What Else? The Podcast Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/what-else-the-podcast It's kinda like The Charlie Rose Show, but without Charlie Rose. The Hitmaker 475440b4-df9b-5873-b164-af0655f6d4cb no en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:35:50 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:27:26 -0600 http://www.thewhatelse.com https://img.transistor.fm/yxPU5OslGrndXY0uUkIRhWMFnlZUcexj_tRpLAf2gG4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNjQvMTU2Nzgx/ODk4My1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg What Else? The Podcast http://www.thewhatelse.com episodic The Hitmaker It's kinda like The Charlie Rose Show, but without Charlie Rose. It's kinda like The Charlie Rose Show, but without Charlie Rose.. interview The Hitmaker No Yes Marcos Sueiro 29 29 Marcos Sueiro full d8c3edf5-54d4-457f-bf18-3977a58667ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5b4a316 Marcos Luis Jose Sueiro Bal visits What Else and talks about hoping to be a rock star, coming to America, and visiting happy places. 

]]> Marcos Luis Jose Sueiro Bal visits What Else and talks about hoping to be a rock star, coming to America, and visiting happy places. 

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:45:21 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4391 Marcos Luis Jose Sueiro Bal visits What Else and talks about hoping to be a rock star, coming to America, and visiting happy places. Marcos Luis Jose Sueiro Bal visits What Else and talks about hoping to be a rock star, coming to America, and visiting happy places. interview No Jon Tatooles 28 28 Jon Tatooles full e6f35f31-48bc-435c-b4ca-0bc17f4a9e8e https://share.transistor.fm/s/32e776b0 Jon Tatooles visits What Else and talks about bicycling, White House audio gear, and focusing on the here and now. 

Recorded 08 March 2021.

]]> Jon Tatooles visits What Else and talks about bicycling, White House audio gear, and focusing on the here and now. 

Recorded 08 March 2021.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:44:09 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4866 Jon Tatooles visits What Else and talks about bicycling, White House audio gear, and focusing on the here and now. Recorded 08 March 2021. Jon Tatooles visits What Else and talks about bicycling, White House audio gear, and focusing on the here and now. Recorded 08 March 2021. interview No Thania St. John 27 27 Thania St. John full 5b94e57e-4c0a-431b-9f5e-74b59a22fdca https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd4c83da Thania St. John comes to What Else to talk about writing, knitting, and not caring about what people think about what you think. 

Recorded 06 September 2020.


]]> Thania St. John comes to What Else to talk about writing, knitting, and not caring about what people think about what you think. 

Recorded 06 September 2020.


]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:19:59 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3738 Thania St. John comes to What Else to talk about writing, knitting, and not caring about what people think about what you think. Recorded 06 September 2020. Thania St. John comes to What Else to talk about writing, knitting, and not caring about what people think about what you think. Recorded 06 September 2020. interview Yes Angie Nijhawan 26 26 Angie Nijhawan full 516ac4b4-34ab-4b28-8d83-196cd9c8b134 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ee23288a Angela Nijhawan comes to What Else to talk about not overthinking it, embracing change, and looking forward to happiness. 
Shout-out to Mr. Workman.
Recorded 07 August 2020.


]]> Angela Nijhawan comes to What Else to talk about not overthinking it, embracing change, and looking forward to happiness. 
Shout-out to Mr. Workman.
Recorded 07 August 2020.


]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:02:01 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3744 Angela Nijhawan comes to What Else to talk about not overthinking it, embracing change, and looking forward to happiness. Recorded 07 August 2020. Angela Nijhawan comes to What Else to talk about not overthinking it, embracing change, and looking forward to happiness. Recorded 07 August 2020. interview No Paru Shah 25 25 Paru Shah full 5cd3b0e2-7a74-4f39-ac96-c02c616cbebd https://share.transistor.fm/s/517e9e69 Paru Shah comes to What Else to talk about politics, the freedom of childhood, agreeing to disagree, and more.

]]> Paru Shah comes to What Else to talk about politics, the freedom of childhood, agreeing to disagree, and more.

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:52:37 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3911 Paru Shah comes to What Else to talk about politics, the freedom of childhood, agreeing to disagree, and more. Paru Shah comes to What Else to talk about politics, the freedom of childhood, agreeing to disagree, and more. interview No Anthony J.W. Benson 24 24 Anthony J.W. Benson full 2504384c-f26f-449f-9bc5-7f22702fd173 https://share.transistor.fm/s/34597da5 Anthony J.W. Benson comes to What Else to talk about a life facilitating the arts, living in L.A. in the 80s, overcoming addiction, and more.
Recorded 23 July 2020.

