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Hosted by Brea Murakami · science · EN-US
An applied music science podcast, hosted by a music therapist. Discover and appreciate the intricacies of musical behaviors, and how music functions in your life.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn applied music science podcast, hosted by a music therapist. Discover and appreciate the intricacies of musical behaviors, and how music functions in your life.
Instru(mental) is hosted by Brea Murakami. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "#22 - Beautiful Motives, Better Person?" (2 September 2026, 31 minutes), "#21 - An MT-BC Goes to SMPC (2026)" (4 August 2026, 32 minutes), and "#20 - This Is Your Musical Brain On Marijuana" (19 April 2026, 22 minutes).
Instru(mental) publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 23 episodes.
Booking probability for Instru(mental) is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Instru(mental) requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Instru(mental)'s contact route on record: public web form.
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Brea Murakami hosts Instru(mental), a science podcast with 23 episodes published.
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Episode #22
Does knowing someone's motivations for using music change our opinion of them? This episode features an interview with Dr. Tanushree Agrawal discussing her research on aesthetics, beauty, and prosocial judgments. Our...
Episode #21
Where can you catch up on the latest music cognition research, watch a musical about the scientific process, and karaoke to your heart's desire? SMPC 2026! This episode is series of recordings from the 2026 Society for...
Episode #20
Have you ever noticed that music just hits differently when your high? In this episode of Instru(mental), we're diving into the surprisingly sparse, but curious body of research that explains how cannabis changes our...
Episode #19
What can we deduce from hearing less than 1 second of music? Learn how accurately listeners can identify music genres from excerpts that are less than a quarter of a second long, and see how your brain does in a mini...
Episode #18
Can music change our moral judgments of others? In this episode, we explore how knowing about someone's, or something's, musicality shifts our moral decision-making. This episode's research study includes four related...
Instru(mental)
What if you didn’t have to be a scientist, or a musician, to use music in your everyday life? Hi there, I’m Brea, a board-certified music therapist and this is Instru(mental) – a podcast that explores the science of...
Episode #17
What's the best music for a wedding? In this episode, I explain how I lightly manipulated my guests with music to make my wedding as fun, engaging, and memorable as possible. We'll cover research about the music and...
Episode #16
How can music serve as a social surrogate when we can't directly interact with others? This episode explores how listening to music can serve as a social proxy and provides ideas for how to strengthen your social...
Episode #15
How can the fields of music therapy and music cognition strengthen each other? This episode features a conversation with music therapist Daniel Goldschmidt ( @danielnnz ) on a wide range of topics about bridging these...
Episode #14
This episode features an interview with Jessica McLean, a soon-to-be music therapist who started her career in music neuroscience. We talk about how Jessica first got involved in music science research and how she’s...
Episode #13
How do our ears and brains take in and process sound? This episode covers the basics of how we hear starting with sound wave all the way to the primary auditory cortex. Learn how music therapists work with individuals...
Episode #12
How can individual musical elements impact our music listening experiences? This episode is a quick dive into how melody and lyrics in a song impact the emotional intensity of music. Learn how you can make more...
Episode #11
How do certain songs become intertwined with our personal memories? This episode explores the musical reminiscence bump, how our musical preferences may be influenced by our parents, and the neurologic mechanisms behind...
Episode #10
Does music release dopamine? And how can music be interpreted as a reward? This episode uncovers how reward circuitry in our brain can be activated when we listen to music. Learn how the interactions between music and...
Episode #9
Why are some people tone deaf? This episode explores a musical disorder called congenital amusia, in which people have trouble processing the pitch and melodic structures of music. Learn the neurologic disconnect in...
Episode #8
How does music help us deal with death? This episode covers research that gives us insights into how music can lessen death anxiety and then discusses three ways that music is used in hospice care to support individuals...
Episode #7
Do our musical tastes reflect our personalities? This episode dives into research about how the Big Five personality factors might influence what music we like. Along the way, learn what you may able to know about a...
Episode #6
Can music impact how we shop? This mini-episode explores how music can unconsciously influence our decisions of what to buy and how much money we spend in retail settings. Get the highlights of how music can impact our...
Episode #5
How does music impact how we move? Can music help us exercise more efficiently? This episode dives into research that explains what's happening in your spinal cord and brain when you're listening to music during a run...
Episode #4
How do babies perceive music? Infants aren't blank musical slates, they're actually pretty sophisticated music listeners. This episode highlights how we're all built to process music from birth, and how this innate...
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senior research fellow within SCHARR / mental health nurse researcher, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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MIND Lab at Northeastern University
PeARL Lab at Texas Tech
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