Chalk Dinosaur Podcast

About Chalk Dinosaur Podcast

This is a podcast focused on music creation, professional and personal development, the creative process, and the inner workings of my life in music. My name is John O‘Hallaron. I release music under the name Chalk Dinosaur and I work as a freelance composer for television and games.

Publisher

Chalk Dinosaur

Category

arts · education · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Oct 2019

Latest episode

23 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Aug 2026

   75. Music & Life With Cousin Joe Corbett + Jam w/ Joe & Nick

   Joe Corbett is my younger cousin from Richmond, VA. He is a musician and plays in a band called Celler Dwellers. Following our conversation is an improv jam with Joe and my brother the Chalk Dinosaur drummer, Nick O'Hallaron.

2. 

   9 Aug 2026

   74. Potential Energy - Podcast and jam with the band!

   The newest Chalk Dinosaur album, Potential Energy - featuring the Chalk Dinosaur Ensemble, is now available! In this episode I sit with drummer Nick O'Hallaron, bassist Michael Berger, and guitarist Jon Henderson to talk about the creative and recording process. After the conclusion of the discussion is an improv jam session (52:30).

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   73. Pocket Quest - New Album Now Available

   Details about the process and backstory of the newest album, "Pocket Quest", now available. It's a solo funk inspired collection of songs and features several of my favorite musicians I've met over the years. This is the first of two full length albums to be released this summer. The second full length album, featuring the Chalk Dinosaur Ensemble, will be released on July 22nd, 2026.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

11,485

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

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