Guests: Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg, Daniel Ward Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown

As spring rolls into the Rocky Mountains, we welcome back returning guests Ben Hassenger, Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward. And we’ve packed a lot into this show as we bid “Aloha” to Lyle Ritz, discuss how to be an “ukulele achiever,” and continue onto part 3 of the “subversive ukulele.”

Stuart’s new ukulele funk single, “Men in Black” featuring Danielle Ate The Sandwich: https://stuartyoshida.bandcamp.com/releases

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References on the Subversive Ukulele: Study of Children's Prosocial Skills - http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141449&type=printable The Righteous Mind - http://righteousmind.com/ Article on how language may influence thought - http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01631/pdf

Ben Hassenger: Midwest Uke Camp - http://www.midwestukecamp.com/ Mighty Uke Day - http://mightyukeday.com/ The Ukulele Kings - http://benhassenger.com/music/the-ukulele-kings/ CD - https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theukulelekings

Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward: Website - http://sukeyjumpmusic.com/ Las Cruces UkeFest 2017 - https://lascrucesukefest.com/ Daniel Ward music - http://www.danielward.net/ Make Music Day - http://www.makemusicday.org/

Doug Brown: Website - http://den-uke.com/