In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the life and legacy of rock star Tina Turner.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Tina Turner, at age 83, died last week. Neil drew on this Guardian article about Turner’s genre-crossing body of work and this New Yorker essay, while Natalia referenced this Buzzfeed list that discussed her influence on generations of artists. Neil also recommended the documentary, Tina.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed the experimental Jewish community LAB/SHUL.
· Neil recommended the Daily podcast episode, “When the Culture Wars Came for NASA.”
· Niki shared about her most recent column for CNN, “Don’t Misread the Failed Effort to Put the Ten Commandments in Every Classroom.”
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