Three Song Stories

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Episode 395 - Sean Dietrich Sep 29, 2025

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Sean Dietrich is Known to many or most as Sean of the South. He's Sean is a columnist, novelist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden & Gun, and his column appears in newspapers throughout the U.S. He’s published fifteen books, makes the Sean of the South Podcast, and has appeared six times on the Grand Ole Opry.

His 2020 memoir is titled “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: A Memoir of Learning to Believe You're Gonna Be Okay” and he has a new book coming out on October 7th called “Over Yonder.”

SONG 1: “The Swan” from Camille Saint-Saëns “Carnival of Animals” performed here by The Kanney-Mason family in 2021. https://youtu.be/10Z1eNq21yc?si=UGUNUNEK2hbMWZVn

Ilia Laporev & Augustin Tjampens last year. https://youtu.be/RmQRcYuK5KY?si=6OXi7mNMjoJwEG2I

SONG 2: “Howling at the Moon” by Hank Willaims (Sr.) released as a single in 1951 with I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) as the B-side. https://youtu.be/FvsqlTGgKeg?si=2h85pWKGdydg3xs7

SONG 3: “Drunken Hiccups” performed here by Tommy Jarrell...recorded in 1976. This song dates to the 1800s. From Legends of Old Time Music - https://youtu.be/-d6prY0iVEg?si=29AjvNdrSDfnh7Mx

Sail Away Ladies - 1999 Country Records - https://youtu.be/rrEKXGWMy3s?si=uz24IzWwlqplOK47

Episode 394 - Alexis Aggrey Sep 22, 2025

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Alexis Aggrey is a director and producer who has worked with public television, cable TV, and museum clients for more than 15 years, creating documentary content that educates and inspires.

In 2016, she produced three galleries of media on African American History and Culture for the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.

She formed The Aggrey Company in 2019, it’s a production company she describes as a “group of talented individuals with diverse creative skills, each working to foster an environment of collaboration and transparency.”

Her latest project is "Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect" which she is producer and director of. It explores the life and legacy of our nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall

SONG 1: "Blessed" by Jill Scott released in 2011 on her album The Light of the Sun.

https://youtu.be/v0n_EdeuhwM?si=kxgMugICWPwAjSwP

SONG 2: "Free" by Denise Williams released as a single in 1976 and then on her album This is Niecy that same year.

https://youtu.be/OlLrn6AVV2s?si=tGqDIMNS7xFS1fq0

SONG 3: "Nothing to Lose" by Pat Junior, featuring Tecoby Hines released in April of this year.

https://youtu.be/SseznVZWb54?si=BM0Lc9MS9_qKbXTo

Episode 393 - Jeannine Joy Sep 15, 2025

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Jeannine Joy is the President and CEO of United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties. She began her journey with the organization in 1995 as a Campaign Associate and has since held several leadership roles, including Vice President of Resource Development and Marketing, before assuming the CEO position in June 2019. Over her 30-year tenure, Jeannine has helped raise and distribute more than $240 million, working alongside hundreds of community leaders and thousands of volunteers.

SONG 1: "You Don’t Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce released in 1972 on his album of the same name.

https://youtu.be/hickVDiW8k0?si=PoPWJsaMcGrCrtrC

SONG 2: “Groove Is In The Heart” by Deee-Lite from their album World Clique released in 1990. This is Three Song Stories…home of biography through music.

https://youtu.be/Y4TC2D7uGqs?si=ByQ11kZWN30PQXku

SONG 3: Jimmy Buffett's "Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season" off his 1974 album A1A.

Studio: https://youtu.be/E8GcT5PBIC4?si=zCEidGYCjtSyfMRa

Live: https://youtu.be/IZMH2EZeqN4?si=kgEPJaU7jj1ly90f

Episode 392 - Scott Fais Sep 08, 2025

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Scott Fais is host of Florida Road Trip produced by WUCF in Orlando and broadcast on PBS stations around the state including WGCU. Prior to joining Florida Road Trip in late 2023, Scott spent two decades in Central Florida as a television reporter, producer, and director. He hosted Florida on a Tankful for about a decade on News 13 in Orlando and Bay News 9 in Tampa.

