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Episode 57: The Handclaps Episode
Ok this one was very fun to make. We start in the 1920s and travel all the way to the 2020s, tracing how this simplest of rhythm instruments sneaks its way into nearly every corner of American music.
100 years of handclaps. Enjoy!
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Great question. Apart from it being a nice way to support my work, a lot of what I’m really focusing on is only for paid members:
