Strung Out
Welcome to STRUNG OUT. The show is an eclectic mix of topics ranging from music, to art, to themes of the day to the supernatural to how to better this world we live in. If you like interesting conversation, along with some original music, we got your back. Martin McCormack resides in Chicago. He is known not only for his music, but for his writing and artwork. McCormack's entire catalogue of works can be viewed at www.MartinMcCormack.com. You can also see McCormack's involvement in the duo Switchback by visiting the website www.waygoodmusic.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 254
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Strung Out Episode 213: RED OR BLUE ALBUM NOTES
Join artist, writer, and musician Martin Laurence McCormack in this episode of Strung Out, where he shares an intimate glimpse into his life and the inspirations behind his band's lates…
Strung Out Episode 212: THE WORLD ROUNDUP FROM THE BACK YARD
In Episode SO 212 of the Strung Out podcast, titled "World Roundup from the Backyard," host Martin Laurence McCormack embarks on a solo discussion covering a variety of topics. He begin…
Strung Out Episode 211: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONUNDRUM
Early childhood and special needs students take a lot of patience, love and creativity to help. However, the people who help such students in Chicago are not well paid and predominantl…
Strung Out Episode 210: KNIGHT OF THE POETRY SLAM, SIR MARC SMITH
It's not every day you meet a real live knight. But in the case of Marc Smith, the Chicago poet and founder of the artform called Poetry Slam, he is. He was knighted in a ceremony in …
Strung Out Episode 209: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH JONAS FRIDDLE
Singer-Songwriter Jonas Friddle is also a teacher at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Teaching not only banjo, but songwriting, Friddle discusses his technique for writin…
Strung Out Episode 208: SINGER-SONGWRITER JONAS FRIDDLE
Jonas Friddle is a singer, songwriter and Old-Time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting Award, First Place in the Great American Song Contest and a nominat…
Strung Out Episode 207: THE WORLD ROUND UP FROM THE BACK YARD
Martin and Robert Smith take a look at this world from the back yard in Chicago. Our regular mix of geopolitics, the political race here in America and how class inequality factors into…
Strung Out Episode 206: AINE McCORMACK, PIANIST
Martin interviews his daughter Aine about her piano accomplishment in winning second place in the Illinois Music Association competition for piano. Already composing songs, it's inte…
Strung Out Episode 205: FRIDA KAHLO
Martin talks to his daughter Aine about her decision to research the artist, Frida Kahlo.
We are always grateful to have you listening to STRUNG OUT. Here are some impor…
Strung Out Episode 204: THE REWILDING OF THE NACHUSA GRASSLANDS.
This is part of an ongoing project into the idea of rewilding: removing areas of semi-settlement in return to a legacy area....with very little human involvement. It's the secret of ho…
Strung Out Episode 203: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH GERALD DOWD. PART TWO.
Gerald Dowd has been described as “the hardest working drummer in Chicago” (Richard Milne, WXRT), playing on over 100 albums, and averaging 150 live dates a year around the world. In re…
Strung Out Episode 202 THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH GERALD DOWD. PART ONE
Gerald Dowd has been described as “the hardest working drummer in Chicago” (Richard Milne, WXRT), playing on over 100 albums, and averaging 150 live dates a year around the world. In …
Strung Out Episode 201. THE WORLD ROUNDUP FROM THE BACKYARD
It's the World Roundup (from the backyard of Martin's house in Chicago). This week Martin talks about the college Palestinian encampments and how both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli fa…
Strung Out Episode 200. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH CORY GOODRICH
First of all, check out Cory's website at www.corygoodrich.com. We discuss the visual art of Cory Goodrich on this podcast, and how her discovery of "a family secret" led her to creat…
Strung Out Episode 199. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH CORY GOODRICH
First of all, check out Cory's website at www.corygoodrich.com.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware and raised in Clarkston, Michigan, Cory Goodrich is a Jeff Award winning actress for her role…
Strung Out Episode 198. THE WORLD ROUNDUP (FROM THE BACK YARD)
Martin discusses the significance of the anniversary of the start of the Civil War with the firing on Ft. Sumter. How the war, which focused on the elimination of slavery, was also a w…
Strung Out Episode 197 THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH DAVID ROCCO FACCHINI. PART TWO.
David Rocco Facchini is an artist's artist. He's at once a visual artist, making amazing sculptures out of found objects, such as bits of old movie equipment, he's a storyteller, a sto…
Strung Out Episode 196: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH DAVID ROCCO FACCHINI. PART ONE OF TWO.
Creator of independent films, found object artist, college professor and cultural intellectual, David Rocco Facchini joins me for a two-part conversation that is a must-listen for those…
Strung Out Episode 195. TICKS-COMING TO A TREE NEAR YOU.
If there is one critter in the world that defies any logical explanation as to the benefit of its existence, consider the tick. Having been around for over 120 million years, the tick…
Strung Out Episode 194: WHAT THE IRISH CAN TEACH ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS
The Irish have been a race of people that have known their share of suffering. Millions died during the An Gorta Mor, The Great Hunger or better known as the Potato Famine. The uprisi…