a singer songwriter? with Dan Elliott

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04/21/22 • 45 min

This week we have the super talented and hilarious musician, Dan Elliot. Dan is a singer songwriter originally from Cork, currently based in Dublin who has a passion for teaching. Dan’s music is soulful, honest and as someone who has had the pleasure, nay, the privilege to see him perform live I’m happy things are opening up and he is back on the stage doing what he loves and brining joy to us all. Want to get a taste of Dan? Then this episode is for you!

On this interview we spoke about:

How he got into music and performing
The maybe cliché artist who made him say: “Yes, I can do that.”
His love for teaching but the moment the decided to get on the music boat
What playing live teaches musicians
His love for printed books and much more!

Want to learn more about Mr. Dan Elliott? Here are some links:
Instagram
Facebook
Spotify
YouTube
Twitter
Newsletter

Dan’s recommendations:
Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die by Daniel Sloss
“Two Shades of Hope” by Foy Vance (Live in London)
“The Age of Anxiety” by Jamie Cullum (Live from Craxton Studios)
Fleabag an Amazon Original

In an effort to make this podcast accessible, we make transcripts of every episode. You’ll find the transcripts on our website here.

Special thank you to Ro Halfhide for the music on this show and to Immaculate Lemaron for proofreading the transcripts and helping this podcast be as accessible as possible.

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On this interview we spoke about:

How he got into music and performing
The maybe cliché artist who made him say: “Yes, I can do that.”
His love for teaching but the moment the decided to get on the music boat
What playing live teaches musicians
His love for printed books and much more!

Want to learn more about Mr. Dan Elliott? Here are some links:
Instagram
Facebook
Spotify
YouTube
Twitter
Newsletter

In an effort to make this podcast accessible, we make transcripts of every episode. You’ll find the transcripts on our website here.

Special thank you to Ro Halfhide for the music on this show and to Immaculate Lemaron for proofreading the transcripts and helping this podcast be as accessible as possible.

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dinschool2b)

Previous Episode

a podcaster? with Anand Dattani

This week we have award-winning podcaster Anand Dattani on the pod and we are talking about podcasting, a very meta episode right here. Anand and I met actually on Clubhouse back when I was the hot spot in town and I’ve actually been on his podcast discussing my own immigrant story. Anand’s show ‘The Journey Onwards’ in an interview show where Third Culture Kids talk about what they have learned through their experience and their families’ experiences when they decided to leave their home country and move to a new one.

On this interview we spoke about:

How Anand got into podcasting
How he developed his very human interviewing style
Which famous friend influenced him (you probably know him as well)
How he learned to podcast (shout out to RTP!)
Where he sees creative education going and the beauty of asking questions

Want to learn more about Anand and his podcast? Here are some links:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
The Journey Onwards on Spotify
My episode on Anand’s Podcast
YouTube

Anand’s book recommendations:
The Unfair Advantage, how you already have what it takes to succeed by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba
A more beautiful question by Warren Berger

My shout out this week is Teen Up! A podcast that digs deeper into the teenagers' minds about the wonders of the world

In an effort to make this podcast accessible, we make transcripts of every episode. You’ll find the transcripts on our website here.

Special thank you to Ro Halfhide for the music on this show and to Immaculate Lemaron for proofreading the transcripts and helping this podcast be as accessible as possible.

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dinschool2b)

Next Episode

co-hosts of a podcast?

This week we have not one but two guests on the pod. In this episode you’ll hear me talking to Glenn and Isabella from Teen Up. A podcast that digs deeper into the teenagers' minds about the wonders of the world. As teenagers, we are constantly thinking about questions that are sometimes too hard to comprehend. Glenn and Isabella are here to tell you what they think and discuss the possible answers to these ponderable questions. There's a topic every month and a new episode every Thursday, same as this show! This episode is a little bit different from the previous ones but we still go deep into our topic and just all around have a good time.

On this interview we spoke about:

Why Glenn and Isabella stared their podcast
How they learned to produce a high-quality show
What they think as teens about education
What their expectations are about the next stage of their journey and how the podcast might be a part of it

Want to learn more about Glenn and Isabella and their podcast? Here are some links:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
YouTube
PlayerFM
Spotify

Isabella and Glenn’s recommendations:
‘Call me by your name’, the Movie
‘Call me by your name’, the book
‘Steal like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon
How to Do Nothing, resisting the attention economy’ by Jenny Odell

Some podcasts Isabella and Glenn enjoy:
Hidden Brain from NPR
Better Late Than Never!

In an effort to make this podcast accessible, we make transcripts of every episode. You’ll find the transcripts on our website here.

Special thank you to Ro Halfhide for the music on this show and to Immaculate Lemaron for proofreading the transcripts and helping this podcast be as accessible as possible.

Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dinschool2b)