Season 1 (2017)

The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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

September 11th
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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

Kent State & The Vietnam War
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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

Hurricane Katrina
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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

The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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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.

The Moon Landing
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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

Battle of the Sexes
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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

The Stonewall Riots
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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