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Journey of an Aesthete Podcast https://www.jouneyofanaesthetepodcast.com/

By: Mitch Hampton
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 In our sixth season we continue our comprehensive examination of all matters aesthetic, across all art forms & how creativity connects us to what it means to be human. Through the intimate lens of the creative process of different artists, makers and creators, we deep dive into all things arts & humanities. Your host, Mitch Hampton, is a journalist, world renown pianist & composer for films who is neurodivergent. We explore the rich stories of these artists, what inspired them to become creators as we also witness Mitch's own creative journey as he connects to the world through his podcast.Mitch Hampton Art
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  • Season 7: A Shakespeare Episode with guest Dr. Kurt Daw

    Season 7: A Shakespeare Episode with guest Dr. Kurt Daw
    Mar 20 2026
    #mitchhampton #DrKurtDaw #shakespeare #theatre #hamnet #life #podcast #folio #shakespeare Dr. Daw’s journey is in many respects similar one ideal or representative journey I have in mind for the journey of our podcast name. I have always felt that Shakespeare has a universal value and this episode was in many respects an expression in conversation of what such a phenomenon in art and culture could possibly mean. During this episode I mentioned in passing the now somewhat obscure but once culturally significant figure of the great jazz/hispter comedian Lord Buckley and his “Willie The Shake” routine. I have no idea whether this registers much anymore but the very fact that in the 1950s a “hipster”and “beatnik” comedy could have a sort of hit about the glories of Shakespeare is but one of many and myriad examples of just how one author can have a most comprehensive and, indeed, eternal journey. I really enjoyed this conversation and episode immensely and hope this pleasure connects with the audience and listeners in the world.More about the magnificent Dr. Kurt Daw:BIOGRAPHYKurt Daw is a professor of Theater Arts at San Francisco State. He has previously served as arts dean at SFSU and at SUNY-New Paltz. He was the president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education from 2000-03. He twice participated in National Endowment for the Humanities seminars on Shakespeare and Performance at the Folger Shakespeare Library. He has directed numerous Shakespeare plays, operas and musicals for the stage.RESEARCH INTERESTSEarly Modern print cultureTextual Criticism and EditingEnglish Renaissance LiteratureHamletPrint CultureTheatre ArtsTheatre HistoryPhilosophy of Dance and Theatre ArtsGreek Language and Literature - theatre and historiographymoreAFFILIATIONSSan Francisco State University, Theatre Arts, Faculty MemberWEBSITEhttps://midsummer.playersreference.com/midsummer/experiential/BOOKS:Acting: Thought into ActionRevised Acting Shakespeare & His Contemporaries A Guide to Scenes & Monologues from Shakespeare and His Contemporaries #theater #uk #1500s #1600s #england #folio #foliosociety #marjoriegarber #frankkermode #haroldbloom #midsummernightsdream #measureformeasure #romeoandjuliet #hamlet #hamnet #art #acting #maggieo'farrell #chloezhao #jessiebuckley #ireland #scotland #cinema #film #literature #literarycriticism #theory #hermeneutics #kinglear #peterbrook #paulscofield #laurenceolivier #mickeyrooney #jamescagney #maxreinhardt #hollywood #1930s #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #shakespeareinlove #tomstoppard #emmathompson #kennethbranagh #damejudidench #gwynethpaltrow #brucepaltrow #colinfirth #lordbuckley #bebop #comedy #beatnick #awinterstale #thorntonwilder #ourtown #theskinofourteeth #thematchmaker #shadowofadoubt #alfredhitchcock #jospehcotten #teresawright
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Season 7: Trio Concert, "Out of the Deep Thaw"

    Season 7: Trio Concert, "Out of the Deep Thaw"
    Feb 26 2026


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    #jazzmusic #jazztube #concert #MitchHamptonTrioIn this performance I play some of the most well known standards from the American Songbook as well as brand new compositions played for the first time, with Zack Page on the bass and Justin Watt on drums.
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Season 7: "Art and Creating A Podcast, Part 2"

    Season 7: "Art and Creating A Podcast, Part 2"
    Feb 24 2026

    #podcast #mitchhampton #podcasttubeIn this, the second part of my discussion of what it is like to create this podcast, I discuss some of the cultural edcuation and personal biography that informs the show including the timeline of the 1980s though the middle 00s.

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    58 mins
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