EPISODE 5

Lindsey Stirling is an acclaimed violinist who fuses classical music with electronica and dance. She has 10 million YouTube subscribers, over 1.9 billion views on her YouTube channel, and 2 Billboard Music Awards. In 2016, she co-authored an autobiography with her sister entitled “The Last Pirate At The Party” and in 2017, she competed on Dancing With The Stars.  She also happens to be a motivational speaker, in her spare time.

In this episode 5 of “The Good Parts”, Andy joins Lindsey at her new home to talk about resilience. It’s a theme that threads throughout her life, having overcome anorexia and depression as a young woman, as well as the professional challenges of being a musician and performer. Lindsey’s charm and strength of character shine through in this episode, as she recounts her days as an early YouTube star, talks about the power of visualization in realizing her goals, and why her most spiritual experience happened while she was on Dancing With The Stars.

EPISODE 2

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a Grammy-Award winning performer who originated the role of Aaron Burr in a sold out run of “Hamilton” at The Public Theatre in 2015. He made his Broadway debut at the age of 17 in “Rent”.

In this episode, Andy sits down with Leslie to talk about his work in the groundbreaking show Hamilton, which went from off-Broadway to becoming one of the most successful shows ever. Leslie discusses how he prepared for the part, what it was like to originate the role of Aaron, and when the cast realized how impactful the show would be (especially after Michelle Obama’s ringing endorsement).