Earlier this month, two acclaimed musicians—Questlove and Maggie Rogers—joined The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh live onstage for a conversation that probed at an essential question for musicians and music lovers alike: How can music provide a spiritual experience, and how do we sustain that feeling in our lives? Questlove—the co-founder of the Roots and the mu ... Show More
Mar 27
John Lithgow on the Controversial Authors Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling
The new play “Giant,” on Broadway, dramatizes the scandal around Roald Dahl, the beloved children’s-book author who, in the nineteen-eighties, began making antisemitic statements and invoking stereotypes about Jewish influence. John Lithgow portrays Dahl as he faces off against h ... Show More
28m 21s
Mar 2024
DENNIS SCOTT: "Thank You Mister Rogers: Music & Memories"
Hi neighbor! March 20 is the birthday of Fred Rogers, "Mister Rogers" to millions of children who once frolicked in the "Neighborhood of Make Believe" with he and his pals on PBS. Today we welcome two-time Grammy & Emmy award winning composer and producer, Dennis Scott, who has t ... Show More
36m 35s
Jun 2022
BONUS: BobbyCast #332 - Morgan Wade on Writing Songs In Secret Her Entire Life and Never Writing Down Her Lyrics + The Success of “Wilder Days” and Her Debut Album + Working as A Tax Examiner and Finding Her First Band On Craigslist
In this episode of The BobbyCast: Bobby sits down with one of his favorite new artists, Morgan Wade. She made waves with her debut album “Reckless” and had a huge year in 2021. Morgan talks about how she didn’t start performing in front of people until she was 19, finding her fir ... Show More
1h 2m