I'm your host Joe Pug. Each episode here we host a distinguished guest

and we ask them to go deep on their inspiration,

on the process, on the general ups and downs

of making a life in music.

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran,

hiring scabs to play the string charts

while the local union is striking,

or else a scrappy upstart,

using a MIDI sequencer to replace the entire string section.

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