Casey Kalmenson is a Los Angeles-based singer, writer, and producer who makes music under the moniker Little Monarch.

She’s also an integral member of Gracie Abrams' band and played a pivotal role in the highly acclaimed Taylor Swift The Era's Tour in 2023, showcasing her exceptional talent on a global stage.

Casey Kalmenson is a Los Angeles-based singer, writer, and producer who makes music under the moniker Little Monarch.
She’s also an integral member of Gracie Abrams' band and played a pivotal role in the highly acclaimed Taylor Swift The Era's Tour in 2023, showcasing her exceptional talent on a global stage.

Three Song Stories is an exploration of the power music has to connect us to times, places, people, and emotions from our lives. The show brings out the guests’ personalities, and personal histories, by mining the connections music has made during their lifetimes. It’s also a chance to sit back and listen to the eclectic mix of songs the guests have chosen for their ultimate musical memory short list.

Three Song Stories

Episode 340 - Casey Kalmenson AKA Little Monarch

Vivian Howard is the chef at the center of A Chef’s Life, which ran on PBS from 2013 to 2018 - and 2020’s Somewhere South. Vivian won a Peabody, Emmy, and James Beard award for A Chef’s Life. She also runs three restaurants: Lenoir and Handy & Hot in Charleston, South Carolina, and The Kitchen Bar at Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC.

Vivian is author of two books, Deep Run Roots: Stories & Recipes from My Corner of the South, which was a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals - and This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking, released in 2020.

Vivian Howard is the chef at the center of A Chef’s Life, which ran on PBS from 2013 to 2018 - and 2020’s Somewhere South. Vivian won a Peabody, Emmy, and James Beard award for A Chef’s Life. She also runs three restaurants: Lenoir and Handy &amp; Hot in Charleston, South Carolina, and The Kitchen Bar at Chef &amp; the Farmer in Kinston, NC.
Vivian is author of two books, Deep Run Roots: Stories &amp; Recipes from My Corner of the South, which was a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals - and This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking, released in 2020.

Episode 339 - Vivian Howard

Kelsie Watts is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville. Raised in a musical family, she went on to study opera, vocal performance, and commercial music. Following her collaboration with AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and her appearance on The Voice, she released original songs in 2021 and 2022. 

When not writing and performing, Kelsie is a mental health advocate, working with organizations like the Not Alone Challenge. 

Kelsie Watts is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville. Raised in a musical family, she went on to study opera, vocal performance, and commercial music. Following her collaboration with AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and her appearance on The Voice, she released original songs in 2021 and 2022. 
When not writing and performing, Kelsie is a mental health advocate, working with organizations like the Not Alone Challenge.

Episode 338 - Kelsie Watts

Jay Allison is host and producer of The Moth Radio Hour,  host, curator, and producer of This I Believe on NPR, and creator/producer of hundreds of documentaries, essays, and special series for national and international broadcast. Jay has won virtually every major industry award for his productions and collaborations, including six Peabodys. 

He was also the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry’s highest honor. 

Jay is also a founder of the Association of Independents in Radio and founder of The Public Radio Exchange (or PRX), which is how many Public Radio shows and other content are shared with stations like WGCU…it’s a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius Organization” Award.

Jay Allison is host and producer of The Moth Radio Hour,  host, curator, and producer of This I Believe on NPR, and creator/producer of hundreds of documentaries, essays, and special series for national and international broadcast. Jay has won virtually every major industry award for his productions and collaborations, including six Peabodys. 
He was also the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry’s highest honor. 
Jay is also a founder of the Association of Independents in Radio and founder of The Public Radio Exchange (or PRX), which is how many Public Radio shows and other content are shared with stations like WGCU…it’s a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius Organization” Award.

Episode 340 - Casey Kalmenson AKA Little Monarch

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