Deconstructed is a series of bonus episodes for Stories To Write Songs About that will be a deep dive into the writing and recording process of each of the original songs from season 1. This episode I'll talk about "Wandering Onet" written for

BONUS: Deconstructed Ep 2. "New Kind Of Love"

Oct 8th, 2018 15m 58s

In this episode of Deconstructed, I talk about the process of writing New Kind Of Love, original song inspired by Episode 2's story by Calvin Gimpelevich. discuss the concept from the initial chord progression, lyric construction, and recording

BONUS: Deconstructed Ep 1. "You Aint Getting Me Yet"

Oct 1st, 2018 12m 47s

This is the first episode in a bonus series I am calling Deconstructed, where I take a deep dive into the writing and recording process for each of the songs from the first season. This episode I will deconstruct "You Ain't Getting Me Yet" from

Ep. 7- The Rorem Family "The Cars We Grew Up With"

Sep 24th, 2018 38m 55s

For the Final episode of the season, the entire Rorem family discusses the slew of less than desirable cars they grew up with. There are societal and cultural celebrations for coming age moments. Getting your first car is one such marker. The h

Ep. 6- Afrose Fatima Ahmed "Season's Grievings"

Sep 17th, 2018 28m 42s

Ep. 6 “Season’s Grievings”Afrose Fatima Ahmed has experienced tragedy. In the span of just a few years she lost both her father and her sister. The latter was an absolute shock. Her experience in dealing with this tragedy lead the formation of

Ep. 5- Shin Yu Pai "The Guilt of Parenting"

Sep 10th, 2018 27m 30s

This week my guest is a wonderfully talented poet named Shin Yu Pai. She and I discuss the challenges of having a child with a speech delay. We talk about the life of being a creator and writer, the challenges of wishing the best for your child

Ep. 4-Kristen Millares Young "Every Woman Holds a Flame Against The Wind"

Sep 3rd, 2018 32m 50s

This week’s episode features a longer story from author and journalist Kristen Millares Young. Her personal essay “Every Woman Holds a Flame Against the Wind” is about finding her way in a world that wants so little for women and everything fr

Ep. 3- The Brothers Grimm/Ian Bond "The Singing Bone"

Aug 27th, 2018 14m 45s

Ep. 3 “The Singing Bone” Feat. Ian BondMany of you may be familiar with stories like Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and The Beast, Sleeping Beauty and others that have been presented by Disney and other movie companies. Many of these common ta

Ep. 2- Calvin Gimpelevich "She Looked Like Him"

Aug 20th, 2018 19m 55s

Ep. 2 Calvin Gimplevich “She looked like him.”This week’s episode features an excerpt of a larger work from Seattle based writer Calvin Gimplevich. It’s a tale in and of itself that centers around a character that is consistently an outcast in

Ep. 1- G.G. Flint "Rock climbing is a terrible first date"

Aug 13th, 2018 23m 34s

Ep. 1 “Rock Climbing is a terrible first date”This week we hear stories from the frontlines of the dating scene in Seattle, WA. My guest is my friend G.G. who shares her perspective on what it is like to be a single female that is actively dat

Ep. 0 Stories To Write Songs About

1 Aug 2nd, 2018 4m 29s

My name is Tom Rorem and I am starting a brand new podcast called Stories To Write Songs About. The basic premise is that I get someone to tell me a story and I then write a song about inspired by it. For the first season I have 7 different sto

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