Musical Rounds

Music Takes You Places

For our Musical Rounds Season 1 finale, we share the story of Charlie, a young man wise beyond his years. He spoke about his family unit, one that is knit together with d

Naked Garden Parties

A husband and wife share the secret that's defined their marriage: a goofy, naked gardening tradition they've kept up for years, dodging the neighbors' eyes and laughing

We are Warriors

This warrior can point to the exact spot where his tumor lives. He takes Melanie's finger and presses it right there, onto his skull, so she can feel it too. But what he

Mr Sociability

"Most people are fundamentally good people. It's a nice feeling." Meet Mr Sociability and his wife of 60 years. Take part in a delightful trip around the world, from conc

Art to Me Is Beauty

“Art to me is beauty…What you put on that canvas is what's in your mind. And I love that. No one can take away what you draw, what you paint, what you say. No one can tak

Footprints in the Sand

When I walked into this woman's hospital room, I discovered she was awake and intubated, which meant a machine was helping her to breathe and, as a result, she wasn't abl

Something Sweet

Allie never thought of herself as sweet. Her sister knows exactly why: she knows everyone's name, walks up to strangers, makes every person feel like they belong. Her who

Sunlight through the Trees

A man meets Shelby the cello and decides he wants to go somewhere he's never been: a canyon in New Zealand, hunting red stag. As the low tones carry him into the landscap

Blue Light Special

A woman takes us to her favorite place on earth, which turns out to be a person: her husband. The man who taught her what safety feels like. She tells the story of spotti

The Hummingbird

Meet a man who's lived the life of a hummingbird, with his family joining him in his garden for one last happy party. We hear stories from his youth waking up in the moat

A Duet with the IV Alarm

A cellist walks into a hospital room, and the most annoying sound in medicine becomes something unexpected. Meet Melanie Ambler and Shelby the cello, and the moment that

So, Here We Go

A tale of radical acceptance. A woman who has had six cancers since age 23 shares why she stopped fighting — and started making friends. Musical Rounds is a podcast wher

The Glass Doll

A beautiful glass doll is dancing in circles, trying to bring happiness everywhere it goes. It doesn't know it's broken. A story of Afghanistan, family, and a spirit that

As Far Into the Woods

A cabin in the Sierras where the kids sleep on the floor, everyone piles onto a Polaris, and you head as far into the woods as you can go. Then a diagnosis threatens all

Alive & Kicking

He used to clean a high school orchestra room and he can still hear every instrument. From a symphony hall in Mexico City to a hospital bed in California, he's still flyi

Musical Rounds

Musical Rounds is a podcast where people with serious illnesses share their life stories, and we transform them into live, improvised soundtracks.  Hosted by cellist and