Podcast: “Listen in, Michigan”
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Episode 30: Woodstock — An acoustic synthesis of the ’60s, featuring Mark Clague
Musicologist Mark Clague revisits the iconic music festival of 1969 that likely would have faded into fuzzy lore if not for the documentary that followed. But ‘Woodstock’ is not your typical concert film, Clague says. Listen in and you will learn it’s a riveting drama about a potential disaster that ends in a glorious triumph. And oh yeah: Hendrix.
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Episode 29: Talk about ‘music to your ears,’ featuring Eric Woodhams
The University Musical Society now offers playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. UMS’ Eric Woodhams says we’re in for some adventurous listening, amazing guest-curated tracks, and endless surprises from the UMS Rewind archives, so listen in!
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Episode 28: Getting snazzy and jazzy on Main Street, featuring Dave Sharp
Bassist Dave Sharp has found a new groove on Main Street as musical director of the elegant Blue LLama Jazz Club on Main Street. Listen in, as we visit the club, catch a groovy soundcheck, and hear Sharp’s plans for the venue.
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Episode 27: Being not-rich at U-M, featuring Lauren Schandevel
The ‘real’ college admissions scandal is not about cheating and bribery, says University of Michigan public policy senior Lauren Schandevel. It’s about how low-income students get lost amid the unwritten norms, values, and expectations on a wealthy college campus. Listen in, as Schandevel explains.
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Episode 26: Locked in at the Bentley, featuring Brian Williams
History nuts and people who like old stuff — really, really old stuff, like Civil War diaries with bullet holes in them — should enjoy this episode of Listen in, Michigan, as we enter the inner sanctum of the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library.
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Episode 25: And now for the highlights
At Listen in, Michigan, you may hear scholar Ralph Williams quoting Shakespeare, composer Albert Ahronheim deconstructing ‘Let’s Go Blue,’ or raconteur John U. Bacon talking sports. Enjoy these segments from some of our best episodes to date!
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Episode 24: We can be heroes
He was brilliant, brave, and curious — and his tale unspools like a thrilling mystery. Architect Raoul Wallenberg, ’35, protected thousands of Jews from the Nazis in World War II. And then he disappeared off the face of the earth. Listen in, as we meet the 2018 Wallenberg scholars at the University of Michigan.
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Episode 23: Football’s Valhalla: The Bob Ufer Story, featuring Dan Chace
Filmmaker Dan Chace, BA ’83, screened his film about the beloved Wolverines football announcer Oct. 5, 2018, at the Michigan Theater. Listen in, as he describes the labor of love in creating this movie about one of the University of Michigan’s most colorful characters.
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Episode 22: Ecstatic Destinations, featuring Keith Taylor
Poet and retired lecturer Keith Taylor delivers a new book that celebrates Ann Arbor and all its charms. In Taylor’s world, the skateboarder is angel, the hickory is holy woman, and the park bench? Nirvana.