Podcasts by Play It Back
Everyone has at least one favorite song, but which ones have changed your life? Host John Asante talks with musicians, creators, and music lovers about their most cherished music memories -- and how discovering the perfect tune at the right time can make a world of difference.
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13 | The Who - Cut My Hair from 2018-10-15T07:05
As a Black kid growing up in a tumultuous home environment in 1970s Hollywood, singer-songwriter The Reverend Shawn Amos faced an identity complex. But when a friend introduced him to The Who's ...
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Coming Soon | Season 2! from 2018-10-01T06:06:50
Play It Back is *finally* back in action -- Season 2 drops this October! Check out this trailer for a taste of what's coming up. Get ready for a bunch of new stories about powerful songs from gr...
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12 | Count Frank - Yellow Bird from 2017-05-25T12:22:37
Music producer Benjamin de Menil's earliest music memory was hearing “Yellow Bird” played by a steel drum band in Jamaica. The experience was a formative one, kindling a raging love affair with Car...
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11 | Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) from 2017-04-27T11:08:25
In grade school, the moment storyteller Marc Abbott fell in love with a particular Culture Club song, he just had to put it on a mixtape to impress a lucky girl. He was willing to go great lengths ...
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10 | Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind from 2017-03-23T12:13:28
Musician, chanteuse, book lover, and performer extraordinaire Susan Hwang helps us celebrate our one year anniversary by sharing personal stories about her dad, Ray Charles, and the American dream....
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9 | Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? from 2017-02-23T15:10:12
At the age of 5, writer Jamie Brickhouse became obsessed with Peggy Lee and her song about escapism by means of “breaking out the booze and having a ball.” The song served as Jamie’s guide to sever...
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8 | Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors from 2017-01-26T13:09:59
Native Kentuckian storyteller, choreographer, and live performer Mark Lamb counts the ways that he’s flown on the tails of Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” In his warm ‘n’ buttery voice, Mark ...
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7 | Holiday Special from 2016-12-25T17:46:01
In this extra special episode of Play It Back, co-hosts John Asante and Jia H. Jung revel in the holiday spirit by rapping about their favorite (and most loathed) songs of the season. Add your choi...
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6 | Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky from 2016-12-05T17:09:51
When London-based actor Laura Killeen worked at a florist as a teenager, she was introduced to a spacey, operatic pop tune from ELO that would serve as comfort and motivation when she needed it mos...
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5 | Tori Amos - Yes, Anastasia from 2016-10-19T12:34:47
NBC Documentary producer and host of "The Soundtrack Series" podcast creator Dana Rossi reflects upon how a terrible recent tragedy brought her back to a song that she first heard in 1994 and found...
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4 | Lil B - Wonton Soup from 2016-09-22T14:09:36
When independent radio producer Todd Whitney first discovered Lil B, he couldn't quite pin the quirky Bay Area rapper down. Were his songs serious, or was it all an act? On this episode of Play It ...
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3 | Prince - I Would Die 4 U from 2016-08-17T15:04:32
Storyteller Jia H. Jung takes time to mourn the departure and celebrate the life of one of the most immortal music makers of all time. She recalls her first encounter with The Purple One at age 5 i...
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2 | Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High from 2016-03-25T19:13:55
Writer, filmmaker, and former financial trader Adam Linn shares how a whole different shade of Tina Turner guided him like a guardian angel in a rollicking (literal) blind drive over San Francisco’...
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1 | Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It from 2016-03-11T06:25:43
For the very first episode of Play it Back, we talk with writer Katie Shepherd about the power of Tina Turner's monster hit from 1984 -- and how it strengthened the relationship with her mother as ...
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