{"podcast":{"title":"Ongoing History of New Music","slug":"ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844","podcast_index_feed_id":636844,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU5791969113","website_url":"http://www.edge.ca/ongoinghistory/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3df56f68-e283-11ec-85f4-6f2fa9aeccea/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":536,"summary":"Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Canada’s most well known music documentary hosted by the legendary Alan Cross. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:18:12.388892+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844"},"episode":{"title":"Late Bloomers","slug":"late-bloomers","published_at":"2026-06-24T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844/late-bloomers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2239093989.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU2239093989.mp3","summary":"Rock music is supposed to belong to the young...but history tells us a different story. This time, we look at artists who refused to quit, even as the years passed and the industry insisted their time was over. From Deborah Harry breaking through with Blondie in her 30s, to James Murphy reinventing himself with LCD Soundsystem at 35, to Leonard Cohen becoming a global icon in his 50s, these are the musicians who proved that success doesn’t always come on schedule. They've had to deal with ageism baked into the music business, the realities of grinding it out for decades, and the moments when persistence, timing, and reinvention finally collide. It’s a reminder that while breaking through gets harder with age, it’s never impossible...and sometimes, the best work comes later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Rock music is supposed to belong to the young...but history tells us a different story. This time, we look at artists who refused to quit, even as the yea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1656,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844/episodes/late-bloomers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ongoing-history-of-new-music-636844/late-bloomers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}