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Searching the Void for a Universe of Music: A Conversation with Jazz Pianist Matthew Shipp

We spend the hour talking with avant-garde jazz pianist Matthew Shipp about his music, his life and the ideas behind the universe of music he has brought into being over the last 30 years. Shipp has recorded more than 50 cds over the years in all kinds of formations and reaching across many musical genres from his free jazz base all the way through electronica and hip-hop.

"Murdering the Oceans, Suppressing Truth-telling Soldiers and Vets, and Sanitizing the Grammys"

PZ Myers, Professor, Univ. of Minnesota, Morris & author of Pharyngula, the most popular science blog in the world, discusses a recent report from IPSO (International Programme on the State of the Ocean) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) on what could be the midnight hour for the oceans of the world.

We spend an hour talking with jazz musician, composer and poet, William Parker about his life, his music and his mission to foment revolution and change the world. Parker recently composed a musical accompaniment to All Played Out, a spoken word piece from Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, and Parker talks about what inspired him to do this.