Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in classical music for the first time, or if you've been listening to it and loving it all your life. Interviews with great artists, in depth looks at pieces in the repertoire, and both basic and deep dives into every era of music. Classical music is absolutely for everyone, so let's start listening! Note - Seasons 1-5 will be returning over the next year. They have been taken down in order to be ...
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Joshua Weilerstein Podcasts
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ROJ-511: “The People vs. Tár” with Joshua Weilerstein
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This week, the Court keeps blurting out R.E.M. lyrics when Joshua Weilerstein (“Sticky Notes”) shows off his forte: cancelling the 2020 psychological drama “Tár.” *** Prosecutor: Joshua Weilerstein. Defense: Dylan J. Schlender. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Maynard Bangs, Big Ben Haslar. *** Advisory: Silvana Car…
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ROJ-514: “The People vs. Mean Girls (2024)” with The Vern
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Get in loser, The Court is going shopping when The Vern (“Cinema Recall” Podcast) puts on his sweatpants and pushes the 2024 musical adaptation of “Mean Girls” in front of a bus. *** Prosecutor: The Vern. Defense: Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Big Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvan…
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The great Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski said this after the premature death of his contemporary Grazyna Bacewicz: “She was born with an incredible wealth of musical talent, which she succeeded to bring to full flourish through an almost fanatical zeal and unwavering faith in her mission. The intensity of her activities was so great that she ma…
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ROJ-513: “The People vs. Bloodshot” with Sophia Ricciardi
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This week, the Court implants memories of a far better movie in our heads when Sophia Ricciardi (“Moviestruck”) uses her nanite blood to defend the 2020 superhero movie “Bloodshot.” *** Prosecutor: Maynard Bangs. Defense: Sophia Ricciardi. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Dylan J. Schlender, Big Ben Haslar. *** …
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ROJ-512: “The People vs. Mountainhead” with Jeremy Bates
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The Court sequesters themselves in a snowbound retreat as author Jeremy Bates (“The No-End House”) condemns the artificial unintelligence generated by 2025’s “Mountainhead.” *** Prosecutor: Dylan J. Schlender. Defense: Jeremy Bates. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana…
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I had such a wonderful time joining the jazz podcast You'll Hear It! We talked about the meeting of jazz and classical music, a topic I've explored before, but never in this much depth and never with so much input from jazz musicians and experts like Peter Martin and Adam Maness. We talk about great jazz and classical composers, but we also talk ab…
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ROJ-510: “The People vs. Superman (2025)” with Chris Gersbeck
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The Court gives a giant magical middle finger to all things decent this week when Chris Gersbeck (“Dumb Industries”) defends Truth, Justice and 2025’s Superman. *** Prosecutor: Big Ben Haslar. Defense: Chris Gersbeck. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Dylan J. Schlender, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana Carra…
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ROJ-509: “The People vs. Happy Gilmore” with ‘Mad’ Brad Gibson
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The Court enjoys a hearty breakfast of shit pieces when ‘Mad’ Brad Gibson (“Film Threat”) dives into a water trap to fist fight the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore.” *** Prosecutor: ‘Mad’ Brad Gibson. Defense: Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Maynard Bangs, Big Ben Haslar. *** Advisory: Silvana Carran…
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In the mid-1920s, Maurice Ravel wrote a letter to the legendary composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. Boulanger’s class was a mecca for composers, both young and old, and musicians from all over the world vied to study with her. But Ravel’s letter wasn’t on his own behalf. Instead, he urged Boulanger to take on a young student whom Ravel himself had…
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ROJ-508: “The People vs. Hulk” with Case Aiken
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The Court wouldn’t like Case Aiken (“Another Pass” Podcast) when he’s angry. Luckily, this week he’s happy, happy to be teamed up with Ang Lee’s 2003 film “Hulk.” *** Prosecutor: Big Ben Haslar. Defense: Case Aiken. Judge: The Honorable Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Dylan J. Schlender, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana Carran…
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ROJ-507: “The People vs. Pootie Tang” with ‘Hollywood’ Steve Huey
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The Court is even more confusing than usual when ‘Hollywood’ Steve Huey (“The Yacht or Nyacht Podcast”) unleashes an incomprehensible string of gibberish in favor of the 2001 comedy “Pootie Tang.” *** Prosecutor: Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Defense: ‘Hollywood’ Steve Huey. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Maynard Bangs,…
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Beethoven Piano Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 2
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There is a special category when it comes to Beethoven; a catalogue that doesn’t include complete symphonies, sonatas, concerti, string quartets, etc., but just single movements. This is the catalogue of great Beethoven slow movements. Beethoven’s slow movements are like a great Tolstoy novel. They span the gamut of human experience and also reach …
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ROJ-506: “The People vs. Eddie and the Cruisers” with Clif Campbell
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This week on 'Where Are They Now?,' the Court finds out where Clif Campbell (“Making Pondo/Talking Pondo” Podcast) is now, which is here, defending 1983’s “Eddie and the Cruisers.” *** Prosecutor: Dylan J. Schlender. Defense: Clif Campbell. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory…
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ROJ-505: “The People vs. Opus” with Billy Ray Brewton
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The whole Court is drinking the Kool-Aid this week when Billy Ray Brewton (“Coroner to the Stars”) aggressively deprograms the 2025 horror film “Opus.” *** Prosecutor: Billy Ray Brewton. Defense: Maynard Bangs. Judge: The Honorable Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. …
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Beethoven Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" - Part 1
