Enhance Life with Music

Discover how music transforms everyday life – health, happiness, and beyond! Enhance Life with Music explores practical ways music improves our health, happiness, and wholeness – whether or not you consider yourself a musician. From science and wellness to sports, education, and business, discover how music shapes everyday life – and how you can harness its power to enhance your own.

Ep. 222: The Miracle “Dementia Pill” That Isn’t a Pill… But IS Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes; with Justin Russo 11/18/2025

Micro 47: From Fog to Flourishing – How Music Sparked a Later-Life Reawakening 11/11/2025

Ep. 221: The Little-Known Neurological Link Between Music and Reading Skills; with Anita Collins, PhD 11/04/2025

Micro 46: You’ll Never Regret Prioritizing Music – Here’s One Creative Way to Make Time 10/28/2025

Ep. 220: Decoding Nonsense Lyrics – What’s Really Going On in Songwriting? (IYKYK) with Mike Errico 10/21/2025

Micro 45: Ignite Creativity and Flow – A Secret from The Beatles 10/14/2025

Ep. 219: The Hidden Resource for Stress Relief, Connection, and Resilience – How Orchestras Are Quietly Transforming Community Well-Being; with Karen Yair, PhD 10/07/2025

Micro 44: Behind the Mic – Answering One of My Most-Asked Questions 09/30/2025

Ep. 218: How a Bruce Springsteen Concert Saved My Life – One Woman’s Story of Depression, Hope, and Rediscovering Life at 60; with Anne Abel 09/23/2025

Micro 43: Build Routines, Not Self-Control – Create a Fall Schedule to Shape Your Future Self (in Music and Beyond) 09/16/2025

Ep. 217: Bridging Medicine and the Arts – How Music and the Arts Shape Better Physicians; with Olapeju Simoyan, MD, MPH 09/09/2025

Micro 42: Create a Practice Nest – 3 Elements for a Back-to-School Boost 09/02/2025

Ep. 216: Your Fall Reset – Enhanced Focus, Mindfulness, and Productivity with Music at School, Work, and Home; with Sara Sherman 08/26/2025

Micro 41: What I’ve Learned After 200+ Conversations About Music 08/19/2025

Ep. 215: Building Brain Capital and Preventing Dementia Through Arts Integration; with Genein Letford, M.Ed 08/12/2025

Micro 40: What Springsteen Taught Me About Living My Values 08/05/2025

Ep. 214: Neural Resonance Theory – What the latest groundbreaking research shows about your brain on music; with Edward Large, PhD 07/29/2025

Micro 39: Glensheen, Billy Joel & How Music Brings History to Life 07/22/2025

Ep. 213: Songwriting Decoded – What the Brain Loves & Why Lyrics Matter; with Mike Errico 07/15/2025

Micro 38: From Plato to Bono – 10 Quotes About Music’s Power to Say the Unspeakable 07/08/2025

Ep. 212: Red, White & Relaxed – How Music Can Calm Your Pet This 4th of July; with Janet Marlow (re-run) 07/01/2025

Micro 37: Master the Art of Daydreaming – A Summer Spark for Creative Thinking and Unexpected Solutions 06/24/2025

Ep. 211: Music, Speech & the Brain – A New Way to Help Kids Communicate in 10 Minutes a Day; with David Sonnenschein 06/17/2025

Micro 36: Help Solve This Real-Life Rock ’n’ Roll Mystery – The Worldwide Search for Marty McFly’s Guitar 06/10/2025

Ep. 210: What Makes Great Nonprofits Tick – Interdisciplinary insights in nonprofit practice; with Thomas Morris 06/03/2025

Micro 35: Summer Reading: My Favorite Books Across 10 Life Topics 05/27/2025

Ep. 209: Making Music Practice Easier – Support, Strategy, and Joy; with Barbie Wong 05/20/2025

Micro 34: Musical Adventures Beyond the Lesson – Creative Ways to Explore Music 05/13/2025

Ep. 208: Choral Communities of Joy – Music, Belonging, and Living Well with Dementia; with Eyleen Braaten 05/06/2025

Micro 33: One Nation Under a Groove – A musical microadventure at NMAAM 04/29/2025