In this, the 11th episode of Entry Points Radio, Richie and Kate take a journey through music, movies, artistic identity, and the strange ways we decide what (and who) is worth listening to.

Stay to the end for Top 3 songs for the week!

This week's songs span Glenn Campbell, The Highwaymen, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, John Prine, Nickel Creek, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay Dilla, Tina Turner, electronic music, jazz, Lang Lang and Franz Liszt, MF DOOM, Olivia Dean, Ella Fitzgerald, choral / a cappella and more. We dive into the cultural roots of guitar, hurdy-gurdy connections, and songs shared on busses.

Richie and Kate discuss the complicated mythology of “making it” from performing at legendary venues like Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to sitting in Dolly Parton’s dressing room.

They debate Ars Gratis Artis and the value and privilege of making art “for art’s sake.”

Then they unpack value of discovery, especially acknowledging that we simply don’t know what we don’t know. Kate’s experience discovering MF DOOM or Richie learning the Orpheus myth leads to a broader discussion about musical appreciation, expertise, and the importance of approaching unfamiliar genres with curiosity rather than embarrassment or judgment. They go further talking about classifying artists into genres and how we build walls around genres that then keep out new fans.

Whether it’s a 1970s country song, a hip-hop classic, a Renaissance-inspired vocal work, or a Sufi performance from Pakistan that moves someone who cannot understand a single word, there are countless ways into music. Sometimes the most powerful entry point is simply being willing to listen.

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Produced and Edited by Kate Bass and Richard Steighner

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