{"podcast":{"title":"You Dig?","slug":"you-dig-6734684","podcast_index_feed_id":6734684,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/leadology/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/leadology","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/leadology/20260211_070222_d988525f37cb66ecfda29d6df46213ae.jpg","author":"Steve Wiest","episode_count":44,"summary":"Video versions: https://www.youtube.com/@YouDigPod You Dig? is a long-form podcast featuring candid, easygoing conversations with creative voices across music, art, and culture—exploring creativity, craft, and the stories behind the work. A good time is had by all—guaranteed..","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-dig-6734684"},"episode":{"title":"Randy Brecker: Miles Davis, Skunk Funk, Horace Silver & The Meaning of Life | You Dig?","slug":"randy-brecker-miles-davis-skunk-funk-horace-silver-the-meaning-of-life-you-dig","published_at":"2026-05-22T23:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-dig-6734684/randy-brecker-miles-davis-skunk-funk-horace-silver-the-meaning-of-life-you-dig","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-dig-6734684","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/leadology/2850869","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/243923/2850869/leadology/2026_05_22_22_48_01_539a1225-a2b5-4013-bf83-51a7fbf8cd0d.mp3","summary":"On this deeply musical and often hilarious episode of You Dig?, Steve Wiest sits down with trumpet legend Randy Brecker for an epic late-night hang covering improvisation, practice, composition, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker, Horace Silver, the Brecker Brothers, Seventh Avenue South, and Randy’s beautiful new album Espirito. Highlights include: 🎺 The famous Miles Davis wah-wah story 🎺 How Randy wrote “Skunk Funk” 🎺 Following Michael Brecker solos night after night 🎺 Lessons learned from Horace Silver 🎺 Randy’s approach to practicing at age 80 🎺 Brecker Brothers origin stories 🎺 Thoughts on improvisation and tension/release 🎺 The Dig You Inquisition™ Wise, funny, warm, and deeply inspiring, this episode is packed with hard-earned musical insight from one of jazz fusion’s most iconic voices. A good time is had by all. You dig? _______________-- Links from this Episode: Randy's website: https://www.randybrecker.com/ 🎺 SPECIAL BONUS: Check out the legendary fan-made video by the great Lewis Gerts: “Some Skunk Funk by Almost Everyone” featuring countless performances spliced together bar-by-bar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TnUbXkvlz4","meta_description":"On this deeply musical and often hilarious episode of You Dig?, Steve Wiest sits down with trumpet legend Randy Brecker for an epic late-night hang coveri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5260,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-dig-6734684/episodes/randy-brecker-miles-davis-skunk-funk-horace-silver-the-meaning-of-life-you-dig/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-dig-6734684/randy-brecker-miles-davis-skunk-funk-horace-silver-the-meaning-of-life-you-dig.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}