{"id":453,"date":"2026-03-30T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanlieshoutstudio.com\/dev\/?p=453"},"modified":"2026-05-30T05:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T05:48:23","slug":"the-making-of-song-of-a-blackbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanlieshoutstudio.com\/dev\/2026\/03\/30\/the-making-of-song-of-a-blackbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Youtube: The Hub from YALSA interview with Justin Hofstetter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"453\" class=\"elementor elementor-453\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539965f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"539965f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c1373 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"99c1373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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