{"id":1536,"date":"2017-02-01T16:13:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T21:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2017-02-01T16:13:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T21:13:23","slug":"dot-podcast-ep19-all-the-hyphens-with-singersongwriterstorytellerhumorist-don-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/02\/01\/dot-podcast-ep19-all-the-hyphens-with-singersongwriterstorytellerhumorist-don-white\/","title":{"rendered":"DoT Podcast Ep19: All the Hyphens with Singer\/Songwriter\/Storyteller\/Humorist Don White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I heard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donwhite.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don White<\/a> on the radio long before I met him. He would tell these wonderful stories about his family, often followed by a heartfelt song. I <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.boston.com\/ae\/theater_arts\/articles\/2007\/01\/05\/hometown_is_still_whites_muse\/\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed him for my then-weekly column for the <em>Boston Globe<\/em><\/a> a couple of times, talking about humor and songwriting, and where the two intersected. About a decade ago now, I moved into Don\u2019s old neighborhood in Lynn, and have since gotten to see him work in his own community, trying to help his fellow aspiring artists figure out how to balance their creativity with the rest of their lives and encouraging them to keep at it. I\u2019ve worked with him on his PR and had many a conversation about music, especially Frank Zappa, and stand-up comedy. In this conversation, held in Don\u2019s living room in Lynn, we covered a lot of practical stuff about staying creative and Don\u2019s own curiosity \u2013 how he spent a few months studying silent comedy to help his stage presence and what he learned about passion from watching Judy Garland.Don\u2019s latest album is called <em>More Alive<\/em>, and you can find out more about him and where you can catch him live <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donwhite.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">on his Web site<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>After the conversation, stay tuned for one of my favorite songs from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johncraigiemusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Craigie<\/a>\u2018s new album, <em>No Rain, No Rose<\/em>, which <a href=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/01\/31\/new-release-roundup-ty-segalls-focused-freak-out-tift-merritts-songs-of-quiet-strength-john-craigies-jamboree\/\" target=\"_blank\">I reviewed for the New Release Roundup<\/a>. You can listen to and download the podcast from the embedded player below, or click on the iTunes link to subscribe!  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5045784\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/department-tangents-podcast\/id1093377146?mt=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"547\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/itunes\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"175,175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"itunes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Subscribe to the DoT Podcast on iTunes! <\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes.jpg\" alt=\"Subscribe to the DoT Podcast on iTunes! \" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"size-full wp-image-547\" srcset=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes.jpg 175w, http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/itunes-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Subscribe to the DoT Podcast on iTunes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I heard Don White on the radio long before I met him. 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