What the Olympics Taught Us About Us

What the Olympics Taught Us About Us

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This is the last episode of Notes from America with Kai Wright.If you’ve been with the show through its multi-year history and iterations as a NYC-based narrative podcast and local call-in show called The United States of Anxiety before becoming a nationally distributed program, ...  Show more

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The drumbeat of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area is not politics. It’s go-go music.The genre developed by Chuck Brown in 1976 features syncopated rhythms, a large ensemble of musicians and a rich drum beat to create a live experience that has fans dancing ’till they can' ...  Show more

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