
As we navigate the balance between hope and uncertainty, we invite you to join Dr. Cornel West & Professor Tricia Rose on The Tight Rope, a weekly program where we welcome listeners and guests as thought collaborators. The Tight Rope is rich in creative, unfiltered dialogue on topics ranging from culture, art, and music to the contours of systemic racism, philosophy, the power of Socratic self-exa... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 89 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Category | Society & Culture | ||||

We’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Broken Record. On Broken Record, acclaimed producer Rick Rubin, bestselling author Malcom Gladwell, and former New York Times editor Bruce Headlam talk with the musicians you love about their lives, i... more
We’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Broken Record featuring one of our past guest on The Tight Rope, Grammy-award winning artist and Maroon 5 keyboardist PJ Morton.
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We're sharing a special episode from our friends at Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso. Talk Easy is a different kind of interview podcast, a space for guests to slow down and share how they arrived at the place they are today—and where they hope to go tomor... more
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Dr west have completely change my views on world politics and developed my interest in philosophy
George Floyd made me deep dive our history and led me to this show which has really broadened my view of the world and the music I listen to. I now seek out Dr West on YouTube and CSpan for his views and to watch him in discussions with those who see the world differently. I will miss this show and the two hosts but I have a Love Supreme for the job their parents did raising them and for all the positive ways they have helped us individually as citizens and collectively as fellow humans beings i... more
Thank you both and your team for sharing these discussions. Much appreciated, much love
I really miss the high level of thoughtful conversations. This was an excellent podcast!
I love the show but as someone unemployed through no fault of my own $5 a month isn’t accessible to me. I resent that you left some of us behind even though I have great respect and admiration for you. Hope the show can be free for some of us.










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