SONG 1: “Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham...it was released as a single in 1983 for the film National Lampoon's Vacation...and then used in that film's sequels over the years. 2:12

https://youtu.be/c3Ash2iSUjE?si=uylfN700SwNBypN6

SONG 2: “Roam” by the B52s off their 1989 album Cosmic Thing. 4:55

https://youtu.be/pE6vnv_vVpY?si=s2IebTOCl3Ejv3k4

SONG 3: “Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac released in 1977 on their album Rumours. 3:38

https://youtu.be/oiosqtFLBBA?si=LSEQJpuqFgYQvaF6

Episode 391 - Abraham Joseph Sep 01, 2025

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Abraham Joseph is co-founder and CEO of a brand new app called “BoomBox” that he’s created with a team of current and former FGCU students - he himself is currently an MBA student at FGCU.

With a background in psychology and a passion for music's connective power, Abraham has transformed his personal experiences of disconnection into a platform that fosters genuine connections through shared musical tastes.

They describe Boombox as “the digital block party.”

SONG 1: "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus" performed here by Lydia Walker...it's off her album Communion released in 2015. 2:45

https://youtu.be/L7XHeCZB5KU?si=MozLEFpTlyexxZZm

SONG 2: "Angels" (feat. Saba) by Chance the Rapper released in 2016 on the album Coloring Book.

https://youtu.be/c3WjFk47NqI?si=tbWSY1vCguHTt9CI

SONG 3: "327" by (Joey Bada$$) and Westside Gunn off the album Pray for Paris released in 2020. (ft. Tyler, The Creator & Billie Essco)

https://youtu.be/kmhgibIoJj0?si=jVwcwp3dafTdgQwy

Episode 390 - Salem Ilese Aug 25, 2025

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Salem Ilese is a singer-songwriter who’s probably best known for her singles “Mad at Disney” and “PS5” both of which went viral relatively early on in her career. She’s sung at venues including Outside Lands, The Forum, and The Hollywood Bowl, and has toured multiple times throughout Asia. She’s worked with artists like Demi Lovato, and Gwen Stefani.

Salem began her songwriting career at the age of 9 when she started taking classes in San Francisco with Bonnie Hayes who wrote songs for Bonnie Raitt and Cher, among others. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston majoring in Hayes' songwriting program there.

She left Boston and moved to Los Angeles in 2019 and signed to Homemade Projects and released an EP called “757” that same year. She released her first album called High Concept in 2023 and just recently released her sophomore album, “Growing Down.”

SONG 1: “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers from their debut studio album Hot Fuss released in 2004. 3:43

https://youtu.be/m2zUrruKjDQ?si=ylOhVkG4MliPu-do

SONG 2: “Riptide” by Vance Joy, released in 2014 on his album Dream Your Life Away. (also in 2013 on his debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing) 3:20

https://youtu.be/En_6WWOWh8E?si=IBN-2luFmkRv0w-W

SONG 3: “Bloom” by The Paper Kites...released independently as the band's first single in 2010 and then was a bonus track in the digital release their debut EP Woodland in 2013. 3:30

https://youtu.be/Cyx2CWBVfDE?si=RM9BgxiB9woN6T4d

Episode 389 - Stella Cole Aug 18, 2025

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Stella Cole is a singer who has preformed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, and in 2023, she worked with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, touring the country, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

She’s now released two albums independently with Grammy-winning producer Matt Pierson – one called simply “Stella Cole” and the other “Snow!” which featured a duet with Glee TV and Broadway star Darren Criss. Her third album, “It’s Magic” is just about to be released by Decca Records US.
During the early days of the pandemic, Stella started posting videos of herself singing on social platforms and she caught the attention of hundreds of thousands, and then millions of people: at one point James Taylor championed and reposted her video of the beloved standard, “Moon River.”

