonging, and how community and connection fulfills our deep human need for one another.
We talk about:
• Why Sam wrote Dreamland and The Least of Us and how it reshaped his understanding of needing community and connection• The rise of isolation, the erosion of community, and its impact on addiction• The difference between consumer happiness and deep human fulfillment• Why small acts of connection can be transformative• How loneliness fuels modern epidemics—and how community helps heal• The hope Sam sees in local, grassroots reconnection efforts• Practical ways ordinary people can build micro-communities around them
Join the Conversation:
We’d love to hear how you’ve seen the “gift of need” show up in your life. Share your story in the comments or leave a review. Please follow this podcast and rate it. Subscribe to my free newsletter to get future episodes and newsletters sent right to your inbox.
Music Credit: Gabe Kubanda / Damn Plans (Instrumental) © 2021 Kubanda Music
Engineer: Ray Ingegneri, Third Street Productions, Tucson, AZ
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit judedimegliotrang1.substack.com
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By Jude DiMeglio Trang with exciting guestsHost: Jude DiMeglio TrangGuest: Sam Quinones
Description:In this episode, Jude sits down with acclaimed journalist and author Sam Quinones to explore how the themes in his bestselling books Dreamland and The Least of Us surprisingly dovetailed into his latest book, The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Bass Horn, Band, and Hard Work. Together they unpack the concept of finding fulfillment through hard work and how playing tuba and being part of a band help create meaning and connection amid the loneliness and dislocation so many teens are experiencing today.
Sam shares the real-life stories behind how tuba musicians and the band directors created joy and belonging for their neighbors and communities, and why moments like this matter in a society battling poverty, isolation, drug epidemics, and social fragmentation. This conversation invites listeners to consider the power of showing up and doing the work that results in belonging, and how community and connection fulfills our deep human need for one another.
We talk about:
• Why Sam wrote Dreamland and The Least of Us and how it reshaped his understanding of needing community and connection• The rise of isolation, the erosion of community, and its impact on addiction• The difference between consumer happiness and deep human fulfillment• Why small acts of connection can be transformative• How loneliness fuels modern epidemics—and how community helps heal• The hope Sam sees in local, grassroots reconnection efforts• Practical ways ordinary people can build micro-communities around them
Join the Conversation:
We’d love to hear how you’ve seen the “gift of need” show up in your life. Share your story in the comments or leave a review. Please follow this podcast and rate it. Subscribe to my free newsletter to get future episodes and newsletters sent right to your inbox.
Music Credit: Gabe Kubanda / Damn Plans (Instrumental) © 2021 Kubanda Music
Engineer: Ray Ingegneri, Third Street Productions, Tucson, AZ
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit judedimegliotrang1.substack.com