Music and Nature With Yo-Yo Ma
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Brian Lair on WNYC. |
| 0:12.5 | Now you may have heard that WNYC has a new podcast from cellist Yo-Yo-Mah, co-host Anna Gonzalez |
| 0:20.2 | and WNYC Studios. |
| 0:22.4 | It's called Our Common Nature, and it follows Yil-Yo Ma on the quest he began during the pandemic |
| 0:28.6 | to explore the links between our shared space, the land, and our shared culture through stories and music. |
| 0:36.0 | It's pretty amazing, as you can hear just in this 30-second montage from its introduction. |
| 0:41.9 | This country is built off the shoulders of all of us. |
| 0:45.5 | It's very American. |
| 0:50.2 | Greetings, recording, friends. |
| 0:51.7 | I feel the emotion and a power. |
| 0:55.6 | You can transfer that energy onto people. |
| 0:58.4 | You really can through music. |
| 1:00.2 | I could feel it in my body. |
| 1:02.3 | It vibrated my soul. |
| 1:06.3 | The world needs that. |
| 1:12.1 | And it comes with an assignment from Yo-Yo Ma for you, perfect for this week of Thanksgiving. |
| 1:19.5 | The podcast's host Anna Gonzalez joins us now. |
| 1:22.1 | Anna is also, as some of you know, the senior producer of Terrestrials, the kids podcast from Radio Lab. |
| 1:29.6 | Hey, Anna. |
| 1:30.4 | Hey, Brian. |
| 1:31.3 | How are you? |
| 1:32.1 | Good. |
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