Variations on a Theme

Julie Baldwin, Jafet Bucaram, Taylor Bredberg, Ayan Vasquez-Lopez
  • 5.0 (8)
  • MUSIC COMMENTARY

This is a podcast where we laugh at *really* bad jokes and ✨occasionally ✨ talk about music. Join the VOAT Cast: Jafet, Taylor, Julie, and Ayan as we share music from our lives, all based around a new theme each week! Be on the lookout for special guests in the future...👀

Episodes

  1. 11/19/2020

    Ep. 8: Covers

    Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Säje's Evergreen is actually NOT on espotify, so here is the link to the YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0o1yhoOnj4 Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    45 min

  2. 11/12/2020

    Ep. 7: Heartbreak Songs

    This week's episode is...sad 😢 So join your host this week, Ayan the pisces, in an adventure through sorrow and sadness, but also repression and redemption. What does a Chopin piece have to do with a Hoagie Carmichael tune? The answer may surprise you! Doctors hate him! You won't believe #7-oh, are you actually reading this? Oops 👀 Just click play already! 🤣 Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    41 min

  3. 11/05/2020

    Ep. 6: Elements - Fire

    This week's episode is 🔥🔥 No, really! Join us as we wrap up our Elements series with FIYAH! Your host Taylor will guide through the steamiest and most passionate episode of VOAT yet. We have very different interpretations of fire, from as a slow-burning ember to a flashing and passionate wildfire. You never know what to expect here on VOAT, so take a listen! Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    54 min

  4. 10/29/2020

    Ep. 5: Elements - Earth

    This week on VOAT, the songs really hit home...here on earth. 🌎 In one of the most vague themes to date here on VOAT, join us as your host, Jafet, guides us through this very familiar element. What music do we think about when we think about earth? Grounding? Rustic? Folky? Take a listen and find out! Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    53 min

  5. 10/22/2020

    Ep. 4: Elements - Air

    This week on Variations on a Theme, we continue our elements series with the element: 🌬air 🌬 This episode is hosted by the air queen herself, Julie! We have another great batch of music for you to listen to and discuss, and here on VOAT, the sky's the limit. This week, we really take flight and breeze right through every song with great detail. Who knows? You might even find some sonic surprises along our travels. Join us and let us know...what do you feel is in the air? And please...enjoy your flight 😌💨 Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    53 min

  6. 10/15/2020

    Ep. 3: Elements - Water

    This week on Variations on a Theme, we begin our brand new SERIES! We're starting off simple with: the elements, and the first element we base our music around is 💧water 💧. We have a vast sea (hah) of music choices and conversation that just flows... And who else could possibly host this episode but our resident water expert, Ayan! What makes a water expert, you ask? The answer may surprise you, but you'll have to listen to find out! (You might want to grab an umbrella, bc we are dripping with comedy this week ☔️) Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    50 min

  7. 10/08/2020

    Ep. 2: Nostalgia

    This week on Variations on a Theme, the cast says #throwbackthursday and harkens back to a simpler time...with the theme of ✨nostalgia ✨. What songs bring us BACK? Join Julie, Jafet, Taylor, and Ayan in this episode as they share some songs that make them feel either really happy or triggered 👁👄👁.  We dive into themes of religion, iconic-ness, and the Lydian mode. Listen through to the end of the episode for the unveiling of an original VOAT tune aptly named "Every Week is Alison Krauss Week." Make sure to check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us! Here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    44 min

  8. 10/01/2020

    Ep. 1: Our Go-To's

    The VOAT Cast kicks off the season with something sweet and simple: their favorite songs of the moment. What are the songs that the cast can't get out of their heads right now? On this week's episode, Jafet, Julie, Taylor, and Ayan reveal their Go-To songs and dive head-first into topics such as counterpoint, dance rhythms, and bean dip. What does bean dip have to do with our go-to songs, you ask? Well, you'll just have to listen and find out!  Check out this week's playlist on the official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find the songs featured in today's episode as well as a playlist for every other episode so that you're always in the loop! Feel free to follow us there! https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=CnabHDtIRg-2NpjPvgzRig Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    56 min

  9. 09/29/2020 ·  BONUS

    BONUS: Welcome to VOAT!

    Hello! Welcome to Variations on a Theme, a podcast where we laugh a really bad jokes and occasionally talk about music. We're getting ready for the launch of our little podcast and we're really excited to share it with all of you! Before we do, we thought we'd sit down and give a little introduction of the cast of VOAT and the podcast as a whole. We hope you will join us every week after we launch for a new and exciting episode about the music we love!  Every week, we will have the featured songs on our official VOAT Spotify! There, you can find playlists for every episode and take a listen to our picks for that week. Go ahead and give us a follow there so you can keep track of our fave music! https://open.spotify.com/user/mzoeybobjqr3xrynwli52hslk?si=6uGrrQ4tSKOjEvlJG5Fl-A Click the link below to visit our Anchor.fm page and leave us a voice message! You may be featured on a future episode of Variations on a Theme!

    8 min

  10. TRAILER

    Variations on a Theme (Trailer)

    Variations on a Theme

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
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About

This is a podcast where we laugh at *really* bad jokes and ✨occasionally ✨ talk about music. Join the VOAT Cast: Jafet, Taylor, Julie, and Ayan as we share music from our lives, all based around a new theme each week! Be on the lookout for special guests in the future...👀

Information

  • Creator
    Julie Baldwin, Jafet Bucaram, Taylor Bredberg, Ayan Vasquez-Lopez
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Julie Baldwin, Jafet Bucaram, Taylor Bredberg, Ayan Vasquez-Lopez
  • Show Website
    Variations on a Theme