About The Rising Decline Retrospective

In this expanded podcast series, I take you on a journey through not just one, but two albums from my old band, Rising Decline. The original project, Socially Acceptable Disaster, explored the 15 tracks from our debut album, where I broke down the writing, recording, and personal stories behind each song, connecting lessons learned to educational technology and leadership.

Now, I’m excited to share a second chapter in this retrospective with our follow-up album from 2003. Using modern AI tools like Logic Pro’s Stem Splitter, I’m remixing the tracks and breathing new life into songs that haven’t been heard in 20 years. This series will follow the same format: two episodes per track. In the first, I dive into the backstory of the song, connecting it to education, technology, or leadership. The second episode features the fully remixed track itself.

This retrospective is more than a look back—it’s a bridge between past and present, where punk rock, AI, and ed tech meet.

All Episodes

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Camden Road (the new podcast project: revisiting our second album 20 years later)

Episode 1 About Track 1: Camden Road
Episode 2 Listen to Track 1: Camden Road

Episode 3 About Track 2: Picture Framed Candle
Episode 4 Listen to Track 2: Picture Framed Candle

Socially Acceptable Disaster (the first retrospective: our debut album revisited)

Episode 01 About Track 1: Graduation Song
Episode 02 Listen to Track 1: Graduation Song

Episode 03 About Track 2: Lego Planet
Episode 04 Listen to Track 2: Lego Planet

Episode 05 About Track 3: Memoirs of a Forgotten Rockstar
Episode 06 Listen to Track 3: Memoirs of a Forgotten Rockstar

Episode 07 About Track 4: The San Luis Obispo Music Scene is Awesome, Except for Not Really At All
Episode 08 Listen to Track 4: The San Luis Obispo Music Scene is Awesome, Except for Not Really At All

Episode 09 About Track 5: Transition to a Better Life
Episode 10 Listen to Track 5: Transition to a Better Life

Episode 11 About Track 6: Enchantment Under the Sea
Episode 12 Listen to Track 6: Enchantment Under the Sea

Episode 13 About Track 7: America
Episode 14 Listen to Track 7: America

Episode 15 About Track 8: For the Kids
Episode 16 Listen to Track 8: For the Kids

Episode 17 About Track 9: Dividing Line
Episode 18 Listen to Track 9: Dividing Line

Episode 19 About Track 10: Reflection
Episode 20 Listen to Track 10: Reflection

Episode 21 About Track 11: The Path
Episode 22 Listen to Track 11: The Path

Episode 23 About Track 12: Bound
Episode 24 Listen to Track 12: Bound

Episode 25 About Track 13: Marco
Episode 26 Listen to Track 13: Marco

Episode 27 About Track 14: Half Mast
Episode 28 Listen to Track 14: Half Mast

Episode 29 About Track 15: The Other Side
Episode 30 Listen to Track 15: The Other Side