Primer
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Primer is a music podcast about translation and illumination. Host Christian Dueñas is joined by a different co-host each season to explore a genre of music from outside the English-speaking world. In its debut season, music writer Yosuke Kitazawa (PBS SoCal, Light in the Attic) joins Christian and special guests to explore Japanese City Pop. They celebrate the lives of its artists, explore the cultural and historical context of the songs, and reflect on the impact that music had on listeners ev...
Episodes (30)
12. What We Slept On (teaser)
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Aug 28, 202412:25pending
11. What We Learned (Christian & Yosuke)
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Aug 6, 202433:37pending
That's a Wrap! For Now
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Jul 23, 20241:49pending
10. Frogs, Insects, Birds, Harry (Pearl & The Oysters // Haruomi Hosono & Co.)
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Jul 16, 202446:49pending
09. Music for the Dirt Roads (Wyatt Cenac // Tome Asagami)
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Jul 9, 202451:14pending
08. Smells Like Fireworks (Jayson Chun // Tatsuro Yamashita)
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Jul 2, 202440:38pending
07. They Lied to Us (Oscar Montoya // Anri)
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Jun 25, 202444:48pending
Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
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Jun 20, 202431:05pending
06. Missed Connections (Mark "Frosty" McNeill // Yukihiro Takahashi)
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Jun 18, 202442:30pending
05. Nature Speaks Simply (UMI // Seiko Matsuda)
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Jun 11, 202437:00pending
04. Very 94.7 The Wave (Dam-Funk // Hiroshi Sato)
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Jun 4, 202445:26pending
03. I Hate the City (Patrick St. Michel // Taeko Onuki)
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May 28, 202445:50pending
02. Gravy Is Shaped Like a Heart (Devendra Banhart // Yasuko Agawa)
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May 21, 202443:58pending
01. Crying in the Club (Linda Marigliano // Miki Matsubara)
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May 21, 202447:47pending
Coming soon from Maximum Fun: Primer
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May 6, 20241:52pending