April 20, 2017 • 1h
Explore the music that kept the spirit of the civil rights movement alive following King’s death–from James Brown’s black power an...Read more
April 27, 2017 • 1h
Explore songs associated with 9/11, including Billy Joel's “New York State of Mind,” which took on a new and heightened meaning. A...Read more
May 4, 2017 • 1h
Following the killings of four Kent State University students during anti-Vietnam War protests, politically driven songs from Neil...Read more
May 11, 2017 • 1h
Following Hurricane Katrina, international artists from U2 to Kanye West joined New Orleans musicians in benefit concerts to help ...Read more
May 18, 2017 • 1h
The episode charts the course of the Cold War in Berlin through music revealing how it helped to sow the seeds of rebellion.
May 25, 2017 • 1h
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk inspired musicians from David Bowie and the Byrds to Parliament-Funkadelic and Sun Ra to...Read more
June 1, 2017 • 1h
Billie Jean King’s win against Bobby Riggs in their famous tennis match was a galvanizing moment for the women’s movement and ushe...Read more
June 8, 2017 • 1h
The episode tracks the beginning of the gay rights movement in America following the riots at Stonewall Inn and how music has play...Read more