Ep. 3 Homework Episode: Bhi Bhiman's PEACE OF MIND
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
Release Date: 03/14/2024
Ep. 5 Johnny O'Neal '98
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
Board game designer and entrepeneur Johnny O'Neal '98 talks with John about how film school was not the start of his career in the film industry, but instead marked the beginning of a journey that took him through the toy industry, business school, the joys of community theater, and the profound importance of family. All of which has led to becoming a board game designer and the president and co-founder of Brotherwise Games. And Johnny has a story to tell that John ranks as one of his top ten Burroughs stories ever! Johnny is going to deliver a great teaser for that story, and the fully...
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Ep. 4 Leslie Stevens '95
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
Singer/Songwriter and session vocalist Leslie Stevens '95 sits down with John mere hours after finishing an exhausting and exciting shoot of a video for the song "Blue Roses" from her just-released self titled album. The conversation ranges from Leslie first learning she could sing at her Baltimore elementary school, through learning the importance of irreverance at Burroughs, to harmonizing with Jackson Brown while singing backup vocals for John Fogerty. Leslie brought along her guitar and performs a live acoustic version of "Blue Roses" at the end of the episode. Check out the video for...
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Ep. 3 Homework Episode: Bhi Bhiman's PEACE OF MIND
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
It's Here From There's first homework assignment! Step 1. If you haven't already done so, listen to John's conversation with Bhi in Episode 1. Step 2. Listen to Bhi's music. (Yeah, come on go to and buy some!) Step 3. Find Bhi's podcast PEACE OF MIND on your favorite podcast platform. And now that you've finished the homework... Step 4. Check out this bonus bit of conversation between Bhi and John, which includes portions of "Brother, Can You Spare Some Peace of Mind" and "Beyond the Border"(used with permission) from Bhi's album (used with permission) Step 5. Enjoy! And while...
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Ep. 2 Bryan Edward Hill '95
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
For the second episode of the Los Angeles Season, John talks with filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic book author Bryan Edward Hill from the Burroughs class of 1995. For any current Burroughs students interested in writing for the screen, Bryan has plenty of words of wisdom to share! Among his , Bryan has written for the television shows Ash Vs. Evil Dead and Titans. He has also authored comics for , , and . You can follow Bryan on social media . Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and Aves, and is used courtesy of Artlist (license # 9U88am). Artwork is by Ethan...
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Ep. 1 Bhi Bhiman '00
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
Singer-songwriter and music producer Bhi Bhiman sits down with John for the very first Here From There chat. The conversation covers a lot of ground, from how Bhi's favorite Burroughs teachers were "all a little wild" to how Bhi felt when asked by childhood idol Chris Cornell to join him on tour. Bhi's journey from a rough ending at Burroughs to performing years later at Carnegie Hall alongside Booker T. Jones, Elvis Costello, and Chris Rock is just the sort of story to kick off the first season. To hear some of Bhi's music, check out his website: . During this episode, you will hear snippets...
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Season One Preview
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
To kick off Here From There, John Pierson travelled to Los Angeles to sit down with some of the many alums who live in the area. Give a listen to this short preview to find out who will be featured in Season 1. (And to all of you grads in LA who John didn't talk to, don't worry: he'll be back!) Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and Aves, and is used courtesy of Artlist (license # 9U88am). Artwork is by Ethan Orchard, John Burroughs School Class of 2017. See his work online at or follow him on Instagram: @ethan.orchard.
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Introducing Here From There
Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums
Since 1923, graduates of John Burroughs School have left the St. Louis campus and found their way to fascinating lives and livelihoods all over the world. Longtime Burroughs teacher John Pierson loves a good story. And when he sits down with alums of the school, there are always good stories to be had. Some are about their days at 755 South Price Road. Some are about their careers. And some are about their personal journeys. For current Burroughs students and families, these stories might just offer a roadmap for the future along with an important reminder: there are many paths...
info_outlineIt's Here From There's first homework assignment!
Step 1. If you haven't already done so, listen to John's conversation with Bhi in Episode 1.
Step 2. Listen to Bhi's music. (Yeah, come on go to Bhi's website and buy some!)
Step 3. Find Bhi's podcast PEACE OF MIND on your favorite podcast platform.
And now that you've finished the homework...
Step 4. Check out this bonus bit of conversation between Bhi and John, which includes portions of "Brother, Can You Spare Some Peace of Mind" and "Beyond the Border"(used with permission) from Bhi's album (used with permission) Peace of Mind.
Step 5. Enjoy!
And while you're at it, follow these links to a couple of videos. They are both great tunes by Bhi, and when he's joined by Rhiannon Giddens and Keegan-Michael Key, the results are definitely worth checking out.
Thanks for connecting with Bhi.
Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and Aves, and is used courtesy of Artlist (license # 9U88am).
Artwork is by Ethan Orchard, John Burroughs School Class of 2017. See his work online at ethanorchard.art or follow him on Instagram: @ethan.orchard