Craig Eley

Let's Explode
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Let's Explode

It's been quiet around here for a while. And here's why: for the last year I've been learning how to make Song Exploder. In fact, last week
Listening Back to 2020
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Listening Back to 2020

Happy New Year, everyone, and thanks so much for subscribing. This newsletter is one of the things that has been fun to work on this year, and I'm excited to share
Singing in the Streets
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Singing in the Streets

On Saturday, I heard a celebration. It was around 11am, and I was throwing some recording equipment into my car before an interview I was scheduled to record in Milwaukee. Earlier that morning,
Listening to Democracy
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Listening to Democracy

On September 26 and October 3, poll workers spread out across parks and green spaces in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, to collect absentee ballots. The event was called Democracy in the Park,
Looting is Not the Issue
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Looting is Not the Issue

I started grad school in August 2005, the same month that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. I was in an American Studies program, so watching the disaster and its aftermath play out in
Introducing Human Powered
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Introducing Human Powered

Today I’m excited to announce the launch of Human Powered, a six-episode podcast miniseries that introduces you to people tackling hard problems through community-oriented projects. It’s a show about people making
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Vibrational Patterns Transcript

[Carleen Hutchins] This is where we work. Start that again, will ya? This is where we work a good part of the time, mostly in the winter when it’s cold. And we
Vibrational Patterns
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Vibrational Patterns

Carleen Hutchins wasn’t formally trained in violinmaking, but despite that—or because of it—she changed the profession forever.