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Recent Episodes

Episode 271. Muriel Smith (Listeners’ Favorites)

Posted July 11, 2024 • 01:14:22

As I embark on several weeks of vacation, I bring you the first of several episodes from the early years of the podcast in between the new episodes...

Episode 270. Eleanor Steber Revisited

Posted July 5, 2024 • 01:42:14

I sat in my apartment in Berlin on the Fourth of July wondering how, after the events of this past Monday, I can possibly pay tribute to our nation...

Episode 269. Alberta Hunter

Posted June 27, 2024 • 01:27:13

Please join me today for this overview of the roller coaster career of Alberta Hunter (01 April 1895 – 17 October 1984), a jazz legend whose surprising...

Episode 268. Will Parker Redux

Posted June 26, 2024 • 01:26:13

Today I revisit the life and legacy of lyric baritone William Parker (05 August 1943 – 29 March 1993), to whom I devoted an episode exactly a year...

Episode 267. A Cavalcade of Pop Contraltos

Posted June 21, 2024 • 01:36:44

My intention this week to produce a joyous new episode further celebrating contraltos, was undermined by multiple deaths this past week in the musical...