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.

Micro 69: Introducing My New Adventure 09/15/2026

Ep. 243: How Music Changed American Legislation – The Soundtrack of Political Change; with Anna Harwell Celenza, PhD 09/08/2026

Micro 68: Back to School, Enhanced with Music – Your Fall Resource Guide 09/01/2026

Ep. 242: Music, Mood & Depression – Helping Young People Navigate Mental Health; with Sandra Garrido, PhD 08/25/2026

Micro 67: The Many Lives We Live Through Music 08/18/2026

Ep. 241: Live vs. Recorded Music – Your Brain Knows the Difference; with Arun Asthagiri 08/11/2026

Micro 66: Fred Rogers' Life-Changing Musical Gift 08/04/2026

Ep. 240: When a Parent's Voice Becomes Medicine – Dr. Daisy Fancourt on Music, Premature Babies, and the NICU 07/28/2026

Micro 65: How Music Can Future-Proof Your Career (And Life).mp3 07/21/2026

Ep. 239: The Story Behind the Podcast – An Interview with Mindy Peterson 07/14/2026

Micro 64 Welcome, Summer – Fully experience the season with your perfect soundtrack mix (re-run).aup3 07/07/2026

Ep. 238: How Music Shaped Miss America 2026 – Cassie Donegan's Story 06/30/2026

Micro 63: America the Beautiful – The Song That Almost Became Our National Anthem 06/23/2026

Ep. 237: Can Music Help a Brain with Psychosis Reconnect with Reality? New Research on Psychosis, Prediction, and Recovery; with Philip Corlett, PhD and Adam Christoferson 06/16/2026

Micro 62: The Soundtrack of “I Do” – What Wedding Music Says About Us 06/09/2026

Ep. 236: Have We Made Music Too Complicated? The Case Against Leaving Music to the Experts; with Joan Koenig 06/02/2026

Micro 61: Memorial Day and the Remarkable Story of the Pianos That Went to War 05/26/2026

Ep. 235: The Hidden Power of Musical Daydreams – and the Neuroscience Behind Them; with Elizabeth Margulis, PhD 05/19/2026

Micro 60: Summer Reading Ahead – My 7 Favorite 2025 Book Releases 05/12/2026

Ep. 234: “I Wish I Had Time for Music” – Turning Regret into Reality (Even in 15 Minutes a Day); with author Laura Vanderkam 05/05/2026

Micro 59: When Motivation Drops, Grit Grows – Finishing Strong This Spring 04/28/2026

Ep. 233: What Horses Hear at the Kentucky Derby – The Hidden Soundscape of “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports;” with Janet Marlow 04/21/2026

Micro 58: Music Brings People Together – Now Science Explains Why 04/14/2026

Ep. 232: A Breakthrough in Postnatal Depression – The Science (and Stunning Results) Behind Singing for Recovery; with Yvonne Farquharson 04/07/2026

Micro 57: Why Those Forced Piano Lessons Changed His Life Forever 03/31/2026

Ep. 231: Why the Music of Your Youth Never Leaves You – The Latest Research on the Musical Reminiscence Bump; with Nicholas Kathios 03/24/2026

Micro 56: Why Musical Hobbies Make You Better at Your Job 03/17/2026

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