We’re pleased to announce that our Music Life & Times podcast ranks 48th on the Feedspot 2026 “100 Best Music Podcasts” and 8th on the Feedspot 2026 rankings of “15 Best Jazz Piano Podcasts.” Music Life & Times is a conversation between Hosts Kevin Bales and Mike Shaw—we often are joined by a special guest, a prominent musician or fixture in the music community—on the life lessons that learning to play and perform music teaches. It is a preamble to our book, What You Learn Learning Music, to be released by Histria Books in November 2026 for distribution by Simon & Schuster.
Feedspot’s 2026 rankings for content creators and podcasts “highlight leaders based on influence, activity, and search metrics.” The India-based content consolidator/reader/distributor releases annual rankings on a variety of digital categories, including top podcasts and blogs. According to Feedspot, “When ranking these US Music podcasts, we’ve considered not just their following, but also their engagement, ratings, reviews, freshness as well as overall influence in the US Music space.” The current rankings were released in January. Music Life & Times was previously listed 2nd on Feedspot’s “10 Best New Podcasts About Jazz Piano” in 2023.
