The Third Story with Leo Sidran

Leo Sidran

Booking Overview

This is a long-form interview show focused on creative lives, personal journeys, and the experiences shaping musicians, writers, artists, and other notable cultural or civic figures. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished authors, musicians, artists, cultural commentators, and organizers with distinctive life stories and substantive ideas; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 348

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.5k subscribers

Instagram: 1.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thirdstorypodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Leo Sidran - Musician, producer, and podcast host known for thoughtful long-form conversations with creative and culturally engaged people.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Accomplished authors, musicians, artists, cultural commentators, political organizers, and other creative or civic professionals with a distinctive personal journey and substantive perspectives.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Acclaimed debut work, Leadership in prominent civic or political organizations, Established careers in music, writing, or cultural production

Recent Guest Discussions

Ben Wikler - Democracy, Political Organizing, Humor, Media, Civic Life, Curiosity, Optimism, And Solidarity.

Ben Sidran - Jazz, Democracy, Identity, American Life, And Freedom.

Heather Aimee O'Neill - Writing, Ambition, Authenticity, Vulnerability, And The Transition From Observer To Protagonist.

Recent Topics

Music, Writing, Literature

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Third Story with Leo Sidran

329: Sofia Rei

September 02, 2026

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 collaborators and students. Her new album, Antónima, brings those threads together through what she calls "Folk and Futurism" a meeting place for tradition, technology and a distinctly contemporary musical identity. www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com www.wbgo.org/podcas...

328: Ashley Kahn

August 21, 2026

Forty years ago this month, Paul Simon released Graceland, an album that became one of the defining records of his career, and one of the most celebrated and debated albums of its era. The record would go on to sell millions of copies and win the Grammy for Album of the Year. It would also generate enormous controversy over Simon's decision to record in apartheid South Africa during a cultural boycott. Music historian Ashley Kahn tells the whole complicated story in his new book, Days of Mira...

327: Ben Sidran at 83

August 14, 2026

For his 83rd birthday, Ben Sidran revisits a 1974 DownBeat profile (done when he was 30) and considers what has changed - and what hasn't - over more than half a century of music and life. In his annual birthday conversation with Leo, he reflects on aging, ambition, practice and the surprising persistence of a worldview formed long ago. www.third-story.com www.leosidran.substack.com www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story https://youtu.be/SZY4QRpJCTw

Publicly listed emails

thirdstorypodcast@gmail.com

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