{"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. He also started this podcast and wrote an Amazon #1 Best Selling book. All since turning 60! Robert is living proof that you’re never too old, and it’s never too late, to follow your dream! This podcast will inspire and motivate you to pursue and succeed at your dream, whatever it is. It features solo shows and engaging, fun interviews with amazing guests - famous musicians, actors, authors, photographers, filmmakers and others. All of whom followed their dream to success! So get entertained, inspired and motivated by the Follow Your Dream Podcast!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:23:44.407377+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/follow-your-dream-music-and-much-more-3624619"},"episode":{"title":"Summer Camargo - Spectacular, Award Winning, 24 Year Old Trumpeter. 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