First Convo with Rick Beato (Re-release)

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Why is Rick Beato described as the Anthony Bourdain of music?

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Radio Mano, Papachango.

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Chris, you crazy bastard. It's Mike in Des Moines. Hey. Wanna let you know, you know, you're like a you're like a really good sushi bar. Or a really good hooker. Once you find one you like, you just keep going back over and over and over again because it satisfies you. That's the way I feel about your podcast. I love it. Um in fact I Jones I start Jones and if I don't if uh if if you go too long between between updates. The brother, just want to let you know I love ya. Keep up the great work. Rock on. Talk to you later. Hey Chris, it's Matt calling from London. I'm currently hanging out with other tangentially speaking listeners from around the world on Discord. And it's awesome. Hope you're well. Hey Chris, it's Jordan also hanging out on said Discord.

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Um I'm drunk as shit right now. Also a little bit high, but uh these people are amazing. So I'm coming at you from a boat uh in Florida. Uh self-isolating on my yacht like a douchebag. Hey uh Chris. I'm also in the Discord. We did a group viewing of Duncan Trussell's new show, uh The Midnight Gospel earlier. It was fucking amazing. Just wanted to say hello. Have a good one. Hey Chris and everybody. This is Ivan. Uh I currently live in Utah with my wife six years. Um I'm twenty six years old. I'm Right now I'm in uh New Jersey doing a travel nurse assignment and an ICU at a hospital over here during the COVID crisis and uh a lot of people are dying right now. Um the ICUs are packed. Every patient's on the ventilator and um you know most of 'em aren't gonna come off it and they're and they're aren't gonna live through it.

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And uh You know, it's really sad and there's not a lot of hope right now and people are tired and um you know I found out, you know, a couple of weeks ago my wife called me, you know, while she's back in Utah right now. Um I found out I'm gonna be a dad. I was pretty pumped about that. She showed me the baby shoes and an ultrasound picture and it was you know, I was so excited. Sad I couldn't be with her, but really excited. Um But then You know, about a week and a half later she let me know she went for an ultrasound and uh she had lost lost the baby. Um And and that was hard being away from her. Um Yeah, that was really hard. And um and a couple days after that a nurse that was Sharon um w renting a room in the Airbnb where I'm renting, uh she overdosed on um meds that she uh stole from the hospital.

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We don't know if it was an accident or if it was on purpose or not, but just really sad on top of everything. Um You know, the decision to come out here, um, you know, is a good paycheck. Um, I thought as getting ahead, you know, um, you know, starting a new chapter in our life. Um, but being away from family and my wife right now and being exposed daily to the sickest of the sick. Um, you know, it's really scary. I'm I'm questioning the decisions I made, but you know, I'm here right now and You know, it's six thirty in the morning, I'm watching the sun come up over the Jersey coast and um, you know, it's a new day and uh this podcast is at anchor point. Chris, I'm listening to you talking to Theo Vaughn right now and it's making me laugh.

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And I'm really enjoying it and uh Good luck to all you people out there. Um, I love all you guys.

Chris Ryan 4:27

I think I can uh speak for everyone. Ivan, when I say we love you too, brother. I hope you're doing okay. Uh that message came in uh a couple weeks ago. And uh so I hope you're either back in Utah with your wife or that things have at least calmed down a little bit in the ICU if you're still in New Jersey. Thank you for sharing that moment with us. Uh yeah, and thank you to the drunken discord douchebags on the yacht. And uh elsewhere in the world? And uh and also Mike. who compares me to a hooker in a sushi bar, or hooker and a sushi bar, I guess, to be more accurate. Um I'm honored by the comparison, you know. Uh thank you, Mike. Uh everybody, this is a very special episode. Uh they're all special. You know, it's like my children.

Chris Ryan 5:23

They're all special. Um but this is a guy, Rick Beato. I've mentioned him

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Chapters

8 chapters

1 Why is Rick Beato described as the Anthony Bourdain of music? 0:00–12:41 2 How did the Beatles manage to release three albums in one year (1965)? 12:41–23:48 3 What was Rick Beato’s reaction to hearing about John Lennon’s death? 23:48–36:37 4 What does perfect pitch reveal about language development in babies? 36:37–48:28 5 How does the natural harmonic series explain the power of music? 48:28–1:00:22 6 What impact has remote work and the pandemic had on higher education and learning? 1:00:22–1:11:46 7 Why does the song “Kid Charlemagne” by Steely Dan resonate with Rick Beato? 1:11:46–1:23:22 8 How does listening to music change in the age of playlists and streaming? 1:23:22–1:33:08

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Chris Ryan 43 min Rick Beato 29 min Alan May

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With almost 800 episodes in the archives, new listeners (and old) often ask me for recommendations. In response, I’ll occasionally re-post some of my favorites. This was my first conversation with Rick Beato (Episode 420, 5/18/2020). Some reasons you might want to listen to this episode.On what Rick Beato actually does for people who love music:Chris Ryan: “He is like the Anthony Bourdain of music. He takes you to a place you’ve never been — or you have been, but you just never noticed it the way he does. And you’ll never experience it the same way again after he’s shown you around.”On how the Beatles wrote Help, Rubber Soul, and Revolver — all in one year:Rick Beato: “In 1965, they released three records within twelve months. These are all 12, 14-song records. It’s not just writing all those songs — they recorded and released all of them in one calendar year. I believe it was 13 records in 8 years. It’s unfathomable. But one of the things about making records all the time is that you get good at making records. The act of always being in the studio, always writing songs, made them better songwriters because they didn’t want to repeat themselves.”On the night John Lennon died:Rick Beato: “I was in my freshman year of college and my roommate was watching Monday Night Football. He said, ‘Oh my god, John Lennon was just shot.’ I said, ‘What?’ And Howard Cosell was doing the play by play. Then five minutes later they announced John Lennon had died. And right then, you could hear it — across the whole campus.”On the fear of understanding music too well:Chris Ryan: “I remember talking with my buddy — a musical prodigy, just a total genius — about a piece of music that I found particularly moving. I said that feels so nostalgic to me, it just sounds like an old person looking back on their life, remembering the loves and the loss. And he said, ‘Well yeah, that’s because it’s in G minor. That’s just a trick.’ And it kind of broke my heart a little bit. His sense of music was becoming more and more mechanical.”Rick Beato: “I never analyze music when I’m listening to it. I just listen. The only time I analyze it is when I need to for a video. And it’s funny — there are songs I’ve heard for 40 years where making the video is the first time I’ve ever even figured out what they’re doing. It never occurred to me. I always listened as a fan.”Chris Ryan: “You’re like a porn star who has real orgasms, Rick.”On where the power of music actually comes from:Rick Beato: “When you play a string, there are natural harmonics that happen because of the atmosphere. If you divide a string in half, it produces the note an octave above. Divide it again — a fifth above. Again — a third above. And all of a sudden you have a major chord. The major triad is literally part of our atmosphere. I think that has something to do with it. Music is one of the great mysteries of human experience. I work with as much music as I’ve studied my entire life, and I still wonder: where do they come up with this stuff?”On perfect pitch — and what it tells us about how we lose things as we grow up:Rick Beato: “Every baby is born with the ability to hear all phonemes from all 6,500 languages spoken on earth. But beginning at around nine months, they start to lose this ability. I believe perfect pitch is exactly the same — it’s just another language that’s retained by some babies and not others. My son Dylan can hear a ten-note chord and tell you every pitch in it. But he says he never thinks about it when he’s just listening. It never occurs to him. And that’s how I am with music too.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

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