Sam Cooke’s Swan Song of Protest
Though only a modest hit by his standards, Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” became an anthem of the 1960s civil rights movement, and would come to be heralded […]
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The Sounds of America: Flaco Jiménez’s Partners album BMPAudio
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The Sounds of America: The Harder They Come Soundtrack BMPAudio
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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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The Science Of Happiness 70: How To Love People You Don’t Like BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 69: What’s Your “Why” In Life? BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 68: From Othering to Belonging BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 67: Taking Small Steps toward Big Goals BMPAudio
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1A Memorial Day Special BMPAudio
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The Science of Happiness 66: How to Connect When You Must Stay Apart 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
Short Form Specials
Bob Marley’s Reggae Landmark
In 1973, a reggae group on the verge of breaking up released an album — its second that year — filled with militant anthems inspired by life in the Jamaican […]
The Fight of the Century: Louis vs. Schmeling
The 1938 boxing rematch between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling is believed to have had the largest audience in history for a single radio broadcast. In 2005, the […]
The Psychedelic Debut of Jimi Hendrix
When Jimi Hendrix’s debut album, Are You Experienced? was released in 1967, it turned the music world upside down. With its crackling feedback and ground-breaking guitar playing, Are You Experienced?fused […]
Mamie Smith and the Birth of the Blues Market
Mamie Smith was the first black vocalist to record the blues. The song was “Crazy Blues,” and it became a hit. But it happened almost by accident. “In a sense […]
The Impact of Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’
In November 1938, conductor Arturo Toscanini led the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the premiere performance of Samuel Barber‘s “Adagio for Strings.” The concert was broadcast from New York to a […]
Jerry Lee Lewis: ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’
After 50 years of igniting keyboards, audiences and scandals, you’d think Jerry Lee Lewis might want to take a break. But “the Killer” is still rocking. Lewis, who turned 71 […]
