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I'm Christa Tippett and this is On Being's Unheard Cut. Up next, my unedited conversation with

the singular cellist and citizen artist, Yo-Yo Ma. There's a shorter, produced version of this

at Apple Podcasts or wherever you like to listen. Hello. Is this the great Christa?

Is this the great Yo-Yo? Is the real question here? No, you know, my wife and I listen to you

and we love whenever we get a chance and you're just so wonderful.

Well, thank you. That means a great deal coming from you. I would say the same thing back.

We listened and then I would look up your name and find out, oh my gosh, you went to Brown.

And then she went to Germany and then it's like, oh wow, she loves to cook. Oh, that's great.

So it's really such a treat, except that we're not in one room together.

I know for that, but hopefully our paths will cross. Physically, but you know, I'm sure you've

done ISD interviews. There's an intimacy to this, to just working with the human voice and

absolutely. I've heard you say, yeah, that's right. I've heard you say that sound is,

you know, can be visual and that that's and I think the whole way you

structure the program and the way you listen the way it is very intimate.

Oh, well, thank you. Well, I'm just thrilled to be in this space with you this morning.

Well, thank you. Are you in New York? No, you're in Minneapolis. Yes, very Minneapolis.

Great. I mean, I'm in New York, a fair amount, but this is where we produce the show.

And you live in Minneapolis or St. Paul. Yeah, I live in St. Paul and our studio is now in Minneapolis.

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