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Ongoing History Daily: Want to fight off dementia? Listen to music every day.
Music can be something of a vaccine against dementia.
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Ongoing History Daily: The PreiPod iPod
Before Apple unveiled the iPod, there was this invention that no one remembers.
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Ongoing History Daily: The story of Uncle Chuck Berry
Why was Chuck Berry seen around Kitchener, Ontario, so much?
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Ongoing History Daily: More touring bands should do this
Robin Williams used to do this. Maybe some touring bands should do it, too.
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Ongoing History Daily: Why you should never lend John Frusciante a guitar
If you lend John Frusciante a guitar, there’s a non-zero chance you’ll get it back.
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New Music Friday: Your last look at new tunes for 2025 (05 Dec 2025)
We’ve pretty much come to the end of New Music Friday for 2025. Here are 10 releases to round out the year.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1065: Why Bowie still matters, part 3
This week is the conclusion to a three-part series on why David Bowie still matters to all of us, whether you know it or not.
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Ongoing History Daily: What was the first gay album?
As far as we can tell, the gay album came out when being gay was still a crime.
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Bif Naked Spreads Kindness Through Hospice Work and Everyday Connections
Host Drex talks to the legendary Bif Naked about her career in the 90s, new music and her natural ability to make thoughtful connections with strangers.
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Ongoing History: The very, VERY first musical recording was about sex because of course, it was...
The first song was “recorded” in 1850. Its topic? Sex.
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