Podcasts

"Say What!" / "Nervous" | Tolliver

Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds

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How modern audiences can talk about aging art | Margaret Hall

Published: April 24, 2023, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 6 seconds

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"Damballa Wedo" / "The Dilemma" | Melanie Charles

Published: March 28, 2023, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

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"Bright Future Ahead" | KERA

Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 8:46 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

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The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance | Melaku Belay

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 3:54 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds

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A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani

Published: Jan. 20, 2023, 3:54 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 4 seconds

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Why joy is a state of mind | Angelique Kidjo and Femi Oke

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 4:20 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 17 seconds

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What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon

Published: Sept. 7, 2022, 2:51 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds

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How hip-hop can make climate action cool | Samir Ibrahim, MyVerse and Kristen Warren

Published: July 19, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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How a "Hi Level" mindset helps you realize your potential | Cordae

Published: June 13, 2022, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

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How Black girls can reclaim their voice in music | Kyra Gaunt

Published: June 10, 2022, 2:51 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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The rhythm and rhyme of memory, solitude and community | Rosanne Cash

Published: April 7, 2022, 2:32 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 58 seconds

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The 100 tampons NASA (almost) sent to space -- and other absurd songs | Marcia Belsky

Published: April 1, 2022, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use | Damien Riehl

Published: March 25, 2022, 1:04 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 12 seconds

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The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days | Susan Cain and Min Kym

Published: March 22, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 4 seconds

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"You and I" / "Attention" | Charlie Puth

Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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"The [Uncertain] Four Seasons" | AKQA and Jung von Matt

Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 7:20 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds

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What you discover when you really listen | Hrishikesh Hirway

Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 13 seconds

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The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love | Lizzo

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 12:51 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 37 seconds

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How music can help you find peace after loss | Steven Sharp Nelson

Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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How music streaming transformed songwriting | Bjorn Ulvaeus

Published: July 2, 2021, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 16 seconds

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The neuroscience of psychedelic drugs, music and nostalgia | Frederick Streeter Barrett

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 9 seconds

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What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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"You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 1:06 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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"East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream" | Nora Brown

Published: March 29, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 11 seconds

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What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control | Esha Alwani

Published: March 25, 2019, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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"My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance" | Crush Club

Published: March 15, 2019, 11:55 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds

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What happens in your throat when you beatbox? | Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst

Published: March 12, 2019, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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"Autopilote" / "Pumper" | Mai Lan

Published: Jan. 25, 2019, 1:56 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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How music crosses cultures and empowers communities | LADAMA

Published: Jan. 18, 2019, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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Music with a message should be accessible | Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego

Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 1:58 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds

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How my mom inspired my approach to the cello | Paul Rucker

Published: Nov. 21, 2018, 1:49 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds

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"We Are the Halluci Nation" | A Tribe Called Red

Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 12:41 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 26 seconds

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What does the universe sound like? A musical tour | Matt Russo

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 52 seconds

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"Afterneath" / "Killing Me" | Luke Sital-Singh

Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 12:50 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 48 seconds

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"Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level" | The Soul Rebels

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 12:54 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds

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"You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" | Elise LeGrow

Published: Sept. 12, 2018, 12:55 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 57 seconds

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"You Found Me" | Helen Gillet

Published: May 18, 2018, 12:47 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 4 seconds

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How I use the drum to tell my story | Kasiva Mutua

Published: April 6, 2018, 2:32 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 38 seconds

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The rhythm of Afrobeat | Sauti Sol

Published: March 23, 2018, 12:08 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 25 seconds

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"my mama" / "BLACK BANANA" | Rei

Published: March 16, 2018, 12:19 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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"My Fine Reward" | Tito Deler

Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 12:47 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds

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A one-man musical phenomenon | Jacob Collier

Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 11:52 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds

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A human-robot dance duet | Huang Yi & KUKA

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 11:51 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds

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The magic of Khmer classical dance | Prumsodun Ok

Published: Oct. 3, 2017, 7:50 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 38 seconds

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How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson

Published: Aug. 21, 2017, 2:37 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 18 seconds

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"Awoo" | Sofi Tukker

Published: June 16, 2017, 10:41 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds

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Songs that bring history to life | Rhiannon Giddens

Published: June 2, 2017, 10:54 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 45 seconds

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How to find a wonderful idea | OK Go

Published: May 26, 2017, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds

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"Turceasca" | Silk Road Ensemble

Published: March 17, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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"Rollercoaster" | Sara Ramirez

Published: March 3, 2017, 11:56 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 59 seconds

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An electrifying acoustic guitar performance | Rodrigo y Gabriela

Published: Feb. 14, 2017, 11:57 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds

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"St. James Infirmary Blues" | Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens

Published: Oct. 28, 2016, 12:04 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 43 seconds

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Everything you hear on film is a lie | Tasos Frantzolas

Published: Oct. 27, 2016, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 33 seconds

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A visual history of social dance in 25 moves | Camille A. Brown

Published: Sept. 27, 2016, 3:07 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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"Redemption Song" | John Legend

Published: July 1, 2016, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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A beatboxing lesson from a father-daughter duo | Nicole Paris and Ed Cage

