Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine

Today, we’re excited to share an episode from Slate’s Decoder Ring
that we think you’re going to love. For this episode, a story from
Slate senior producer Evan Chung about how Yanni, John Tesh and a
number of other surprising acts made it big in the 1990s. It’s a
throwback to a simpler time— when musicians struggled to find their
big break, but discovered it was possible with a telephone, a
television, and our undivided attention. This story originally
aired in 2019 on Studio 360 from PRX. We hear from George
Veras, Pat Callahan, and John Tesh. This episode was
written and produced by Slate’s Evan Chung. Decoder Ring is
produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Slate’s
Executive Producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is Senior
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