Best Narada Podcasts (2025)

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Ep 55 - Great Gildersleeve 58:27

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 55: The Great Gildersleeve (S5 Holiday Special) Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 55, and as we continue Season 5, we present Paul's pick, an installment of the NBC comedy series, The Great Gildersleeve, from 12/24/44. Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting i…

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SIX-GUN SANTA CLAUS, A Jake Dimes Christmas Number 41:24

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SIX-GUN SANTA CLAUS, A Jake Dimes Christmas Number Western detective Jake Dimes returns for a third holiday adventure! At a family gathering in Celestial City, Jake and his sidekick Briar Buck tell the "one hundred percent true" tale of a youngster, living a hardscrabble existence in a small Arizona town, who gets a new lease on life through the ki…

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Paying attention on purpose. A wisdom circle satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 12212025 54:06

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548 - Jared Schonig: Playing "Just In Time" and other Broadway Shows, Touring and Recording with the 8 Bit Big Band, Bringing Something True to Himself to Everything 1:02:40

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Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chris Potter, John Patitucci, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, The 8-Bit Big Band, Miho Hazama & m_Unit, Dave Grusin, David Foster, Laurence Hobgood, Tim Hagans, Fred Hersch, Wycliffe Gordo…

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547 - Antonio Sanchez: Staying Artistically and Creatively Curious, Composing Music for the Movie Birdman & the TV Series: The Studio 1:33:28

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Antonio Sanchez has become one of the most sought-after drummers in the international jazz scene. Following 18 years and 9 albums as one of the most revered collaborators with guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, he also has recorded and performed with many other most prominent artists like Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden and To…

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The Secret to Releasing the Old Year & Welcoming the New One. A Spiritual Discourse w/ Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati and Shambhu 12062025 1:03:00

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546 - Bryan Carter: From Drumming with Jazz Greats to Composing and Arranging for Broadway 57:58

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Bryan Carter is a Grammy and Tony Award-winning drummer, vocalist, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and bandleader. After completing his training at The Juilliard School, Carter played with legendary artists including McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, and Kurt Elling. In addition to working in the worlds of film, television, and Broadway…

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Love. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 11/23/2025 54:44

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THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS by HCA 16:43

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THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS by Hans Christian Andersen Originally produced for Mutual Audio Network's Saturday Story Circle, I decided to share my narration of this enchanting story with my regular listeners, in case they missed it at Mutual a couple years ago. Enjoy!

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OTR ESSENTIALS 54: I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 57:20

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 54: I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 54, and as we continue Season 5, we present Patte's pick, an early episode of the groundbreaking BBC comedy series, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, from April, 1964. Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's on…

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545 - Bryan Owings: Embracing Your Sound, Drumming with Iris Dement, Shelby Lynne & Emmy Lou Harris 1:33:40

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Born in Mississippi, Bryan Owings moved to Nashville in the late 1980's to pursue his career as a session drummer. His discography is vast, spanning decades and boasting credits with artists like Buddy Miller, Iris Dement, Tony Joe White, Wanda Jackson, Sue Foley, Delbert McClinton, Lucinda Williams and Emmy Lou Harris Bryan, was also included in t…

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Thoughts on Discovering Potential. A wisdom circle song with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 11162025 44:46

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544 - Luther & Jano Rix: Their First Album Together as Father & Son, But Far From Their First Collaboration 1:01:00

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Jano Rix is best known as one third of The Wood Brothers. His dad Luther's drumming career spans half a century and ranges from Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder" tour to Rent and Tommy on Broadway. Their new album, Legacy Vol. 1 is an exploration of their shared history and musical connection. In this episode, Luther and Jano talk about: Luther’s start…

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Soham - I am. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati. 11092025 1:02:46

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543 - Scott Williamson: Playing the Song, Not the Drums, The Good and Bad of Home Recording, Working with Producer Bob Ezrin 1:32:08

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Scott Williamson has been leaving his creative footprint on the Nashville musical landscape since 1990. He has drummed and/or produced for numerous artists including Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Kip Moore, Lady Antebellum, Franchesca Battistelli, Natalie Grant, Lincoln Brewster, Alice Cooper, Danny Gokey, Casting Crowns, DC Talk, Bo…

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The Devil Did Not Make Me Practice Yoga. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati. 11/2/2025 1:10:03

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Ep 53 - NBC Presents: Short Story 1:24:15

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 53: NBC Presents: Short Story Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 53, and as we continue Season 5, we present Pete's pick, or rather Special Guest Programmer Jack Ward's pick, an example of the NBC Radio Anthology series NBC Presents: Short Story. Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (…

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542 - Jordan Rose: Touring with Maggie Rogers, Working with David Foster on "Boop", Assessing the Opportunity Landscape 1:10:55

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Jordan Rose is a New York drummer whose most recent activity includes a tour with Maggie Rogers, multiple Broadway shows including the run of "Boop", Theo Katzman, and countless recording projects. What went into his decision to accept the Maggie Rogers gig Being open to an opportunity that doesn’t necessarily align with your stated goals What he l…

