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On this episode, we talked about a new installment of the 33 1/3 Genre series that explores the short-lived but influential German musical style Ne...
- Added: May 11, 2024
- Length: 28:25
Brian Dunning delves into urban legends surrounding three of the greatest classical composers as well as the renowned Stradivarius violin.
- Added: May 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
It’s election season in India and time for two months of marching bands and rallies, but not much talk about economic and healthcare rights. In fac...
- Added: May 07, 2024
- Length: 06:00
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Living Space" by Michael E. Veal, which is a thorough and creative examination of John Coltrane's fr...
- Added: May 05, 2024
- Length: 28:27
The possibility that we can all take part in finding out what is true, just by speaking up, can become very uncertain and maybe one day disappear b...
- Added: May 03, 2024
- Length: 05:23
As the Indian heat descends on Kolkata, Sandip considers how our perceptions about the rituals of summer have changed.
- Added: Apr 30, 2024
- Length: 06:00
On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 28:31
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Musician as Philosopher," which explores several important musicians who worked in the New York City...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 28:13
Nepal’s constitution protects sexual minorities. Most recently after a long struggle Nepal registered its first same sex marriage, something India ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 06:00
On this episode, we talked about the book "Transfigured New York," which features interviews with NYC experimental musicians of the 1980s, first fe...
- Added: Apr 13, 2024
- Length: 27:36
What are the five areas of our collective existence on earth where the ocean matters most? If we are looking for a context to drive motivation and ...
- Added: Apr 11, 2024
- Length: 04:48
Brian Dunning examines some interesting beliefs around food and whether or not they are supported by science.
- Added: Apr 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...
- Added: Apr 06, 2024
- Length: 29:00
A new food fight has erupted in India.
And it’s about one of the most famous dishes to come out of India, one that every other Indian restaurant in...
- Added: Apr 02, 2024
- Length: 06:00
Sonnet for Wink, Wink
-Susan Cook-
There are places here on earth where a wink
at the wro...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Apr 01, 2024
- Length: :52
- Purchases: 1
Poems are solace in times of not knowing.
Today, a Sonnet for What Will Be Well.
"There are events that narrowly avoid
crossing our paths, eve...
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- Added: Apr 01, 2024
- Length: 01:01
- Purchases: 1
Nothing is sacred unless we set it aside as sacred. As Americans rapidly abandon organized religion, and the formerly sanctified church and temple ...
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Mar 30, 2024
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we talked about the new book "3 Shades of Blue," which discusses the careers of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, and th...
- Added: Mar 30, 2024
- Length: 26:57
The stars are aligned this week. Its a week for Holi, Ramadan and Good Friday, which is a perfect way to showcase how many faiths in Kolkata exist ...
- Added: Mar 26, 2024
- Length: 06:00
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Underground is Massive," which charts the foundation and development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)...
- Added: Mar 23, 2024
- Length: 28:30
Brian Dunning takes a look at some haunted houses and separates the historical facts from the ghost stories.
- Added: Mar 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
One particularly boisterous and sonorous spring, podcaster and long-distance hiker Alison Young chose to walk the entirety of the Superior Hiking T...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Mar 21, 2024
- Length: 06:00
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Sandip began his Dispatches from Kolkata thinking he would tell listeners in the Bay Area stories from India to show that we were ultimately all co...
- Added: Mar 19, 2024
- Length: 06:00
On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Mar 16, 2024
- Length: 28:52
- Purchases: 1
Self-help books promise a secret formula to individual success and Jay Shetty is just the latest Dale Carnegie to do so. But, even after the Guardi...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 06:00