Woman Wattage
Host Anne Watts draws inspiration from listeners worldwide, dropping the needle on music that marks the sonic brilliance of humanity, from Sun Ra to Adrienne Lenker, from Alice Coltrane and Cate Le Bon to Igor Stravinsky, Neil Young, and esperanza spalding.
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Poetry by Elizabeth Alexander; music by Wayne Shorter, Tortoise, Lizzy McAlpine, Abdullah Ibrahim, Bruce Springsteen, Haniya Aslam, Buena Vista Social Club, and more.
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Rebroadcast from August 2024: music by Sweet Honey in the Rock; Charlie XCX; Sam Nitzberg; Baba Maal; Ethel Cain, and more. Poetry by Lynn Unger.
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Poetry by Brian Teare; music by Alabaster DePlume, Neil Young, Lyle Lovett, Beautiful Chorus and India Arie, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jazzz and Eye Traveler, Alice Coltrane, and more.
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Poetry by Seamus Heaney; music by Jeff Tweedy, Max Richter, Handel, Fleetwood Mac, Geese, Slow Pulp, Diane Cluck, Phineas Newborn Orchestra, and more.
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Poetry by Aracelis Girman; music by D'Angelo, Brother Rust, Sara Serpa, Miles Davis, and more.
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Poetry by Karen Schoemer and May Sarton; music by Fiona Apple, Eartha Kitt, Maurice Ravel, Helado Negro, Kristen Hersh, Laurie Anderson, and more.
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Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke; music by Blood Orange, Nils Lofgren, Willie Nelson and The Secret Sisters, Dave Holland Quartet, The Staple Singers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, John Martyn, Kevin Morby; and more.
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Poetry by Eleanor Lewis; music by The Grateful Dead, J.S. Bach, REM, Angelo De Augustine, Kate Bush, June Carter Cash, Boister, and more.
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Poetry by Denise Levertov; music by Hermato Pascoal, Erik Satie, Big Thief, The Alabama Shakes, and more.
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Poetry by Derek Walcott; music by Eric Dolphy and Ken McIntyre, Supertramp, Lucretia Dalt, Anna Domino, Stevie Wonder, June Star, and more.