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Our sensory experience. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 10/26/2025 59:11

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Hawthorne's THE AMBITIOUS GUEST read by Pete Lutz 18:27

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THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathaniel Hawthorne Read by Pete Lutz Originally narrated for the Tales to Terrify podcast in 2017, I thought I'd share this reading of Hawthorne's 1835 short story with you for the Halloween timeframe. While it isn't necessarily horror, it does have some suspenseful elements and a strange twist, which are apropros to the sea…

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541 - Tim Buell: Home Recording Insights, The Importance of Communication, What “Raw Tracks” Really Means 1:48:31

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Tim Buell is a Nashville-based drummer who has toured with several artists like Michael W. Smith (three time Grammy winner, 45 Dove awards), Cody Fry (two time Grammy nominated), Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Jerrod Niemann, Remedy Drive, and many others. He also records drums for clients all over the world from his home studio and other Nashville-based s…

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Spirituality, triggers, and the work of remembrance. a Wisdom Circle Satsang with swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 10192025 1:06:14

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540 - Sam Webster: Becoming a "Master Doubler" in LA, Thriving on Variety, Getting the Most Out of Mentors 1:15:06

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Sam Webster is a drummer and percussionist based in his hometown of LA. Floating between a wide variety of disciplines and genres, he has amassed an impressive list of credits both live and in the studio. His mentors include Mike Englander and Jeff Hamilton, and he is active with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, several groups at Disneyland, and many …

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Purposefulness in life & the first 6 sutra of the Narada Bhakti Sutra. A Wisdom Circle Satsang w/Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 10122025 1:08:08

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539 - Narada Michael Walden: Performing Without Judgment, Joining Mahavishnu Orchestra, Working with Sir George Martin 1:01:00

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⁠Narada Michael Walden ⁠is an EMMY and multi-GRAMMY winner who has produced hits for artists as diverse as Aretha Franklin, Steve Winwood, Ray Charles, Wynonna Judd, Whitney Houston, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Barbara Streisand, Lionel Ritchie, Lisa Fischer, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, The Temptations, and many others. His music flows f…

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The spiritual practice and benefits ofwitnessing. A Wisdon Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 10052025 1:04:51

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538 - Dave Elitch Live Clinic: New Course - “Your Mind’s Ear”, Q&A From Our Audience, Inspiration from Non-Music Sources 1:38:08

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Dave Elitch has been teaching privately for over 20 years and has developed a reputation as the technique/body mechanic specialist for drum set. He has helped many of the world's best players as well as top educators "get out of their own way" by being as efficient as possible in regards to conservation of motion and energy. The more we’re able to …

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Ep 52: Hancock's Half-Hour 57:37

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 52: Hancock's Half-Hour Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 52, and as we continue Season 5, we present Paul's pick, an example of the BBC Radio comedy series Hancock's Half-Hour. Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards! As you listen, …

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537 - Eric Somers-Urrea: Playing with Marina City, La Armada, and Makeout, Studying Classical and World Music, Raising the Stakes on Yourself 1:16:52

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Eric Somers-Urrea. Eric is a Chicago based drummer but also gets around to Nashville and LA, founding member of the band Marina City, and also plays with other touring acts including La Armada and Makeout. He was born and raised in the Chicago area and studied at the University of Illinois. In this episode, Eric talks about: The evolution of his ba…

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536 - Rob Walbourne: New Live Pretenders Album, Working at Noble and Cooley, UK to the US 1:25:03

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Rob Walbourne grew up in North London and started playing drums at the age of 10 before working professionally at the age of 15. After his move to the U.S., he lived briefly in New York City before eventually settling down in Simsbury, CT where he found work at the Noble and Cooley drum company. He’s had the opportunity to have played with such lum…

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MUTUAL PRESENTS: RETRO-ROCKETS! Crisis on Titan 27:16

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MUTUAL PRESENTS: RETRO-ROCKETS! Crisis on Titan (Orig. rel. 9-4-24 on Mutual Audio Network) On one of the many moons of Saturn, a troop of Interplanetary Soldiers have been given scut-duty: digging in the dirt to find an element vital to the survival of Earth and other planets. They long to get back to the job they were trained for: fighting whatev…

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535 - Jeff Kerestes: Returning to a Life in Music After Burning Out and Stepping Away 1:27:47

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Jeff Kerestes is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator who spent most of his career in New York doing touring and session work and a handful of Broadway shows. During Covid, he left New York and stepped away from music entirely. He and his family eventually settled in Portland Oregon, where he rediscovered his love of music through the dr…

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PROJECT AUDION 72 - Jimmy Durante Show 33:25

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PROJECT AUDION 72: Jimmy Durante - Garry Moore Show Jimmy Durante: so famous for so many decades that just a caricature of his face was enough to elicit a smile. His outsized "Schnozz" matched the outsized personality from the 1920s through the 1970s. Even today, when his name and face are no longer common currency, his catchphrases and songs have …

