199 – Canadian Music for Non-Canadians

You may consider some of our episodes to be vanity projects, but this one takes the cake, friends. Today, Lauren gently guides you through some of her favorite famous Canadian musicians and songs in a non-comprehensive review of Border Faves. Later, take a quiz on some other things Canada is famous for!

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[Music: 1) Jann Arden, “Good Mother,” 1995; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

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198 – L’ultima Dogaressa: Peggy Guggenheim

Gore Vidal called her “the last of Henry James’s transatlantic heroines–Daisy Miller with rather more balls.” This week, learn all about the American heiress and celebrated art collector Peggy Guggenheim [along with a lot of terrific 20th century art-world gossip]. Later, enjoy a quiz called “Start of This Century”!

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[Music: 1) Krisma, “Peggy Guggenheim,” 1980; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

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197 – Queen of Polka Dots: Yayoi Kusama

You’ve seen the pumpkins, the infinity nets, even maybe the mirrored rooms, but do you know the real Yayoi Kusama? We’ll examine the Japanese artist’s life, art, and influence on today’s episode. Later, take a quiz called “Queen of ‘Dots,'” a quiz about women named Dorothy!

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[Music: 1) Frank Sinatra, “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” 1940; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

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196 – Breaking the Chain

The RUMOURS are true. Today, we get into the beautiful, messy, dramatic, complex story of everyone’s mum’s favorite late-1970s band: Fleetwood Mac. Get the dish on Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and magical witchy godmother Stevie Nicks while reminiscing about the band’s incredible chemistry and musical output. Later, enjoy a quiz called “The Chain”!

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[Music: 1) Fleetwood Mac, “Never Going Back Again,” 1977; 2) Frau Holle, “Ascending Souls,” 2017. Courtesy of Frau Holle, CC BY-NC 3.0 license.]

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