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. 230: What Makes Humans Irreplaceable? The Power of Creativity in the AI Era; with Susan Riley 03/10/2026

Micro 55: Press Play on Spring – The Music of St. Patrick’s Day 03/03/2026

Ep. 229: Age-Proof Your Brain – How Music Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s and Keep You Sharp for Life; with Majid Fotuhi, MD, PhD 02/24/2026

Micro 54: 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Music Lessons 02/17/2026

Ep. 228: Your Daily Dose of Art – The Science of Living Longer and Better; with Daisy Fancourt, PhD 02/10/2026

Micro 53: The Power of Music in Political Discourse 02/03/2026

Ep. 227: Turning the Tables – My Role as Guest and Building Brain Capital with Music 01/27/2026

Micro 52: The Music We Remember – John Williams and the Stories That Stay With Us 01/20/2026

Ep. 226: Music, the Brain, and Epilepsy – A New Frontier in Treatment; with Phillip Pearl, MD 01/13/2026

Micro 51: Expressing Yourself Through Music Without MAKING Music 01/06/2026

Ep. 225: I Heard There Was A Secret Chord – Dr. Daniel Levitin on the Science Behind Music as Medicine (re-run) 12/30/2025

Micro 50: Silent Night, Shared Light – The Christmas Truce and Music's Power to Unite (re-run) 12/23/2025

Ep. 224: Turning Hospital Rooms into Human Spaces with Music – Inside Musicians On Call; with Katy Epley 12/16/2025

Micro 49: Carol of the Bells – The Story Behind the Song 12/09/2025

Ep. 223: The Science of Burnout & the Musical Tools That Heal It; with Amelia Nagoski, DMA 12/02/2025

Micro 48: When the Holidays Hurt – And the Music Does, Too 11/25/2025

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