Listen: Lake Street Dive's Mike Calabrese Talks with 'The Mother Earth Podcast'

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Lake Street Dive drummer Mike Calabrese is on The Mother Earth Podcast to talk about the climate crisis, mental health, and how his getting involved in the former helped improve the latter. You can hear their conversation here. "Vulnerability is kind of what got me into activism," says Calabrese. "It's almost impossible if you're truly depressed to be creative and write music and create good art. When you come through it, you can look at it and create art to help you heal. But that's the point where you go: am I just gonna wait around for the next time, or do I want to push past into becoming more involved and ultimately redefining how you want to live in the world."

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Lake Street Dive drummer Mike Calabrese is on the latest episode of The Mother Earth Podcast. In addition to discussing the band and its music, including the climate crisis song "Making Do," from their new album, Obviously, Calabrese talks with host Matt Pawa and co-host Zoe Baumgartner about the climate, mental health, and how his getting involved in the former helped improve the latter. You can hear their conversation below.

"Vulnerability is kind of what got me into activism," says Calabrese. "It's almost impossible if you're truly depressed to be creative and write music and create good art. When you come through it, you can look at it and create art to help you heal. But that's the point where you go: am I just gonna wait around for the next time, or do I want to push past into becoming more involved and ultimately redefining how you want to live in the world."

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Lake Street Dive: Mike Calabrese drums 2021
  • Thursday, August 5, 2021
    Listen: Lake Street Dive's Mike Calabrese Talks with 'The Mother Earth Podcast'

    Lake Street Dive drummer Mike Calabrese is on the latest episode of The Mother Earth Podcast. In addition to discussing the band and its music, including the climate crisis song "Making Do," from their new album, Obviously, Calabrese talks with host Matt Pawa and co-host Zoe Baumgartner about the climate, mental health, and how his getting involved in the former helped improve the latter. You can hear their conversation below.

    "Vulnerability is kind of what got me into activism," says Calabrese. "It's almost impossible if you're truly depressed to be creative and write music and create good art. When you come through it, you can look at it and create art to help you heal. But that's the point where you go: am I just gonna wait around for the next time, or do I want to push past into becoming more involved and ultimately redefining how you want to live in the world."

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