Hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman, The Existential Lens explores the deeper questions that shape our inner lives—meaning, identity, freedom, anxiety, and the ongoing work of living authentically. Grounded in an existential-humanistic therapy perspective and supported by contemplative practice, each episode offers a quiet space for reflection. It’s an invitation to slow down, think more deeply, and engage your life with greater awareness, presence, and intention.
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Ira Kaufman Reacts To Beating Arizona, Talks Locker Room Chatter, Mike Evans News, And More
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28:35Dive into a fresh postgame episode with The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports. All kinds of locker room reaction, and more. The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple […] The post Ira Kaufman Reacts To Beating Arizona, Talks Locker Room Chatter, Mike Evans News, And More appeared first on JoeBucsF…
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Ira Kaufman Talks Todd Bowles’ Future, Bucs’ Home Collapse Against New Orleans, All-Phases Woes & More
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38:12The dark clouds have rolled in. Will the storm pass for Bucs fans? Sage Ira and Joe are all over it. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Todd Bowles’ Future, Bucs’ Home Collapse Against New Orleans, All-Phases Woes & More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.co…
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Ira Kaufman Talks State Of The Week 14 Bucs Defense, Locker Room Chatter, Ex-Buc Comments, Bucs-Saints Predictions & More
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45:43Sage Ira and Joe wrestle on various Bucs subjects of the day. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too, including iHeartRadio. […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks State Of The Week 14 Bucs Defense, Locker Room Chatter, Ex-Buc Comments…
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What It Means to Be a Self: Identity as a Living Process
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22:26What does it mean to be a self? In this episode of The Existential Lens, psychotherapist Evan Kaufman explores the evolving nature of identity—how who we are is not a fixed object to uncover, but an ongoing process we enact moment by moment. Drawing on existential therapy, phenomenology, and enactivist psychology, Evan examines why our sense of sel…
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Ira Kaufman Talks Cardinals Matchup, The Unthinkable, Locker Room Observations & Much More
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35:26A true crossroads game for the Bucs is here, with the miserable Cardinals coming to try and extend the Bucs’ annual midseason nosedive. The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports is all over it with Joe. The wisdom and fun of […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Cardinals Matchup, The Unthinkable, Locker Room Observations & Much More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.…
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Ira Talks State Of The Bucs, State Of Todd Bowles Following The Los Angeles Nightmare, And More
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36:25Dive in! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Podbean.com and iHeart Radio. Other platforms, too, and here on the website, options above. The post Ira Talks State Of The Bucs, State Of Todd Bowles Following The Los Angeles Nightmare, And More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.…
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The Craft of Clarity: Bob Hazelwood and the Andover Audio Approach
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48:00There are people who make great sound feel less like a secret society and more like an open door. Bob Hazelwood is one of them. He is the Director of Engineering and Product Development at Andover Audio, and his career runs through many major players in the industry. He grew up in South Jersey, built his first amplifier at fifteen, and has been cha…
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Ira Kaufman Talks Rams Matchup & Predictions, High-Profile Darts At Todd Bowles, Bucky Irving Status, And Much More
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55:41Dive in to Episode 2 of this week! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Podbean.com and iHeart Radio. Other platforms, too, and here on the website, […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks Rams Matchup & Predictions, High-Profile Darts At Todd Bowles, Bucky Irving Status, And Much More…
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In this episode, Evan examines the paradox of free will in therapy—why all psychotherapy assumes that human beings can choose differently, and how that assumption becomes tangled in a culture marked by technological overwhelm, economic constraint, and a growing sense of powerlessness. Drawing on existential-humanistic therapy, Viktor Frankl’s insig…
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Ira Kaufman Has A Feisty And Fiery Debate On The Post-Buffalo State Of The Bucs