]]> Anthony J.W. Benson comes to What Else to talk about a life facilitating the arts, living in L.A. in the 80s, overcoming addiction, and more.
Recorded 23 July 2020.

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:25:59 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4860 Anthony Benson comes to What Else to talk about a life facilitating the arts, living in L.A. in the 80s, overcoming addiction, and more. Anthony Benson comes to What Else to talk about a life facilitating the arts, living in L.A. in the 80s, overcoming addiction, and more. interview No MacArthur Antigua 23 23 MacArthur Antigua full b92fd891-65a5-4f99-b854-bbfbc40de731 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e29e9a71 MacArthur Antigua visits What Else to talk about talking to people, working together as a society, being a music fan, and more.

]]> MacArthur Antigua visits What Else to talk about talking to people, working together as a society, being a music fan, and more.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 21:00:00 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4833 MacArthur Antigua visits What Else to talk about talking to people, working together as a society, being a music fan, and more. MacArthur Antigua visits What Else to talk about talking to people, working together as a society, being a music fan, and more. interview No Scott Robbin 22 22 Scott Robbin full thehitmaker.podbean.com/scott-robbin-c256fd0b79925adf030bd2455188b347 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd598036 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 22:48:01 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4878 Scott Robbin brings good vibes and interesting thoughts to What Else. He talks about changing habits, a passion for learning, music, travel, and not needing to know all the answers. Recorded 14 August 2019. Scott Robbin brings good vibes and interesting thoughts to What Else. He talks about changing habits, a passion for learning, music, travel, and not needing to know all the answers. Recorded 14 August 2019. interview Yes Victor Salazar 21 21 Victor Salazar full thehitmaker.podbean.com/victor-salazar-270d81a9935893e70eb6d4564d579a05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/538225bd Sat, 27 Jul 2019 21:57:58 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4074 Victor Salazar :: Episode 021 Victor Salazar visits What Else to talk about drums as art objects, growing up with music in his house, and his enthusiasm for playing and listening. Recorded 22 July 2019. Victor Salazar :: Episode 021 Victor Salazar visits What Else to talk about drums as art objects, growing up with music in his house, and his enthusiasm for playing and listening. Recorded 22 July 2019. interview Yes Brian Black 20 20 Brian Black full thehitmaker.podbean.com/brian-black-e08ecd7b33efbe2f2333ada29889b21a https://share.transistor.fm/s/285d7f55 Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:29:36 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4611 Brian Black came to What Else to share stories and thoughts about immersing in a pursuit, competition, childhood anxiety, mellowing with age, and the magic of music. Recorded 26 June 2019. Brian Black came to What Else to share stories and thoughts about immersing in a pursuit, competition, childhood anxiety, mellowing with age, and the magic of music. Recorded 26 June 2019. interview Yes Karen Backe, aka Wacky 19 19 Karen Backe, aka Wacky full thehitmaker.podbean.com/karen-wacky-backe-e2f5e8bfc2159043dbd75c6cec28ea7a https://share.transistor.fm/s/5ca8a35a Sat, 01 Jun 2019 11:29:31 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4278 What Else: Wacky Backe shares stories of family, talks about checking things off her list, and laughs it up. She’s great. What Else: Wacky Backe shares stories of family, talks about checking things off her list, and laughs it up. She’s great. interview Yes David Singer 18 18 David Singer full thehitmaker.podbean.com/david-singer-d1f9467f240d8c18e6b5542bbe0bb8a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b0d033ce Tue, 07 May 2019 23:21:23 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4551 David Singer makes it to What Else, talking about the love of playing music, competition, and writing. Recorded 07 May 2019. David Singer makes it to What Else, talking about the love of playing music, competition, and writing. Recorded 07 May 2019. interview Yes Nick Miller 17 17 Nick Miller full thehitmaker.podbean.com/nick-miller-0f3467808e0e0ebc95845a8a562cd57f https://share.transistor.fm/s/535cb2bb Fri, 26 Apr 2019 22:12:15 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 5702 Nick Miller came to What Else HQ to talk about his enthusiasm for music, some of the workings of concert promotion, travel, siblings, and more. Recorded 23 April 2019. Nick Miller came to What Else HQ to talk about his enthusiasm for music, some of the workings of concert promotion, travel, siblings, and more. Recorded 23 April 2019. interview Yes Christopher Lozier 16 16 Christopher Lozier full thehitmaker.podbean.com/christopher-lozier-2ac4e1982a14b87a1862097f0df45e9b https://share.transistor.fm/s/01ffc82e Sat, 13 Apr 2019 19:03:22 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 5412 Christopher Lozier comes to What Else to talk about playing music, adventures on a nuclear submarine, homesickness, decision-making, and more. Recorded 10 April 2019. Christopher Lozier comes to What Else to talk about playing music, adventures on a nuclear submarine, homesickness, decision-making, and more. Recorded 10 April 2019. interview Yes David Rubin 15 15 David Rubin full thehitmaker.podbean.com/david-rubin-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c48d44aa Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:23:02 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4725 David Rubin comes to What Else to talk about caring for people through the practice of medicine, struggles in the American healthcare system, the soothing power of music, and more. Recorded 31 March 2018. David Rubin comes to What Else to talk about caring for people through the practice of medicine, struggles in the American healthcare system, the soothing power of music, and more. Recorded 31 March 2018. interview Yes Doug Sohn 14 14 Doug Sohn full thehitmaker.podbean.com/doug-sohn-24b00f90dd1700f333f1ee8f1a4eedd1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/13ab8050 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:35:49 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 5106 Doug visits What Else to talk about travel, family, happiness, and music, among other things. He's interesting and funny and insightful. We could have talked for hours, but we got hungry. Doug visits What Else to talk about travel, family, happiness, and music, among other things. He's interesting and funny and insightful. We could have talked for hours, but we got hungry. interview Yes Donna Sue Van Cleaf Fish 13 13 Donna Sue Van Cleaf Fish full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/donna-sue-van-cleaf-fish/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/fe89ee09 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:36:49 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4292 Meet the wonderful Donna Sue Van Cleaf Fish. DS talks about making art, propagating kindness, and navigating showbiz. Pragmatic and optimistic, she's a pleasure to talk to. Meet the wonderful Donna Sue Van Cleaf Fish. DS talks about making art, propagating kindness, and navigating showbiz. Pragmatic and optimistic, she's a pleasure to talk to. interview Yes Jennifer Oosterbaan 12 12 Jennifer Oosterbaan full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/jennifer-oosterbaan/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ef1bcbb Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:00:44 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 5056 This episode features Jennifer Oosterbaan. She tells us about her love of stories, why she prefers being a lawyer to being an actress, and how she does creative writing via text message. We barely scratch the surface, but she's great. This episode features Jennifer Oosterbaan. She tells us about her love of stories, why she prefers being a lawyer to being an actress, and how she does creative writing via text message. We barely scratch the surface, but she's great. interview Yes Ella Myers 11 11 Ella Myers full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/ella-myers/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ea9f8fa The wonderful Ella Myers talks about having hippie parents, doing academic research, and plucking the cashews from Larry King's cashew chicken, among other things. Recorded in Chicago.

