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History

History

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History

History

Updated 29/10/2018
History

History

Updated 27/05/2019
History

History

Updated 01/10/2020
Music Interviews

Music Interviews

Updated weekly
TV & Film

TV & Film

Updated 28/11/2018
Parenting

Parenting

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14/02/2018

The Fascinating (and Toxic) History of Ski Resorts

When millions of people hit the slopes each year at ski resorts throughout the West, they probably don't realize that, nine times out of ten, they're skiing on abandoned mine sites. In this episode we look at the fascinating intersecting history of mining and skiing in the West, and how resorts are handling their past and preparing for their futures today.Note: When contacted for comment on the case pending against United Park City Mines, the EPA said it does not comment on active litigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14/02/2018

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31 min
30/09/2019

Ep. 6 Memphis Mayoral Candidate Tami Sawyer on Why Representation Matters

As a county commissioner, Tami Sawyer saw that while Memphis might be doing a good job of attracting new businesses to town, the city hasn’t been working for the majority of residents, particularly low-income Black and brown residents. Her mayoral run has been challenging, between an incumbent who doesn’t want to debate and some embarrassing old tweets, but this Memphis native is determined to show her community what deep democracy looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30/09/2019

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1h 2m
22/05/2025

Seun Keuti

Seun Kuti became the bandleader to Egypt 80 as a teenager after the original bandleader, his father, afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, died. He was filling heavy shoes. Today's Sound Off features a discussion with Seun about the working class struggle, the power of music and his new album Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) deluxe edition with collaborations with De La Soul, Adi Oasis and Kamasi Washington. Listen in to hear tracks from the album and Katy Henriksen's conversation with Seun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22/05/2025

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29 min
03/08/2023

Wu Man

Today’s guest is pipa virtuoso Wu Man. She’s carved out such an impressive career collaborating with orchestras worldwide and through performing as a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and collaborating with the Kronos Quartet. She’s an inspiration in what cross-cultural musical collaborations can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

03/08/2023

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33 min
28/11/2018

Music Supervisor Rob Lowry on Music as a Character and Making Time to Listen

Rob Lowry is a music supervisor on The Bold Type, Future Man, and Ramy, and has music supervised dozens of films and documentaries as well. He talks us through what the job entails, how to get it, and the importance of continuing to love listening to music once it becomes your job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28/11/2018

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47 min
26/10/2018

Marcia Tillman and Lynn Adrianna on Auditioning, Acting, and Being Brave in Hollywood

Marcia (Wright) Tillman and Lynn Adrianna gives us the ins and outs of being a working actress in Hollywood—how to get the training, how to get the auditions, and how to handle rejection. You can see Marcia in The Hate U Give in theaters now, directed by her husband George Tillman, Jr. Lynn and Marcia both teach acting at the I Am Marcia Tillman Actors Studio. More info here: http://www.iammarciatillmanactorstudio.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26/10/2018

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49 min
24/03/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

S1 | Ep 4: Children of the Mist (ad-free)

In New Zealand, after decades of negotiating, Tuhoe people won personhood for their ancestral homeland Te Urewera.

24/03/2022

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24 min
19/11/2020

Nathalie Joachim

In today's episode of Sound Off I talk with composer, singer and instrumentalist Nathalie Joachim. She's a Julliard-trained flutist, half of the flute & electronics duo Flutronix and creator of the Grammy-nominated Fanm d’Ayiti featuring the Spektral Quartet, an album described by WNYC’s New Sounds host John Schaefer as "a kind of chamber folk electronic celebration of the voices of Haiti.” Learn about how a listening station at Tower Records informs her unclassifiable sounds as much as both her conservatory training and her Haitian grandmother have, as well as spend time with some of her music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19/11/2020

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32 min
14/09/2018

Welcome to The Whisper Network!

After working on shows like Atlanta and The Bold Type, Dr. Nikita T. Hamilton is starting to figure out how the TV industry works, but she still has plenty of questions and we get to join her quest for answers. In this season we explore all the different jobs in Hollywood, what they entail, how you get them, how diverse the industry really is, how the hierarchy works, and how to survive it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14/09/2018

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2 min
14/11/2018

The Stuntwomen: Alex Marshall Brown and Jess Harbeck

Stunt coordinator Jess Harbeck focuses on action-driven stories that feature strong female characters, and Alex Marshall Brown is an actress and stuntwoman who played the lead in the Hulu thriller Seven Moons and keg-wielding Pepper on The New Girl, in addition to performing pyrotechnic stunts in a variety of films and shows. They join Dr. Nikita T. Hamilton to talk about the life of a stuntwoman, and navigating a part of the industry dominated by people who don't look like them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14/11/2018

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47 min

In Rigged, we’ll rummage through the bag of tricks used by PR to shape the world you live in. Over the last century, these tricks have rigged the media, the government… society, really...with sometimes ridiculous, and sometimes profoundly serious effects on our democracy. This is a podcast about that war for hearts and minds right here on US soil.

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HISTORY
Law & Order meets the climate crisis as we dig into the stories behind the hundreds of climate cases around the globe.

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DOCUMENTARY
A true-crime podcast about climate change. Reported and hosted by a team of investigative climate journalists, Drilled examines the various obstacles that have kept the world from adequately responding to climate change.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES