Podcasts by song dot land

song dot land

Practice wholeness with this unique song adventure. A diary in music form, song dot land carries us through the joys and struggles of life.

Further podcasts by jesse watkins

Podcast on the topic Musik

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pebble from 2023-11-18T06:04:12

enjoy this great ep! it’s silly. it’s got multitracked guitars for atmosphere. it features deep, growling voice narration. it speaks of old faithful as, “mother nature blowing her nose”. read more ...

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the well from 2023-08-09T04:18:18

i’m proud to share tonight’s song dot land. what begins as a silly journey of energy rollercoasters gets real at minute 15:20 in a sequence we’ll call the well. “explosions in the sky. i am made ne...

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forever from 2023-07-25T05:36:26

forever covers the grandness of summer. it is a time of intense energy of the sun. corn grows to eat this season’s bounty of light. fall comes soon. “and i knew we’d go forever” https://song.land/f...

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make (feat. derek strawn) from 2023-07-05T01:00

i found this episode in my drafts folder, last edited between snow and lightyear, in the first three weeks of january, 2020. Listen

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darts from 2023-06-28T06:38:39

enjoy this new, passionate episode of song dot land! i loved making it! see more: https://song.land/darts/

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enough from 2023-03-28T05:41:24

tonight’s song dot land starts with a sad one! i find solace and friendship and compassion for suffering in sorrow-filled songs. and set to a beat, it’s a journey! may we all grow strong and resili...

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breathe from 2023-03-14T00:01:01

welcome to this week’s song dot land! spring begins where i live even as a frost warning covers the area tonight. good luck to all flora and fauna tonight, like these daffodils. read more at https:...

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green comet from 2023-02-01T06:15

the green comet last seen fifty thousand years ago passes over us tomorrow. // https://song.land/green-comet/

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new year multi-part from 2023-01-10T07:47:35

welcome to twenty twenty-three! this episode recorded over three days (timestamps in notes). good luck getting through it! thanks for listening! https://song.land/new-year-multi-part/Listen

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children from 2022-03-29T05:39:52

tonight’s song dot land brings you panoramic sound with ebows and the passion of raising the next generation, “paying attention to details everywhere / because in life we learn the best ideas.” tha...

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ukraine from 2022-03-09T06:05:43

an ode to ukraine as she survives war derek strawn opens our podcast song dot land cries for you, ukraine

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trillions from 2022-02-23T01:00

oh what a day to be alive! what a day to be alive (10:40). enjoy tonight’s song dot land podcast, the internet broadcast in which i share from all parts of my nervous system. i move my fingers, i m...

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the earth is melting from 2022-01-21T07:00

“What is it that you see when you look deep inside?All that painful basement garbage.” Recorded on November 2, 2020. First released on 2022-01-21 for my birthday.Listen

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siren song of opiates (ode to harris wittels) from 2022-01-09T05:00

when harris wittels died in 2015, i improvised this song afterward to commemorate the terrible day. recorded 2015-02-28. first release: 2022-01-08. transcript from the very beginning of this songyo...

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new year : new moon from 2022-01-05T07:06:17

please enjoy tonight’s song dot land. a friend told me they listen to this podcast while they go to sleep. what a gift that was to my soul this week! this episode was recorded on 2022-01-02, the se...

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insp. polonaise no. 6 in a-flat, op. 53 (“heroic”) from 2021-12-14T07:44:50

this week’s song.land scorched into existence after jesse listened to chopin. inspired by polonaise no. 6 in a-flat, op. 53 (“heroic”), jesse outputs music with the trouble and chaos inspired by ch...

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show week from 2021-12-08T06:52:52

how amazing is right now? enjoy this voyage of song dot land, a journey into understanding ourselves. christmas gets mentioned, and a plug for a theatre production i’m in this week: irving be...

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diamonds and sand from 2021-10-28T01:00

in tonight’s beautiful song dot land, jesse takes you on a journey into diamonds and sand. who knows what that means. this one soars. the volume climbs and drops with rich reverb. 9:20 is beautiful...

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the mountains short from 2021-09-16T05:18:04

i visited the smoky mountains for the first time in three years. i was moved. i was called again. ancient mountains. ancient wisdom. heaven fly. this would be a great song to re-write and multitrac...

