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In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 03:00
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...
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- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 02:35
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Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 03:04
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As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:29
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Mummies from a variety of different cultures show signs of heart disease.
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 01:00
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...
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- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 03:00
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Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...
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- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 02:38
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Did our ability to digest alcohol first emerge at the dawn of civilization or millions of years earlier?
- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Ancient people had beneficial bacteria to fight dental plaque that is absent in modern populations.
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...
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- Added: Feb 22, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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The type of virus that includes HIV may have been circulating in primates for 12 million years.
- Added: Feb 06, 2013
- Length: 01:00
The discovery of ancient wooden wells in Germany reveals that Neolithic woodworking was more sophisticated than previously believed.
- Added: Jan 05, 2013
- Length: 01:00
Climate change may have unraveled the sophisticated Maya empire.
- Added: Dec 03, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Sophisticated computer imaging may help decode the world’s oldest un-deciphered written language.
- Added: Nov 16, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Evidence suggests that an ancestor of modern humans both walked upright and climbed trees.
- Added: Nov 05, 2012
- Length: 01:00
How do we know that there was voter fraud in ancient Athens? Pottery shards tell the tale.
- Added: Nov 01, 2012
- Length: 04:03
What kind of power did ancient Athenians have over elected officials? Eligible voters screened candidates for several positions before they took th...
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 04:11
Waffling. Flip-flopping. We hear a lot about the pros and cons of politicians changing their minds in modern politics. So how long has that debate ...
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 04:08
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Sophie Rousmaniere and Jay Minton about their documentary, Yellow Fever.
- Added: Oct 09, 2012
- Length: 16:44
A Generation Putin *extra*: Audio postcard from a military jeep ride in the former Soviet stronghold of Balaklava, Ukraine.
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- Added: Aug 26, 2012
- Length: 04:15
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Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Maya Stark and Adi Lavy about their documentary, Sun Kissed.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 17:24
The acclaimed movie "The Artist" presents a unique opportunity for members of different generations to compare the effects of ever-changing technol...
- Added: Aug 20, 2012
- Length: 02:00
In December of 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In this episode of Did This Happen? we are there to get their first impressions of their...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
In 1927, balloons of cartoon characters were introduced to the Macy’s Thanksgving Day Parade! Find out what happened to those balloons when they we...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
In 1939, President Franklin Delano actually moved Thanksgiving up a week! Find out the reasons why in this episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
