BONUS: Tom Hiddleston on The Nutcracker
“I find it lifts me out of wherever I am... I just love it.” For this bonus festive episode, actor Tom Hiddleston fondly reminisces about one of his ...
The Open Ears Project
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Part mix tape, part sonic love-letter, the Open Ears Project is a daily podcast where people share the classical track that means the most to them. Each episode offers a soulful glimpse into other human lives, helping us to hear this music—and each other—differently. The Open Ears Project is produced by WQXR and WNYC Studios, home of great podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media, Nancy, and Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin.
30. Esther Perel on Peace
“The language of music brings out different parts of us. It's universal. It's probably the most important thing with which [we] can make peace.” For ...
29. Krystal Hawes on Imperfection
“For me on a chaotic day, where maybe things are out of control or I don't have a lot of control over what's happening... I listen to this on repeat....
28. Dessa on Patience
“There’s a patience that it asks for, and a patience it imparts, and you sort of have to be tall enough to ride this ride.” In this episode, Dessa ta...
27. Jesse Eisenberg on History
“It changed my life… I had this revelation, juxtaposing my own privilege and the lucky life I had, compared to what she had gone through.” In this ep...
26. Christopher Wheeldon on A Journey
“It just makes me feel so much, this piece. There’s something happening here that’s so incredibly sweet but also so mournful.” In this episode, Chri...
25. Megan Reid on What Changed My Life
“If the lights were on in the audience, listening to this music I would just be flayed open...” Children’s author and television producer Megan Reid ...
24. Terrance McKnight on Overcoming Adversity
“Beethoven, the guy who created art to speak to justice and equality. The guy who loved family, you know, so close to his mother — like I am.” WQXR e...
23. Justin Jackson on Imagination
“When I was younger, classical music was only played in, like, bookstores... But nowadays you can expose children to the music in a way that allows t...
22. Alison Stewart on Just Letting Go
“When I hear that piece playing, my back relaxes, actually. That's where I carry all my stress.” In this episode, Alison talks about how she gave up l...