Hit Parade :: The Lost and Lonely Edition
In the 1980s, a number of UK bands bridged the gap between post-punk and what would be called alternative music, with moody goth/emo lyrics and droning vocals combined with dance pop: The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Joy Division, New Order, and the Smiths. This is what the “cool kids” were listening to when I was in high school, so there’s a lot of nostalgia here.
The War on Cars :: The Automotive Police State
Cars are often equated with freedom, but in this podcast we learn the mass production of cars lead to a massive increase in policing and the erosion of 4th Amendment rights. This is a must-listen.
Running tally of 2019 Podcast of the Week appearances:
- Afropop Worldwide – 1
- AirSpace – 1
- The Anthropocene Reviewed – 1
- BackStory – 6
- Best of the Left– 4
- Code Switch – 5
- Decoder Ring – 4
- Dolly Parton’s America – 2
- Fresh Air – 8
- Futility Closet – 1
- Have You Heard? – 1
- Hidden Brain – 2
- Hit Parade – 5
- Household Name – 1
- Hub History – 7
- Lost at the Smithsonian – 1
- Lost Notes – 1
- Memory Palace – 6
- More or Less – 3
- More Perfect – 2
- The Moth – 1
- 99% Invisible – 12
- The New Yorker Radio Hour – 1
- Next Left – 1
- On the Media – 4
- Planet Money – 3
- Planet Money: The Indicator – 1
- Re:Sound – 1
- Radiolab – 3
- Radio Boston – 2
- Science Talk – 1
- 1619 Project – 4
- 60 Second Science – 1
- Smithsonian Sidedoor – 3
- Sound Opinions – 4
- StoryCorps – 2
- 30 for 30 Podcasts – 2
- This American Life – 3
- Tiny Desk Concert – 1
- Throughline – 7
- To the Best of Our Knowledge – 1
- Tomorrow Society – 1
- Travel with Rick Steves – 1
- The Truth – 3
- Twenty Thousand Hertz – 4
- The War on Cars – 4
- WBUR News – 6
- We Need Some Milk – 1
- What Next – 1
- You Must Remember This – 1
Panorama of the Mountains 