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 4:19 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 1 second

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A musical escape into a world of light and color | Kaki King

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 3:36 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds

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The enchanting music of sign language | Christine Sun Kim

Published: Oct. 28, 2015, 3:31 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero

Published: Oct. 16, 2015, 3 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds

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Home is a song I've always remembered | Teitur

Published: Oct. 9, 2015, 3:18 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 49 seconds

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An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz | Joey Alexander

Published: June 19, 2015, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 28 seconds

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A moving song from women in prison for life | The Lady Lifers

Published: May 15, 2015, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 36 seconds

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Hidden music rituals around the world | Vincent Moon and Nana Vasconcelos

Published: Nov. 14, 2014, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds

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Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air | Daria van den Bercken

Published: Oct. 3, 2014, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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The DIY orchestra of the future | Ge Wang

Published: June 26, 2014, 2:47 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 36 seconds

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How I started writing songs again | Sting

Published: May 30, 2014, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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How sampling transformed music | Mark Ronson

Published: May 9, 2014, 2:57 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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To hear this music you have to be there. Literally | Ryan Holladay

Published: Jan. 10, 2014, 4:02 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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In the key of genius | Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford

Published: Aug. 9, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 38 seconds

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The polyphonic me | Beardyman

Published: Aug. 2, 2013, 3 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds

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The violin, and my dark night of the soul | Ji-Hae Park

Published: May 24, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 41 seconds

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Virtual Choir Live | Eric Whitacre

Published: March 22, 2013, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 32 seconds

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The art of asking | Amanda Palmer

Published: March 1, 2013, 5:26 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 47 seconds

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Dance, tiny robots! | Bruno Maisonnier

Published: Feb. 26, 2013, 8:25 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds

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Teen wonders play bluegrass | Sleepy Man Banjo Boys

Published: Nov. 21, 2012, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 2 seconds

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Between music and medicine | Robert Gupta

Published: Oct. 2, 2012, 3 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 27 seconds

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The mad scientist of music | Mark Applebaum

Published: Aug. 3, 2012, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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New ways to see music (with color! and fire!) | Jared Ficklin

Published: July 13, 2012, 3:28 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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A young guitarist meets his hero | Usman Riaz + Preston Reed

Published: July 6, 2012, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Dancing with light | Quixotic Fusion

Published: June 1, 2012, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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Beats that defy boxes | Reggie Watts

Published: May 25, 2012, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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Music and emotion through time | Michael Tilson Thomas

Published: May 7, 2012, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 13 seconds

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Building US-China relations ... by banjo | Abigail Washburn

Published: April 13, 2012, 3:02 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds

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"Family Tree" | Inara George

Published: Feb. 14, 2012, 10:43 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

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The beautiful math behind the world's ugliest music | Scott Rickard

Published: Jan. 20, 2012, 4:41 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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The debut of the British Paraorchestra | Charles Hazlewood + British Paraorchestra

Published: Jan. 15, 2012, 3:24 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 36 seconds

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"Women of Hope" | Morley

Published: Jan. 13, 2012, 4:11 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Stefon Harris

Published: Dec. 9, 2011, 4:13 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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Building the musical muscle | Charles Limb

Published: Dec. 1, 2011, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 59 seconds

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Trusting the ensemble | Charles Hazlewood

Published: Oct. 7, 2011, 3:25 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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A flirtatious aria | Danielle de Niese

Published: Sept. 30, 2011, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds

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A cello with many voices | Maya Beiser

Published: June 17, 2011, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 9 seconds

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This is beatjazz | Onyx Ashanti

Published: June 17, 2011, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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On violin and cello, "Passacaglia" | Robert Gupta + Joshua Roman

Published: May 27, 2011, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre

Published: April 1, 2011, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds

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Singing the primal mystery | Claron McFadden

Published: March 25, 2011, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 54 seconds

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A modern take on piano, violin, cello | Ahn Trio

Published: Feb. 25, 2011, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds

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A whistleblower you haven't heard | Geert Chatrou

Published: Feb. 11, 2011, 3:17 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 56 seconds

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Singing after a double lung transplant | Charity Tillemann-Dick

Published: Jan. 18, 2011, 4:33 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 5 seconds

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A one-man orchestra of the imagination | Andrew Bird

Published: Nov. 5, 2010, 2:24 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds

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My web playroom | Ze Frank

Published: Oct. 15, 2010, 8:53 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes

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Hurdy-gurdy for beginners | Caroline Phillips

Published: Sept. 17, 2010, 8:29 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 41 seconds

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How architecture helped music evolve | David Byrne

Published: June 11, 2010, 9:14 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes

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How to engineer a viral music video | Adam Sadowsky

Published: June 4, 2010, 9:12 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds

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Songs of secrets and city lights | Sophie Hunger

Published: May 28, 2010, 9:21 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 4 seconds

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"Love Is a Loaded Pistol" | Thomas Dolby

Published: May 7, 2010, 7:19 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds

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Singing old poems to life | Natalie Merchant

Published: April 9, 2010, 9:52 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 18 seconds

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