Ana Cordova on “Tears in Heaven” by Eric Clapton (1992)

Ana Cordova is interested in the relationship between music and emotions, and spends the duration of her podcast discussing these connections through the intersecting and diverging lenses of listener and artist. Strikingly, she does this through a mix of personal anecdote, close-listening, and scientific research, focusing on Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven”; his song about the death of his four-year-old son.

At the end of this podcast, you'll be able to hear an interview with its creator, where she digs deeper into her podcast research, conclusions, and production process.