Inside the National Recording Registry: “I Will Survive”
“I Will Survive:” The Best Song to Grace a B-Side It was 1978. Gloria Gaynor wasn’t having a good year. Her first hit, “Never Can Say Goodbye,”never translated into staying […]
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Science Of Happiness 76: If You Want to Be More Productive, Cut Yourself Some Slack BMPAudio
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Science of Happiness 73: How to Switch Off Your Critics BMPAudio
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Science of Happiness 72: How To Reconnect With Your Partner BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 71: Do You Want To Be More Patient? BMPAudio
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Red, White and the Blues BMPAudio
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1A Memorial Day Special BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 64: Helping Kids Think About the Good BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 63: Remembering to Breathe BMPAudio
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The Sounds of America: “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 62: Staying Close While Physical Distancing BMPAudio
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Short Form Specials
The “Wild Side” of Lou Reed’s “Walk” on Studio 360
This feature aired on Studio 360 on October 6, 2016. From Studio 360… “Walk on the Wild Side” was released in 1972 on Lou Reed’s second solo album, “Transformer.” Though musically […]
“The Boys of the Lough”
Michael Coleman’s recordings from the early 1920’s set the standard for all the traditional Irish music that would follow. Coleman emigrated from County Sligo, Ireland, to New York City in […]
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C.C. Rider: The Venerator
Meet C.C. Rider, radio host on Elwood’s BluesMobile Radio Hour. She spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the crooked highways of this singing country to resurrect […]
“Mary, Don’t You Weep”: the Life of a Song
In 1957, Reverend Claude Jeter wrote an arrangement of “Mary, Don’t You Weep” for his gospel ensemble, the Swan Silvertones. “Mary, Don’t You Weep” had been around as a spiritual since […]
Steve Martin’s “A Wild and Crazy Guy”
Steve Martin is a comedian, actor, writer, and banjo player — the consummate performer. But before he made a name for himself as a standup comedian, he wanted to be a […]
“Sorry, Wrong Number”
Before you could binge-listen to podcasts like “Welcome to Night Vale” and “Limetown,” you had to wait for your weekly dose of radio drama. Often, even during the golden age of […]
Sly and the Family Stone Want You to Stand Up
In 1969, Sly and the Family Stone released their fourth studio album, “Stand!” It dropped at a moment of intense cultural and political change, a moment when many groups who were […]
Linda Ronstadt: “Heart Like a Wheel”
In 1974 Linda Ronstadt had released four solo albums to moderate acclaim. Her albumDon’t Cry Now had peaked at #45 on the Billboard chart, after a drawn-out production that brought in […]
