Bliss Is Ordinary
Have you ever wondered what life might be like if people sang more often? Join hosts Yam & Jessi as they celebrate the living tradition of singing in the everyday world, and ask the question, “Can an ordinary voice sing a true song?”. Part intimate conversation, part singing-telegram, this show chronicles stories of how people use song to better understand the world around them, and navigate being human. Every episode includes an original song that is taught, as well as support for getting more in touch with your own authentic voice.
Episodes
11 episodes
Aaron Johnson Invites You to Risk Something
Jessi & Yam welcome their listeners into a conversation with artist and educator Aaron Johnson about the ways intentional closeness can interrupt oppression. They discuss singing as a form of resistance, love as a disrupting force, beatboxi...
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Real Love Songs Vol. 1 (Your Love Reminds Me)
Jessi & Yam welcome their listeners into an intimate conversation about Real Love, their lasting affinity for voicemails, and the song-centered origins of their 7 year relationship. A young listener submits a song about how good it...
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Ahlay and The Wail
Jessi & Yam share a special song from one one of their youngest listeners, and the two of them have a conversation with community grief tender Alexandra 'Ahlay' Blakely about whales, dreams, ancestors, and her burgeoning communal healing pr...
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1:07:45
Come Sing With Me (in a Rite Aid)
Yam shares a story about catching a song in the bathroom of a Rite Aid. Jessi & Yam wax poetic about forbidden love, undercover artists, odd jobs, and the virtues of spontaneity in the everyday world. Yam teaches Jessi a song inspired by on...
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Laughing W/ Laraaji & Arji
Jessi & Yam share a special message from their listeners, and the two of them have a conversation with legendary ambient/new-age artist Laraaji & his partner Arji Oceananda about the medicinal qualities of laughter, the portable and lig...
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Yinterview With Yin
Yam & Jessi announce that Bliss Is Ordinary now has a Patreon page, and the two of them have a conversation with their bandmate Yin (a self-described 'vessel of song') about being a good friend to yourself, the self-soothing aspects of voca...
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A Little More Laurence - Extra Ordinary No.1
A few choice minutes of additional wisdom & music from our interview with community song leader Laurence Cole that weren't included in episode 4, but are now here for your listening enjoyment. ...
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The Enchantment of Laurence Cole
Jessi & Yam travel to Port Townsend, WA to have a conversation with song leader Laurence Cole about being an elder, grief-tender, and community crooner. Laurence shares wisdom and insight about finding belonging, transforming trauma, and ho...
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Blossom Rain - a Song Teaching (Feat. Yambaby)
Yam experiments with auto-tune. Yam & Jessi talk about the audacity of Spring. Yam teaches Jessi a song about inner freedom.
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