Somebody, Sing a Black Girl’s Song

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

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

More than 35 years after its release, Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album – and the single Fast Car – hit #1 on the charts last week, fueled by her performance with country star Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards. Kara speaks with Lydia Polgreen of the New York Times’ Matter of Op ...  Show more

Today on the show we are not even going to pretend we were fully live on the airwaves, but we do have some new interviews for our listeners to gain some knowledge from. First up we have singer/ song writer Alicia Keys stop by where she spoke about her new double album, past busin ...  Show more

Good morning and welcome to the ride! Today's show is dedicated to those that are locked up and away. Soul legend Bill Withers passed away and The Crew share their favorite songs from the late great singer. We have a statuation which really means stay your @$$ at the house inside ...  Show more

Today's episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, begins with a chat about COUNTRY'S BIGGEST NIGHT (along with a chat about COUNTRY'S SECOND BIGGEST NIGHT) and moves on to [checks notes] calls about pumpkin farmers, the Queen, the random guy Shailene Woodley sort of bullie ...  Show more