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Musings of the Living

Musings of the Living

Joel Penner, Erik Berg

A podcast containing a wide variety of subject matter. It usually consists of creative writing, creative songwriting (more on the experimental, instrumental side), discussions on great bands, comedic relief and other odd bits and pieces that are mused upon by the ones who live.
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Top 10 Musings of the Living Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Musings of the Living episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Musings of the Living for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Musings of the Living episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Musings of the Living - Exploring the Wire

Exploring the Wire

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06/13/06 • -1 min

This edition of Musings of of the Living is quite revolutionary. It's a testing of our musical skill including a song by Erik and a new section titled "Top 3 Songs". The second chapter of Joel's story Tim's Dream is brought to life as we experiment with sound effects and music. Then Erik and Joel discuss the Scottish electronic band "Boards of Canada". We really hope you enjoy it!
Exploring the Wire
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Musings of the Living - Deceiving Appearances

Deceiving Appearances

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08/01/06 • -1 min

This edition of Musings of the Living includes a perspective on how things aren't always as they seem from a boy's imagination to unexpectede wisdom to concealed evil. This edition is filled with deceiving appearances.
Deceiving Appearances
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Musings of the Living - Minute to Magnanimous

Minute to Magnanimous

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07/10/06 • -1 min

This edition is the celebration of the one year anniversary of the lifespan of Musings of the Living. It looks at how much this podcast has grown. We also focus on things that are small with big effects or expand to a lager size than was originally expected. Some examples of this are a story, a high school band making it big and interviews with people that live in a small town with big, beauteous surroundings and have had big adventures. Perhaps one of the great highlights of this anniversary commemoration is the return of an old friend.
Minute to Magnanimous
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Musings of the Living - The Lonely Famous and the Famous Lonely
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04/21/06 • -1 min

This edition contains an interview with the undeniably famous Bob Jackson as well as one of his hit songs "I Will Fight the Opressor Man". Erik Berg then reads a story he wrote for very young people, and then Joel and Erik muse on Van Morrison by request from Calvin Wiebe of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada! Thanks for the request! Enjoy!
The Lonely Famous and the Famous Lonely
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Musings of the Living - Fluctuating Octaves and Oscillating Falsettos
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03/09/06 • -1 min

In this edition of Musings of the Living, we experiment with pitch, hence the title. We include an opening song, which is based simply on the dial tone of a phone. We also have our second original song that we've recorded and after that Joel reflects on his photography. To finish it all off, we do our musical spotlight on Neil Young and then let you exit our world with a remix of a grade 10 applied mathematics class.
Fluctuating Octaves and Oscillating Falsettos
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Musings of the Living - Small Town Glory

Small Town Glory

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01/29/06 • -1 min

This edition is shorter than the rest, mainly due to an absense of Joel's writing and a comdedy section. It's focus is on the beauty of small town and rural life. You will get a glimpse of Canada by listening to the emerging new band The Sword Swollowers (name in continual process of change) first song, The Rockies.
You'll then get a taste of Erik's knack for storytelling as he completes the story that he started last edition. The musical legend Johnny Cash is then focused on in this edition's musical spotlight. Enjoy!
Small Town Glory
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Musings of the Living - Heroes on the Radio

Heroes on the Radio

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12/08/05 • -1 min

Heroes on the Radio focuses on the quirkiness of an everyday life in which everyone can and is a hero in some odd way. We open up with a quirky song that uses everyday sounds to establish a beat. Going back to the idea of responses a quick dialogue on the song follows. A new serial story begins after this, read by Erik this time. Then we've got a one time interview with a local cat-saving hero: Jo-bob.
We sequel that with a new section to the podcast that will hopefully give you an idea of the kind of movies and books we read and watch as well as introduce you to some new films and novels. We've taken a small break from the musical discussions as we need to find another band/artist that both of us know enough about to sustain a conversation. Then Joel stars on the guitar doing a duet on his own to ease out of the realm of the living's musings.
Heroes on the Radio
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Musings of the Living - Stutter of a Lifetime

Stutter of a Lifetime

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07/11/05 • -1 min


The debut! Joel Penner unleashes his first song on the general population (Artistic Screaming Grace), while Kelsey Heinrichs gives a very helpful response to it. Joel's debuts with his writing as well with an odd piece on how his teeth portray changes in his life. And to finish it off, the short-lived reporters Bob Zoodoggle Joe Smoochka, who were reporting from an island at the time passed away before their first segment even got on the air. A tragic tale indeed.
Hope you enjoy it!
Stutter of a Lifetime
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Musings of the Living - Disguised Revelations

Disguised Revelations

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05/18/06 • -1 min

We incorporate a great new feature in which we interview a local personnel who in this case works for the West End Cultural Center among other things. We also include a song of his from an album that hasn't been released yet. Erik then reads a poem/a collection of haikus and Joel starts off a serial story. Erik and Joel then have a song that's going to be released with their album 765 Rooftops, which is still in production. Joel then responds to a book and then Joel and Erik reflect upon Supertramp as requested by Linda Tiessen Wiebe of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Disguised Revelations
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Musings of the Living - Forgiven Faults

Forgiven Faults

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01/01/07 • -1 min

In this edition of Musings of the Living, we cover a wide range of stories in relation to accidents and mistakes people have made and the forgiveness that follows. Also, we include a new section that hopes to ground Musings of the Living in the Bible - a very good book.
Forgiven Faults
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How many episodes does Musings of the Living have?

Musings of the Living currently has 17 episodes available.

What topics does Musings of the Living cover?

The podcast is about Poetry, Stories, Acting, Story, Drama, Beatles, Music, Writing, Crazy, The, Podcasts, Quiz, Education, Arts, Theatre, Bob and Performing Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Musings of the Living?

The episode title 'Forgiven Faults' is the most popular.

How often are episodes of Musings of the Living released?

Episodes of Musings of the Living are typically released every 21 days, 15 hours.

When was the first episode of Musings of the Living?

The first episode of Musings of the Living was released on Jul 11, 2005.

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