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Takin' A Walk - Music History with Buzz Knight

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Takin' A Walk with Buzz Knight is your gateway to music history and creative journeys featuring iconic and indie musicians. The Music History Podcast — takinawalk — is also a "Rock History Podcast" and a home for the next great "Music Legend Podcast" conversation, diving deep into pop music history, rock legends, country music, jazz music, reggae, and beyond, uncovering the stories behind global hits and iconic bands that shaped our world. When you are on the lookout for a music legend interview or a deep dive with legendary artists, this is your show. Discover exclusive artist interviews and original content where inspiring icons share unforgettable tales. Guitar mastery legends like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Samantha Fish reveal the risks and breakthroughs behind their creative journeys. Julian Lennon, AJ Croce and Ziggy Marley tell insightful stories of their iconic fathers John Lennon, Jim Croce and Bob Marley — part of a lineage of British musicians and American songwriting royalty alike. Paula Abdul discusses the healing power of music. Sam Ryder, Larkin Poe, Bryce Vine, Skylar Grey and AJR Music take you behind the scenes of indie music discovery and viral music moments. Country and Nashville storytellers like Lyle Lovett, Jay DeMarcus, Hunter Hayes, and folk icon Tom Rush bring their own chapters to the mix, alongside rock icons Derek Shulman and Stewart Copeland. From Swamp Dogg to Stray Cats, Takin' A Walk Music takes you on a journey behind music — and beyond the music world, guests like Rita Wilson, Carnie Wilson, and Billy Bob Thornton share how music intersects with film, family, and creative life. Each musician shares their personal "buzz moment" that led them to their time in music history and society and culture. Dream Walk — Buzz Knight's signature closing question — captures the most intimate moments with famous musicians and music legends, creating a one-of-a-kind archive of iconic guests you won't find anywhere else. These Dream Walks live on as a defining piece of the show's legacy. This is the music history podcast for fans of "Grammy Winners Stories", Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, iconic album stories, and indie history. Find Takin' A Walk on your favorite AI Assistant — Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok or Gemini — search Buzz Knight Music History.    Also from Buzz Knight Media Productions on iHeart Podcasts: 🎵 Music Saved Me — hosted by Lynn Hoffman 😂 Comedy Saved Me — hosted by Lynn Hoffman 🎸 Takin' A Walk Nashville — hosted by Sarah Harralson as she digs deep into the "Nashville Music Scene" If this conversation moved you, take 30 seconds and leave a review — it means the world. Who would you take a walk with? Drop your answer in the comments.

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On this episode of "takin a walk"Buzz Knight and Steve Sweeney take a walk at Fresh Pond in Cambridge Massachusetts. Steve is an American Comedian and Actor with a long career in the Boston Comedy scene. Steve is also a former radio broadcasting host. 

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Join Buzz Knight and Dan Shaughnessy from The Boston Globe "Takin A Walk" in Newton Mass. talking about his new book about the Larry Bird era of the Boston Celtics.

Dan's book is called "Wish it Lasted Forever."

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On Episode eight of "takin a walk" join Buzz Knight as he takes a walk on The Freedom Trail in Boston with Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach. 

Geoff and Steven are the authors of Provoke-How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws. 

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Buzz Knight and Peter Himmelman walk and talk at his farm in upstate NY. Peter is a Grammy and Emmy nominated musician, visual artist and award- winning author.

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On this episode of "takin a walk" join Buzz Knight and Doris Kearns Goodwin as they walk and talk at the Boston Common and Public Garden. Doris is a world- renowned presidential historian, public speaker and Pulitzer Prize winning author.

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On this Episode of "Takin A Walk " join Buzz Knight as he walks with Thato Mwosa at the Lower Mills area of Boston.

Thato is a Botswana-American writer- director. illustrator, playwright. educator and game inventor.

Her new feature film is called "Memoirs of a Black Girl."

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On this episode of "takin a walk" join Buzz Knight and Vinny O 'Neill as they take in the sights and sounds of Newbury Street in Boston.

Skinny Vinny is founder of VinCo Properties a real estate firm and Wicked Dog Apparel a merchandise brand based in Boston.

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On Episode Three of "Takin A Walk" Buzz Knight takes a walk on Block Island Rhode Island with one of the islands most colorful people Rich Tretheway. Rich is the co-host of the popular podcast "Two Guys on Block Island."

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On Episode Two of "Takin A Walk" Buzz Knight and Boston radio legend Wally Brine take a walk around Walden Pond. 

Wally is retired after an amazing career as co-host of The Loren and Wally morning show on 105.7 WROR but he ALWAYS has a lot on his mind!

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On the first episode of "Takin A Walk" Buzz Knight speaks with Executive Director of The Walden Woods Project Kathi Anderson about their mission to spread the great work of Henry David Thoreau.

On Part Two of Episode One, Buzz takes a walk around Walden Pond with Jeffrey Cramer/Curator of Collections for the Walden Woods Project.

This episode is the beginning of the takin a walk podcast.

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