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The Price of Being Michael
Season 5 Episode 522
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Today, we’re going to spend some time with a figure who shaped pop music, dance, music videos, and the idea of celebrity itself—only …
5 months, 1 week ago
Tears in Heaven
Season 5 Episode 514
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Tonight we turn to a musician whose name has become shorthand for guitar mastery, blues devotion, and, depending on who you ask, the …
5 months, 1 week ago
Who Are You?
Season 5 Episode 513
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In this podcast episode, we’ll walk through where they came from, what shaped them, how they crashed into the United States—and then …
5 months, 1 week ago
Riffs and Myth
Season 5 Episode 512
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In this series, we’ve been spending time with artists who didn’t just make hits—they changed the language of modern music.
Today, we t…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Both Sides Singing
Season 5 Episode 511
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Today we meet an artist who doesn’t blow the doors off with volume or choreography, but with something quieter—and in many ways, just…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Supreme Intentions
Season 5 Episode 510
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Our story begins not with sequins but with a housing project.
Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard both grew up in Detroit’s Brewster-Doug…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Feedback and Fire
Season 5 Episode 509
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Today, we turn to a musician whose care there were moves separations long stretches were Jimmy simply simply had to figure things out…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Queen of Soul
Season 5 Episode 508
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Today we turn to a voice that has become a kind of measuring stick. A singer you can’t ignore, can’t casually imitate, and certainly …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Dylan and the Fall
Season 5 Episode 507
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If you grew up in a certain era, his name isn’t just a performer on a poster. It’s a weather system. A shift in air pressure. A bulle…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
California Counterpoints
Season 5 Episode 506
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Today’s pairing may look odd until you start really listening:
The Beach Boys and The Grateful Dead.
Two California bands. Two American…
5 months, 2 weeks ago