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giant boat/thousand from 2021-09-01T04:40:08

welcome to another episode of song.land, a silly music podcast! i recorded 30 minutes of mind-numbing music, late at night and with a raspy voice. enjoy the journey that ends with a plea—please!—bu...

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vape from 2021-08-05T06:01:53

recorded in the middle of the night on august 4th, i sang wired with a guitar and a disposable vape in my hands. full notes: https://song.land/vape/Listen

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paint from 2021-07-08T03:00:58

why do so many old people take up painting? paint explores the drive and motivation to create, to make, to push publish and share with others the fruit of our mind, bodies, souls. See full notes at...

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pieces ashes kroger from 2021-06-04T13:11:38

welcome to song dot land, a soundscape of improvised song. it’s longform improve for acoustic guitar music and singing. you may hate it. you may love it. thanks for listening!full notes: https://so...

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helena from 2021-04-27T07:41:05

song dot land has, alas!, ventured in shakespearrecording a podcast as long as hamletas sonically vibrating as inception (i lie)upon which we end our hour with helena’s visionListen

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pop from 2021-03-03T02:53:29

tonight’s episode of song dot land explores regret and contentment. pop comes from one line in the set, “your flowers are starting to pop”. this refers to beautiful daffodils i saw earlier in the d...

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wineskins from 2021-01-12T03:39:44

this song dot land explores how we wouldn’t be here without the pain of life. song dot land is improvised guitar with passionate singing. barrenclimbing outtheregoing out even when i don̵...

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nature 1 from 2020-09-30T03:58:32

Song dot land’s new episode is powered by nature. Jesse improvises music to a journey through tall grasses as autumn begins in his part of the world. Watch the video for the full experience! ...

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foxtail equinox from 2020-09-23T02:25:01

As the sun rises on the autumnal equinox, the summer drifts off as a chilling cool arrives. I welcome it, but—how did it cool so quickly? 12 hours of daylight. 12 hours of darkness. On today’...

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explode from 2020-09-16T03:47:51

On this energized episode of song dot land, journey through audio landscapes of story and song. Where do I come from? How am I here? My land is where the chords fight. They fight like the waves tha...

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rockies from 2020-09-02T04:15:11

Go West. I sing of the rockies in metaphor as I make up these songs. The topic crosses between relationship love and my love for music itself, weaved in and out of metaphors and ideas. [Update] Wat...

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mystery 2 from 2020-08-26T03:31:49

This is one of my more esoteric episodes. I’ve been fasted for 22 hours and exercised a bunch today. I did that to have good brain energy for this recording, but I don’t know if it work...

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gw from 2020-08-19T03:10:01

O my godwe sailed like ferdinand magellano my godyou give it away o my godthere in my every momento my godoh love, love, love is our rescue Struggle and hardship gives me what I need to thrive. I w...

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across difference from 2020-08-11T23:03:03

This week’s Song Dot Land journeys across the dimensions of difference. What ground sits between your understanding of life and your neighbor’s? Who do you want your future self to be? ...

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go and have a great week! from 2020-08-06T17:34:31

Welcome! Song Dot Land is a wild, created-on-the-fly-and-it-shows musical program. Today’s ‘tent delivers themes of imagining what can exist when we accept what is. It ends with the ben...

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cable problems from 2020-07-29T02:46:55

Song Dot Land travels to encouraging dimensions in this week’s episode of the long, improvised idea sharing podcast. The title comes from a mistake where the guitar cable had a problem. May y...

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fuel – summer solstice season from 2020-07-14T22:46:39

Join song dot land as we sing and adventure through summer, then move to heavier topics of police and power (black lives matter). The only moment we have control of is right now, so choose well in ...

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the moon is – summer solstice season from 2020-06-10T11:30:56

the moon is bright tonight from the close sun

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inner peace – summer solstice season from 2020-05-28T02:54:20

“You have to learn to look around” is the message in this first celebration of the sun and the energy she offers us. The photo is a swamp milkweed sharing nectar with a friend. At the end, at about...

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the banker from 2020-05-13T04:29:01

This rambling song.land ventures through the topic of making your life your own. You are responsible for how your life goes, as I am mine. It ends with a story where a banker’s life is change...

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deleterious from 2020-05-06T06:11:45

Today’s short-and-sweet song.land speaks of growing together, of tender love, of life. The “you” in tonight’s music goes out to mother nature. “Ooh-ooh-ooh, we are oneAnd we find it all...

