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The Bridge: Spirit in the Dark

Black-music scholar Emily Lordi says Aretha Franklin personified soul by bringing the church to the pop mainstream. In this mini-episode of Hit Parade, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Emily Lordi, an author, critic and Vanderbilt University professor who focuses on Black popular music and has written extensively on Aretha Franklin. In her book The [...] Read more
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The Bridge: Getting Hot in Herre

Slate Culture Gabfester Julia Turner says the ideal summer bop has tempo but also swag—and she still likes “Blurred Lines.” Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate [...] Read more
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Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition

When did America decide that every year there’d be one hot-weather hit to rule them all? (And why isn’t it “Espresso”?) View Transcript View Transcript   Advertisement   Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Overcast TuneIn RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our [...] Read more