Explore the music tied to iconic moments in history, from the March on Washington to the riots at Stonewall, to the moon landing to Hurricane Katrina.
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Air Date: 2017-04-20
Explore the music that kept the spirit of the civil rights movement alive following King’s death–from James Brown’s b...
Air Date: 2017-04-27
Explore songs associated with 9/11, including Billy Joel's “New York State of Mind,” which took on a new and heighten...
Air Date: 2017-05-04
Following the killings of four Kent State University students during anti-Vietnam War protests, politically driven so...
Air Date: 2017-05-11
Following Hurricane Katrina, international artists from U2 to Kanye West joined New Orleans musicians in benefit conc...
Air Date: 2017-05-18
The episode charts the course of the Cold War in Berlin through music revealing how it helped to sow the seeds of reb...
Air Date: 2017-05-25
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk inspired musicians from David Bowie and the Byrds to Parliament-Funkadelic ...
Air Date: 2017-06-01
Billie Jean King’s win against Bobby Riggs in their famous tennis match was a galvanizing moment for the women’s move...
Air Date: 2017-06-08
The episode tracks the beginning of the gay rights movement in America following the riots at Stonewall Inn and how m...