Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

In the podcast "Songs in The Key of Death," murder ballads tell a complex story about depictions of murdered and murderous women

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Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies

Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies

How Isaac Hayes' soundtrack to Shaft ushered in an era of iconic Blaxploitation cinema.

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