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A Deeper Listen

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.

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27:00

Brittany Davis Raises Her Voice on ‘Image Issues’

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2024/03/05

Seattle’s Brittany Davis has released her debut album, 'Image Issues,' which she calls an "audio movie." It’s a sonic journey that weaves in many musical genres and spoken word vignettes backed by soundscapes. Davis is blind and audio is a heightened sense for her. She also has synesthesia and hears music from smells. Davis talks with Emily Fox about raising her voice in the face of adversity in this album. “Being an overweight Black blind female from the wrong side of the tracks that has no

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15:04

Best Of: Ella Vos on Postpartum Depression

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2024/02/29

Feb 29 is Music Heals: Mental Health at KEXP, where all day the station reads stories and plays listener requests of the songs that helped them through their mental health struggles. In honor of Music Heals: Mental Health, we revisit a conversation from 2021 that was originally part of the mini-series, Apparently, focusing on the intersections of parenting and art. On this episode, Ella Vos talks with Rachel Stevens about how getting pregnant inspired her to become a solo artist and how her popular

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26:24

Charley Pride – The First Black Country Singer to...

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2024/02/27

Charley Pride was the first Black country music singer to sign to a major record label (RCA) back in 1965. He went on to have 30 number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country chart and sold more than 70 million records.Emily Fox talks with Nashville Historian David Ewing about Charley Pride. They discuss Charley Pride’s baseball career, how he landed a demo and record deal after giving up on baseball, his struggles with mental health and racism, and his legacy in country music.Support the show:

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14:00

Making An Album After A Near Death Experience

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2024/02/23

Mia Dyson is an Australia-raised, LA based musician who is an award winner of the Australia version of a Grammy—an ARIA award. She’s opened for Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mack and Bonnie Raitt. She’s releasing her 8th album on Feb 23rd, it’s called Tender Heart. Mia Dyson started writing this album shortly before an earthquake hit her home. Following the earthquake, she experienced an undiagnosed heart arrhythmia which caused her to stop breathing. She almost died. Emily Fox talks with Dyson about

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13:00

BIPOC Punk

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2024/02/20

Ray Lacorte runs an Instagram page called BIPOC Punk. KEXP’s Martin Douglas caught up with Lacorte to learn more about him, music and his Instagram page.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:45

Hazel Scott's Extraordinary Career

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2024/02/15

Hazel Scott was a Black pianist who was classically trained at Juilliard at the age of 8 and started making a name for herself as a performer in New York in the 1930s while she was still in high school. She went on to play big concert halls and notable nightclubs. As stated in a biography about her by actor and author Karen Chilton, “She was the first black woman to host her own television show and one of the first to refuse to perform before segregated audiences. She negotiated lucrative contracts

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18:36

Mali Obomsawin Explores Intimacy Under Colonialism on...

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2024/02/13

Mali Obomsawin talks with Emily Fox about how her new album, 'Greatest Hits' with guitarist Magdalena Abrego, is about intimacy under colonialism. Obomsawin also shares Indigenous history from the northeast and stories of her father’s involvement in the Red Power Movement in the 1980’s and how Obomsawin is carrying on his effort today to reclaim Abenaki land.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:41

Sofia Kourtesis on Maternal Love and the...

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2024/02/08

Sofia Kourtesis is a house music producer based out of Lima, Peru and Berlin, Germany. She recently released her debut full-length record, 'Madres.'. During the making of the album, her mother was diagnosed with cancer and there were only three neurosurgeons in the world who could operate on her. One of those neurosurgeons agreed to operate and saved Kourtesis’ mother’s life. Kourtesis shares her story with KEXP’s Dusty Henry. She also talks about maternal love and raving with neuroscientists as

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9:07

A Review of The Smile’s ‘Wall of Eyes’

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2024/02/06

Emily Fox talks with KEXP DJ and Radiohead fan, DJ Morgan Chosnyk on her take on The Smile’s new album, ‘Wall of Eyes’. The Smile started as a pandemic project with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke along with Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood and Tom Skinner of the jazz band Songs of Kemet.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:21

SPRINTS on Catholic Guilt, Sexism, and ADHD

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2024/02/01

Karla Chubb of the Irish garage-punk band SPRINTS talks with Emily Fox about the band's debut album, 'Letter To Self.' They discuss the inspiration behind some of the songs, including campaigning to end the abortion ban in Ireland, Catholic guilt and being queer, and the unfair standards women are held to in music. Karla also talks about her recent ADHD diagnosis and why girls and women are under-diagnosed.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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22:35

