44% of American voters self-identify as centrists. 71 million bewildered, frustrated political orphans. We'll explore how we got into this mess. But we'll also tell you uplifting stories of people around the country trying to change the current zeitgeist. scottklug.substack.com
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Talkin’ Music, brought to you each Thursday, highlights local or locally-performing musical artists from a variety of genres with interviews, music and live performances.Link for podcast subscription: https://www.kvnf.org/podcast/talkin-music/rss.xml
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Life is messy, live well anyway. I'll go first! We all live in the middle of our own type of messy, but that doesn't mean that we can't live well in the midst of it. In Live Well Anyway, MacKenzie Koppa takes you along as she does just that and shares from her own experiences as well as those of her guests. Listen in for a good dose of reality, information, and humor around the topics of wellness, beauty, style, planning, and life.
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Alyisa Kraft of the The Patti Fiasco discusses the band's latest album with KVNF's Laura Palmisano before a show in Ridgway, Colorado.By Laura Palmisano
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Alyisa Kraft of the The Patti Fiasco discusses the band's latest album and more with KVNF's Laura Palmisano before a show in Ridgway, Colorado.By Laura Palmisano
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Local crooner Rance Brady joins Taya Jae for her final in-studio Talkin' Music. They discuss Rance's musical upbringing, his song writing style and the support he's experienced from the NFV community!
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Taya Jae and Lindsay Lou discuss the role of the caregiver, Lindsay's grandmother and her latest record, Queen of Time.
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"If you like to have feelings, I'm the right person to listen to", says Olive Klug todays guest on Talkin' Music.
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Back in July we were joined live in-studio by seven members of the Philadelphia based band SNACKTIME. It’s the most people we’ve ever had play live in the Bamboo room here at KVNF and we had so much fun. I’ve been saving this interview for the perfect moment and I figured what better way to start the new year.…
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Talkin' Music: AJ Fullerton & Erik Stucky with special guest Emily Scott Robinson are Home for the Holidays
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28:17AJ Fullerton and Erik Stucky along with special guest Emily Scott Robinson will perform during the 3rd annual Home for the Holidays show this Saturday, December 28th at The Montrose Pavilion at 7 pm. Tickets and information can be found here.
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Bree and Spencer, members of the Colorado based Sweaty Soul Band The Burroughs join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.
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The chronically tender, queer folk artist Liv Greene joins Taya Jae to celebrate the release of her sophomore album, Deep Feeler.
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S8 Ep199: A Simple Approach to Overall Wellness with Kathleen Klug
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57:41In this episode MacKenzie talks with Kathleen Klug, an integrative health coach with over 40 years of experience in guiding people to sustainable wellness, inside and out. In this episode Kathleen shares about her simple but effective approach to help people make lasting change in their lives, reminding us how much our mind and spirit contribute to…
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22-year old Canadian singer-songwriter Mia Kelly joins Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.
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S8 Ep198: The Functional Nutrition Way of Looking at Healing with Andrea Nakayama
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1:00:06SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Andrea Nakayama about how Functional Medicine can change the way we think about health and healing. Andrea dives into her history as a nutritionist and how her practice has developed over the years. LINKS MENTIONED *Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support! An…
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Siri Undlin of Humbird joins Taya Jae on Talkin' Music.
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Talkin' Music: Troubadour Takeover at Sherbino and Paradise Theaters
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30:01Gabrielle Louise, Caitlin Cannon and Emily Scott Robinson will perform at The Sherbino on Friday November 22nd and at the Paradise Theater on Saturday November 23rd.
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Post-election special with Justin Young and Andrew Heaton
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1:02:53So what did the political orphans do in the Presidential election? Check this out. Self-identified independents accounted for a larger share of voters than Democrats and were tied with Republicans, Edison Research exit polling data showed. The independent turnout share was up 8 percentage points from 2020, when it was at 26%. Here at the Lost in th…
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"I think music in general, its over arching effect on society is that it tells the listener 'you're not alone'" says Seán Barna while discussing his new EP, Internal Trembling live-in studio.
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S8 Ep197: Using the Microbiome to Heal Acne with Dr. Yug Varma
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35:29SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Dr Yug Varma about advances in Acne treatment, specifically about the development of healing the microbiome of the skin in order to heal and prevent acne. LINKS MENTIONED *Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support! Phyla Website Phyla on Instagram MacKenzie's Y…
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Kentucky based cellist and singer-songwriter Ben Sollee joins Taya Jae to talk about his new album, Long Haul and his return to touring after a 7-year personal and creative hiatus.
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Award winning Toronto based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor joins Taya Jae to celebrate the release of his new record Pathways and talk about his upcoming Colorado shows.
