It’s the DECADE CROSSOVER EPISODE. Welcome to episode 13! It covers the week of December 30, 2019 - January 3, 2020. Can you believe it? 2020!?New episode art. Because… why not?Each week on this podcast, we’ll share the information that's within the newsletter put out by EarBuds Podcast Collective. EBPC is a listening movement. We send a weekly email with a theme and 5 podcast episodes on that theme, and each week is curated by a different person. Anyone can curate a list -- just reach out!We partner with Inside Podcasting to bring you the week’s top podcast news stories. Written by Skye Pillsbury, Inside Podcasting is a thrice weekly email newsletter that covers the podcast world. Since Inside Podcasting went on a holiday hiatus this week, we aren’t reading any industry news. Instead, get ready for some podcast tidbits.This week's theme comes to us from Paul Orefice (creator of the Music Matters Much newsletter) and is called *Music: A Worthy, Lifelong Companion.* Paul chose 5 podcast episodes that fit within that theme. Listen in to learn about why Paul chose this theme, the episodes, and more.Podcasts explored this week:MONDAY: Song Exploder - Aimee Mann - Patient Zero - 19 minutes TUESDAY: Sound Opinions - Opinions on Tool, Lana Del Rey & More, Farewell to Ric Ocasek & Daniel Johnston - 58 minutes WEDNESDAY: PRI Arts & Entertainment - American Icons: 'Cross Road Blues' - 20 minutes THURSDAY: Strong Songs - "Mr. Blue Sky" By Electric Light Orchestra - 35 minutes FRIDAY: The Beatles Anthology Podcast - Anthology 1 - 12 minutesWe've also included information about our sponsor, Buzzsprout!Meaningful Podcast Monetization — Buzzsprout's Affiliate Marketplace offers meaningful monetization for podcasters of any size. Open to all Buzzsprout podcasters and you keep 100% of the proceeds. Learn more about how to monetize a podcast with affiliate partnerships. Sign up for Buzzsprout here and get a $20 Amazon gift card: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1Want to sponsor one of our upcoming episodes? Email us at earbudspodcastcollective@gmail.com.This episode was written and produced by Arielle Nissenblatt, who also hosts the show.All of these episodes are available on Podchaser, Castbox, and wherever else you get your podcasts!Special thanks to Daniel Tureck who mixes and masters Feedback with EarBuds. Jeremy Einhorn engineered this episode. Abby Klionsky edits our newsletter, which can be found at earbudspodcastcollective.org.Thank you to Matthew Swedo for composing our music. It rocks and we love it. Find him and ask him all about your music needs. He’s at @matthewswedo on Instagram and online at www.matthewswedo.com.Follow us on social media:Twitter: @earbudspodcolInstagram: @earbudspodcastcollectiveFacebook: EarBuds Podcast CollectiveIf you like this podcast, please subscribe and tell a friend about the beauty of podcasts!More information at earbudspodcastcollective.org