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Speaker 1: how much investment in the US is President Trump going

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Speaker 2: It sounds like a ton. Well, that's an interesting question, Tom.

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Speaker 2: President Trump has to proclaimed he's brought the US a

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Speaker 2: All right, I eight eleven on the Big One. Welcome

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Speaker 2: And today we have a special guest with us today,

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Speaker 2: the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Okay, now I'm going to give

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Speaker 2: Christian Macho laru am I clothes.

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Speaker 1: That's perfect, perfect, Gosh. I feel so much better now. Hey,

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Speaker 1: thanks for taking the time today. You know, you have

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Speaker 3: Wonderful? Thank you. You know, I discovered not just a

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Speaker 3: Well, you know, the interesting challenge for an orchestra that

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Speaker 1: You know, I always find it interesting when you talk

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Speaker 1: Together, all right now, Christian, every conductor, every single one

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Speaker 1: What are they going to see out of you?

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Speaker 3: Well, I people tell me that I'm very energetic on

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Speaker 1: Well, good, we'll look forward to that, you know, just

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Speaker 3: I love the Actually, nature is a big passion of mine.

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Speaker 3: And for me, music is really the language that does that.

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Speaker 3: So it combines both my job and my passion for

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Speaker 1: All right, tell me one thing before I let you go.

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Speaker 1: In the short time you've been in Cincinnati, you've enjoyed

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Speaker 3: Oh well, I spent quite a bit of time around

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Speaker 1: Well, we are so blessed and lucky to have you.

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Speaker 1: Christian here is the new conductor and head of Cincinnati

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Speaker 1: Symphony Orchestra. Welcome to town, and thank you for your

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