{"podcast":{"title":"The Sum of All Wisdom","slug":"the-sum-of-all-wisdom-7678282","podcast_index_feed_id":7678282,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-sum-of-all-wisdom","website_url":"https://thesumofallwisdom.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_VOKCzCtHpepF9ZMG0O6aQd7Z5oC0RET7b8PeI_TRJs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNWEw/OTkyMDdhNzk1ODll/MDBjYmY4NTcwN2Qx/NzQyMS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Scott Catey","episode_count":10,"summary":"\"The Sum of All Wisdom: Conversations on Music, Makers & Meaning\" is about adventure and discovery in music, musical lives, and musical worlds. The show is dedicated to the idea that music IS the sum of all wisdom. Each episode is a guided exploration of musical lives and musical worlds, features long-form exploratory conversations with musicians, artists, and creative practitioners digging into sound, process, identity, and the work—and challenges—of building meaningful creative lives. We serve reflective musicians, thinkers, and culturally curious listeners seeking deeper conversations about art, memory, identity, meaning, and the wisdom embedded in creative lives. In other words, people just like you. Our collaboration​s ​bring a fresh approach to ​talking about, discovering, and listening to music and musicians. Every artist​--not just the legends--deserves ​a safe space to tell the stories behind their music​, talk about their lives in their own creative way​s, and ​touch listeners with their warmth, intelligence, and wisdom that's been hard-earned as a creative in sometimes chaotic world. The Sum of All Wisdom team is thrilled to partner with ​the incredible ​musical talent…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:17:36.168690+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sum-of-all-wisdom-7678282"},"episode":{"title":"Twelve Tones & Six Billion Songs... A Conversation with Andre Floyd","slug":"twelve-tones-six-billion-songs-a-conversation-with-andre-floyd","published_at":"2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sum-of-all-wisdom-7678282/twelve-tones-six-billion-songs-a-conversation-with-andre-floyd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sum-of-all-wisdom-7678282","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/874bd379","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/874bd379/274b61ab.mp3","summary":"Episode 1: Twelve Tones & Six Billion Songs... A Conversation with Andre Floyd Episode Summary In this inaugural episode of The Sum of All Wisdom , Dr. Scott Catey sits down with longtime friend and musician Andre Floyd, to discuss his life, career, and philosophy. We talk about the stories we carry, how meaning evolves, and how lives are sometimes unexpectedly intertwined. Andre looks back over a life and career lived as a musical “cobbler,” and he talks about resilience, amplifying marginalized voices, uplifting community, and creating opportunities for self-determination and self-respect among young people from cultures that often get erased or misrepresented. He also remembers the ways he has used music for good throughout his life, teaching Montessori, providing music therapy, and the importance of sharing music, especially in difficult times. What unfolds is not just a conversation about gigs and bands, but about pivot points—those moments when life gets turned over, takes a new direction, or transforms. From singing the National Anthem at Wrigley Field in 1982, to playing pool with Seamus Heaney, to performing at Luke’s alongside Montana icon Jay Rummel and others, Andre reflects on what it means to build a life by “cobbling together” community, opportunity, talent, and instinct. Music as life is full of both possibility and responsibility, and Andre shares his wisdom on both, and more. In This Conversation Growing up in an Air Force family and finding the guitar at age 11 Cubs vs. Expos: Singing the American and Canadian national anthems at Wrigley Field—and in the wrong key The Chicago years: mentorship, management, and cultural education The Missoula barstool literary scene Jay Rummel: brilliance, anger, and artistic obsession Mood Iguana, Tapas Records,…","meta_description":"Episode 1: Twelve Tones & Six Billion Songs... 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