OokTown - The Ukulele Podcast

We’re a talk show devoted to the Happiest Instrument on Earth: the ukulele! Come join us for insightful conversations about the ukulele, lots of laughter, and much more!

Ep. 114: You’re Not the Wurst 10/30/2023

Ep. 114: You’re Not the Wurst After a couple year hiatus, we’re back at the Denver Ukulele Festival 2023, and with us are first time guests Bobby Alu from Down Under, Honoka from the great state of Hawaii, and long-time guest and supporter of the show, Casey Cormier. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/28457717

Ep. 113: Inclusivate 07/31/2023

Ep. 113: Inclusivate The heat goes on through the hottest summer on record, and we can’t get enough of GNUF. So we invited Mary Agnes, one of the founders of the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival, and Robin, long-time GNUF volunteer, along with a rich tranche of topics. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/27609294

Ep. 112: A Walking Human Pocket 06/29/2023

Ep. 112: A Walking Human Pocket From far across the Pond, we bring you this special edition of the OokTown Podcast recorded at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield, England, with many new and returning guests, all interviewed by my co-host Doug Brown! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/27319560

Ep. 110: The Kanikapila Project 03/31/2023

Ep. 110: The Kanikapila Project It’s our spring edition, and we continue our theme of the healing power of the ukulele with our guest David Blake, philanthropist and founder of an organization dedicated to bringing innovative ukulele based therapy programs to hospitals, veteran groups /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/26402907

Ep. 109: Close Up Musician 02/26/2023

Ep. 109: Close Up Musician While the snows falls on Los Angeles and solar flares pummel the earth, we find our warm and safe spot for wellness with the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club, Marlén, and learn about the history, programs, and Big Hairy Audacious Goal of the UKC for 2023. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/26053089

Ep. 108: Angry Brides 11/28/2022

Ep. 108: Angry Brides Hey, Internet, we’re back! And we have a GREAT show for you with the amazing Brittni Paiva, Hawaii homegrown ukulele performer, producer, and songwriter who has shared the stage with Santana and Tommy Immanuel, and she’s just getting started! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/25144983

Ep. 107: Hit By The Hipster Bus 06/04/2022

Ep. 107: Hit By The Hipster Bus On the show this fine spring day is James Hill to tell us about his collaborative ukulele album called Uke Heads, where you can get your ticket to a once-in-a-lifetime experience to help him make music! Plus, we learn that Tony Danza had a talk show. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/23326061

Ep. 106: An OokTown Sandwich 05/01/2022

Ep. 106: An OokTown Sandwich Like the arrival of Spring, we welcome back long-time friend of the show Victoria Vox, who brings us songs that she performs live from her upcoming new album, and talk about how art inspired her to write new songs. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/22966760

Ep. 105: The PMS Song 02/25/2022

Ep. 105: The PMS Song Coming to you straight outta Culver City, Cali Rose comes to talk to us about the power of the ukulele in music therapy, takes us through her journey from studying nursing to full-time musician. So buckle and enjoy the ride! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/22249448

Ep. 104: The Marlowe Pandemic Ukulele 10/03/2021

Ep. 104: The Marlowe Pandemic Ukulele Not even a power outage could prevent Marlowe from joining the show! And stay to the end to hear an exclusive sneak peak of a song about making her big leap from Michigan to seek her fortune in LA, all coming up on the OokTown Podcast. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/20688578

Ep. 103: I’m Wearing Pants 08/01/2021

Ep. 103: I’m Wearing Pants On the show is YouTube sensation and ukulele teacher Bernadette. We get to hear her incredible story of teaching school in a small town in California, to getting ukuleles in the classroom in Okinawa, Japan, and then coming home to conquer the Internet. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/19994693

Ep. 102: un-Hawaian-ization 07/18/2021

Ep. 102: un-Hawaian-ization On this show, well, we must have said his name three times, because Kimo Hussey is making an appearance to school us on teaching music, ukulele, and the origins of Hawaiian ukulele music. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/19848305

Ep. 100.5: Chased By Cows 05/23/2021

Ep. 100.5: Chased By Cows Welcome to part two of our 100th episode! We have Gerald Ross, Victoria Vox and Matt Stead. Our show is loaded with reflections on past shows, what new things we started doing, more on collaborating over the internet, and plenty of ukulele! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/19208813

Ep. 100: In My Eye 05/10/2021

Ep. 100: In My Eye We’ve reached a milestone I never expected to happen: This is our 100th episode and 10th anniversary show. Come join Lucy of Lucy and La Mer, Aaron Keim of the Quiet American duo as they join us for a very special two-part show. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/19042463

Ep. 99: First Name Bass-is 04/09/2021

Ep. 99: First Name Bass-is Like Meghan Trainor says, it’s “All About That Bass.” That’s right, it’s time we revisited the U-Bass. We have first time guests Michael Kohan, a U-Bass gear-geek and Patron of the show, and Stephen Cox, bass instructor with his own YouTube chan /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/18660740

Ep. 98: Crepe by Radiobread 03/07/2021

Ep. 98: Crepe by Radiobread There’re all kinds of things about online ukulele instruction that’ve been fermenting while in lockdown, and guests Lisa Kljaich and Phil Doleman to let us know what been growing. Plus, ideas for your video lessons and workshops, bear safety, and more /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/18216374

