ICYMI - Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
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🗓️ 21 December 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
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 Technical Director.
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| 0:00.0 | This Sunday were lied from the home of smart energy use three Acacia Drive and Dave Davo peck them off to a |
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| 0:16.2 | Brim British gas full-time Davos saved it all for Sunday. Now we can enjoy the football |
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| 0:26.1 | Elements of four ends 24th of September season sees apply smart me to required |
| 0:37.1 | Hey listeners, it's Daniel the producer of ICYMI |
| 0:40.7 | Rachel is off spending some time with family for the holidays and hopefully you'll get to do the same |
| 0:45.0 | Don't worry just to be clause Rachel is out doesn't mean this is an episode full of puns |
| 0:49.4 | I'll missle tone it down and try to rain deer myself in. I know if I make too many of them |
| 0:55.4 | You'll log off |
| 0:58.4 | Sorry |
| 0:59.6 | Anyway, today we're sharing an episode Rachel appeared on our favorite sister podcast Dakota Ring |
| 1:04.8 | Post Willa Paskin talked with her and senior producer Evan Chung about how some unlikely musicians went viral before the internet |
| 1:12.0 | We'll be back with new episodes soon, but in the meantime, please enjoy the new age hit machine. Here's Willa |
| 1:25.3 | Before |
| 1:31.3 | 2021 the musician Olivia Rodrigo was best known for appearing on the Disney Channel |
| 1:39.7 | She was in high school musical |
| 1:42.4 | The musical the series that's actually what the show is called last season on high school musical the musical the series |
| 1:49.1 | Rachel Hampton is the host of ICYMI in case you missed it slates podcast about internet culture |
| 1:55.3 | And so she already had a musical career. She was an up-and-coming Disney kid and like a lot of up-and-coming Disney kids |
| 2:01.2 | Miley Cyrus Ariana Grande other less successful performers |
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