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The Cyndi Lauper Conspiracy (with Sam Sanders)
Every song Cyndi Lauper writes is pop perfection according to Sam Sanders, host of NPR’s “It’s Been A Minute.” Many fall for “Girls Just Want To Have…
5 years, 6 months ago
ANTHEMS: Missy Elliott — Work It
Cultural critic Ivie Ani breaks down how Missy Elliott broke into the pantheon of anthems, and how she changed the scope of who could belong.
Songs Di…
5 years, 6 months ago
ANTHEMS: Smash Mouth — All Star
When Smash Mouth wrote "All Star,” they knew that it was going to change their lives. But they never expected it would become an anthem played in spo…
5 years, 6 months ago
ANTHEMS: Jock Jams — Get Ready For This
In 1995, ESPN launched Jock Jams Volume 1, a compilation record that would define the sound of sports for the next quarter century. We listen to the …
5 years, 7 months ago
ANTHEMS: Queen — We Are The Champions
Freddie Mercury and team made one of the most unusual anthems of all time. “We Are The Champions” has a somber beginning, an uncertain ending and a s…
5 years, 7 months ago
Cory Henry has something to say
Cory Henry is a remarkably gifted multi-instrumentalist. Growing up in the church, he started playing the Hammond B3 organ at age 2 and played his fi…
5 years, 7 months ago
The Pop Music Forecast (with Lauren Michele Jackson)
Shawn Mendes, BTS, Alicia Keys, 24kGoldn, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber & Chance The Rapper are all in the Hot 100 with songs that attempt to cope with the…
5 years, 7 months ago
Brandy Clark's Life Is A Record
There is a type of country song that loves flawed characters lost on a winding journey ... likely down a dit road. One of the best songwriters in thi…
5 years, 8 months ago
Keith Urban on The Speed of Now Part 1
Keith Urban is a legend of country. He’s been releasing hit records for two decades now. Each album he describes as a portrait of his life in that mo…
5 years, 8 months ago
Mickey Guyton sings truth to Country Music
Mickey Guyton spent a decade of fits and starts trying to make a career in country music. But now in recent months she’s having a country music momen…
5 years, 8 months ago