So many books, so little time! Jim McKeown hosts this weekly review of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and biographies. Jim is a lifelong voracious reader who learned to read by the “rule of 50" - if he’s not engaged in the characters, the prose, or the plot by page 50, he puts in a book mark and returns it to the shelf. Likely Stories is a production of KWBU in Waco, Texas.
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Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their communit ...
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Downtown Depot is a new show from KWBU. Featuring host Austin Meek, the 30-minute show will look at the ins and outs of development in Waco. Each week you can hear interviews with local entrepreneurs, city officials, and people with a stake in developing our city on the Brazos. During the show you'll also hear updates about new businesses, closures and development rumblings around town. But we also want to hear from you. Is there a building or an update on development that you want to know a ...
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Ah, high school. The sounds. The smells. The drama.By Gia Chevis
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Sammy Lewis
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The Rev. “Singing” Sammy Lewis was dubbed the Crown Prince of Gospel for recordings like “Jesus Paid It” for Vee-Jay Records.By Robert Darden
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Spooky season is approaching. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the flavors are getting pumpkiny-er.By Heather White
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Likely Stories - Upstairs at the White House
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If you have ever wanted a glimpse behind the curtain at the White House, "Upstairs at the White House" by Chief Usher JB West is the book for you.By Diane Kemper
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Columbus Mann
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Columbus Mann and the Gospel Outreach Choir of the Pentecostal COGIC of Inkster, Michigan, Jesus Never Fails LP features the blistering seven-minute vamp, “Blind Old Satan.”By Robert Darden
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Hi, my name is Shenequa Williams, and I am an Instructional Specialist at Cedar Ridge Elementary. Today, I'm reviewing The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.By Shenequa Williams
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Sterling Glass and the Metropolitan Singers of Waterbury
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Sterling Glass and the Metropolitan Singers are best known for their dramatic, 5 ½ minute version of the old spiritual, “Mary, Don’t You Weep.”By Robert Darden
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Hi, and welcome back to Likely Stories. I'm Paige Connell, an English teacher at Midway High School, with a review of the most precious book about finding your purpose, caring for others, and the beauty of life-even among the smallest of creatures. Sipsworth by Simon van Booy moved me to tears and filled my cup.…
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Golden Trumpets
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Check out the Golden Trumpets’ array of superb soloists on this winsome mid-tempo jubilee number, “Jesus My Doctor.”By Robert Darden
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Likely Stories - The Librarian of Burned Books
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I love books about books. Really, who wouldn't want to be a librarian holding the multiverse together, as in The Invisible Library series? And so many give great us reading lists as a bonus.By Gia Chevis
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Capitolaires of Dayton, Ohio
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This version of “Jesus Made it Possible” by The Capitolaires of Dayton, Ohio, tells you all you need to know about this powerful quartet.By Robert Darden
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Hello. My name is Douglas Henry, Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University.Last year, Barbara Kingsolver won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, Demon Copperhead. Inspired by Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Kingsolver lays bare the woeful lives of orphans in drug-addicted America.…
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - DeLois Barrett Campbell
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The legendary DeLois Barrett Campbell and the Barrett Sisters were at their peak on this live version of “I’ll Fly Away.”By Robert Darden
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During the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, some people learned to make sourdough, and some learned to paint. Me? I read books. I'm Emma Weidmann, the Arts and Life Editor at the Baylor Lariat, with this week's edition of Likely Stories on KWBU.By Emma Weidmann
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Likely Stories - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the nineteen thirty-six Berlin Olympics.
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Harrison Otis says of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the nineteen thirty-six Berlin Olympics, "...this is more than a sports story. It’s a window into American life during the Great Depression. It’s a story about Hitler’s rise to power. It’s a story of the men and women from Washington whose friendships and co…
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Charles Hayes
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The Charles G. Hayes and the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir released 30 LPs during Hayes’ more than 50 years with the church, including up tempo rave-up, “Everything is Alright.”
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Why hello there, I’m Malcolm Foster, Operations Assistant at KWBU, habitual collector of books and lifelong lover of compelling storytelling. Today I want to talk about a body of work that captured both my head and my heart. A book that I still find myself thinking of years after my first read through.…
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Vernard Johnson
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Vernard Johnson’s “sanctified saxophone” have been thrilling congregations for decades with his emotional versions of classic gospel songs and hymns.
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Corinthian Temple Radio Choir
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Vernard Johnson’s “sanctified saxophone” have been thrilling congregations for decades with his emotional versions of classic gospel songs and hymns.
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Hi, and welcome to Likely Stories. I’m Paige Connell, and I teach 9th grade English at Midway High School. Today I want to talk about one of my surprise favorite books of 2023, Starter Villain by John Scalzi.By Paige Connell
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Mom & Pop Winans
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The patriarch and matriarch of the far-flung Winans’ empire, Mom & Pop Winans, released some memorable gospel music as well, including “Nobody Else But Him.”
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Louis and Valerie Johnson of the famed Brothers Johnson join with friend Richard Heath on their excellent gospel side project, titled Passage.
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Of all the books I have read recently, the one I have recommended to the most people is “The Displacements” by Bruce Holsinger.By Rebecca Flavin
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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Curtis Young and the Five Singing Sons
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Curtis Young and the Five Singing Sons created a bouncy pop-oriented brand of gospel music that will immediately make you think of the Jackson 5.By Robert Darden
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My name is Heather White. When I am not managing my household and caring for my young children, I teach art and art history classes here in Waco. Today I am recommending the book “Devotions” by Mary OliverBy Heather White
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Gospel Landers of Norfolk, Virginia
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The gritty Gospel Landers of Norfolk, Virginia produced a rough and ready brand of soulful gospel music.By Robert Darden
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Hi, and welcome to Likely Stories. My name is Harrison Otis, and I'm a graduate student in the English department at Baylor University. Today I'm reviewing Klara and the sun, the 2021 novel by the British author Kazuo Ishiguro.By Harrison Otis
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Jessy Dixon
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Jessy Dixon’s long career included one album produced and recorded with Andrae Crouch, It’s All Right Now.By Robert Darden
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Likely Stories - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
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As a kid, you could find me either writing my own stories or with my nose buried in one. I grew out of fairytales and fantasy magic, but a good book? Well, I never grew out of that. I'm Emma Weidmann, the Arts and Life Editor at the Baylor Lariat, with this week’s edition of Likely Stories on KWBU.By Emma Weidmann
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Cogics
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The teen-age COGICs’ “It Will Never Lose Its Power” is the earliest recording of Andrae Crouch’s beloved “The Blood (Will Never Lose Its Power.”By Robert Darden
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Hi, and welcome to Likely Stories. I’m Paige Connell, and I teach 9th grade English at Midway High School. Today I want to discuss The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard, a book my friend at Fabled, Elizabeth Barnhill, first pointed me toward.By Paige Connell
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Golden Gate Quartet
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One of the most irresistible songs in all of gospel music is the Golden Gate Quartet’s a cappella rendition of the story of Daniel in the lion’s den – “Shadrack.”By Robert Darden
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Likely Stories - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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On this week's edition of Likely Stories, Justin Jones, a lecturer with the English Department at Baylor University discusses Shirley Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle.'By Justin T. Jones, PhD
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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Violinaires
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You’ve never heard Bob Dylan’s masterful “I Shall Be Released” until you’ve heard it sung by Robert Blair and the Violinaires of Chicago.By Robert Darden
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