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Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
D. M. Needom
217 episodes
3 days ago
Send us a text Amanda stops by to talk about Hoodoo, Voodoo, her upcoming trip to Egypt and more. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tuned with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of 18 she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that...
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Send us a text Amanda stops by to talk about Hoodoo, Voodoo, her upcoming trip to Egypt and more. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tuned with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of 18 she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that...
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Music Interviews
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Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Your Best Shot and Film School - Eddie Schwartz
Send us a text Eddie stops by the show to discuss the hit song he wrote, 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot', his last CD, 'Film School', and so much more. ****** The first time I heard Pat Benatar’s version of ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot,’ I was almost arrested for loitering,” laughs internationally lauded Canadian songwriter, producer, performer, and rights advocate Eddie Schwartz about the song he penned that became Benatar’s first Top Ten single in 1980. “I was walking down Yonge Street in...
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1 day ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Annual Halloween Episode - Amanda Keith
Send us a text Amanda stops by to talk about Hoodoo, Voodoo, her upcoming trip to Egypt and more. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tuned with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of 18 she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that...
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1 week ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar (Music of the American South) - Don Cusic
Send us a text Don stops by the show to discuss his book on Chet Atkins, teaching and his long career as a professor, writer, and more. ******** Don Cusic is one of the premier historians of country music and an internationally known scholar and writer. As an author, teacher, historian, songwriter, producer and executive, Cusic has been actively involved in the music business since 1973. He is a 2022 inductee in the Western Music Hall of Fame. He is an American author, songwriter and r...
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2 weeks ago
49 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
The Not-So Only Child- Rich Boerner
Send us a text Rich stops the show to discuss his book The Not-So Only Child, as well as his journey of discovering this fact. We also discuss the radio biz, the Woo and more. ******* Rich Boerner is an Award-Winning podcast and radio Audio Creator / Producer / Talent / now Author, whose successful journey has taken him to Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Orlando. His resume includes working for and with A-List talent and major networks, including Spotify, Audacy, FOX, and CBS ...
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 4 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Dream Vessel - William Covert
Send us a text William stops by to discuss his latest release Dream Vessel as well as the many styles of Chicago music. **** William Covert announces the release of 'Dream Vessel' via Coup Sur Coup Records. Exploring the territories on the intersection of improvised music, jazz and ambient soundscapes, Chicago-based musician is happy to present his newest release. After more than 15 years of drumming in math rock, post-rock, and post-hardcore bands, William Covert began experimenting with liv...
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4 weeks ago
57 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Ancient Wisdom For Living Your Modern Purpose: Terry Tucker
Send us a text Terry was a guest back in 2022 is back again to talk about his continuing cancer battle and his new book: Four Truths and a Lie, Ancient Wisdom For Living Your Modern Purpose. ***** Terry Tucker is an author and sought-after speaker who passionately believes in the transformative power of a good story to motivate, inspire, and encourage others. His purpose is to help people lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives. Combining his thirteen-year cancer journey with his di...
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1 month ago
1 hour 12 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
MOONLIGHT - Candy Whips
Send us a text Wendy Stonehenge stops by the show to discuss the Candy Whip's new EP, inspiration, Ai and more. ****** Oakland, CA-based CANDY WHIPS released their new covers EP MOONLIGHT via Josie Cotton's Kitten Robot Records On August 26th! The EP features classic tracks “Duke of Earl” (originally recorded by Gene Chandler), “Earth Angel” (The Penguins), and “Bad Boy” (Jive Bombers), among others, the EP Moonlight was inspired by both the post-punk and new wave bands of the late ‘70s/early...
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1 month ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Minute Men: Execute & Run - Lawrence C. Connolly
Send us a text Lawrence stops by to discuss his latest release, as well as writing, creating and film making. ***** Lawrence C. Connolly’s books include the collections This Way to Egress, whose titular tale of psychological horror was adapted for the Mick Garris film Nightmare Cinema; and the Bram-Stoker-nominated Voices. He is currently collaborating with his brother Christopher Connolly, Academy-Award winning producer Jonathan Sanger, and Mr. Sanger’s producing partner M. Jones to develop ...
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1 month ago
1 hour 3 minutes

