RARE HUMANS Podcast

#011 - Alex Rifkind: Philosophy, Mindset, & Pushing through Adversity

A conversation with former Division 1 college basketball player and 3rd generation music executive Alex Rifkind

#010 - Jason Hill: Working with David Fincher, Trusting Your ideas, Playing Music

Jason Hill is a multi-instrumentalist known for inventing, building, and mastering his own unusual instruments which help create his unique scores and productions. Hill is the lead singer, guitarist, and producer for the band LOUIS XIV. He has produced, written records or otherwise worked with such artists as The Killers, David Bowie, Ariel Pink, The White Stripes, and more. Jason Hill now spends most of his time as a film composer working with acclaimed director David Fincher on the psychological thriller film Gone Girl and has since worked on many projects with Fincher such as the Emmy-winning series MINDHUNTER.

#009 - Blair Caldwell: Photography, Life Journey, & Shooting for Beyoncé

Raised in a small Texas town, Blair Caldwell began his career dreaming of a way to get his photography on billboards, magazines, and album covers. After just a few years, Blair was already shooting with some of today's greatest musical artists like Beyonce, Normani, and SZA. Blair’s style is self-described as ‘neat photos.’ Not much going on in the background, clean walls, and clean portraits. His ability to capture the subject's details and emotions in a clean and effective way is what sets him apart from other photographers. This is Blair Caldwell

#008 - Jesse Biddle: MLB, The Pro-Athlete Journey, and Competing at a High Level

Jesse Thomas Biddle is an American professional baseball [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_baseball] pitcher [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher] in the Arizona Diamondbacks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks] organization. He was selected in the first round of the 2010 MLB draft [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_MLB_draft] by the Philadelphia Phillies [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies]. Biddle has previously played in the MLB [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball]for the Atlanta Braves [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Braves], Seattle Mariners [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners], Texas Rangers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)], and Cincinnati Reds [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds].

#007 - Josh Levi: Song Writing, Performing, and Embracing Your Gifts

Josh Levi is a singer-songwriter from Houston [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston], Texas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas].[1] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Levi_(singer)#cite_note-houston-1][2] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Levi_(singer)#cite_note-quart-2] He first gained attention for his role in the NBC [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC] television series Friday Night Lights [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(TV_series)]. He then gained further prominence as a finalist on the third season [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X_Factor_(American_season_3)] of The X Factor. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X_Factor_(American_TV_series)]In 2021, he signed with Issa Rae [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Rae]'s Raedio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raedio] and Atlantic Records [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records]. Josh then voiced the character of Aaron Z from the fictional boy band 4*Town [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4*Town] in the Pixar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar] animated film Turning Red [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Red] which resulted in earning him his first Billboard Hot 100 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100] charting hit with Billie Eilish [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Eilish]. He then was nominated for his first Grammy due to the success of the track.