Though Lincoln Jones got what most insiders would call a catastrophically late start in ballet, he is now the artistic director of “one of America’s most adventurous and exciting ballet companies”  (Classical KUSC). Outsiders brings Jones' irreverent, iconoclastic approach to one of our most revered art forms, backed by his encyclopedic knowledge, immense passion, and his gift for making “the most complex issues seem like child's play” (The Los Angeles Times). An inspiring, enlightenin...
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Episode List

Ep 42: I Don't Know How You Do It

May 17th, 2021 12:00 PM

After discussing the difference between lucid dreaming and dreaming that you are lucid dreaming, Lincoln and Elise speak with ACB Music Director Alin Melik-Adamyan about her really, really hard job. 

Ep 41: Lucid Waking

May 3rd, 2021 12:00 PM

Lincoln opens by apologizing for saying “um” so much, then goes right on saying it. Then Elise wonders about the history of eyelash wishes, and Lincoln wishes she’d looked it up. (Sometimes she forgets she’s on a podcast). After a short foray into Lincoln’s new theory of Lucid Waking, they talk at length about Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away, and why you should never look away. Also, since Lincoln forgot to mention it, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings was played by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, led by Philipe Entremont.

Ep 40: The Glamour Of It

Apr 19th, 2021 12:00 PM

Lincoln interviews ACB principal Rochelle Chang, sort of. Actually, he calls Rochelle, and then just talks a lot. He also seems to have started saying “um” all the time. Wtf? But eventually he lets her speak a little, and things get interesting. 

Ep 39: You Say Fröbel, I Say Fröbel

Apr 5th, 2021 12:00 PM

OUTSIDERS Interview: Lincoln speaks with Scott Bultman about the man who invented Kindergarten, why he was persecuted for it, and his remarkable system of blocks that Lincoln used to teach himself design.

Ep. 38: Boring Into The Center Of The Universe

Mar 22nd, 2021 12:00 PM

OUTSIDERS Interview: David Simon. If a sculptor dies in college, does he make a sound? Tune in for the answer, plus a fascinating interview about artistic training, concept vs. craft, and the long road to mastery.

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