Leslie Odom Jr., best known for playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton, speaks to Bruce Headlam about his career on stage and in music and also his new Christmas album. The Christmas Albumis Leslie's second crack at a holiday album but his first time not having to do it on a budget. They also discuss Leslie's favorite Christmas music, what it was like playing a Founding Father as a Black Man, and lessons he learned from the incomparable talents of Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis Jr.

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Leslie Odom Jr., best known for playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton, speaks to Bruce Headlam about his career on stage and in music and also his new Christmas album. <a href="https://leslieodomjr.ffm.to/xmas">The Christmas Album</a> is Leslie's second crack at a holiday album but his first time not having to do it on a budget. They also discuss Leslie's favorite Christmas music, what it was like playing a Founding Father as a Black Man, and lessons he learned from the incomparable talents of Nat King Cole and Sammy Davis Jr.Subscribe to Broken Record's YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast">https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast</a>You can also check out past episodes here: <a href="https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/">https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/</a>You can find some of our favorite holiday songs + Leslie's new album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1aX2frep1kaiguhe9fsgeC?si=oqkEfjZZQhePbRJCFKaKAQ">HERE — enjoy!</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Leslie Odom Jr. of Hamilton

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