Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Putting It Together
Episode: The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea – Pacific Overtures (with Rob Urbinati)
Description: The opening song to Pacific Overtures. Is it meant to be an explanation of the idyllic world Japan was in, or is it a warning about he dangers of isolationism? Luckily, Kyle doesn't have to figure that out alone as he has Rob Urbinati, a person who has seen the original Pacific Overtures dozens of times. Email Rob at: [email protected] you can read his Wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_UrbinatiYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn...