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Annie Linders on trad-jazz, Lindy Hop, and bike polo
Annie and the Fur Trappers headline the Bay State Hot Jazz Festival in Medford this weekend. Their front woman spoke to GBH Music about the magic of ‘20s jazz, and what to expect at the free festival.
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The Genius Next Door: Harvard's Imani Perry on the history and culture forged by Black Americans
Last month, interdisciplinary scholar and writer Imani Perry was named as one of the MacArthur "genius" grant fellows for 2023. She's one of four local awardees, part of Under the Radar's series, "The Genius Next Door." -
Why the 'Battle of Versailles' still resonates 50 years later
On November 28, 1973 a fashion show rocked the Palace of Versailles and forever changed our understanding of style. -
Who was Phillis Wheatley, the first African American poet to publish a book?
2023 marks the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley's "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral," the first book of poetry published by an enslaved poet and only the third by an American woman.
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Piotr Beczała Performs "La donna è mobile"
Piotr Beczała sings the Duke's Act III aria in "Rigoletto."| 2:17 -
"Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" from "Rigoletto"
Quinn Kelsey sings Rigoletto’s Act II aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata."| 4:32 -
A Vietnam Medic's Journey
Hear the experiences of U.S. Army combat medic Francis Whitebird while serving in Vietnam. -
Episode 6, Season 6<br> John Doyle, Andrew Finn Magill, and Will MacMorran
David visits masters of Celtic music John Doyle, Andrew Finn Magill and Will MacMorran.| 24:41
