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Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 1:36 a.m.

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An episode from 12/13/23: There\\u2019s a certain lesson I\\u2019ve learned from sports figures, poets, and critics, and I was reminded of it while watching Bradley Cooper\\u2019s new movie about Leonard Bernstein, Maestro. What does it mean that the attention and opportunities that so many aspiring musicians and conductors dream of, only ever lands on a few people, like Bernstein?

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And what does it mean that the earliest dreams of actors\\u2014which include being able to portray figures like Bernstein, and to recreate and embody defining moments in their lives\\u2014also only ever lands on a few people, like Bradley Cooper? While talking about this, I play an excerpt from a New Yorker interview with Bradley Cooper from last month.

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I end the episode with a small question for all of us: considering how easy it is nowadays to find a new book, movie, podcast, or album, has anyone out there developed a disciplined way of saying no, of stopping, of creating time when absolutely nothing of culture can intrude?

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