Episode 179. The Pop Stylings of Maria Ewing

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Episode 177. Great Singers at Twilight

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Episode 164. Mabel Mercer

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Episode 151. Cole Porter

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Episode 149. Music Black and Queer

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Episode 148. Judy Garland @100

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Episode 138. Cabaret Risqué: Broadway Edition

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Episode 133. Never Forget

Episode 133. Never Forget (Black History Month 2022) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I bid a lingering farewell to Black History…

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Episode 130. Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson)

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Episode 118. Stephen Sondheim & Joséphine Baker

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