Anthology Episode # 1 - Stevie Wonder

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The wait is over…Marty and Kris present the first ANTHOLOGY episode on the great STEVIE WONDER, listen to us as we span his legendary career! We kick it off by doing a brief monologue (1:20) The battle we’re waging against oak and cedar pollen allergies (2:45). Moving on, Kris tells a story about his wedding (10:22), followed by a head-first dive into the formidable and illustrious career of the one and only Stevie Wonder! Marty talks about some of the first things that come to mind when he thinks of Stevie (18:15) The “High Fidelity” conundrum,(22:00) The 5-album “soul roll” that began to codify his status as a legend, (23:32) How Kris discovered Stevie Wonder (25:03) Marty being a bit intimidated by Stevie’s catalog (30:03), Marty’s “dream” collaboration of Stevie Wonder and Bob Pollard of Guided by Voices (31:45) and Hearing Stevie do a recent interview on Stretch and Bobbito’s podcast (34:08). We then crack his career wide open and break down the finer points of some of Stevie’s well known, and not so well-known work. (42:30). We’re really proud of this one, we hope y’all like it! Let us know what you think at [e-mail], and on social media @aotypodcast!