Palestine Amplified Part 4: Joy as an Act of Resistance

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2024/01/30

Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this final episode of the series, we dig into a vital aspect of resistance and liberation: Joy. We discuss why it’s important to center joy in the movement, and how that joy is often articulated through music and art. Voices featured in this episode: Selma Al-Aswad Sonny Singh Ijeoma Oluo Alsarah Wendy Elisheva Somerson Sabrene Odeh Huda Asfour Samir Eskanda Explore music from the episode on KEXP's

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33:39

Palestine Amplified Part 3: The Role of the Artist

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2024/01/26

Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we discuss the key role that artists have in liberation movements. We also hear directly from artists about why they’ve spoken up about Palestine. Voices featured in this episode: Alsarah Ijeoma Oluo Samir Eskanda Sonny Singh Bryan John Appleby Blake Madden (Hotels, Adra Boo) Huda Asfour Rahill Natasha El-Sergany (somesurprises) Ana Tijoux Lido Pimienta Explore music from the episode on

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31:35

Palestine Amplified Part 2: Music as a Tool of...

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2024/01/23

Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we share some of the ways music is used as a tool of liberation, whether as code to pass messages, in documenting people's stories, or as a vessel for collective memory and healing. Voices featured in this episode: Selma Al-Aswad Tory J Kevin Sur Sabrene Odeh Huda Asfour Gabriel Teodros Wendy Elisheva Somerson Explore music from the episode on KEXP's Spotify page. The live version of "Ya

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30:14

Palestine Amplified Part 1: Connecting Our Struggles

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2024/01/18

Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we’re looking at how different struggles are related, from apartheid South Africa to police brutality in the U.S., and how making these connections can help us better understand the Palestinian cause. In particular, we explore the way music was used in the movement against apartheid in South Africa and the ways co-strugglers around the world learn from each other's resistance. Voices featured

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18:56

Making It Work as an Indie Musician

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2024/01/16

As part of the Cascadia Music Summit in Boise, Idaho, Emily Fox speaks with the rapper, singer, and writer, Dessa, the Denver-based duo N3ptune, and Rusty Steve and Eric Gilbert who run Boise’s Treefort Music Festival and Duck Club. They talk about how to make things work on a shoestring budget, how to work smarter together, and how to create opportunities that didn’t exist before. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:02

Why Coming Back From Tour Is So Hard

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2024/01/11

Rapper, singer, and writer, Dessa, shares a poem about how to live a life in music called “How To Stage Dive.” Also on this episode, jazz musician and Executive Director for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Aaron Myers, shares his personal story about getting access to health care and mental health services as a musician. He also talks about why coming home after touring can be so difficult emotionally. These stories were shared as part of the Cascadia Music Summit. Audio from the full

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11:09

Best of: Shellfish Diver by Day, Rock Drummer by Night

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2024/01/09

Hozoji Roseanne Mathison-Margolis is a shellfish diver for the Puyallup Tribe by day and by night she plays drums in the nautical inspired rock band, Helms Alee. We revisit this story Sound & Vision first aired in 2019 as part of our series, Day Job, which explores the work musicians do outside of music in order to make a living. The story was written by Rachel Stevens with reporting by Brie Ripley and Ryan

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9:53

Best Of: Why Less Than 5% of Producers Are Women

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2024/01/04

Gender equity in the music industry still has a long way to go. The University of Southern California has been studying inclusion in the recording studio for years. In 2018, it found that out of the songs that made it on Billboard’s year end Hot 100 chart, along with the nominees in top Grammy categories, only 2% of those songs were produced by women. That number only increased to 3.4% in 2022. On this episode, we revisit a story we first aired in 2019. It’s by Contributor Celine Teo-Blockey, who

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17:48

NNAMDÏ's Musical DNA

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2024/01/02

Chicago-based artist NNAMDÏ is known for his genre-clashing albums. His songs will often bring together elements of punk, hip-hop, electronic music, and more – all fused together with NNAMDI’s infectious and enthusiastic spirit. He talks with KEXP’s Dusty Henry about his all-time favorite albums so we get a deeper understanding of his musical DNA. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:23

How A Floor Translates Music Through Vibrations

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2023/12/28

There’s a vibrating dance floor in Colorado that translates instruments and notes in songs in real time. It works for both recorded and live music. Stephanie Wolf reports on how the floor is increasing accessibility to music and dance. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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