We’re wrapping up our series on podcasts and playlists with this final episode… In this one, Kendra and I pull back the curtain to explain more of the art and science behind our strategy on creating playlists.

How do we pick who to play when? What mood do we want to strike for which playlist? And then finally: who are some of our favorite artists, albums, and playlists?

(Get ready for the epic-est of show notes!)

Links From This Episode:

• The Simple Show on Instagram
• Kendra’s blog + podcast, The Lazy Genius Collective
• Kendra on Instagram
• Tsh on Instagram and Twitter
• Spotify—Premium accounts, Family accounts
• Kendra’s fave artists:
  • Andrew Peterson*
  • Jill Phillips
  • Andy Gullahorn
  • Patty Griffin*
  • Noah Gunderson
  • Penny and Sparrow*
  • Josh Garrels
  • Sandra McCracken
  • Ben Howard
  • The Oh Hellos
  • Oh Wonder
  • Liza Anne
• Tsh’s fave artists:
  • Josh Garrels*
  • Andrew Bird*
  • The Milk Carton Kids
  • All Sons & Daughters
  • alt-J
  • Beach House
  • Lord Huron
  • Bifrost Arts
  • Ben Harper
  • Broken Bells
  • Arcade Fire
  • Damien Rice
  • Mumford & Sons
  • José González*
  • fun.
  • Gregory Alan Isakov
  • The Brilliance
  • Jenny & Tyler
  • Lumineers
  • Over the Rhine
  • Rend Collective
  • Sara Groves
  • Christa Wells
  • The Shins
  • Sigur Ros
  • U2
• Kendra’s fave albums:
  • Every Kingdom (Ben Howard) | Apple Music
  • Ready This Time (Stacy Lantz)* | Apple Music
  • Ellipse (Imogen Heap)* | Apple Music
  • Pure Heroine (Lorde) | Apple Music
  • Why Should the Fire Die (Nickel Creek)| Apple Music
  • Carry the Ghost (Noah Gunderson)| Apple Music
  • Living with Ghosts (Patty Griffin)| Apple Music
  • The Family Tree (Radical Face)*| Apple Music
  • Range of Light (S. Carey) | Apple Music
  • Strict Joy (The Swell Season) | Apple Music
  • 1989 (Taylor Swift) | Apple Music
  • Heartthrob (Tegan and Sara) | Apple Music
• Tsh’s fave albums:
  • Hamilton soundtrack | Apple Music
  • Walter Mitty soundtrack | Apple Music
  • Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Hill)* | Apple Music
  • Armchair Apocrypha (Andrew Bird) | Apple Music
  • The Burning Edge of Dawn (Andrew Peterson) | Apple Music
  • A Rush of Blood to the Head (Coldplay) | Apple Music
  • Some Nights (fun.) | Apple Music
  • The Weatherman (Gregory Alan Isakov) | Apple Music
  • Love & War & The Sea in Between (Josh Garrels) | Apple Music
  • Strange Trails (Lord Huron) | Apple Music
  • Living Room Songs (Ólafur Arnalds)* | Apple Music
  • The Joshua Tree (U2)* | Apple Music
• Kendra’s fave playlists:
  • Noah Penny Magic,
  • Cleaning the Kitchen,
  • Instrumental Work
• Tsh’s fave playlists:
  • Deep Work + Beats,
  • They Make Me Cry,
  • Cleaning + Dancing
• Kendra’s Spotify profile; Tsh’s Spotify profile (click ‘follow’)
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* Mentioned in this episode