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Previous Episodes

Chris Prosser on Here Be Monsters 2025

Chris Prosser Talks into a mic with a bookshelf in the background
May 21, 2025 | BSOM BODY

In this week’s episode, we chat with Chris Prosser, Lecturer in Theory at the Butler School of Music, about the upcoming 2025 Here Be Monsters music festival. Chris walks us through this year’s exciting and eclectic lineup, which spans two nights of cutting-edge performances. 

Rachel Spencer on Jazz Education

Rachel Spencer talking into a mic with a bookshelf behind her
May 19, 2025 | BSOM BODY

In this episode, we talk to Rachel Spencer, a D.M.A. student in jazz trumpet performance, about the upcoming tour of Japan. Rachel not only discusses the tour, but also shares insights into what jazz music education looks like in the United States, particularly in K–12 schools. She reflects on her experience teaching jazz at the middle school, high school, and now university level, and explains why jazz education is fundamental to developing lifelong musicians.

Music scholar Jennifer Wilks on her new book, Carmen in Diaspora

Jennifer Wilks sitting at a mic with a bookshelf behind her
Feb. 21, 2025 | BSOM BODY

In this week's episode, we talk to Jennifer Wilks about her new book, Carmen in Diaspora: Adaptation, Race, and Opera’s Most Famous Character. She discusses the many adaptations of the opera Carmen, from the Harlem Renaissance to modern-day Beyoncé.