Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Hearing

What would you do for a desperation pie? Kitchen correspondent Sarah Archer is here to talk with Sarah about the American food trends that marked the 20th century and how they related to the political and cultural changes of a nation in need of constant culinary inventiveness. Th ...  Show more

Can you use the word in a sentence? For this episode, Spelling Correspondent Gabe Henry takes Sarah through the surprisingly rampageous (r-a-m-p-a-g-e-o-u-s) history of the Spelling Bee, a uniquely American phenomenon. From the earliest examples of late night “spelling matches,” ...  Show more

Runaway June stops by the studio to talk about their new song "Make Me Want to Smoke." and how it's their most edgy sounding song yet. They also share what they do with merch that features ex-band members on it, answer questions from listeners and more! Then, Amy shares a wild st ...  Show more

On this episode of History of the 90s host Kathy Kenzora looks back at an unprecedented legal battle that put heavy metal on trial in the summer of 1990.British heavy metal icons Judas Priest spent three weeks in a Nevada courtroom defending their music after they were accused of ...  Show more

Seattle in the 90s: A tidal wave of unforgettable music roars out of the city. Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam take over global pop culture and Seattle is declared the world's coolest place to be. But here, reality is different for young people. For almost two decades, the Tee ...  Show more

In February of 1896, a little boy discovered a woman's headless body in a farmer's field in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. No one knew who she was, or what had happened. Newspapers carried headlines like "Hunt for the Head" and "Headless Horror." Quickly, the crime scene became a tourist ...  Show more