On Mic Podcast

Today’s guest makes one of the most challenging of wind instruments “sing!”   Meet Clifford Tetle, a master of the bass clarinet with his latest CD entitled, “A Bass Clarinet Kind of Day.” Cliff has been a clarinet, tenor and alto sax player for decades. He is one of handful of musicians who adapts the bass clarinets to jazz standards from the Amer...

Our guest today is one of the hardest working guys in show business!  Meet Paul McMurtry, owner of a marvelous local movie palace in Dedham, Massachusetts, the Dedham Community Theatre.  In 2027 this small theatre will reach a milestone, celebrating its 100th anniversary. Paul discusses the joys and challenges of presenting films on the big screen, the way movies were alway...

I got the chance to sit down for a conversation with one of the world’s premier musicians and humanitarians.  He is celebrated cellist Yo Yo Ma.  The focus is “We The People,” a series of concerts, conversations and special events at Tanglewood in the Berkshires curated by Yo Yo Ma during the beginning of August 2026. It’s an ambitious project involving our nation’s shared p...

Peter M. Hoffman is the author of “Karmic Winds: Reflections from The Smartest Guy in Hollywood.”  Peter is a Yale-trained attorney who became a powerful Hollywood insider helping to steer blockbuster films such as Rambo,  Terminator 2 and Basic Instinct. A pioneering figure during the independent film industry boon, Peter enjoyed much success. B...

Meet Joel Steiner, co-founder of Changing Futures (