Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
b'For this episode, a story from Slate senior producer Evan Chung about how Yanni, John Tesh and a number of other surprising acts made it big in the 1990s. It\\u2019s a throwback to a simpler time\\u2014when musicians struggled to find their big break, but discovered it could be possible with a telephone, a television, and our undivided attention.\\nThis story originally aired in 2019 on Studio 360 from PRX.\\nWe hear from George Veras, Pat Callahan, and John Tesh.\\xa0\\nThis Episode was written and produced by Slate\\u2019s Evan Chung. Decoder Ring is produced by Willa Paskin and Katie Shepherd. Derek John is Slate\\u2019s Executive Producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director.\\nIf you haven\\u2019t please yet, subscribe and rate our feed in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And even better, tell your friends.\\nIf you\\u2019re a fan of the show and want to support us, consider signing up for Slate Plus.\\nSlate Plus members get to listen to Decoder Ring without any ads. Their support is also crucial to our work. So please go to Slate.com/decoderplus to join Slate Plus today.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'