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Episode 28 · 29 min
The Music We Inherit
Ricky traces his love of music back to his Pompa and discusses with Eric how music gets passed down. From the people who introduced us to it, to how we share it with…
the premise
Ricky knows.
Eric's learning.
Ricky has the background — a childhood music career, Radio Disney, and years of entertainment reporting. Eric is curious about the music industry and fires off the questions.
One listener called it “educating Eric.” That's about right.
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