• (A Very Merry) Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Kevin Kling
    Dec 22 2022

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week's holiday-themed episode features a special guest storyteller and playwright, Kevin Kling! We'll talk about how he got started telling his autobiographical stories in front of audiences, how he uses his art to address disability, and what it's like to write a play as opposed to a single story.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on December 18, 2022. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    New to this concert series? Check out the full video archive of "Gaelynn Lea's Sunday Sessions" here!

    FOLLOW KEVIN KLING HERE:
    Kevin Kling's Official Website
    Kevin Kling on Facebook
    Kevin Kling Interview with Krista Tippett for OnBeing
    Kevin Kling's Books

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    57 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Ann Kathryn
    Aug 6 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode.  This week's guest is the singer-songwriter Ann Kathryn from Duluth, Minnesota! She'll play some of her piano-driven folk tunes, and then they'll discuss her latest album release and the evolution of the music scene in Gaelynn and Ann's hometown of Duluth!

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on August 1, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW ANN KATHRYN HERE:
    Ann Kathryn's Website
    Ann Kathryn on Facebook   
    Ann Kathyn's Bandcamp
    Ann Kathryn's YouTube Channel

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    34 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Namel "Tap Waterz" Norris (4 Wheel City)
    Jul 27 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week's guest artist is Namel "Tap Waterz" Norris from the hip-hop duo 4 Wheel City! He'll perform one of his songs and then share about his life's journey and his mission to use hip-hop music and culture to create more opportunities for disabled people.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on July 25, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW NAMEL "TAP WATERZ" NORRIS HERE:
    4 Wheel City's Official Website
    4 Wheel City on Spotify
    4 Wheel City on Instagram
    4 Wheel City on Twitter
    4 Wheel City's Set at Disability Unite Festival

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    33 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Angela Soffe
    Jul 20 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week's guest artist is  Angela Soffe from Yakima, Washington! She'll play some of her poignant Americana songs and discuss the intersection of her musical and spiritual journeys, her forthcoming album & her newest project called Heroica - a lifestyle and education brand for women with creative dreams.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on July 18, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW ANGELA SOFFE HERE:
    Angela Soffe's Website
    Angela Soffe on Instagram
    Heroica on Instagram
    Heroica Academy Save-Your-Seat
    Angela Soffe on Spotify

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    43 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Elizabeth McLain
    Jul 12 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week's guest is the musicologist Elizabeth McLain! She'll discuss disability justice in the performing arts: examples of artists doing the work, what inclusive pedagogy means for music education, and why disabled scholars and musicians should lead the way.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on July 11, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    SONGS PLAYED ON THIS PODCAST EPISODE:
    Dear Hip-Hop (Audio Letter) - Blackkrip
    Rising Phoenix - Toni Hickman, Georgetragic, Keith Jones & Daniel Pemberton
    Hard Out Here for a Gimp - Wheelchair Sports Camp
    I Wait - Gaelynn Lea

    LEROY MOORE'S BOOKS:
    Black Disabled Art History 101
    Krip-Hop Graphic Novel
    Black Disabled Ancestors
    For You BDYM (Black Disabled Young Men)
    Black Kripple Delivers Poetry & Lyrics

    FOLLOW ELIZABETH MCLAIN HERE:
    Elizabeth McLain at Virginia Tech
    Elizabeth McLain on Twitter
    Elizabeth McLain on Facebook

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    40 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Raul Krauthausen
    Jul 5 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week's guest artist is the Disability Rights activist and media maker Raul Krauthausen from Berlin, Germany!  They'll discuss his many creative endeavors like his blog and podcast, as well as the work he's doing around disability inclusion and accessibility. 

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on July 4th, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW RAUL KRAUTHAUSEN HERE:
    Raul's Official Website
    Raul's Newsletter
    Raul's YouTube Channel
    Raul on Twitter
    Raul's Project: Wheelmap
    Raul's Project: Societypix
    Raul Undercover in the Nursing Home (Video)

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    37 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest Matt Wheeler
    Jun 28 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode! This week her special guest is Matt Wheeler from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They'll discuss Matt's love of storytelling, the process behind his lyrical songwriting, as well as his plans for the rest of 2021.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on June 27th, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW MATT WHEELER HERE:
    Matt's Official Website
    Matt's Patreon Team
    Matt's Bandcamp Page
    Matt's YouTube Channel
    Matt Wheeler on Spotify

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    47 mins
  • Sunday Sessions with Gaelynn Lea: Special Guest J. Mackenzie
    Jun 21 2021

    Join Gaelynn Lea for a weekly conversation on creativity and resilience featuring a different special guest every episode. This week her guest artist is the fiction writer J. Mackenzie from Duluth, Minnesota!  They discuss J. Mackenzie's daily writing practice, her literary influences, her plot and character inspirations, and the creation of her young adult fantasy novel, The Platya.

    This conversation originally aired on YouTube on June 20th, 2021. You can watch this episode in full (with closed captions) at the Gaelynn Lea YouTube Channel.  You can support "Sunday Sessions" by joining Gaelynn Lea on Patreon.

    FOLLOW J. MACKENZIE HERE:
    J. Mackenzie's Official Website

    FOLLOW GAELYNN LEA HERE:
    Gaelynn's Official Website
    Gaelynn's Patreon Team​
    Gaelynn's Bandcamp Page
    Gaelynn's YouTube Channel
    Gaelynn Lea on Spotify

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    45 mins