{"podcast":{"title":"Follow Your Dream - Music And Much More!","slug":"follow-your-dream-music-and-much-more-3624619","podcast_index_feed_id":3624619,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/u9PHxVpK","website_url":"https://follow-your-dream.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ce140731-dca5-4849-b48e-e793e97048e0/b84bce34-5bf8-49bd-9ed0-ab2c8cc19b8e/3000x3000/new-fydp-logo-3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Cakewalk Records Inc.","episode_count":600,"summary":"Robert's award winning Follow Your Dream Podcast is ranked in the Top 1% of all podcasts with listeners in 200 countries! Each episode is like taking a World Tour! Robert is a professional musician who followed his youthful music dream later in life and became a Rock Star after he turned 60! Since then he has released 13 acclaimed albums including a Billboard #1, has millions of video views and streams, and has performed at festivals and concerts around the world. 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