]]> The wonderful Ella Myers talks about having hippie parents, doing academic research, and plucking the cashews from Larry King's cashew chicken, among other things. Recorded in Chicago.

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:27:33 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3900 The wonderful Ella Myers talks about having hippie parents, doing academic research, and plucking the cashews from Larry King's cashew chicken, among other things. Recorded in Chicago. The wonderful Ella Myers talks about having hippie parents, doing academic research, and plucking the cashews from Larry King's cashew chicken, among other things. Recorded in Chicago. interview Yes Terry Peppers 10 10 Terry Peppers full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/terry-peppers/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/df87d2fb What Else returns with Terry Peppers, who talks about the story of his name, learning to play the guitar, The Bunny Hutch, and more. Recorded in Chicago.

]]> What Else returns with Terry Peppers, who talks about the story of his name, learning to play the guitar, The Bunny Hutch, and more. Recorded in Chicago.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:36:28 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4760 What Else returns with Terry Peppers, who talks about the story of his name, learning to play the guitar, The Bunny Hutch, and more. Recorded in Chicago. What Else returns with Terry Peppers, who talks about the story of his name, learning to play the guitar, The Bunny Hutch, and more. Recorded in Chicago. interview Yes Nic Porta 9 9 Nic Porta full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/nic-porta/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/450c2834 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 02:26:00 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 5185 Nic Porta does a jigsaw puzzle and chews a little gum whilst discussing moving to different countries as a child, dealing with life and death at work, and why he hates Van Morrison's music. Nic Porta does a jigsaw puzzle and chews a little gum whilst discussing moving to different countries as a child, dealing with life and death at work, and why he hates Van Morrison's music. interview Yes Eva Yusa 8 8 Eva Yusa full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/eva-yusa-1452486381/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8e8b43a Eva Yusa comes to What Else headquarters to talk about finding a job that fits, acting, and more.

]]> Eva Yusa comes to What Else headquarters to talk about finding a job that fits, acting, and more.

]]> Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:26:21 -0600 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 4950 Eva Yusa comes to What Else headquarters to talk about finding a job that fits, acting, and more. Eva Yusa comes to What Else headquarters to talk about finding a job that fits, acting, and more. interview Yes Gold Masta, aka Ken Simon: Part 02 [Episode 007] 7 7 Gold Masta, aka Ken Simon: Part 02 [Episode 007] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/gold-masta-aka-ken-simon-part-02-episode-007/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/9cf68eb0 Part 2 (of 2) of my interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about working, drumming, anxiety, and being a human. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago.

]]> Part 2 (of 2) of my interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about working, drumming, anxiety, and being a human. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago.

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:06:54 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 2283 Part 2 (of 2) of my interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about working, drumming, anxiety, and being a human. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago. Part 2 (of 2) of my interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about working, drumming, anxiety, and being a human. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headq interview Yes Gold Masta, aka Ken Simon: Part 01 [Episode 006] 6 6 Gold Masta, aka Ken Simon: Part 01 [Episode 006] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/gold-masta-aka-ken-simon-part-01-episode-006/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/c93aaeb6 An interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about the passage of time, growing up in another family's house, the appeal of athletics, and music. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago. This is Part 1 of 2.

]]> An interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about the passage of time, growing up in another family's house, the appeal of athletics, and music. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago. This is Part 1 of 2.

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:45:24 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 2717 An interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about the passage of time, growing up in another family's house, the appeal of athletics, and music. Recorded outdoors on the deck at The Hitmaker World Headquarters in Uptown, Chicago. This is Part 1 of 2. An interview with Ken Simon, aka Gold Masta (or Gold Master). A terrific friend, and a thoughtful and interesting guy. He talks about the passage of time, growing up in another family's house, the appeal of athletics, and music. Recorded outdoors on the d interview Yes BA: Part 2 [Episode 005] 5 5 BA: Part 2 [Episode 005] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/ba-part-2-episode-005/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/a60c5807 Part 2 of the interview with BA. He talks about books, what happens after we die, and political awareness, among other topics.

]]> Part 2 of the interview with BA. He talks about books, what happens after we die, and political awareness, among other topics.

]]> Sat, 15 Aug 2015 08:44:08 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3725 Part 2 of the interview with BA. He talks about books, what happens after we die, and political awareness, among other topics. Part 2 of the interview with BA. He talks about books, what happens after we die, and political awareness, among other topics. interview Yes Biche, aka Mark Schwarz: Part 2 [Episode 004] 4 4 Biche, aka Mark Schwarz: Part 2 [Episode 004] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/biche-aka-mark-schwarz-part-2-episode-004/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/89d0fb89 In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about how pop-music criticism isn’t really about music, and how that does a disservice to the art form and creates a lack of historical knowledge; his love of Larry Graham’s bass playing; the ephemeral nature of the self; and more. This episode is a bit more of a chat than an interview, in part because of the subject matter and the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with my beloved best-friend-since-childhood Biche, so it was easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. Recorded live outdoors in Uptown, Chicago, in the summertime. Enjoy Biche!

]]> In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about how pop-music criticism isn’t really about music, and how that does a disservice to the art form and creates a lack of historical knowledge; his love of Larry Graham’s bass playing; the ephemeral nature of the self; and more. This episode is a bit more of a chat than an interview, in part because of the subject matter and the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with my beloved best-friend-since-childhood Biche, so it was easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. Recorded live outdoors in Uptown, Chicago, in the summertime. Enjoy Biche!

]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:38:08 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3830 In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about how pop-music criticism isn’t really about music, and how that does a disservice to the art form and creates a lack of historical knowledge; his love of Larry Graham’s bass playing; the ephemeral nature of the self; and more. This episode is a bit more of a chat than an interview, in part because of the subject matter and the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with my beloved best-friend-since-childhood Biche, so it was easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. Recorded live outdoors in Uptown, Chicago, in the summertime. Enjoy Biche! In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about how pop-music criticism isn’t really about music, and how that does a disservice to the art form and creates a lack of historical knowledge; his love of Larry Graham’s bass playing; the ephemeral nature o interview Yes BA: Part 1 [Episode 003] 3 3 BA: Part 1 [Episode 003] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/ba-rosenblum-part-1-episode-003/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/89a33be4 In this episode you'll hear from BA Rosenblum. He talks about listening to music from an early age, quitting high school, serving in the Army, re-learning a musical instrument, and the album that saved his life.BA and I have been close since we were about 6 years old, and it's always interesting for me to hear his thoughts--I learned some new things in this interview, and I hope you'll enjoy it.The interview is being broken into two episodes--this is the first half of the discussion; the second half will be posted in the near future.

