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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #158: Black American History Lessons with Kalonji McClellan

Black American history is on tap Back by the Woodpile this episode! Helping us is Kalonji McClellan who talks Hubert Harrison, Booker T Washington W.E.B. Dubois, Birth of a Nation, pseudo history and much more.

 

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #157: The Life of Randy Scruggs

Randy Scruggs was a seminal musician, producer and songwriter touching so many many lives and careers in his sixty-something years on this planet. His daughter, Lindsey Scruggs comes back by the Woodpile to share some of her better memories of her father, whom passed away earlier this year.

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #156: Bill Monroe's Museum

Bill Monroe's got a new museum honoring his life and music and so we bring the Woodpile over to Rosine, Kentucky to have a look-see!

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #155: Hightower Conversations

Reverend Marvin Hightower comes Back by the Woodpile to discuss some of the issues covered in his book “Overcoming Identity Crisis” including finding our true purposes, putting other people's agendas ahead of our destinies, the wild goose chase pride gets us off on, getting out when the getting is good and how Mr. Hightower’s mother tried to kill him twice.

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #154: Chocolate Bread Coffee Jesus

John J Thompson talks about what fed into the writing of his book "Jesus, Bread and Chocolate: Crafting a Homemade Faith in a Mass Market World"!  

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #153: Amplifying the Muted Voices of Cuba II

Alberto de la Cruz of Babalublog comes Back by the Woodpile to talk the plight of musicians inside and out of Cuba's repressive regime, including Celia Cruz, Arturo Sandoval, Buena Vista Social Club, Pitbull, Los Aldeanos, Amaury Gutierrez, Porno Para Ricardo and Paquito D'Rivera among others.

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #152: The Songs of Bill Luther

Songwriter Bill Luther comes Back by the Woodpile to talk about the struggle and the songs that come of it, ultimately landing him hits by Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Mark Wills and others.

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #151: Songs from a 1980s Roller Rink Dumpster XII

Randy Stonehill rocked and crooned throughout our favorite decade and radio promotions wizard Chris Hauser is Back by the Woodpile to tell us about his time working with the singer-songwriter!

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In The Corner Back by the Woodpile #150: Tao of Tao XI - Livia Kohn and Taoist China

Taoist Scholar Livia Kohn returns Back by the Woodpile to talk about her new book Taoist China, which is a look at the current state of the practice and wisdom tradition as it lives under the eye and fist of the Communist Party. 

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #149: Tryna Herd Cats XXII

The side-benefits of having a crappy wife, ignoring the knocks at your front door, the widsom in stupid and hanging with stupid are all discussed in this philosophical workout!

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #148: Keeping Watch Over the Dragon II

How to dismatle a country, how to co-opt a religion and how to rewrite history. It's all here as Joshua Philipp of the Epoch Times talks a particular history of subversion and how it still affects the world today. 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #147: Love House

A Story of how love of House Music lead to a house full of love!