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38:37Dive in to Episode 1 of this week! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Podbean.com and iHeart Radio. Other platforms, too, and here on the website. The post Ira Kaufman Has A Feisty And Fiery Debate On The Post-Buffalo State Of The Bucs appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.…
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Ira Kaufman Talks State Of The Bucs Heading To Buffalo, Bucs-Bills Predictions, O-Line Insights, A Visit To The Hall, And More
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48:17Pregame with the Ira Kaufman Podcast as the Bucs head to Buffalo! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too. A family business […] The post Ira Kaufman Talks State Of The Bucs Heading To Buffalo, Bucs-Bills Predictions, O-Line Insights, …
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Ira Kaufman Reacts To The Bucs’ Collapse Against New England
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22:49The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports has his postmortem on yesterday’s deflating loss! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too. A family […] The post Ira Kaufman Reacts To The Bucs’ Collapse Against New England appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com…
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Ira Kaufman Dives Into The Patriots Matchup, Trade Indifference, Lavonte David Comments, Bucs Expectations & Much More
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50:50Loaded midseason episode. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too. A family business since 1960, Bill Currie Ford is one mile […] The post Ira Kaufman Dives Into The Patriots Matchup, Trade Indifference, Lavonte David Comments, …
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The Sound of a Better Education: Inside Kaufman Music Center with Anthony Mazzocchi | The Sharp Notes Podcast
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41:45Everyone agrees that music and the arts are essential — they make us smarter, more empathetic, more human. You’ll hear it in every school mission statement, every campaign speech, every conversation about what “really matters” for kids. And yet, walk into most public schools and the first thing on the chopping block is still the music program. It’s…
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Ira Kaufman Goes Deep On The State Of The Bucs, Passionate Trade Deadline Talk And Much More; Draft Guru Sean Sullivan Checks In
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52:32What must the Bucs do to be a Super Bowl team in three months? A feisty early-week episode. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. […] The post Ira Kaufman Goes Deep On The State Of The Bucs, Passionate Trade Deadline Talk And Much More; Draft Guru Sean…
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Special Guest Todd Bowles Talks Trade Deadline And A Whole Lot More
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49:40It’s a bye-week sitdown with The Sage of Tampa Bay Sports and Joe. Enjoy! The wisdom and fun of Ira and Joe is presented by Bill Currie Ford. Click play above or listen at Apple Podcasts or Podbean.com. Many other platforms, too. A […] The post Special Guest Todd Bowles Talks Trade Deadline And A Whole Lot More appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.…
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Small Rooms, Big Stakes: One Night Live Fights to Keep Live Music Local and Alive
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46:27There’s a question that’s been circling the music world for a while now — and it’s only getting louder: how does a new artist actually get heard today? Because if you look around, the industry that once thrived on risk and discovery now seems to cling to nostalgia like a life raft. Major labels and festival lineups read like a roll call of the same…
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The House of Wax: Chad Kassem on Building a Vinyl Record Empire | The Sharp Notes Interview
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51:48This episode feels like a meeting across time — the past, present, and future of vinyl commerce sitting down for a conversation. On one side of the table, there’s Chad Kassem — the founder of Acoustic Sounds, Analogue Productions, and Quality Record Pressings — a man whose passion for high-fidelity sound and meticulous craftsmanship helped revive t…
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Put the Phone Down, Pick the Record Up: Discogs VP Jeffrey Smith on Dis/Connect | The Sharp Notes Interview
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37:31Be honest — when was the last time you listened to a record all the way through, without checking your phone? No notifications. No scrolling. No playlists on shuffle. Just… listening. In a world that never stops pinging, Discogs — yes, the massive online music database and marketplace — is asking us to do something radical: to step away. On October…
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The Zombies Never Die: Colin Blunstone on the Resurrection of Odessey and Oracle in Mono | The Sharp Notes Interview
