Meshell Ndegeocello has been a working musician since she was a teenager. She’s probably best known for her biggest hit to date, “Wild Night,” a Van Morrison cover she recorded with John Mellancamp back in 1994. Meshell is 55 now and just put out her 11th solo album, “The Omnichord Real Book,” her first in five years. The album started as a kind of personal ... Show More
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“The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”
When the Metropolitan Community Church was founded in the late sixties, it was one of the first gay positive churches in America. When AIDS hit, it became a refuge for people who were sick and those who were mourning them.
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Money on the Mind: How to Budget for Aging Parents…and Yourself
In a new, very special Death, Sex & Money and Slate Money crossover, Felix Salmon and Anna Sale are once again joined by Felix’s financial advisor Adrianna Adams from Domain Money to talk about…parents. They dig into the emotions of trying to take care of your aging parents while ... Show More
26m 6s
May 2022
Jewel Talks Her Anxiety, Lyrics, and Life
Multiplatinum recording artist Jewel has won many awards and performed at the Super Bowl — but how much do you really know about her? She grew up with no running water, was a homeless teenager in San Diego, and turned all that into music for her album “Pieces of You,” which is on ... Show More
24m 1s
Jul 2022
Writing is therapy, with Natalia Lacunza, Birdy, Matt Maltese and Silvana Estrada
Natalia Lacunza, Birdy, Matt Maltese and Silvana Estrada talk about the importance of being your own friend, out-of-body experiences when playing live, how being in the studio is like being a child again, and how they find the middle ground between self-doubt and ego.Spanish sing ... Show More
29m 56s
Jun 2022
Meltdown festival with Jessie Ware, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dave Okumu and Eska
Jessie Ware, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dave Okumu and Eska discuss why you shouldn’t appease anybody with your music, loving the souls of your audience, keeping in your mistakes, why music is an essential part of existence, being a jack of all trades, and why finishing a song isn’t ne ... Show More
32m 34s
Aug 2023
Music is escapism with Nitin Sawhney, Tim Burgess, Nainita Desai and Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Nitin Sawhney, Tim Burgess, Nainita Desai and Ayanna Witter-Johnson discuss how their family and cultural history impacts their creativity, being conscious of who they’re representing when creating, and how their output is a reflection of their changing identities.Producer, compo ... Show More
36m 58s
Jun 2023
Insular worlds with Peter Gregson, Dobrawa Czocher, Dom La Nena and Sebastian Plano
Cello players Peter Gregson, Dobrawa Czocher, Dom La Nena and Sebastian Plano discuss working with new collaborators, overcoming creative blocks, and how to define success.Peter Gregson took up cello at age four after seeing James Bond sled down a mountainside on a cello case in ... Show More
27m 52s
Apr 2021
1985: Interview mit Ulla Meinecke
"Jeder Abend hat seine eigene Choreographie" - Ulla Meinecke über ihre Auftritte1984 wurde sie mit dem Deutschen Kleinkunstpreis in der Sparte "Chanson" ausgezeichnet und hat laut ihrer Internetseite, auf der sie sich als Songwriterin, Poetin und Sängerin bezeichnet, bis heute kn ... Show More
17m 27s