Category Archives: Music & Media Podcasts
Co-opting the Dream
On August 28, 1963, over 250,000 marched on Washington, D.C., for Jobs and Freedom, a monumental event planned by A. Phillip Randolph, with main organizer Bayard Rustin, and highlighted by Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. … Continue reading
Remembering Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023)
I saw it live myself, that 1992 SNL show where Sinead O’Connor ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul and declared, “Fight the real enemy!” Like millions of others my first reaction was, Did I see what I just … Continue reading
Posted in Music & Meaning, Music & Media Podcasts
Tagged David Letterman, Sinead O'Connor, The Chieftans, Van Morrison
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