From our backyard to yours: Greetings!
Whisper Cities is a new, independent podcast presenting stories of overheard and out-of-sight places. You may also hear our collaborations with other programs from time to time on other podcasts (such as on this week’s 99% Invisible).
So with no further ado! We present to you our first episode: The Communist Daughter.
Ep. 1: The Communist Daughter by Sam Greenspan
To hear more from bartender/flugelhorn player Michael Louis Johnson and clarinetist Bob Stevenson, check out their awesome record label, Urban Meadow.
Here are some coltan-powered snapshops of Michael Louis Johnson and the band that night:
Special shout-out to radio-head Sean Cole for introducing us to the Communist Daughter. Thanks also to Sean Phillips, Danny Meltzer, and Jonah Beram for help getting this episode off the ground.
Keep watching this space for more stories soon.
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I found you via 99% and RadioLab. I really enjoyed this piece. Your show has soul. Thank You.
Thanks Thom!
Oh wow, that was beautiful.
There’s a special moment of sharing in prose, spoken poetry or…well, off the cuff spoken song in a tiny personable bar stowed away in frosty Toronto.
How did you find out about this little place?