SONG 1: "Over the Rainbow" - a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...sung by Judy Garland portraying Dorothy Gale.

https://youtu.be/XW5nIlIfR5s?si=HYMhCD3pwZzsJIB-

SONG 2: "Moon River" performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. It was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and it won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1962.

https://youtu.be/bkM5_IR4WEg?si=FmK8r1aYuTQKOjO4

SONG 3: "Everybody Says Don’t" by Barbra Streisand released in 1993 on her album Back to Broadway. This is a Stephen Sondheim song from the musical Anyone Can Whistle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9I_s74APgw

Episode 388 - Koura Linda Aug 11, 2025

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Koura Linda is Founder & CEO of Space Dream Productions, an independent film, music, and media production company that is “grounded in the idea that all storytellers are ambassadors of humanity.”

Following a sudden and critical medical event, Koura was forced to reevaluate her life and she decided to move forward with her physical limitations and disabilities by creating an accessible space for herself and others - and that led to founding Space Dream Productions in 2013 as an accessible independent production company which she now owns and runs with her husband, Spaceship, and the rest of their team.

Since 2016, more than two dozen completed Space Dream Productions projects have received over 200 award nominations and have won just under 70 awards, including 20 different projects nominated for or winning "Best Picture" categories at festivals around the world.

SONG 1: It's The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing" ) - the final version was released in 1966 on their album Revolver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe3R-HLIxQ

SONG 2: "With You in Your Dreams" by Hanson from their 1996 album...MMMBop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItCYLb3KKEI

SONG 3: "Be Prepared" by Metephorest featuring Spaceship released in 2013.

https://metaphorest.bandcamp.com/track/be-prepared

Episode 387 - Nick Berg Aug 04, 2025

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Nick Berg is an American-Iranian author who was born in Tehran in 1967 to an Iranian mother and an American father, experiencing Iran’s vibrant culture and its political upheavals. His novel, Shadows of Tehran, mirrors his life through the protagonist, Ricardo, reflecting Nick’s struggles with identity, betrayal, and redemption.

Nick moved to the U.S. when he was 20 and served in U.S. Army Special Operations for more than a decade and then transitioned into a successful tech executive career after an injury. He’s also a music enthusiast who finds creativity in producing electronic music.

SONG 1: “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd from their 1979 album The Wall.

https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk?si=LIPsZH82O0vn5B3D

SONG 2: “In My Secret Life” by Leonard Cohen from his album Ten New Songs released in 2001.

https://youtu.be/dMyAEP0zCJw?si=kDaHCJ69Rmlr8phs

SONG 3: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel from their 1964 album Wednesday Morning, 3AM.

https://youtu.be/4fWyzwo1xg0?si=RMP7iTlnJ-tOIzYe

Episode 386 - Jason Chapin Jul 28, 2025

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Jason Chapin was a producer on the documentary film “Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something” which told the story of his father’s musical career and humanitarian work. And he is a producer of the soon-to-be-released “Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary Celebration” - it’s a film about the Harry Chapin’s #1 hit song that continues to impact countless lives around the world on so many levels.

Jason was four when his mom Sandra married singer/songwriter Harry Chapin in 1968.
He’s currently Director of Workforce Development at The Westchester County Association. He previously served on the boards of The Harry Chapin Foundation and Child Care Council of Westchester, and is currently on the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board.

SONG 1: "Taxi" by Harry Chapin released in 1972 as a single and on his album Heads & Tales.

https://youtu.be/Bj6F8IGcqgo?si=NqwKo1LapL8zXATo

SONG 2: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel from his album of the same name released in 1973.

https://youtu.be/LLbew85exp0?si=sBIYEaN-6w6Ysd_W

SONG 3: "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin off his 1974 album Verities & Balderdash.

https://youtu.be/jmhoOp2fUzg?si=T6Ht8LnfIBz0I_ua