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tomorrow from 2020-04-28T23:00

Tear into another hike through musical forests in today’s song dot land. Jesse sings about what’s important in life: our ethic, our integration, our fight, our love. Enjoy, and kick sha...

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survive from 2020-04-22T12:46:53

This somber episode of the song.land journey through improvisational music focuses on the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic. Sit back, enjoy, escape—and consider how you can take responsibility fo...

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bunny day from 2020-04-12T21:54:18

Song.land takes us through the meadow and woods of the song.lands, looking for motivation and purpose in the midst of chords and life’s pain and joy.Listen

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mystery from 2020-04-08T03:58:50

All of life, such a mystery. Join Jesse and song.land in the adventure of taking the first step into a new mystery, not the one you used to know when you heard the stories.Listen

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virus and friendship from 2020-04-01T04:45:07

Song dot land revolves around coronavirus and friendship as we venture into a weird time of non-theistic worship time, to worship the power of relationships in our lives, and the threat this diseas...

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so move from 2020-03-25T03:10:34

So move with song dot land. So move through the countryside, looking at cows grazing. So move through encouragement to give your cells a treat, so move.Listen

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coronavirus patrick from 2020-03-18T02:53:06

Jesse faces the fear of the unknown future from COVID-19 as it continues to spread around the world. On this celebration of St. Patrick, find encouragement in knowing this war has raged for billion...

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layer by layer, you provide (trash island) from 2020-03-11T04:17:23

I recorded tonight's episode with no shirt on. I think it's my favorite way to play: no shoes, no shirt. If you enjoy this, email me! Listen

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brown bunnies from 2020-03-04T04:57:40

Walk through the woods of song.land, a soundscape on the idea that generations learn and grow after each other. I lived a better childhood than my mother. Full notes at https://song.land/brown-bunn...

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screaming trees from 2020-02-12T05:01:57

Welcome to song.land, a podcast where the goal is to find joy in life through musical reflection. In tonight's weird episode, explore screaming your shame into the woods so the trees can turn the c...

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tsunami from 2020-02-05T01:00

We zoom into the future in tsunami, facing the questions worth asking before the wave washes us away. Reflect and find gratitude in this walk in song.land.Listen

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all we have from 2020-01-29T01:00

On growing older and having to accept that time marches on. I present to you a song.land reflection on gratitude and the elements that offer further life.Listen

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snow from 2020-01-21T01:31:51

We cover two aspects of love in tonight's song.land: love as friendship, and love as commitment and attachment. I also mention snow multiple times.Listen

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lightyear from 2020-01-01T02:00

Set off on a fresh year by expressing and listening from your own voice. This is the song.land podcast.

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opera solstice from 2019-12-22T02:53:11

Welcome to a strange episode of song.land celebrating light, joy, and the laughter of the moon. See full notes at https://song.land/opera-solsticeListen

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underland from 2019-12-11T01:03:02

Imagine this song.land episode comes to you from deep in a cave. Inspired by Underland: A Deep Time Journey. See full notes at https://song.land/underlandListen

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searching (feat. Derek Strawn) from 2019-12-04T05:09:24

In this week's episode, Derek joins me as we create music. He brings a Mississippi style and I bring the high voices. Full notes at https://song.land/hold-on-my-loveListen

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loved from 2019-11-27T05:09:31

Practical life. It's natural for me to sing about the power of love over life, but what about the examples where love is not the modus operandi? See the full show notes: https://song.land/loved Listen

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gratitude from 2019-11-13T04:04:37

This week's song.land meanders through the relationship between loss and gratitude. Full notes at https://song.land/gratitude Listen

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split pea from 2019-11-06T05:07:56

Welcome to another episode of the podcast where you hear the expressions that lead to wholeness, seeking an undivided life. See full notes at https://song.land/split-peaListen

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salamanders from 2019-10-30T06:30:26

Salamanders compares fear with nature. When I feel afraid, I want to hide myself, that it can somehow protect me. It won't, though, and we can look to evolution to answer why: why do bees exist? Wh...

