• All Songs Considered

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All Songs Considered

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  • Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.
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Episodes
  • Why Carlos Santana's divisive, spiritual 'Caravanserai' wasn't 'career suicide'

    Why Carlos Santana's divisive, spiritual 'Caravanserai' wasn't 'career suicide'
    Oct 27 2022
    Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre from NPR's Alt.Latino sit down with Carlos Santana to talk about nurturing his spirit, growing as an artist and 50 years of Caravanserai.
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    29 mins
  • Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Baby Tate and Doechii

    Beauty is in the eye of the male gaze: DreamDoll, Baby Tate and Doechii
    Mar 30 2023
    In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we look at how the male gaze looms over hip-hop. Those under its watchful eye feel objectified or shamed if they don't give it what it wants to see. We share the stories of three artists who are pushing back on the male gaze in their personal relationships, social interactions and even industry-wide.
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    52 mins
  • A Halloween mix: Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, Sunny War, John Cale, more

    A Halloween mix: Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, Sunny War, John Cale, more
    Oct 26 2022
    All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite new tracks of the week, including a collaboration between Phoebe Bridgers and Andrew Bird, John Cale's first new album in a decade and more.

    Featured Songs and Artists:
    1. Sunny War: "No Reason," from Anarchist Gospel
    2. Andrew Bird & Phoebe Bridgers: "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" (Single)
    3. Seán Barna: "Everyone's a Queen on Halloween" (Single)
    4. John Cale: "STORY OF BLOOD (feat. Weyes Blood)," from MERCY
    5. Weyes Blood: "Grapevine," from And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
    6. Micah Frank & Chet Doxas: "Ave Maria (Featuring Mary Lattimore)," from The Music of Hildegard von Bingen Part One
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    46 mins
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