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Mika loves crooners, but we're not talking about any that she knows in this episode. Instead, we cover the origin story of crooners: where did they come from and how did they create the archetype for the American Pop star? 

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Videos in This Episode: 

"When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" by Gene Austin and Aileen Stanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ-T8WtzvTc 

"My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2MUy2uOesw  

"You Call it Madness, I Call it Love" by Russ Columbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-jfAOzFVk