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Beethoven once wrote to his publisher: “What is difficult, is also beautiful, good, great, and so forth. Hence everyone will realize that this is the most lavish praise that can be bestowed, since what is difficult makes one sweat.” If this credo manifests itself most powerfully in any one of Beethoven’s works, it might be the piece we’ll talk abou…
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ROJ-504: “The People vs. Suicide Squad” with Pat Edwards
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In what the Court is assured is a mostly ghostfree episode, Pat Edwards (“Storytellers Forge”) slowly grappling hooks away but cannot escape 2016’s “Suicide Squad.” *** Prosecutor: Pat Edwards. Defense: Dylan J. Schlender. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza.…
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ROJ-503: “The People vs. Muppets Most Wanted” with Matt McGinnis
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The entire Court is heckling from the balcony this week when Matt McGinnis (“Movie Riffing Melee/Mystery Science Theater 3000”) defends 2014’s “Muppets Most Wanted.” *** Prosecutor: Maynard Bangs. Defense: Matt McGinnis. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar. *** Advisory: Silvana C…
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The collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht is rightly legendary. The two men could not have been more different from each other, and like the Brahms/Joachim relationship I mentioned in my recent show about the Brahms Double concerto, the friendship between Weill and Brecht was stormy to say the least. The two collaborated on some of th…
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ROJ-502: “The People vs. Identity” with Kandice Martellaro
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This week, we each disappear one by one until only Kandice Martellaro (“Stan Against Evil”) is left standing with the 2003 mystery “Identity.” *** Prosecutor: Maynard Bangs. Defense: Kandice Martellaro. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Big Ben Haslar, Dylan J. Schlender. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kir…
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The Ravel Sound with Norbert Müllemann and Stefan Knüpfer
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I so enjoyed making this latest episode in my collaboration with G Henle Publishers. I talked with two absolute experts in their fields, Norbert Mülleman and Stefan Knüpfer, all about how to edit Ravel's music, and how to create the Ravel sound on the piano. This episode definitely veers into some very nerdy territory, but Norbert and Stefan are bo…
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ROJ-501: “The People vs. Jupiter Ascending” with Conor McGiffin
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Season Six blasts off to Planet Justice when Conor McGiffin (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”) is forced into a strategic marriage with the 2015 sci-fi action film “Jupiter Ascending.” *** Prosecutor: Big Ben Haslar. Defense: Conor McGiffin. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Maynard Bangs. *** Adviso…
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Flying in the face of popular demand, the court kisses Season Five goodbye with the most contemptible legal shenanigan of them all, the imprudent jurisprudence we call “The Appeals of Justice.” *** Defense (“The People vs. Daredevil: The Director’s Cut”): Big Ben Haslar. Defense (“The People vs. Demolition Man”): Maynard Bangs. Defense (“The People…
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Admit it: if you're a fan of classical music—or even just a regular concertgoer—you might have glanced at the title of this episode and done a double take. The Dvořák Violin Concerto? Not the Cello Concerto? One of the things I love about my job as a conductor—and my side gig as a podcast host—is bringing audiences and listeners like you pieces you…
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ROJ-451: “The People vs. Frozen 2” with Case Aiken
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The Court can’t let it go this week when Case Aiken (“Another Pass” Podcast) gets his tongue stuck to the 2019 animated musical “Frozen 2.” *** Prosecutor: Case Aiken. Defense: Big Ben Haslar. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Maynard Bangs. *** Advisory: Silvana Carranza. Prologue: Kirk R. Th…
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ROJ-450: “The Substance vs. The Fly (1986)" with Victor Omoayo and Carl Byrd
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The Court is puking up boobs this week when Victor Omoayo and Carl Byrd (“Codex Prime” Podcast) get fused together during our horrific experiments to discover the better body horror: 2024’s “The Substance” or 1986’s “The Fly.” *** “The Substance”: Victor Omoayo and Carl Byrd. “The Fly": Dylan J. Schlender. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors…
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It’s entirely possible that we would not know the name of Johannes Brahms very well if Brahms hadn’t met Joseph Joachim as a very young man. Joachim, who was one of the greatest violinists of all time, had already established himself as touring soloist and recitalist, and he happened to know the musical power couple of Robert and Clara Schumann qui…
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ROJ-449: “The People vs. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” with Bouncin’ Bobby LePire
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Many Bothans died this week (in an unrelated incident) when Bouncin’ Bobby LePire (“Film Threat”) gives in to his anger for 2016’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” *** Prosecutor: Bouncin’ Bobby LePire. Defense: Ryan Luis Rodriguez. Judge: The Honorable Big Ben Haslar. Jurors: Maynard Bangs, Big Ben Haslar, Dylan J. Schlender. *** Advisory: Silvana …
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ROJ-448: “The People vs. Star Trek Beyond” with Adam Kotsko
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The Court just can’t get beyond “Star Trek Beyond” this week when Adam Kotsko (“Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era”) sets his phasers to stun the 2016 NuTrek film. *** Prosecutor: Adam Kotsko. Defense: Big Ben Haslar. Judge: The Honorable Dylan J. Schlender. Jurors: Dylan J. Schlender, Ryan Luis Rodriguez, Maynard Bangs. *** Ad…
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The commission for a new Clarinet Concerto from the great American composer Aaron Copland came from a rather unlikely source: Benny Goodman, the man known as the King of Swing. Goodman was one of the most famous and important jazz musicians of all time, but in the late 1940s, swing music was on the decline, and bebop had taken over. Goodman experim…
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ROJ-447: “The People vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” with Richard Blakemore
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The court shivers its timbers this week when Richard Blakemore (“Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Piracy”) swabs the poop deck with the 2003 adventure “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” *** Prosecutor: Richard Blakemore. Defense: Big Ben Haslar. Judge: The Honorable Maynard Bangs. Jurors: Maynard Bangs, …
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