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EP 90 Nancy Shear: Still Breaking Barriers at 79
What does it look like to keep growing, exploring, and breaking barriers at 79? You’re about to find out.
Our guest, Nancy Shear, has been defying expectations her entire life - from sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts at 15 to becoming the personal librarian to Leopold Stokowski in a field that had very little room for women at the time.
Nancy shares what it took to navigate and succeed in a male-dominated field, and how curiosity, courage, and persistence opened doors that once seemed firmly closed.
We also explore her memoir, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms, a fascinating look…
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