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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: A casual, nostalgic reunion between old friends and co-hosts, transitioning into a deep-dive interview about a new passion project.
- The Key Players:
- Jad Abumrad: The legendary co-founder of RadioLab, returning after a hiatus. He’s now a "fake professor" at Vanderbilt and has been making "weird music and theater things." He is the guest and the storyteller.
- Lulu Miller: Current co-host of RadioLab, playing the role of the curious interviewer and old friend.
- The Vibe: Educational & Hypnotic. The conversation is a mix of warm banter and a reverent, almost spiritual exploration of how music can change the world. It feels like being let in on a secret.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Jad Abumrad**
- 2 (01:49) **Jad's Post-Radio Lab Life**
- 3 (04:21) **The Fela Kuti Series: Fear No Man**
- 4 (08:21) **Chapter Three: Enter the Shrine**
- 5 (14:51) **The Shrine's Context: 1970s Lagos**
- 6 (18:18) **The Kalakuta Republic**
- 7 (20:17) **Fela's Pre-Show Ritual**
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Show Notes
Our original host Jad Abumrad returns to share a new podcast series he’s just released. It’s all about Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician who created a genre, then a movement, then tried to use his hypnotic beats to topple a military dictatorship. Jad tells us about the series and why he made it, and we play the episode that, for us at least, gets to the heart of the matter: How exactly does his music work? What actually happens to the people who hear it and how does it move them to action?
You can find Jad’s entire nine-part series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, on Apple or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
EPISODE CREDITS:Â
Reported by - Jad Abumrad
Radiolab portions produced by - Sindhu Gnanasambandan
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