Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions. I'm Greg Kott, my co-host at Jim D. Regatus,

and if you want to be the first to hear our bonus podcast, become a Sound Opinions member on

Patreon like Theo Polly. Thanks for your support Theo. Recently, Jim, you had a conversation with

Professor Tim McKendry about why people largely stop listening to music as they get older.

That's absolutely right, Greg. Go back to episode 917 if you missed the beginning of the conversation,

but the continued discussion comes in just a minute on Sound Opinions, and I think it's critical.

How many peers in our age group, Greg? Just haven't listened to anything in 30 years. It always

kills me. Why? Why? I hear you. We're going to have some answers for you. Hello, listeners. It is

your friends, Jim and Greg, coming to you with a throwback to our public radio days. We're doing

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