Looking Back at the First 100, Pt. 1

The previous episode with singer Meryl Zimmerman was number 100,
and now that I've made it that far, I think it's time to stop and
help some of you catch up. I've had a lot of episodes I'm really
happy with that have moments I'm glad I helped to get into the
world. Some realizations probably came together for the first
time when we talked.


The conversations shed light on creativity, musicality, business,
and spirituality--aspects the pop music enterprise that are too
often overlooked or treated with too much care. I'm interested in
all of these things, and Christmas music is a great vehicle to
get into those topics. 


You can hear all that in these excerpts from season one with
guests Panorama Jazz Band, Robert Earl Keen, The Waitresses'
Chris Butler and Mars Williams, PJ Morton, Pink Martini, and
Lowland Hum. Originally, I thought I'd simply do one
retrospective episode, but I realized pretty quickly that it
would be three to four hours' long, or it would leave out too
much to be satisfying for me. So I'll be back with more next week
and likely the week after that.


Listening back is a little humbling, hearing some ratty
production and a laid back intro affectation so extreme that I
don't need to share any of that with you. You can't help but
notice it though if you go back and check out the early
episodes. 


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