Episodes

  • Ep. 4: Industry & Recognition
    Mar 25 2024

    Loui and Valerie continue discussing award shows to recognize certain artists inconveniently.

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    25 mins
  • Ep. 3: Award Shows
    Mar 16 2024

    Loui and Valerie discuss their opinions about art award shows including the Oscars Academy Awards.

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    23 mins
  • Ep. 2: 20th Century Music
    Mar 2 2024

    Valerie initiates the conversation of 20th-century classical composer Charles Ives. Loui and Valerie discuss how the past and trends from the past pressure the current musicians from progressing music into the future.

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    43 mins
  • Ep. 1: Catching Up
    Feb 24 2024

    Valerie and Loui returned with Season 2 and they begin the season by catching up. Valerie shares activities that she did during the Winter holidays and breaks. Loui also shares them.

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    45 mins
  • Ep. 0: Preview
    Feb 19 2024

    Valerie and Loui return from their break since Season 1. Are you ready for them?

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    1 min
  • Ep. 15: Epilogue & Season 2
    Dec 16 2023

    Valerie and Loui recorded their last episode of season 1 before their break. They discuss imagination, music, listening, and different memories of the Christmas and holiday seasons in this episode.

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    59 mins
  • Ep. 14: Epilogue Part 1
    Dec 9 2023

    As season 1 approaches to its end, Loui and Valerie discuss various topics like the Punk music scene in Lexington, KY, promoting music, the importance of radio/decline of radio with an introduction to TV, and visual/auditory imagination.

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    46 mins
  • Ep. 13: Curious Cases of Mental Health and Creativity
    Dec 2 2023

    Loui has some curious cases of composers who overcame their adverse psychological conditions and channeled their energy into acts of creativity. Famously, Rachmaninoff suffered from depression; Ravel suffered a detrimental neurological condition; and Schumann was lovesick of Clara Wieck. Loui also has a warning for those who might think that any adverse psychological conditions lead people to be more creative and warns the listeners to never equate correlation with causation.

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    32 mins