Media Room Podcast

Arts writing, not entertainment content. 'Media Room’ features interviews with today’s most interesting artists and reviews of all kinds of music, film, and TV. mediaroom.substack.com

Media Room Podcast is a music podcast hosted by Frank Housh, with 50 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Frank Housh hosts Media Room Podcast, a music show with 50 episodes published.

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  Entrevue: Simone Dinnerstein Parle de Son Nouvel Enregistrement

  Jun 5, 20264 minS0

  <p>Editor’s Note: Above is a clip from Tuesday’s interview with Simone Dinnerstein discussing Baroklyn’s album Hourglass, released today on Naïve Records in Paris. </p><p>The clip has been translated into French for Media Room’s Francophone readers. The English language video interview may be seen in its entirety here. The English language transcript may be read here. </p><p>Note de la Rédaction: Ci-dessus, un extrait de l’entrevue de mardi Simone Dinnerstein à propos de l’album Hourglass de Baroklyn, publié aujourd’hui chez Naïve Records à Paris.</p><p>Cet extrait a été traduit en françai...

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  Media Room Live! With Matt Baker

  Jun 4, 202624 minS0

  <p>Matt Baker is a bassist by training. About ten years ago he picked up the baryton, a Baroque musical instrument now largely forgotten. </p><p>We talked about how he came to play such an unusual instrument, the formation of the Valencia Baryton Project, and how Haydn’s 170 compositions for it had an outsized effect on the development of Western music. </p><p>Volume 3 of Treasures From The Eszterháza Palace was released in March on Naxos.</p><p>In the interview Matt talked about performing at the Castle of Ribarroja del Turia. Below, you can watch the trio per...

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  Media Room Live! With Simone Dinnerstein

  Jun 2, 202615 minS0

  <p>Today, Simone Dinnerstein joined me to talk about her ensemble Baroklyn’s album Hourglass (below), to be released Friday, June 5, on the French record label Naïve. </p><p>Hourglass features two Philip Glass compositions, including the suite from the critically acclaimed The Hours (2002) about three women (portrayed by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep) whose lives are connected by Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs Dalloway.</p><p>Regular Media Room readers may recall last year’s interview with Dinnerstein during which we discussed Baroklyn’s debut recording Complicité, which included four Bach compositions.</p><p>In the interview...

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  Media Room Live! With Jader Bignamini

  May 30, 202616 minS0

  <p>Yesterday (Friday, May 29, 2026) the Detroit Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Jader Bignamini released its recording of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” on Pentatone Records.</p><p>I caught up with Jader yesterday in Milwaukee and we talked about the remarkable history of the Cantata and how the DSO’s recording was made. </p><p>The BPO Is Performing ‘Carmina Burana’ This Weekend</p><p>In a bit of serendipity, Buffalo music lovers can see the Buffalo Philharmonic perform the piece at Kleinhans Music Hall Saturday and Sunday (May 30 and 31). You can find more information at bpo.org.</p><p>Media Room...

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  Media Room Live! With Aaron Irwin

  May 28, 202620 minS0

  <p>Watch my interview with jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Aaron Irwin, who trio CD Spark has been on heavy rotation in my car. It’s one of my favorite recordings of the year. </p><p>Thanks to Aaron and everyone who tuned in live.</p><p>Media Room Live! In June </p><p>Click here for a preview of Media Room Live! in June, including Simone Dinnerstein, Matt Baker from The Valencia Baryton Project, jazz singer Stella Heath and much more!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

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