In this episode, we have the second half of the conversation with my friend Bradley Ford about his career in music, our love of music and musicals, the impact of music on society through education and so much more, including what it's like to have experienced a school shooting first hand. This conversation took many twists and turns and returns upon itself into a woven storyline that created the longest episode so far. Be sure you listen to Part 1 (aka Episode #11) which delivered the hilarity of two Scotch and Bourbon fueled friends spinning a yarn that continues into Part 2. As you listen to each episode, you'll hear that thread come through which is the power of empathy and how that is formed through music. So this is Part 2 of the two-part conversational biography.

Topics Covered:

• 0:01:23 Turning the tide of separation and racism
• 0:03:57 "Colored People" by dc Talk
• 0:06:40 Rediscovery with the Shuffle button
• 0:14:51 Non-Profit Spotlight: Waves of Grace
• 0:18:04 Living through a school shooting
  
• 0:37:07 Required reading: Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 0:40:30 The state of American education

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