October 26, 2025

Barbershop Youth Outreach!

October 26, 2025/ Steve Stripling

Today's show features "Men Can Sing", a fun barbershop youth outreach program. Designed to get high school guys interested in their school choral programs, it also highlights the vital importance of our music educators.

A cappella coach, Eddie Martinez, Midnight Board members Steve Kari, Tim Tillman and Ernie Peters join us. Plus, music educators, Rebecca Nelson, Makayla Forbes and Annie Herzog join us. Fun show and reminding us singing barbershop brings out the youth in all of us!

Fun podcast!

12:40-35:43 Eddie Martinez, Steve Kari, Tim Tillman

36:49-44:07 Rebecca Nelson, Makayla Forbes, Annie Herzog

44:36 - 47:44 Ernie Peters Battle of the Bands Skit

July 05, 2025

Barbershop & Friends Around the World

July 05, 2025/ Steve Stripling

The Anchorage Midnight Sons Chorus belongs to a network called "Barbershop"; an American musical genre that brings people together from all over the world. Like today's guests, Timothy Yu, originally from Hong Kong, now doing research in Alaska for his doctoral dissertation at Florida State.

For Timothy Yu time stamp 3:44 -15:29

And friends from the 2025 International Gold Medal Champions, the Vocal Majority in Dallas, TX, Phil McShan, Eddie Martinez and Marcus Kang!

Phil McShan time stamp 15:30 - 25:28

Marcus Kang time stamp 25:29 - 40:22

Eddie Martinez time stamp 40:23 - 51:48