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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 927 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Music | |||

Our Common Life: Folk Song from the Front Porch to the Concert Hall (U Illinois Press, 2026) by Stephen Wade is part memoir, part meditation on American culture, and part historical narrative of folk music. Wade centers this book around individual mu... more
How did Anita O'Day-the legendary jazz singer who, along with Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz, led the so-called "cool school" of modern jazz-define cool?
"That means doing everything that you like to do and getting away with ... more
Kahlil Joseph has collaborated with musicians FKA twigs, Flying Lotus, Sampha and Shabazz Palaces among many others. He has directed numerous films, music videos and advertisements across Africa, America and Europe. The award-winning filmmaker's disr... more
Today’s guest, Christopher Freeburg, is the author of Soul: A Brief History of Black Cultural Life (Yale University Press, 2026). This book explores the US history of black cultural life as a history of soul – a spiritual lived practice rooted in com... more
In 1984, Paul Simon was at a professional and personal crossroads. His new marriage was failing and his career was in danger of stalling. He was forty-two, navigating a digital age, searching for inspiration in a scene driven by music videos, synthes... more
Hear "American Girl" or "Born in the U.S.A." and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies--heartland rock, w... more
The first large number of Chinese immigrants began arriving in the United States in the 1840s, and Chinese opera troupes were not far behind. In Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in Nineteenth Century California and Beyond (U Illinois Pr... more
Robyn Hitchcock's second memoir, Stranded in the Future
(Akashic Books, 2026), explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band
the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fueled his early creative
output. Stranded in the Future is a kind of dystopian ... more
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This show features scholarly interviews with authors and researchers who study music, culture, and related disciplines, often focusing on recent books and their broader historical and social contexts. Episodes highlight topics such as music history, genre evolution, archival practices, and the intersections of sound with society, identity, and politics. Guests typically are academics, historians, musicologists, and writers who bring deep research-based insights, while conversations frequently balance literary analysis with cultural critique. A notable strength is the show's ability to connect rigorous scholarship with accessible storytelling, helping listeners understand complex ideas through concrete examples and historical narratives.
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