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Decadence - Phil Galloni of Waverly Drive
Send us a text Phil stops by the show this week to discuss creating music, his new full length LP Decadence and more. ***** Waverly Drive is the solo project of Phil Galloni, a studio engineer/producer and multi-instrumentalist. The Chicago native who has been running Voltiv Sound (Los Angeles, est. 2015) released the debut EP “Living in a Fantasy” in Nov 2022, EP2 “Now I Know” in July 2023, and EP3 “Push My Luck” in May 2024. The music evokes some of the musician’s influences in the indie ro...
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1 month ago
55 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
The Good Fight - Marla Mase of the Lael Project
Send us a text This week on the show Marla Mase stops by the show to discuss her daughter Lael Summer Feldman. We discuss her life and death as well as The Lael Project. The Lael Project is the vision of Marla Mase, Lael’s mother, to encourage open discussions about suicide, mental illness, eating disorders, and depression. It is her belief that through the sharing of stories, music and song, healing can begin. **** Marla Mase, is a native New Yorker and the mother to two beautiful souls, L...
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2 months ago
1 hour 26 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Not What I Do - Laura Sawosko
Send us a text Laura stops by the show, to discuss her latest release, Chicago, growing up Catholic, and more. ***** Laura Sawosko's songs not only reflect her personal journey, but draw you into your own, through ruthless honesty and vivid imagery. Her vocal technique is raw and unrehearsed which parallels her guitar, while the piano introduces another unexpected layer of melodic and technical grace. Laura was the keyboardist in her former band Surrender Dorothy that opened for the 199...
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2 months ago
57 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
She Murdered Me with Science - David Boop
Send us a text This Week on the show author David Boop stops by the show to discuss, writing, editing, Star Wars & Star Trek and much more. ******* David Boop is a Denver-based speculative fiction author & editor. He’s also an award-winning essayist, and screenwriter. Before turning to fiction, David worked as a DJ, film critic, journalist, and actor. David’s novels run the gamut, such as the sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science and the Weird Western, The Drowned Horse...
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2 months ago
1 hour 16 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
If You Never Go Away - BettySoo
Send us a text BettySoo stops by the show to discuss her latest release, If You Never Go Away, Childhood trauma, Life, inspiration, and more. ******** BettySoo’s vocal prowess is a thing of wonder. A world-class instrument of deft phrasing and purity, a voice that knows when to hold back and when to dive in. At her own live shows, taking a verse onstage with friends or singing harmonies in sessions with Austin’s finest, BettySoo sings with consummate loveliness and self-assurance. A voi...
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Fool's Gold - Lew Apollo
Send us a text Trigger Warning : Loss of a Parent due to Suicide is discussed. If you are sensitive to this topic please skip this episode of the podcast. Lew stops by the show to discuss, finding his voice, moving across country to pursue his dream, his father's suicide, his debut album Fool's Gold and more. ****** “’No Room In Hell’ is a rose-tinted daydream and an embodiment of the whole record,” says genre-defying soul artist Lew Apollo about his luminous new single. The first glimp...
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3 months ago
58 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Charge of the Light Brigade - Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker
Send us a text Crispian Mills stops by the show and we discuss, romanticism of the US and Rock n' Roll, Energy, death, knowledge and more. *** Kula Shaker is Crispian Mills (guitar/vocals), Jay Darlington (Hammond organ), Alonza Bevan (bass) and Paul Winter-Hart (drums), the original line-up who regrouped for the first time since 1999’s Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts. “We're not embarrassed to admit we still regard America as the Holy Land of Rock and Roll,” says guitarist/vocalist Crispian ...
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3 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

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Burn Cruise - Leafblower - Danny Maxwell & Craig Fort
Send us a text This week Danny Maxwell, Craig Fort and the band's mascot Tim stop by the show to discuss, their latest release 'Burn Cruise' , ghosts, the psychology behind the music and more. ***** Since 2016, Leafblower’s patented brand of psych-tinged post-rock has whiplashed crowds of bobbing heads and pumping fists. The band released a demo, a live set, a single—but all the while, their first full-length has been simmering to a boil, now ready to sear. Burn Cruise is a sound that o...
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3 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
30 Revolutions - Uli Bella form Ozomatli
Send us a text Uli Bella from Ozomatli stops by the show to discuss the 30 Revolutions Nationwide Tour, the LA raids, mental health, being a caregiver, Richard Simmons and more. **** If the city of Los Angeles had a soundtrack, it would be Ozomatli. Since their formation in 1995, the six-piece, multi-genre band has been a cultural force, blending Latin, hip-hop, funk, reggae, and global influences into an unmistakable sound that embodies the energy and diversity of LA. In 2025, Ozomatl...
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4 months ago
59 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
The Sky Too Wide - Tracy Bonham
Send us a text Tracy stops by the show to discuss her latest release, Sky Too Wide. We talk about people pleasing, connect over a Helen Reddy song, 'You and Me Against the World', her reimagined song 'Jumping Bean', and so much more. ***** Tracy Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist turned alternative singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 1996 with her twice GRAMMYTM nominated album, The Burdens of Being Upright (Island Records). This debut album cast Bonham into the global sp...
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4 months ago
56 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Something Good Out of Nothing - Luke Marzec
Send us a text Luke stops by the show to discuss his musical journey, which started at the age of 7, how the pandemic changed his life, a separate identity from being a singer/musician, and more. **** Luke Marzec’s life has always been about music. He picked up the violin aged 7, the sax at 10 and the piano soon after. At just 11, his natural talent earned him a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music (RCM) Junior Department. In fact, most of Luke’s childhood was spent eit...
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4 months ago
56 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
A Scandalous Affair - Leonard Goldberg
Send us a text Leonard Goldberg stops by the show to discuss his latest release, A Scandalous Affair, from his Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery series. We also discuss how his research career led him to become a writer. We talk about his process and more. **** Leonard Goldberg is an internationally bestselling author of the Joanna Blalock series of medical thrillers. His novels, acclaimed by critics as well as fellow authors, have been translated into a dozen languages and sold more ...
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4 months ago
59 minutes

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Send us a text Amanda stops by to talk about Hoodoo, Voodoo, her upcoming trip to Egypt and more. ***** From an early age, Amanda has been aware and in tuned with her Psychic gifts and with the spirit world. As she grew up listening to sound of her own drumbeat. She borrowed her first book on Wicca when she was 13 and first tarot deck at 16. Then, at the age of 18 she was free to truly study her Spirit Lead path of Witchcraft, Psychic Development, and Energy Healing at a local shop that...