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    by Kurt Zemaitaitis
  • July 9, 2021
    Just Because Nobody’s Heard of Us Doesn’t Mean We Didn’t Change the History of FM Radio
    by Dan Kennedy
  • May 27, 2021
    An Oral History of the Interstitial Ska Music on Friends
    by Jonathan Zeller
  • December 8, 2020
    Fat Lady Attempts to Get Health Care: An Oral History
    by Laura Skopec
  • October 8, 2020
    An Oral History of Donald Trump’s Famous “Everyone Wanted the Belt” Speech
    by John Warner
  • June 30, 2020
    “Show Me That Smile Again”: An Oral History of the Theme Song to Growing Pains
    by Pete Reynolds
  • June 2, 2020
    A Force Outside Myself: Citizens Over 60 Speak
    by McSweeney’s Editors
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