10 Podcast Episodes
The Nerdwriter Conquers the Internet, Plus Kelefa Sanneh on Country Radio
The Nerdwriter Conquers the Internet, Plus Kelefa Sanneh on Country Radio
Evan Puschak, known on YouTube as the Nerdwriter, posts videos dissecting topics from Shakespeare and Tarkovsky to Super... Read more
19 Jul 2022
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27mins
Music critic Kelefa Sanneh says music genres are communities
Music critic Kelefa Sanneh says music genres are communities
This hour, we’re joined by Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres. We talk ab... Read more
24 May 2022
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50mins
John Azumah and Kelefa Sanneh: Building Christian-Muslim Understanding in Memory of Lamin Sanneh
John Azumah and Kelefa Sanneh: Building Christian-Muslim Understanding in Memory of Lamin Sanneh
In this episode, Kelefa Sanneh, staff writer for The New Yorker, is joined by John Azumah, Founding Executive Director o... Read more
24 Jan 2022
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48mins
Episode QS82: Kelefa Sanneh + Zoe Chace (January 20, 2022)
Episode QS82: Kelefa Sanneh + Zoe Chace (January 20, 2022)
New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed music journalist Kelefa Sanneh joined Greenlight virtually to launch Major Labels,... Read more
20 Jan 2022
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1hr 5mins
Little Atoms 731 - Kelefa Sanneh's Major Labels
Little Atoms 731 - Kelefa Sanneh's Major Labels
The New Yorker's Music critic Kelefa Sanneh talks to Neil about his new book Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in... Read more
4 Jan 2022
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33mins
Critic Kelefa Sanneh Charts Music History in ‘Major Labels’
Critic Kelefa Sanneh Charts Music History in ‘Major Labels’
In his new book “Major Labels,” journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh takes on the history of popular music through ... Read more
31 Dec 2021
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55mins
Episode 467: Kelefa Sanneh
Episode 467: Kelefa Sanneh
Kelefa Sanneh is a staff writer at The New Yorker. His book is Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.... Read more
1 Dec 2021
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49mins
Kelefa Sanneh: ‘Major Labels’
Kelefa Sanneh: ‘Major Labels’
Writer Kelefa Sanneh on music’s relentless boundary blurring.
30 Nov 2021
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28mins
How Genres Shape Music with Kelefa Sanneh
How Genres Shape Music with Kelefa Sanneh
Many musicians and fans reject genre labels as narrow-minded restrictions on what music can be. But what if the opposite... Read more
27 Oct 2021
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1hr 6mins
Episode 1268 - Kelefa Sanneh
Episode 1268 - Kelefa Sanneh
Kelefa Sanneh has been writing about music for his entire career. Drawing on his experience as the music critic at The N... Read more
7 Oct 2021
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1hr 24mins