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28:06Few albums in the history of rock music have had a journey as unlikely—or as triumphant—as Odessey and Oracle. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 during the final months of the original Zombies, the record was released only after the band had already broken up. And yet, what emerged from that bittersweet moment was a British psych-pop masterpie…
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From Toto to Thriller: Steve Porcaro on Music, Memory, and The Very Day | The Sharp Notes Interview
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45:51Few musicians have had as wide-ranging an impact on popular music as Steve Porcaro. As a founding member of Toto, his synthesizer work helped define an era—on hits like “Africa,” “Rosanna,” and “Hold the Line.” But his influence doesn’t stop there. Steve co-wrote “Human Nature,” one of the most enduring tracks on Michael Jackson’s Thriller, still t…
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Keeping the Beat: Tito Puente Jr. on Legacy and Latin Rhythm | The Sharp Notes Interview
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22:08Tito Puente was more than a legend of Latin music, he was a cultural force who reached far beyond the Latino world. For those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, his presence was everywhere. By the time of his passing in 2000, his loss resonated deeply, especially here in the New York City metro area, where his music had long been part of our r…
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Luke Marzec Makes Something Good Out of Nothing | The Sharp Notes Podcast with Evan Toth
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30:25Meet Luke Marzec, a British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music lives at the crossroads of soul, jazz, and modern storytelling. His new single, “Growing Up With You,” is a heartfelt reflection on the friendships that shape us — a theme that runs deeply through his latest album, Something Good Out of Nothing. Luke studied class…
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The Return of Geoff Wilkinson: Us3’s Soundtrack For a New Era | The Sharp Notes Interview
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34:18In the 1990s, Us3 reshaped the global music landscape by fusing hip-hop and jazz in ways that felt both groundbreaking and a little bit inevitable. Their 1993 debut, Hand on the Torch, became Blue Note Records’ first platinum-selling album and introduced an entire generation to the possibilities of genre fusion. Yet, after a run of chart success an…
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Anything Is Possible: Chris Stamey’s Soundtrack of Reverence and Reinvention | The Sharp Notes Interview
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39:23Chris Stamey has long been a quietly pivotal figure in American music. From co-founding the influential avant-pop band The dB’s and releasing early indie classics, to his work with Alex Chilton, Big Star’s Jody Stephens, and a wide array of sonic adventurers, his career has bridged the experimental and the melodic, the cerebral and the emotional. W…
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Mocky vs. the Machine: Capturing the Sound of Humans in an Artificial Age | The Sharp Notes Interview
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39:04In a moment where algorithms increasingly shape what we hear, see, and feel, Mocky’s Music Will Explain offers something radically simple: the sound of human beings in a room, making music together. Known for his shape-shifting musical identity and wide-ranging collaborations, Mocky’s work has always blurred the lines between genre and geography. B…
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Zev Feldman Digs into Bill Evans and Art Pepper and Continues the Quest for Hidden Jazz Treasures
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48:07The introduction most often associated with producer—and champion of unfairly unheard music—Zev Feldman, compares him to an archaeologist: the “Indiana Jones of jazz,” as The New Yorker wrote in 2023. Fittingly, Feldman’s occasional SiriusXM radio show is cleverly titled Jazz Detective. In a reissue landscape often focused on bringing listeners alb…
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The Long Gig: Charles “Wigg” Walker’s Life in Soul | The Sharp Notes Podcast
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35:04Charles “Wigg” Walker’s voice isn’t just soulful, it’s resilient. His decades-long journey through the unpredictable terrain of the music industry is one of grit, adaptability, and unwavering devotion to the craft. From singing on Nashville street corners as a teen to warming up crowds for––and being fined by––James Brown, to reinventing himself ac…
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Dennis Diken on the Legacy of the Smithereens, Vinyl, and the Lifeblood of Rock and Roll | The Sharp Notes Interview
