There are stories we tell ourselves. There are stories we tell our friends. There are the stories we tell strangers. There are stories we never tell.Somewhere, in the middle of all of this, is the Third Story. The intersection between the art and the craft, the living and the living, the personal and the professional…The place where all of these meet is the Third Story.The Third Story podcast features long-form interviews with musicians and members of the creative class, hosted by Leo Sidran. Their stories of discovery, loss, ambition, identity, improvisation, risk, and reward are deeply moving and compelling for all of us as we embark on our own creative journeys.Check out the rest of our line up at WBGO Studios.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThere are stories we tell ourselves. There are stories we tell our friends. There are the stories we tell strangers. There are stories we never tell. Somewhere, in the middle of all of this, is the Third Story.
Recent episodes include "Richard Marx: The Songwriter Behind the Hits" (13 October 2026, 54 minutes), "The Iconic Harry Connick, Jr." (5 October 2026, 63 minutes), and "Nicole Zuraitis plays the long game" (28 September 2026, 64 minutes).
The Third Story publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 116 episodes.
Booking probability for The Third Story is 43%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Third Story requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Third Story's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Third Story are Artists, Writers & Performers. The Third Story has an interviews audience.
The Third Story is an interviews show with 116 episodes published.
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The Third Story
From singing jingles as a child to writing some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s, Richard Marx reflects on his musical upbringing, his songwriting career and his new album, After Hours, in conversation with Leo...
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Harry Connick, Jr. joins Leo Sidran to discuss Babe: Elaboratio — A Tribute to My Mother, an ambitious new orchestral work and book devoted to his mother, Anita Livingston, who died when he was 13. Connick reflects on...
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Grammy-winning singer, pianist and songwriter Nicole Zuraitis on The Devil I Knew, the boundaries of jazz, the long game of an independent career, and what it means to finally bake your own cake.
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Pianist Sullivan Fortner on growing up in New Orleans, nearly choosing medicine over music, and the teachers and mentors who shaped him, from Barry Harris and Fred Hersch to his years playing with Roy Hargrove; his...
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Argentine singer, composer, and producer Sofía Rei talks about leaving Buenos Aires and rediscovering the music of home, moving beyond the boundaries of jazz, embracing electronics and production, and learning from...
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Ben Wikler, author of This Is the Plan, talks to Leo Sidran about humor, organizing, civic life, and the Wisconsin values that shaped his approach to democracy. A thoughtful discussion of community, political...
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Before The Irish Goodbye became one of the most acclaimed debut novels of 2025, Heather Aimee O'Neill spent years quietly writing it while building a career helping other writers tell their stories. Here she discusses...
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Saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin has become one of the most dynamic voices in jazz. In this wide ranging conversation with Leo Sidran she recalls some of her early professional experiences, and how the...
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To mark what would have been Miles Davis's 100th birthday, The Third Story with Leo Sidran revisits a rare 1986 conversation between Miles and Ben Sidran, recorded on the terrace of Miles’s Malibu home.
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After nearly three decades of resisting fixed categories, Julieta is returning to the place where that sensibility began. This year she releases Norteña, an album that turns back toward the border city where all of that...
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Dida Pelled talks to Leo Sidran about her latest album I Wish You Would, her approach to tradition, identity, finding a personal voice across genres, discovering the truth about her sexuality, her singing, and the six...
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Leo Sidran in conversation with Emily Cavanaugh. Emily is the founder of Song For You, a nonprofit organization bringing personalized songs to patients, loved ones, and frontline workers during times of crisis.
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Part personal story, part philosophical inquiry, and part behind-the-scenes look at how creative work actually gets made, Leo Sidran chronicles the process of preparing a gig with his father.
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Phoebe Katis is Leo Sidran's latest guest on his The Third Story podcast
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"The Sporkful" podcast host Dan Pashman is the next guest on Leo Sidran's "The Third Story"
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On the latest episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran chats with Kurt Elling
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On this episode of The Third Story, host Leo Sidran has a story about Madrid’s Cafe Central
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The Third Story host Leo Sidran remembers Phil Upchurch
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Madison Cunningham is the latest guest on Leo Sidran's The Third Story podcast
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