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S8 Ep196: Taming Digital Clutter with Amanda Jefferson
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51:19SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with digital clutter expert, Amanda Jefferson. In this episode they dive into Amanda’s organizing background, which started with the Marie Kondo Method, and how she transitioned into the digital space. Amanda’s methods are efficient and effective and you will walk away from this episode with easy steps to …
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When you keep looking at polls that say Trump is up one here, Harris up 2 there—you need to keep one fact in mind. It’s not uncommon for pollsters to push undecided voters and leaners to pick a candidate. To say, “if you were going to vote today who would you choose?” It distorts the true state of the race. If you live in a swing state like I do in…
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Election Countdown special with guest Seth Masket
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46:26There are a zillion political scientists at colleges around the country, most are dry and mind-numbing. Seth Masket is one of a handful who is both entertaining and insightful. He’s a perfect guest for our Lost in the Middle Countdown series because he manages to cut through the clutter and spin. He is the director of the Center on American Politic…
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Corey Smith-West and Devin Hobdy of the Brooklyn-based duo Bathe join Taya Jae to talk about their new EP, Inside Voice(s): Side A.
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Frustrated by the media coverage of the election? Boy, am I with you. Look, I spent a third of my career working as a journalist. And then became a Republican Congressman. Add in an MBA and that makes me unicorn of sorts. What is frustrating you with media coverage today is not driven by some weird cabal of the right or left. It is driven by econom…
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Election Countdown special with Isaac Saul of 'Tangle News'
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46:5460% of Americans say they are worn out by so much coverage of the 2024 presidential election (Pew research). And then there are the nagging questions of fairness when only 7% of journalists identify as Republicans.Since I spent 8 years as a Member of Congress and 13 years as a journalist, listeners and readers ask me all the time where can I find s…
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Calling all political orphans, independents and undecideds
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1:57For the last year we’ve been tracking America’s bewildered 71 Million voters who are lost in the middle and can’t abide today’s politics. They are frustrated by the partisan hatred swirling around the political class. Join me tomorrow for an appearance on 5 things I learned about America. Part Ted Talk/Master Class. And better yet, it's free. 7 p.m…
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S8 Ep195: An integrated perspective on health and wellness with Dr Elizabeth Sharp
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48:22SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Dr Elizabeth Sharp about the three-tiered approach to healthcare- internal, functional, and integrative. They discuss the importance of movement, diet, and stress reduction, and what we can be doing to address our health from a preventative, lifestyle perspective. LINKS MENTIONED *Affiliate links and …
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Kansas City based bi-lingual band Making Movies is redefining 'Amerikana', as they forge a path for themselves in the Folk & Roots world.
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Election Countdown special with guest Justin Young
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46:55Justin Young, host of the podcast “Politics, Politics, Politics,” is a comedian, magic aficionado, and the inventor of the card game “The Contender” about how to run a presidential campaign. In our second episode of the Countdown, we arm wrestle over the debate, what is the key state to watch election night and the eerie echoes of the ’16 race. Thi…
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Talkin' Music: Todd & Cynthia celebrate 25 years of Blues & Other Colors
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30:30Todd & Cynthia join Taya Jae on Talkin' Music to celebrate 25 years of blues music on KVNF.
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Election countdown special with guest Andrew Heaton
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46:55In our first episode of our election countdown special, political podcaster and comedian Andrew Heaton files his observations from Scotland from a phone booth in Edinburgh. He’s the host of “The Orphanage” podcast where some of my fellow political orphans happily live. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribe…
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S8 Ep194: Tips for Learning and Studying this Fall with Scott H Young
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56:29SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Scott H Young, author of Get Better at Anything, about the process of learning and how we can help our kids learn how to study better this fall. LINKS MENTIONED *Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support! Get Better at Anything by Scott H Young Scott H Young on…
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Nat Lefkoff turns sadness into beauty on his new record, There You Are.
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S8 Ep193: Learning to Unplug with Hannah Brencher
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49:41SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Hannah Brencher about her new book, The Unplugged Hours. Hannah challenges readers to spend more time in real life and away from our devices. In this conversation MacKenzie and Hannah talk authentically about life in a the digital age, comparison, imposter syndrome, “expert” culture, and so much more.…
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Talkin Music: Amy Helm and Martha Scanlan to perform at Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch Sept 27th & 28th
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29:32Amy Helm and Maratha Scanlan join Taya Jae to talk about their 20 year friendship, their creative collaborations and their upcoming show in Cortez.
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S8 Ep193: Women’s Leadership and Acknowledging Your Gifts with Sophie Hudson
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56:46*Affiliate links and sponsors are included in this post. Thank you for your support! SHOW NOTES In this episode MacKenzie talks with Sophie Hudson!!! (just slightly excited about that!) She has a brand new, FABULOUS book out called A Fine Sight to See. In this episode MacKenzie and Sophie discuss women’s leadership as well as a bunch of other fun t…
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