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This time music gets its due: a full episode, offering everything from rap, rock, jazz and soul, to something special from the Mexican Nationals Band, to an unexpected collaboration. </p> <article id="res1257727099" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Track Change Presents "Inside Music" from Ear Hustle</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1242489323:1257727099","available":true,"duration":2677,"title":"Track Change Presents \"Inside Music\" from Ear Hustle","audioUrl":"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510378\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR9077331586.mp3?d=2677&size=42835427&e=1242489323&t=podcast&p=510378&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/01\/1242489323\/track-change-presents-inside-music-from-ear-hustle","slug":"","program":"Track Change","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":true,"hasAdsWizz":true,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510378/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR9077331586.mp3?d=2677&size=42835427&e=1242489323&t=podcast&p=510378&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>44:37</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P44M,37S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">44:37</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"1242489323","mediaId":"1257727099","title":"Track Change Presents \"Inside Music\" from Ear Hustle","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510378/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR9077331586.mp3?d=2677&size=42835427&e=1242489323&t=podcast&p=510378&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"1242489323","mediaId":"1257727099","title":"Track Change Presents \"Inside Music\" from Ear Hustle","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242489323/1257727099" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"1242489323","mediaId":"1257727099","title":"Track Change Presents \"Inside Music\" from Ear Hustle","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242489323/1257727099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242489323/1257727099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article><article class="item podcast-episode"> <div class="item-info"> <h3 class="episode-date"> <time datetime="2024-05-22"><span class="date">May 22, 2024</span></time> </h3> <h2 class="title">Track Change Presents: "I'm Somebody's Hero" from Uncuffed and KALW Public Radio</h2> <p class="teaser"> <time datetime="2024-05-22"><span class="date">May 22, 2024 • </span></time>Growing up, Thanh Tran never felt like he had a home. 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