THE SCORE: A PODCAST HOSTED BY ERIC AND JUSTIN

https://revivalmusicproject.org/podthescore/

An Urban Music Education Podcast hosted by Eric and Justin. They provide tips and strategies through honest discussions about their experience teaching music in an Urban setting. The goal is to provide a positive and solution-based narrative to create more effective, compassionate and culturally relevant music educators.

LA BAMBA: THE AFRO-MEXICAN STORY

https://afropop.org/audio-programs/la-bamba-the-afro-mexican-story

Much has been made of Mexico's rich Spanish and indigenous heritage, but until recently, there's been little talk of Mexico's so-called "Third Root":  Africa. Africans came to Mexico with the Spanish as soldiers and slaves - so many that by 1810, the black population of Mexico was equal to that of the United States. Today, African heritage persists throughout Mexico, yet for a variety of reasons, black history has long been silenced. In this Hip Deep episode, we use music to explore that history as we take a road-trip across the country in search of sonic traces of Afro-Mexico. 

LATINO USA PODCAST: AMERICAN FLAVOR

https://www.latinousa.org/2019/05/14/americanflavor/

From salsa to punk and jazz to hip-hop, Latino contributions to American popular music are present everywhere, and now they are celebrated in a book titled American Sabor: Latinos and Latinas in US Popular Music.

American Sabor began as an interactive music exhibit in 2007 containing a variety of interviews with Latino musicians, costumes and instruments played by the very people who made history. By 2011, the exhibit made its way to the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington, D.C. In 2017. the exhibit was transformed into a book—a colorful encyclopedia of music filled with the artists, musical styles, and communities that have influenced American soundscapes. And it’s a bilingual experience with Spanish on the left pages and English on the right.

1619 PODCAST, EPISODE THREE: THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN MUSIC

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/podcasts/1619-black-american-music-appropriation.html

For centuries, Black music has been an expression of artistic freedom. No wonder everybody is always stealing it.

AMERICAN SONGERSTER RADIO PODCAST

https://www.wunc.org/topic/american-songster-radio-podcast

American Songster Radio is a monthly look at the roots of American Popular music. It’s hosted by world renowned musician and folklorist Dom Flemons who playfully refers to himself as The American Songster.

Dom was a founding member of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops and has toured the world as a solo performer. With this new WUNC podcast Dom uses interviews, live performance and historical documents to offer a fresh take on traditional music. 

TEACHING HARD HISTORY: AMERICAN SLAVERY

https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery#season1

What we don’t know about American slavery hurts us all. From Teaching Tolerance and host Hasan Kwame JeffriesTeaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators. It’s good advice for teachers, good information for everybody.

LATINO USA PODCAST: LATIN HEROES OF ROCK & ROLL

https://www.latinousa.org/2019/03/27/latinoheroes/

When we talk about what made rock & roll as we know it, the most common description is: a mixture of R&B, a predominantly black genre, and country, a predominantly white genre. But the sound is not as black and white as many think.

In this episode, Latino USA explores the Latino influences that helped shape rock & roll dating back to the 1950s. We also profile unsung Latino rock artists who had a hand in crafting the sound—from riot girl Alice Bag to David Bowie’s right-hand man guitarist Carlos Alomar.

NPR PODCASTS: AMERICAN ANTHEM

https://www.npr.org/series/622671774/american-anthem

The Star-Spangled Banner is the official anthem for the United States, but there are plenty of songs that have become informal American anthems for millions of people. This week, we share three stories from NPR Music's American Anthem series that highlight the origins of songs that have become ingrained in American culture.

THIS FILIPINO AMERICAN LIFE

https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/

This Filipino American Life is a podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States. We release new episodes every other week. 

APM REPORT: EDUCATE

https://www.apmreports.org/educate-podcast

Stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn.
We're all about education. We care about equity and opportunity and how people learn. We dig deep into education research. We're curious about how research translates into policy — or not. We think good teaching is hard. We think history has a lot to tell us about why things are the way they are. We believe in vivid storytelling.

COLOR ME COUNTRY

https://music.apple.com/us/curator/color-me-country/1500977601

Rissi Palmer has lived and breathed country music her whole life. But as someone who knows the genre better than anyone, she’s decided that enough is enough: "It’s time for country music to know where the f**k it came from," she says. We couldn’t agree more. On her radio show Color Me Country, the singer-songwriter brings to the forefront the Black, Indigenous, and Latinx histories of country music that for too long have lived outside the spotlight and off mainstream airwaves. Listen in as Rissi has riveting, funny, and necessary conversations with country music's most vital and underrepresented voices.

CODE SWITCH

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/

Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get...stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead. Sometimes, we'll make you laugh. Other times, you'll get uncomfortable. But we'll always be unflinchingly honest and empathetic. Come mix it up with us.