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Listening Links: Tracks from “Listen Up”

Listen to the tracks featured on this week’s show from artists on both sides of the Atlantic.

Short Listen | Black/African American, Music
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Books & Literature

Reading List: Kiki Petrosino

“[It’s overwhelming] to be brought into people’s most intimate moments — their deaths — without knowing them, without any practical means to help.”

Stories | Black/African American, Poetry
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History

American GIs and the Origins of “Brainwashing”

How we thought about commie “brainwashing” tells us a lot about radicalization.

Stories | 20th Century, Government
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History

Virginia’s Brush with Eugenics

In 1927, Virginia didn’t just ban interracial marriage — they started a program of forced sterilization drawn straight from the Nazi playbook.

Stories | 20th Century, Racism
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Books & Literature

Tales at the Margins

Yesterday’s scrawl is today’s buried treasure.

Stories | 19th Century, Book Arts, Fiction
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History

How Tobacco Conquered the World

More people are smoking all around the world — but why?

Stories | Business, Government, Health
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Cultures & Communities

Pulitzer100 on WGR

Explore our special series on winners of the Pulitzer Prize, in celebration of 100 years of the Pulitzer Foundation.

News | Journalism, Visual Arts
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History

Jefferson the Architect

Jefferson was a builder of more than just nations.

Stories | Education, Visual Arts
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Arts

Reading the Mind of Godzilla

Even Godzilla has feelings.

Stories | TV/Movies
Blog
Arts

12 Days of WGR

Don’t miss out on 12 days of listening to our favorite episodes!

Recaps | Journalism, Music, Technology
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Arts

Preserving Musical Memories

How can music preserve a community?

Short Listen
Blog
Arts

A Peek Inside Klezmer’s Lost Vault

Lend an ear to lost recordings from musical history.

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