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What Was It Like?

I'm not sure when I came up with the idea of this blog. I'll tell you about it, at least, what I can remember. Lately, I've been digging around the world of podcasts and, more specifically, I've been listening to essentially "factual" podcasts: stuff about the fall of Rome , or a happily odd podcast about storytelling and folklore . There's podcasts about "interesting" unsolved murders . And of course, organizations like the BBC have a slew of podcasts and audio documentaries about current events, that you can find here . I'm never pleased for very long with podcasts: my longest torrid affair with a podcast was maybe two years, when I first found the Your Mom's House podcast. I got to thinking about how I choose to create and play the sorts of music that I personally enjoy. I pointed out to a friend once the the music that I find most difficult to play, like with my hands, is very frequently the music I create myself. I told the friend