Every Thursday since 1997 I have driven an hour each way to check up on my elderly parents. I am often getting in the car for the return at 2pm. Listening to John on Soundcheck has been a great comfort and inspiration to me, from interviews with pianist Robert Taub, to the current Met or Citi Opera production (remember when City Opera began the Handel Festival?), to Hem, to Animal Liberation orchestra, to African, Caribbean or Latin music artists. And the depth and breadth of those conversations provide endless mental stimulation, but I also have a soft spot for "smackdowns," a totally different experience which John offers to listeners.
I also am executive producer of a very large private fireworks display each spring in central New Jersey, and John's conversations help me broaden my thinking about the pool of music I consider for the custom soundtrack we assemble.
I am constantly referring friends to Soundcheck, and my daughters now 24,22, and 17 are all listeners too. Many thanks!

Dorothy Bedford

Mercer County, NJ