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Must, could, should, shall, might, may... We dig into the weird, wiggly, weaselly world of modal verbs.
- Added: Aug 29, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 4
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Taking Funny Music Seriously" by Lily E Hirsch, which explores a wide range of approaches that artis...
- Added: Aug 25, 2024
- Length: 28:27
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Post-Punk and Philosophy," a collection of essays that's part of a Pop Culture and Philosophy series...
- Added: Aug 10, 2024
- Length: 28:09
On this episode, we talked about the book "60 Songs that Explain the 90s," which is a companion to music writer Rob Harvilla's well-regarded podcas...
- Added: Aug 03, 2024
- Length: 28:44
We look at language rules that are rules sometimes, and rules that don't make sense. Well, they make some sense. Whatever. They're rules, anyway.
- Added: Aug 01, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
On this episode, we talked about the book "Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews," a handy but very readable reference that collects n...
- Added: Jul 27, 2024
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about Ben Ratliff's book "Coltrane: Story of a Sound," one of the most thorough and engaging books for getting into the ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2024
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about "The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins," the new book of selected entries from Rollins' 50 years of personal notebooks ed...
- Added: Jul 13, 2024
- Length: 28:43
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium," which examines the early compositional career of Boulez from the...
- Added: Jul 06, 2024
- Length: 27:28
On this episode, we talked about Hawkwind, the legendary space rock and proto-punk band, and a new book that takes readers through their voluminous...
- Added: Jun 22, 2024
- Length: 28:24
This time on The Children's Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Boo...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KSTK, KRSC, KICI Iowa City and more
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 8
After this year's thrilling spell-off in the National Spelling Bee, we try to tease out the definitions of some of the words that won the contest.
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
This time on The Children's Hour, our summer interns Julia Wolfe and Sophie Anderson-Haynie have co-written and produced a program about Banned Boo...
- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 58:00
On this episode, we talked about "Earlier," the new memoir by music journalist and musician Sasha Frere-Jones. We listened to some of his music, too.
- Added: Jun 01, 2024
- Length: 29:26
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Lit-Rock," a collection of essays that explore the many ways that literature and pop/rock music have...
- Added: May 25, 2024
- Length: 27:28
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Free Musics" by Jack Wright," one of America's foundational free improvisation artists who is still ...
- Added: May 18, 2024
- Length: 28:29
On this episode, we talked about a new installment of the 33 1/3 Genre series that explores the short-lived but influential German musical style Ne...
- Added: May 11, 2024
- Length: 28:25
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Musician as Philosopher," which explores several important musicians who worked in the New York City...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 28:13
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Rock Guitar Virtuosos," an academic book that acts as a study of old and new guitar shredders, what ...
- Added: Apr 06, 2024
- Length: 29:00
In this episode, we talked about the new book "3 Shades of Blue," which discusses the careers of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, and th...
- Added: Mar 30, 2024
- Length: 26:57
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Underground is Massive," which charts the foundation and development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)...
- Added: Mar 23, 2024
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we talked about a recent book that gathers all of David Bowie's interviews with BBC television and radio into one handy and very r...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Mar 02, 2024
- Length: 27:45
- Purchases: 1
The Children's Hour Kids Crew meets Ms. Caitlyn Gooch from Saddle Up And Read, a North Carolina based organization encouraging literacy through rea...
- Added: Jan 29, 2024
- Length: 58:00
On this episode, we talked about "The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town," the first critical biography of "the world's greatest party band," wh...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Jan 20, 2024
- Length: 27:45
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "The Needle and the Lens," which explores pop songs used in film. So...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Jan 14, 2024
- Length: 27:32
- Purchases: 1