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A podcast where I, Laura Cousineau, tell you all about the history of musical genres, their social impacts, and hopefully introduce you to some new tunes along the way.

Laura Cousineau


    • Mar 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Episode 8: The Inside Scoop Ft. Nienke

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 52:32


    EXTREE EXTREE READ ALL ABOUT IT Today on Just A Music Podcast we got something a lil special, a lil nice nice, a lil silly and sophisticated for ya. Buddy and budding journalist Nienke was so kind to poke and prod me for some of the more finer details on music and politics. We go over some of the stuff that was talked about in episode 3 but you know we always keep it fresh and cool as a cucumber. Get special insider details on: Jangly Geetar Murder your elementary school memories of the taste of plastic

    Episode 7: A Great American Tragedy: Minstrel Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 55:52


    This week on Just a Music Podcast we have American Black Face Minstrelsy, comes with a side of Rice and Pancake Syrup, all for under 200 bucks. Transcript can be found here Also shout out to Christopher Lynch PhD at University of Pittsburgh for helping me find some sources. You were wonderful!

    Episode 6: Big Baby Blues:

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 61:44


    This week on Just a Music Podcast we have the Blues, which comes with a side of racism (which i think you've come to expect at this point), a Fat Man, Spongebob, and just a pinch of a Blind Lemon. This episode comes with a sensitive content warning, if you have issues with graphic descriptions of violence please feel free to skip from 12:48-18:24 Click Here for Transcript

    Episode 5: Slave and Gospel Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 59:34


    This week on Just a Music Podcast we have the musics of the enslaved peoples of the United States, So we have some spirituals, we moan just a lil bit, and some stamping and clapping. This episode comes with a sensitive content warning, if you have issues with sexual and non sexual violence, then you may skip from 11:05 -15:07 Click Here for the transcript!

    Episode 4: North American Folk Music (Nafolk)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 67:09


    THIS WEEK ON JUST.A.MUSIC.PODCAST WE GOT: Bean music, yodelling, and the theater of the mind and remember you can get the transcript here

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    Episode 3: Why Music Is Political

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 55:45


    This week on Just a Music podcast we have Why Music is Political because it is and y'all need to know about it fi we're gonna listen to any more music ever... ok? So this week we got DRUGS and blue jeans, and doing things for the ~~~**AesTheTic**~~~ I would also like to apologize in this weeks episode there's gonna be a lot of fukin uhhh ambient noises. I decided to try and record an episode while lying on my living room floor because it is where I feel MOST comfortable and my cat decided to make an appearence by snoring through most of it and occasionally whappin my mic with here wee tail. But next time I record I will be back at University! so less noises. Transcript is late but it is here

    Episode 2: How to Listen to Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 60:47


    We're getting a little real today on just a music podcast. We got sensory deprivation, primal emotions, death, and the boot scoot boogie. Click here for transcript

    Episode 1: A Brief History of (mostly western art) Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 59:54


    The first episode in my podcast series " Just a music podcast," Where I, Laura Cousineau, tell ya about music. This week we got: bones, dick chopping, and the romance of death! Click here for the transcript

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