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534 - Tom Hambridge: Producing, Writting and Drumming for Buddy Guy, Grammy Wins, Learning From the Legends 1:45:44

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Tom Hambridge is a Four-time Grammy™- winning producer, songwriter, & drummer for his production work on three of blues legend Buddy Guy’s most critically acclaimed albums: ‘Living Proof’ (2011) , “Born to Play Guitar’ (2016), ‘The Blues is Alive and Well’ (2018), and for his work on Christone “Kingfish” Ingram’s Album ‘662’ (2022). Tom has also pr…

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Thoughts on the process of healing. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 08312025 1:04:04

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THIS IS HOLLYWOOD: The Stranger 1:31:18

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THIS IS HOLLYWOOD: The Stranger The Narada Radio Company proudly presents a re-imagined episode of a lost radio series, This is Hollywood! Little is known about this series, other than the fact that it, like many other series in the Golden Age, presented radio adaptations of popular films. When director Pete Lutz was working on his adaptation of th…

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Ep 51: Wayne & Shuster 1:00:38

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OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 51: Wayne & Shuster Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 51, and as we continue Season 5, we present Patte's pick, an example of the Canadian comedy duo Wayne & Shuster, in which they present their famous routine, "Rinse the Blood Off My Toga" -- a sort of Julius-Caesar-meets-Mickey-Spillane. Come for the…

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533 - Andrew Barr: Playing with Mumford & Sons, The Barr Brothers, and Feist, Finding Ways to "Do You", 1:17:56

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Andrew Gilmore Barr is a drummer, composer, and producer based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada who is best known for his work with Mumford & Sons, The Barr Brothers, Feist, and The Slip. Barr is a founding member of the experimental rock band The Slip and indie folk group The Barr Brothers along with his brother Brad Barr. In this episode, Andrew talks…

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Awakened Tales - Garuda & Kakbhushundi : Infinite Becoming 22:44

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“Across universes and lifetimes, the journey is the same — to awaken the light of dharma within.” In this episode, we enter the timeless story of Garuda, the celestial bird and devoted vehicle of Narayana. Seeking to understand the mystery of existence — how the boundless becomes finite — Garuda journeys to the Himalayas to meet the sage Kakbhushun…

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Om is verily everything. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 08242025 1:02:10

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532 - Jared Shavelson: Parallels Between Jazz and Punk/Hardcore, Drumming for Seal, Mariachi El Bronx, Biking and Drumming 1:41:52

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Jared Shavelson was raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia. His drumming journey stated early in life and got his first drumset at age seven. While playing in all of the local orchestras, marching bands, jazz bands, and theaters in southern New Jersey, he was taking weekly private lessons. During this time he was also start…

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Awakened Tales - Narada & Krishna : Remembrance 19:44

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"Narada’s journey through the dream of life reveals that within Maya lies the invitation to awaken to your true, eternal nature." In this episode, we follow Narada, the mind-born son of Brahma, on his quest to understand Maya. Through his journey as a householder, he discovers that life’s dreamlike nature is not a trap but an invitation to awaken t…

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531 - Eric Gardner: Playing With Melissa Etheridge and Tom Morello, Patience on the LA Scene, “Finding An Artist’s Language” 1:15:32

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Eric Gardner has been on the LA scene for 25 years touring and recording with a wide variety of bands and artists over that time. These days, two in particular represent most of his activity - Melissa Etheridge and Tom Morello. He is a graduate of Steve Rucker's program at the University of Miami and has performed with Garbage, Iggy Pop, Cypress Hi…

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530 - Taylor Friesth: Website GrooveMPL.com, Marketing Your Skills, Opportunities Aside from Live Performing 1:31:04

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Colorado native, Taylor Friesth, is a drummer, producer, author, and educator who has delved deeply into drumming since the age of 6. He has performed on stages such as Red Rocks and Folsom Field and his drumming has led him to perform with various groups from GRiZ to New Orleans style brass band Guerrilla Fanfare. His versatility has given him a w…

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The psychology of non-grasping. A Wisdom Circle Satsang with Swamini Shraddhananda Saraswati 8/3/25 58:48

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Awakened Tales - Nachiketa & Yama : Liberation 19:21

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In this timeless tale from the Katha Upanishad, a wise soul, Nachiketa, meets Yama—the Lord of Death—and asks the ultimate question: What survives when all else fades? Through deep inquiry, courage, and stillness, Nachiketa uncovers the nature of the true Self—birthless, deathless, and eternal. Anand Ji guides us through this sacred dialogue, revea…

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529 - Russ Gold: 30 Years on the Bay Area Scene, "Repetition Over Variation", What It Means to Stay Relevant 1:20:45

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Russ Gold has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Asia., performing with jazz, rock, fusion, and theater groups. Russ’ performing experience includes work with musicians as diverse as Gary Lyons (producer of Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead) Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis and the News, Seth Justman of the J. Giles Band, CBS Fusion artists Fu…