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The Funky Drummers: Guardians of the Pocket
There is a moment in music that cannot be written down.
3 hrs ago • Bill King
The Beast from Within
Did you ever stop and think how much it costs to keep Trump satisfied while governance becomes a part-time occupation?
16 hrs ago • Bill King
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run
Getting with Paul McCartney’s music this side of the Beatles is still a challenge.
Mar 6 • Bill King
Dance With Death Goddess K-Noem
I watched two days of excerpts of glazed-doughnut Kristi Noem’s appearance before Congress and wondered how she slept the past few days.
Mar 5 • Bill King
Can I Get a Witness?
Being baptized Catholic at birth and later wandering into the fervour of evangelical Christianity in our teenage years could have been a devastating…
Mar 5 • Bill King
David Marsden – Radio CFNY
The Spirit of Radio
Mar 4 • Bill King
The Slaight Family Foundation has announced a $25 million donation.
Human Renewal and Homelessness
Mar 3 • Bill King
The World Loves Us, The Birth Beat
(We dance, we sing to the choreography of life)
Mar 3 • Bill King
"It is what it is."
That was the capsule version of the attack on Iran, delivered from the mouth of Donald Trump with all the theatrical timing of a reality show finale.
Mar 2 • Bill King
Soul Street — Where exactly is this?
New Release
Mar 2 • Bill King
How Do We Talk About War?
How do we talk about war without losing our humanity in the process?
Mar 1 • Bill King
Hazel Scott, The Sound of Dignity
I first encountered Hazel Scott decades ago, long before her name began to circulate again in documentaries and retrospectives—back when she was spoken…
Mar 1 • Bill King
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