Ep. 97: Giggly and Fluffy 01/31/2021

Ep. 97: Giggly and Fluffy We welcome first time guests Meredith Harper and Brad Bordessa, plus is back Molly Lewis is back! Sit tight for some deep dives into the motivations for their podcasts, nerdy gear talk, and learn how Molly and Meredith escaped COVID on the JoCo Cruise. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/17762075

Ep. 96: That’s Metric for Dollars 12/21/2020

Ep. 96: That’s Metric for Dollars ‘Twas the night before solstice and all through the Podcast, we had Mary Agnes and Gerald Ross give us an amazing fun broadcast. Come with us as we salvage this dumpster fire of a year, with laughter, hope, and good news to all lovers of the ukulele! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/17285498

Ep. 95: Bean Burrito Poke Bowl 11/30/2020

Ep. 95: Bean Burrito Poke Bowl It’s our Kama’aina episode with Andy Andrews and Aldrine Guerrero to talk about thankfulness, maintaining your ukulele, the state of the ukulele in Hawaii, and an original song about Loco Moco performed by Aldrine, but you gotta stay till the end! /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/17002637

Ep. 94: Magic Castle Buffet 11/01/2020

Ep. 94: Magic Castle Buffet It’s Halloween, a blue moon, and we’ve got fire in the sky! Hear what singer-songwriter Dani Joy and and ukulele instrumentalist Marlowe have to say about scary gig stories, what to do with your ukulele in lockdown, how to arrange cover songs, and mor /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/16631129

Ep. 93: The Dusty End 09/30/2020

Ep. 93: The Dusty End On the show we’ve got Matt Stead, Ben Hassenger, and Jeff Krebs. Come join us for a conversation about how they’ve been dealing the changes to their ukulele shops brought on by COVID-19. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/16220609

Ep. 92: Hi, Kermit! 08/25/2020

Ep. 92: Hi, Kermit! We’re taking a break from the Pandemic to talk about ukuleles and music therapy with Stephanie Epstein, president of the Ukulele Kids Club charity, and regular guest Heidi Swedberg. Come along and learn all about the healing power of the ukulele. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/15743030

Ep. 91: nfectious Personalities 08/06/2020

Ep. 91: nfectious Personalities This could be the start of a Bromance as we welcome back Ben from Ukulele Roadtrips to have another Nice-olation podcast on ukuleles and the Pandemic. It soon goes off the rails in the first 15 minutes. You might just have to watch this one on YouTube. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/15502592

Ep. 90: It’s Not Burnt. It’s French. 07/10/2020

Ep. 90: It’s Not Burnt. It’s French. On the Summer Solstice in the year of the pandemic, it’s part two of our “Nice-olation” podcasts with our focus is on performers. We get great punditry from Erin and Jeff, AKA Victor and Penny, and Mandi and George, AKA Opera-lele. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/15165152

Ep. 89: Nice-olation 06/04/2020

Ep. 89: Nice-olation We’re still hunkered down and talking about virtual ukulele strum along and festivals! And we’ve got an all-star panel of guests with Sarah Goodroad of BUG, Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF, and Ben Hassenger, the self-proclaimed Ukulele Ambassador of Michiga /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/14698022

Ep. 88: A Beer-Soaked SM58 04/28/2020

Ep. 88: A Beer-Soaked SM58 A special Podcasters summit to talk about Ukulele in the time of the Pandemic. Ray Ortega of the Podcasters’ Studio, Abe Deshotel of the Ukulele Podcast, my co-host Doug Brown share their thoughts, plus we totally geek out on Podcasting equipment. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/14183729

Ep. 87: A Walking Spoiler Alert 03/21/2020

Ep. 87: A Walking Spoiler Alert We’ve got a content-rich podcast with Cynthia Kinnunen, Amber Rozel, and JHUI founder James Hill, PLUS first time guest and Music Teacher, Jimmy Brink. So join us on this Ukulele Education journey as we talk about the why’s and how’s of teaching mus /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/13643192

Ep. 86: Participating in Whamageddon 01/19/2020

Ep. 86: Participating in Whamageddon We welcome back our friends Phil Doleman, Heidi Swedberg, and Daniel Ward for a holiday-Christmas themed exploration of mentors and mentoring, ukulele in the UK, the way cool and hopeful London Ukulele Project, and the annual Whamageddon game. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/12794234

Ep. 85: A Coat of Mini-colors 11/30/2019

Ep. 85: A Coat of Mini-colors It’s a fun-filled episode with Matt Stead of the Uke Room and Andy Andrews of PUKA. We talk about creating an ukulele experience, looking at ways of inspiring us, creativity traps, ways of using the ukulele to connect people and end loneliness, and more. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/12228440

Ep. 84: Uke-ker-ist 11/10/2019

Ep. 84: Uke-ker-ist We explore the world of Zen workshops, harnessing the healing power of ukulele music, discuss some unexpected ways of teaching ukulele, and D minor, the saddest key of all. /episode/index/show/ooktown/id/11981189

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