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37:14For over four decades, Dennis Diken has embodied the enduring spirit of American rock and roll as the drummer and co-founder of The Smithereens. In this wide-ranging conversation, Diken reflects on the band’s legacy while underscoring the urgency and relevance of their music in 2025. As the industry shifts toward streaming and fragmented attention,…
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Cody Hanson on Building, Breaking, and Rebuilding Hinder | The Sharp Notes Interview
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29:10Being a rockstar might look effortless from the outside, but as Cody Hanson of Hinder makes clear, staying relevant in the music world takes far more than talent. In this revealing conversation, the drummer and co-founder of the multi-platinum band pulls back the curtain on the real work behind the music—from scrapping a full album that didn’t feel…
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Jenny Owen Youngs on Revisiting "Avalanche", Buffering the Vampire Slayer, Collaboration, and the Beauty of Imperfection | The Sharp Notes Interview
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45:46Singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs has never been one to shy away from transformation. In revisiting Avalanche for its deluxe edition, she offers listeners not just a deeper look at the record but a fuller portrait of herself: one that is shaped by collaboration, reinvention, and a willingness to let imperfections breathe. For Youngs, songs aren’t…
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From the Garage to Abbey Road: Russell Marsden from Band of Skulls Reflects on 15 Years of Sound | The Sharp Notes Interview
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40:52In an era when the term "rock band" can feel like a nostalgic nod to a fading archetype, Band of Skulls has always stood as the real deal: gritty, authentic, and unrelentingly driven. With their forthcoming retrospective box set Cold Fame, frontman Russell Marsden digs deep into the band’s archives to illuminate the long, winding, and often unpredi…
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Wake the Dead and Stir the Soul | The Sharp Notes Interview with Chuck Prophet
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42:52When Chuck Prophet found himself lingering around after a gig in San Francisco, his band still buzzing from a sold-out set, he wasn’t expecting to stumble into a musical revelation. But as the club's DJ cued up a needle-drop on a weathered vinyl slab of cumbia, and the bass notes spilled through the subs, Prophet experienced something rare and elec…
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Steve Bardwil Trades the Boardroom for the Bandstand
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32:19After decades navigating the high-stakes world of Hollywood as Chief Counsel for Walt Disney Studios, Steve Bardwil has traded legal briefs for guitar riffs. His recent leap into full-time musicianship culminates in the release of Nothing But Time, a deeply personal and collaboratively rich album produced by the legendary Joe Chiccarelli. What bega…
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Author Jude Warne Gets "Lowdown" in New Book About Boz Scaggs
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39:55Few writers can translate the sound of an album into a story with the grace and acuity of Jude Warne. Known for her deep dives into the lives of musical icons, Warne returns with her second music biography—this time turning her focus to the ever-evolving Boz Scaggs, titled Lowdown: The Music of Boz Scaggs. Her previous book on the band America set …
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How Sons of Silver Built Runaway Emotions | The Sharp Notes Interview
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46:28Sons of Silver’s latest release, Runaway Emotions, reflects a band committed to creative collaboration and thematic depth. Fronted by lead vocalist and songwriter Pete Argyropoulos, the group includes seasoned musicians each bringing years of experience across different corners of the rock world. The album builds on their past work with a focus on …
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The Illusions and Realities of Daylight Robbery's Third Island Suite with Robert Waite and Nick Marks | The Sharp Notes Interview
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1:00:21Some of our most profound conversations often happen without words, music becomes the ultimate language — capable of revealing and transforming our perceptions, maybe even challenging them. Today, we're diving into just such a conversation with two artists whose latest musical collaboration speaks volumes: British jazz producer Robert Waite (known …
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William Hooker Continues Proving That the Fringe Is Still the Center | The Sharp Notes Interview
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50:26William Hooker has spent decades making music on his own terms—loud, unflinching, and fully independent. A drummer, composer, poet and more with over 70 recordings as a bandleader, Hooker is a fixture of New York’s experimental underground, shaped by the Loft Jazz scene of the 1970s and carried forward through venues like CBGB, the Knitting Factory…
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