Épisodes

  • Energy Anthems, Unexpected Faves, and Songs of Loss w/Music|Life|Social co-hosts
    Dec 18 2025

    The co-hosts of the ⁠Music|Life|Social⁠ podcast join Shaka to talk about songs that instantly give them energy, unexpected favorites, and songs about loss.

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Finding Harmony Across Faith
    Nov 7 2025
    The Come Together Music Project was glad to sit down with two friends who formed bonds despite their differing beliefs. Matt Hawkins is the Executive Vice President for ⁠IRF Secretariat⁠, an interfaith nonprofit working to secure religious freedom around the world. J.T. Pinna is the executive director of ⁠Muslims for Muslims International⁠, a group committed to advocacy for the Muslim community and open, public discourse free of consequence, backlash, and fear. On this episode, they talked about songs that remind them of Washington, DC, past friends, and hope.
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    56 min
  • Come Together x We Made This Political
    Oct 26 2025

    Shaka is joined by the hosts of the "We Made It Political" podcast.

    It's a show where Lauren Hall and Lura Forcum talk together and with guests about what political science, psychology, and parenting has taught them about making politics better for everyone.

    On this episode they choose songs that remind them of best friends, parenting, and protests. It's a great conversation full of surprises.

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    58 min
  • College, personal heroes, and community
    Oct 1 2025

    Shaka is joined by Dr. Tania Israel and Elizabeth Scharpf of the Ready to Be Strong podcast. They share: music from a college dinner party, songs about personal heroes, and songs about community. This episode covers everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Boss.

    Oh, and LOTS of content for Swifties!

    Link to the playlist HERE.

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    52 min
  • Justice, growing up, and a hard day at work
    Nov 30 2023

    This season of the Come Together podcast features guests from Nashville, sitting down to find common ground through music. Episode 1 features Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway and CEO of the Beacon Center, Justin Owen. This unlikely pair discusses where they grew up, what a constitutes a "hard day" at work, and the topic of justice.

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    57 min
  • Parents, hope, and walkup music
    Jul 25 2023

    On this episode Shaka is joined by two friends who, at birth were separated by roughly 4,000 miles. Jonathan Worsley, an Englishman and the Associate Pastor at Edgefield Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Joining him is Dr. Theon Hill, a professor of communications at Wheaton College in Chicago. They'll come together as they discuss a parent, hope, and the all-important, "walkup song." We hope you enjoy!

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    1 h et 2 min
  • Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 2
    Jun 5 2023

    On part two of this episode, host Shaka Mitchell continues the conversation with Will Snowden and Dr. Vaughn May. The talk more about COVID, and America - in all her glory and with all her faults.

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    35 min
  • Hobbies, COVID-19, and America - pt. 1
    May 21 2023

    On this episode, host Shaka Mitchell is joined by Will Snowden and Dr. Vaughn May. Will is a lawyer, true Renaissance man, and the Director of Vera Institute for Justice's Louisiana office. Vaughn is a professor of political science at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. After talking about songs that get the party started in their respective homes, they discuss hobbies, COVID, and America - in all her glory and with all her faults.

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    40 min