The heat goes on through the hottest summer on record, and we can’t get enough of GNUF. So we invited Mary Agnes, one of the founders of the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival, and Robin, long-time GNUF volunteer, along with a rich tranche of topics.

From far across the Pond, we bring you this special edition of the OokTown Podcast recorded at the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield, England, with many new and returning guests, all interviewed by my co-host Doug Brown!

While the snows falls on Los Angeles and solar flares pummel the earth, we find our warm and safe spot for wellness with the CEO of the Ukulele Kids Club, Marlén, and learn about the history, programs, and Big Hairy Audacious Goal of the UKC for 2023.

It’s our spring edition, and we continue our theme of the healing power of the ukulele with our guest David Blake, philanthropist and founder of an organization dedicated to bringing innovative ukulele based therapy programs to hospitals, veteran groups.

Hey, Internet, we’re back! And we have a GREAT show for you with the amazing Brittni Paiva, Hawaii homegrown ukulele performer, producer, and songwriter who has shared the stage with Santana and Tommy Immanuel, and she’s just getting started!

On the show this fine spring day is James Hill to tell us about his collaborative ukulele album called Uke Heads, where you can get your ticket to a once-in-a-lifetime experience to help him make music! Plus, we learn that Tony Danza had a talk show.

Like the arrival of Spring, we welcome back long-time friend of the show Victoria Vox, who brings us songs that she performs live from her upcoming new album, and talk about how art inspired her to write new songs.

Coming to you straight outta Culver City, Cali Rose comes to talk to us about the power of the ukulele in music therapy, and takes us through her journey from studying nursing to full-time musician. So buckle as we come back to you after our winter break

Not even a power outage could prevent Marlowe from joining the show! And stay to the end to hear an exclusive sneak peak of a song about making her big leap from Michigan to seek her fortune in LA, all coming up on the OokTown Podcast.

On the show is YouTube sensation and ukulele teacher Bernadette. We get to hear her incredible story of teaching school in a small town in California, to getting ukuleles in the classroom in Okinawa, Japan, and then coming home to conquer the Internet.

Welcome to part two of our 100th episode! We have Gerald Ross, Victoria Vox and Matt Stead. Our show is loaded with reflections on past shows, what new things we started doing, more on collaborating over the internet, and plenty of ukulele!

Welcome to part two of our 100th episode! We have Gerald Ross, Victoria Vox and Matt Stead. Our show is loaded with reflections on past shows, what new things we started doing, more on collaborating over the internet, and plenty of ukulele!

We’ve reached a milestone I never expected to happen: This is our 100th episode and 10th anniversary show. Come join Lucy of Lucy and La Mer, Aaron Keim of the Quiet American duo as they join us for a very special two-part show.

Like Meghan Trainor says, it’s “All About That Bass.” That’s right, it’s time we revisited the U-Bass. We have first time guests Michael Kohan, a U-Bass gear-geek and Patron of the show, and Stephen Cox, bass instructor with his own YouTube channel.

There’re all kinds of things about online ukulele instruction that’ve been fermenting while in lockdown, and guests Lisa Kljaich and Phil Doleman to let us know what been growing. Plus, ideas for your video lessons and workshops, bear safety, and more.

We welcome first time guests Meredith Harper and Brad Bordessa, plus is back Molly Lewis is back! Sit tight for some deep dives into the motivations for their podcasts, nerdy gear talk, and learn how Molly and Meredith escaped COVID on the JoCo Cruise.

‘Twas the night before solstice and all through the Podcast, we had Mary Agnes and Gerald Ross give us an amazing fun broadcast. Come with us as we salvage this dumpster fire of a year, with laughter, hope, and good news to all lovers of the ukulele!

It’s our Kama’aina episode with Andy Andrews and Aldrine Guerrero to talk about thankfulness, maintaining your ukulele, the state of the ukulele in Hawaii, and an original song about Loco Moco performed by Aldrine, but you gotta stay till the end!

It’s Halloween, a blue moon, and we’ve got fire in the sky! Hear what singer-songwriter Dani Joy and and ukulele instrumentalist Marlowe have to say about scary gig stories, what to do with your ukulele in lockdown, how to arrange cover songs, and more.

On the show we’ve got Matt Stead, Ben Hassenger, and Jeff Krebs. Come join us for a conversation about how they’ve been dealing the changes to their ukulele shops brought on by COVID-19.