]]> In this episode you'll hear from BA Rosenblum. He talks about listening to music from an early age, quitting high school, serving in the Army, re-learning a musical instrument, and the album that saved his life.BA and I have been close since we were about 6 years old, and it's always interesting for me to hear his thoughts--I learned some new things in this interview, and I hope you'll enjoy it.The interview is being broken into two episodes--this is the first half of the discussion; the second half will be posted in the near future.

]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:34:32 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3385 In this episode you'll hear from BA Rosenblum. He talks about listening to music from an early age, quitting high school, serving in the Army, re-learning a musical instrument, and the album that saved his life.BA and I have been close since we were about 6 years old, and it's always interesting for me to hear his thoughts--I learned some new things in this interview, and I hope you'll enjoy it.The interview is being broken into two episodes--this is the first half of the discussion; the second half will be posted in the near future. In this episode you'll hear from BA Rosenblum. He talks about listening to music from an early age, quitting high school, serving in the Army, re-learning a musical instrument, and the album that saved his life.BA and I have been close since we were about interview Yes Biche, aka Mark Schwarz: Part 1 [Episode 002] 2 2 Biche, aka Mark Schwarz: Part 1 [Episode 002] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/biche/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/50ad3838 In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about going to law school in his 40s, talking a classmate into quitting law school, maintaining focus on work, running a recording studio, and the inaccessibility of past versions of ourselves. He also muses about music he likes/liked, including The Who, Van Morrison, and The Police—and the unique sonic character of Ghost in the Machine. And he talks about having/developing a musical ear. In this episode, you’ll hear a little more chatter from me than I’d like, in part because of the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with Biche, and we’ve been close since we were little kids, so it’s easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. There’s a second part of this conversation that will be released later. Recorded outdoors in scenic Uptown, Chicago. 
Enjoy Biche! 

]]> In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about going to law school in his 40s, talking a classmate into quitting law school, maintaining focus on work, running a recording studio, and the inaccessibility of past versions of ourselves. He also muses about music he likes/liked, including The Who, Van Morrison, and The Police—and the unique sonic character of Ghost in the Machine. And he talks about having/developing a musical ear. In this episode, you’ll hear a little more chatter from me than I’d like, in part because of the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with Biche, and we’ve been close since we were little kids, so it’s easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. There’s a second part of this conversation that will be released later. Recorded outdoors in scenic Uptown, Chicago. 
Enjoy Biche! 

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:46:44 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3836 In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about going to law school in his 40s, talking a classmate into quitting law school, maintaining focus on work, running a recording studio, and the inaccessibility of past versions of ourselves. He also muses about music he likes/liked, including The Who, Van Morrison, and The Police—and the unique sonic character of Ghost in the Machine. And he talks about having/developing a musical ear. In this episode, you’ll hear a little more chatter from me than I’d like, in part because of the setting, but also because it was a now-rare opportunity to spend time talking with Biche, and we’ve been close since we were little kids, so it’s easy to get excited and fall into “conversational” mode rather than “interview” mode. There’s a second part of this conversation that will be released later.Recorded outdoors in scenic Uptown, Chicago. Enjoy Biche! In this episode, Mark “Biche” Schwarz talks about going to law school in his 40s, talking a classmate into quitting law school, maintaining focus on work, running a recording studio, and the inaccessibility of past versions of ourselves. He also mus interview Yes Michael Simons [Episode 001] 1 1 Michael Simons [Episode 001] full http://www.thewhatelse.com/e/episode-001-michael-simons/ https://share.transistor.fm/s/88b832d1 In the debut episode, we talk with Michael Simons: traveler, founder of the nonprofit Intonation Music Workshop, musician, and all-around wonderful guy. He talks about living in Sweden, his distaste for Steppenwolf, running a travel-tour business, and following his intuition in life decisions.

]]> In the debut episode, we talk with Michael Simons: traveler, founder of the nonprofit Intonation Music Workshop, musician, and all-around wonderful guy. He talks about living in Sweden, his distaste for Steppenwolf, running a travel-tour business, and following his intuition in life decisions.

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:59:24 -0500 The Hitmaker The Hitmaker 3812 In the debut episode, we talk with Michael Simons: traveler, founder of the nonprofit Intonation Music Workshop, musician, and all-around wonderful guy. He talks about living in Sweden, his distaste for Steppenwolf, running a travel-tour business, and following his intuition in life decisions. In the debut episode, we talk with Michael Simons: traveler, founder of the nonprofit Intonation Music Workshop, musician, and all-around wonderful guy. He talks about living in Sweden, his distaste for Steppenwolf, running a travel-tour business, and fol interview Yes