Life, Music, and the Pursuit of Answers Phil Circle

In late 2019, I was asked to give a keynote and performance for the United Nations International Day of Peace at the Hostelling International in downtown Chicago. They asked if I could talk about the relationship between music and world peace. I responded, "Absolutely!" and got to work.

For that event, I had to fill about 40 minutes with talking and any question and answer. Two years later, while visiting my wife, Megan Corse, in Los Angeles, I cut the "script" down to about 20 minutes. Then, the two of us went out to one of our favorite places, the Pacific Palisades in Santa Monica, and recorded me sharing the trimmed down speech. I added some of my music and stock video footage, and released the video.

Here's my take on the relationship between music and peace. I hope it spurs some dialogue, some deep dives, and a nice pause to consider the depths of human connections across the planet.

I decided to add this video, and its audio, to my limited podcast series, to round out the number of episodes and give something positive to follow my last couple episodes that were recorded during COVID lockdowns in the US and UK.


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Phil Circle brings back three previous guests to discuss how they're dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic.



Actress Megan Corse, Chris Bell, owner of Flatts & Sharpe Music, and actress and coach Mary Reynard Liss came back to visit Phil for a Zoom Meeting that was also broadcast live on Facebook.



With a goal of finding the positive in the midst of so much negative, they spend about an hour addressing the issues facing their worlds and all of humanity during this unprecedented modern pandemic.



Visit Phil's YouTube page and check out the video of Phil's conversation with Mary, Megan, and Chris, via a secure Zoom meeting.



This episode was recorded April 6th, 2020 from Phil Circle's home in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.



If you're enjoying Phil Circle's discussions, check out his award-winning book,

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician, available in all formats.


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Dave Arcari is a Scottish alt blues musician based outside of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Phil Circle and Dave Arcari have known each other for years and shared the stage together in Chicago, USA.



During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to reach out "across the pond" and talk about how it's affecting their worlds. With additional discussion of Dave's work, they also cover some aspects of how to monetize your music in a way that's comfortable and that doesn't compromise one's creative integrity.



At the end of this episode is a recording by Dave Arcari, Devil's Lefthand.



The explicit listing is for language.



Visit Phil's YouTube page and check out the video of Phil and Dave recording this podcast via a secure Zoom meeting.



This episode was recorded March 31st, 2020 from Phil Circle's home in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.



If you're enjoying Phil Circle's discussions, check out his award-winning book,

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician, available in all formats.








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Pulling from a blog written at the start of 2020, Phil Circle discusses how he's come to embrace gratitude. Through his struggle with finding and maintaining it, he shares tips on making gratitude a part of one's life and gives real life and scientific reasons for pursuing this powerful emotion.



Read the blog that led to this podcast.



Visit Phil's YouTube page and check out a few videos in his Hey Coach! playlist that deal with gratitude and mission.



This episode was recorded February 10, 2020 at Phil Circle's home in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.



If you're enjoying Phil Circle's discussions, check out his award-winning book,

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician, available in all formats.


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Greg Burlet, founder and designer of the A.I. music app Frettable, joins Phil Circle from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for this great discussion about music, A.I.'s potential affect on the world and our future, and how he came to create his astounding app.



Check out Phil Circle's video about music as a universal language from his Hey Coach playlist on his YouTube page.



This was recorded remotely between Chicago and Edmonton.



If you're enjoying Phil Circle's discussions, check out his award-winning book,

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician, available in all formats.


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Yuri Naumov is a Russian poet, composer, guitarist and singer. While visiting Chicago for a show, Phil Circle caught up with him at the home of mutual friends from the Russian music group Chai Key. 



Yuri shares his story about growing up in Soviet Russia and what it was like for musicians like himself. He also gives some tremendous insights into music and how it resonates in our lives, and talks about why he didn't sign a major record deal.



Check out this short video of Phil Circle talking about how music is a world unifying device from the Hey Coach playlist of his YouTube page.



This was recorded in Morton Grove, Illinois (suburban Chicago) on August 22nd.



If you're enjoying Phil Circle's discussions, check out his award-winning book,

The Outback Musician's Survival Guide: One Guy's Story of Surviving as an Independent Musician, available in all formats.


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