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create from 2019-10-24T01:05:24

Create—what makes you beautiful in times as these? Express yourself. Show notes at https://song.land/create

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first year from 2019-10-09T04:59:39

I started song.land podcast one year ago on October 8, 2018. I share a special episode tonight to commemorate the anniversary occasion. Listen

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settling from 2019-09-25T05:28:55

song.land reveals more of the raw pain of life: bruised bones, broken friendships, and a deep underlying longing for the day when relationships are restoredListen

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parachute from 2019-09-11T01:00:59

I don't have the time to write a description for this episode. That's how you know it's a quality episode of improvised guitar tunes. Listen

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began from 2019-09-04T01:07:56

We venture into another song.land, a meaningless meandering through my verbose thoughts set to improvisational music.

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back from 2019-08-27T01:00:21

song.land returns for weekly episodes of this silly podcast project. Auto-tune brings the digital to the acoustic.

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run from 2019-07-10T22:57:36

song.land returns for an epic episode in this hiatus of finding a good place to record. Please enjoy! I know I did in making it. Listen

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coffee from 2019-05-21T23:00:39

Shame—what's the solution to such a universal emotion? This song.land explores the feelings and ideas of shame and its cure, showing up in vulnerability.Listen

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future from 2019-05-13T05:20:56

Enjoy listening to this short episode about the future, about how evolution moves us forward even as people today, and as always, how love is a way of life that must wash over us.Listen

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the sun from 2019-04-23T18:00:13

stay out of the sun is a new episode of the song.land podcast, where we discuss pressing into the uncomfortable, painful parts of our lives, except the sun.Listen

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become whole from 2019-04-16T22:54:27

song.land explores the gift that constant improvement offers our lives, whether from internal motivation or external motivation, whether something we do on our own or something done by energy + nat...

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life finds a way from 2019-04-09T02:00:40

Song.Land explores the struggles and pain of failure, a necessary building block of hope in life.

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through from 2019-04-01T22:45:28

Enjoy the 15 minutes of encouragement singing about facing fears and taking the risk to start something new in your life!Listen

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mary oliver from 2019-02-05T06:00:20

This episode is dedicated to Mary Oliver, the ferociously beautiful and connecting poet. I improvise songs inspired by a conversation between Krista Tippett and Mary Oliver.Listen

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see the world from 2019-01-29T01:00:58

Episode 15 drops a half hour of Song.Land joy. Join me in exploring creative music improvisation.

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whole people from 2019-01-22T01:00:39

Song.Land episode 14 continues building on last week's theme of leadership and human philosophy, this time focusing more on the elements of the human experience that make us closer and closer to wh...

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warren bennis from 2019-01-15T04:30:37

This Song Dot Land has me singing about the deepest parts of my heart and soul: how to lead well. Lead as in leadership studies. What an odd show.Listen

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reaching out from 2019-01-08T05:00:48

This short, more subdued Song Land explores going on journeys. It starts off with the thought of how well my wife plans outings and adventures, then it transitions to the joy and happiness that can...

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aging from 2019-01-08T02:26:50

After a conversation with loved ones in their mid-70s, I explore what it means to take in life now and in the future.

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winter solstice from 2019-01-01T02:00:27

We visit the winter solstice and go through a myriad of genres and messy improvisations to land at something beautiful.

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tell from 2018-12-25T03:00:17

We get to spend near an hour together making up songs and stories and singing about the wisdom and lessons of life.

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fields from 2018-12-17T10:00:14

song.land takes us into the world of being in tune: both as an instrument as a people.

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crazy love from 2018-12-03T10:00:58

Prepare for an exciting journey this week! This week brings a passionate adventure in song.land celebrating the passion of deep kindness. Listen

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nintendo from 2018-11-19T10:00:21

Today's song.land explores a theme of terrible circumstances and then the fallout and resolution after an event. Almost all of them are inspired by Nintendo.Listen

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badger from 2018-11-12T10:00:46

Journey with me through the beautiful adventures of Song Land. Song Land is a mountainous landscape of sound and song, of weird phrases next to chords.Listen

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geppetto from 2018-11-05T10:00:13

Today's Song Long celebrates the role of songs in my life.

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candy from 2018-10-29T08:00:21

Halloween hits this week, and one song in tonight's song.land is a spooky, scary song.

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anatomy of peace from 2018-10-21T08:00:31

This song.land celebrates the spark of love at the moment it begins.

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dream from 2018-10-14T01:59:10

I returned from a week-long work trip and had danced endlessly all week. This music reflection checks in on where my heart is after this exciting week.Listen

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jettison from 2018-10-08T08:00:34

Join Jesse in this Song Land podcast as he explores contentment.

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