Guy Rathbun

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Recent Pieces from Guy Rathbun

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You Can’t Always Say What You Want: The Paradox of Free Speech (29:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

History shows us that freedom of speech is a fluid and evolving concept that requires continual defense. It’s always under threat. And it’s never absolute. A good example: ...
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Washboard Blues (59:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

In 1927 Hoagy Carmichael was a law clerk. One day he happened to hear a sidewalk phonograph playing a recording of his song. He immediately decided to abandon law and make ...
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The Betrayal (29:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

It is as though today’s political arena is grounded on egg shells. The image of a fragmented system is everywhere. A source of the problem points to our legislators. The once ...
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Media-Ready Feminism and Everyday Sexism (28:59)
From: Guy Rathbun

The #MeToo movement burst into the headlines in the fall of 2017. What kept people gravitating to the stories was the list of celebrity sexual predators. On the other side, ...
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Are We the 99%: The Occupy Movement, Feminism and Intersectionality (29:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

The Occupy movement of 2011 was thought to be unified. Although it created a foundation for future actions, the movement did perpetuate status-quo structures of inequality. ...
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Social Ties (59:01)
From: Guy Rathbun

When musicians began migrating north to Chicago in 1917, there was one item that was a must. Besides their suitcase and instrument, they had to have social connections in the ...
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Anticipatory Enthusiasm (59:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

You’d be hard press to find more enthusiastic musicians who anticipated and relished every beat. McKinney’s Cotton Pickers were a young group who arrived on the jazz scene in ...
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State of Confusion (29:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

Americans are having difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction: Moral from immoral. Society norms are being toppled every day. The word unprecedented is heard daily.
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Hello Montreal (59:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

During prohibition train fare to Canada was considerably cheaper than dealing with the mob syndicate that controlled liquor distribution. Not only that, the hooch was much ...
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Toxic Inequality (29:00)
From: Guy Rathbun

Income and wealth inequality is now a regular topic of conversation. The standard of living for most Americans’ since the Great Recession is either declining or stagnating. ...