Episode 1218 - Yo-Yo Ma
Episode Date: April 15, 2021Yo-Yo Ma remembers a moment in his childhood where it all began to make sense. As a seven-year-old prodigy, he was playing cello in front of an audien...
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1155 episodes transcribedYo-Yo Ma remembers a moment in his childhood where it all began to make sense. As a seven-year-old prodigy, he was playing cello in front of an audien...
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