Chart Beat Podcast: Elvis Duran on Trump, Receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star & 'Making People Happy as Much as We Can'

As for music, Duran muses about how Elvis Duran and the Morning Show has become an epicenter for pop artists promoting new material, with the program reaching an estimated audience of 10 million on more than 80 radio stations. Not that he focuses only on product; unlike a brief performance and perhaps no interaction with a late-night TV host, an artist can go in-depth with Duran for up to an hour, as guests including Bruno Mars recently did. "It's a missing link to the story when you can't spend time with them, like we do," Duran says.

During the podcast, Duran also discusses his upcoming honor of receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "It's my hope and dream," he says, "that it's in front of the most dilapidated building." Why? "That's going to be the first building they rehab if they clean up Hollywood."

Ultimately, the affable and genuine Duran says, "Our sole mission on this show is to make people think, make people feel, and make people happy as much as we can."

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