
Hip-Hop and Friendship on Death Row with Alim Braxton and Mark Katz
Hip-Hop and Friendship on Death Row with Alim Braxton and Mark Katz
Mark Katz is John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music at UNC Chapel Hill; Alim Braxton is a rapper on death row,... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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55mins

Reviving Julius Eastman with Mary Jane Leach
Reviving Julius Eastman with Mary Jane Leach
The revival of Julius Eastman's work has transformed the world of avant-garde music, and in many ways can be attributed ... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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38mins

Doing Public Musicology with Douglas Shadle
Doing Public Musicology with Douglas Shadle
In 2018, Douglas Shadle tweeted about systemic discrimination in American orchestral programming. His thread went viral,... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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51mins

Bach Scandals, Jug Bands, and Vexations with Joshua Rifkin
Bach Scandals, Jug Bands, and Vexations with Joshua Rifkin
In his long career as a scholar and conductor, Joshua Rifkin has done a lot: arranged for Judy Collins, performed in the... Read more
18 Jul 2023
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1hr 16mins

What Bossa Nova Means with Kaleb Goldschmitt
What Bossa Nova Means with Kaleb Goldschmitt
Bossa nova is everywhere –– from a dance craze in the '60s to elevator music today -- but it's also from somewhere. Kale... Read more
11 Jul 2023
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49mins

Appropriation and Indigenous Music with Dylan Robinson
Appropriation and Indigenous Music with Dylan Robinson
When classical composers incorporate indigenous music into their work, it's more than just cultural appropriation, becau... Read more
4 Jul 2023
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48mins

Philosophy and Vibes with Robin James
Philosophy and Vibes with Robin James
"Music and philosophy" is often about Nietzsche and Wagner, or Kant and Mozart. But, in Robin James's work, it can also ... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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43mins

Retelling Beethoven's Story with Laura Tunbridge
Retelling Beethoven's Story with Laura Tunbridge
There are approximately one bajillion biographies of Beethoven: do we need really another one? In fact, we do, because L... Read more
20 Jun 2023
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39mins

Music in Slavery's Archives with Maria Ryan
Music in Slavery's Archives with Maria Ryan
What does it mean to search for music-making in the archives of slavery? Maria Ryan studies African-descended musicians... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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49mins

Music, War, and Ukraine with Maria Sonevytsky and Oksana Nesterenko
Music, War, and Ukraine with Maria Sonevytsky and Oksana Nesterenko
What does it mean to be a scholar when the culture you study is under attack? Maria Sonevytsky and Oksana Nesterenko wor... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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56mins