KEXP DJs Riz Rollins and Larry Mizell Jr. discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and remember the time before he had his own holiday.
January 22, 2022 was the 49th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court case that legalized abortion across the nation. KEXP reflects on the human rights issue through music.
Today, KEXP's Drive Time Producer Rachel Stevens shares her journey through pregnancy loss and job loss, to now giving her all to her daughter while also being a working mom.
KEXP’s Larry Mizell Jr. sat down with Nabil Ayers recently to talk about his memoir in which he explores issues of race and about being the son of a famous musician, a man he had only met a handful of times in his life.
KEXP’s Rachel Stevens talks with Ani DiFranco, Adia Victoria, and Amanda Palmer about their experiences with abortion and the songs they’ve written about it.
In our series about “breaking” artists on KEXP, Emily Fox talks to The Roadhouse host DJ Greg Vandy and John Gilbreath, host of Jazz Theatre.
Larry Mizell Jr. talks to KEXP DJs Riz Rollins and Marco Collins about what it was like being at ground-zero when the album came out and took over the world.
KEXP speaks to frontman Alex Maas of The Black Angels about their latest album, Wilderness of Mirrors.
KEXP’s Dusty Henry talks with Rocky Votolato about his latest album, Wild Roots, and the inspiration behind it, including the tragic loss of one of his children.
KEXP’s Isabel Khalili talks with Maral about the new album and how her approach to sampling is inspired by Persian classical music philosophy, the enduring legacy of poet Forugh Farrokhzad, and how her music reflects the resilience of Iranian culture and people.
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Michael Stein and Rod Ronquillo, the original DJs of KEXP’s northwest music show, Audioasis, share songs that were staples of Seattle’s music scene when the show began 40 years ago.
KEXP’s Albina Cabrera speaks with music journalist Nuria Net and Songmess podcast's Richard Villegas about their favorite Latin albums of 2022.
KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Gina Birch about the new release, her time with The Raincoats, and how Kurt Cobain got a copy of The Raincoats' first LP.
Sound & Vision is bringing back Living Singles, where we talk with a KEXP staff member about three songs they are loving right now.
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, KEXP’s Jasmine Albertson talks with three women in the touring industry (Stephanie Escoto, Alicia Blake, and Robin Taylor).
For KEXP’s Music Heals programming, Macklemore shares his journey on the subject and how a robbery at his studio ultimately helped someone else’s path to recovery.
KEXP caught up with Lynn Ahrens of Schoolhouse Rock to talk about the music of the show and its legacy.
Y La Bamba speaks with KEXP about family, Mexican American identity, queerness, and mental health, and how these themes show up in their music.
Rahill joins KEXP’s Isabel Khalili to discuss the vulnerability of the new album and how it helped her arrive at the place of self-love she embodied as a child.
KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Karl Blau about his recent move to Philadelphia and new musical project called Opal Eskar.
