The Essay Episodes Available now
The Rue Boissonade—Three hundred metres in Montparnasse
A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Nina Simone’s Political Romance—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Billie Holliday in Love at MoMA—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Big Mama Thornton’s Ball and Chain—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Recasting Ella: Philanthropist—Full Moon on Progress St
Dr Rommi Smith examines a turning-point moment in the life of five Black female musicians.
Anthropocene—Vivaldi in a Warming World
5/5 Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Winter—Vivaldi in a Warming World
4/5 Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Autumn—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
Summer—Vivaldi in a Warming World
Kate Molleson hears from composers writing seasonal music in an era of climate change.
