Sound Opinions: Art vs. Artist
Should we hold up a musician's output to a moral standard? Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk about whether art can be evaluated separately from the artist's ethics. Plus, reviews of new releases by...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Late Bloomers
Some say that making music is a young person's game, but several artists beg to differ. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite "late blooming" musicians - artists that didn't...
View ArticleSam Harris: What Happens When Humans Develop Super Intelligent AI?
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Future Consequences . About Sam Harris's TED Talk Does superhuman artificial intelligence sound like science fiction? Not for Sam Harris. He says it's not a...
View ArticleJuan Enriquez: What Can Happen If Humans Control The Future Of Evolution?
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Future Consequences . About Juan Enriquez's TED Talk From genetically modified animals and crops, we can already manipulate DNA. But futurist Juan Enriquez argues...
View ArticleAnab Jain: Can A Glimpse Of Tomorrow, Change Our Decisions Today?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Future Consequences . About Anab Jain's TED Talk It's hard to imagine how the future might look and feel. Anab Jain wants to change that. She designs prototypes of...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Bonus Songs
So many talented musicians perform on Sound Opinions, but we don't always have time to share every song. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot play some of their favorite never-before-heard live...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Mavis Staples
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples. She speaks about her role on the front line of the Civil Rights Movement as part of the Staple Singers and...
View ArticleTabetha Boyajian: Did Amateur Astronomers Discover Aliens?
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Citizen Science . About Tabetha Boyajian's TED Talk In 2009, the Kepler telescope was sent out to search for other planets. But when astronomer Tabetha Boyajian...
View ArticleJoi Ito: How Can We Harness Technology To Innovate From The Bottom Up?
Part 5 of the TED Radio Hour episode Citizen Science . About Joi Ito's TED Talk: Part 2 Thanks to the internet, citizen science is easier than ever before. Joi Ito says now, we no longer need...
View ArticleMary Ellen Hannibal: Can Amateur Scientists Save Animals From Extinction?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2S_jkjUK0 Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Citizen Science . About Mary Ellen Hannibal's TED Talk For centuries, amateur naturalists observed the living things...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Tom Petty
Tom Petty was a master of the perfect three-chord pop song and an icon of American music. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late Florida rocker. They discuss Petty's...
View ArticleSound Opinions Remembers Tom Petty
The great Florida rocker Tom Petty died on October 2, 2017 at the age of 66. Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to American musical icon. They revisit a 2003 interview with...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Jamila Woods
On her debut album HEAVN, Jamila Woods contrasts weighty issues like police violence and the invisibility of black women with a breezy musical touch. The Chicago-based poet, singer, and songwriter...
View ArticleAli Velshi: In An Age Of "Alternative Facts," How Do We Know What's True?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkAUqQZCyrM Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Manipulation . About Ali Velshi's TED Talk Journalist Ali Velshi began his career to "speak truth to power." Now he...
View ArticleElizabeth Loftus: How Can Our Memories Be Manipulated?
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Manipulation . About Elizabeth Loftus's TED Talk Years of research have taught Elizabeth Loftus just how unreliable our memories are. From tweaking a real memory to...
View ArticleSteve Ramirez: If We Could Erase Memories ... Should We?
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Manipulation. About Steve Ramirez's TED Talk Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez used lasers to enter the brains of mice and edit their memories. He imagines a future...
View ArticleSound Opinions: Julie Klausner
ANNOUNCER COPY: As creator, writer, and star of the critically acclaimed Hulu TV comedy Difficult People , Julie Klausner [KLOWS-ner] not only crafts the show's jokes but also guides its soundtrack....
View ArticleSound Opinions: Musical Costumes
SOUND OPINIONS WEEKLY RUNDOWN, 10/27/2017, SO_102717 ANNOUNCER COPY: The fun of Halloween is getting to be somebody else for the night. This week, Jim and Greg share their favorite examples of musical...
View ArticleBuried Treasures & Ron Gallo
Each season, there's a few highly anticipated albums with a ton of buzz behind them. Then, there are other deserving records that won't get that kind of attention. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot...
View ArticleTed Leo
After a seven year gap, veteran rocker Ted Leo has expanded his sonic palette with his latest solo record, The Hanged Man. Written in the wake of emotional and financial turmoil, the album is perhaps...
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