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Bootsy CollinsLooking Forward
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner helps us make sense of some of the convoluted aspects of the English language. Then, funkmaster Bootsy Collins tells us about working with James Brown and George Clinton. Next, documentary filmmaker Keith Beauchamp investigates the life and death of Emmett Till. And we finish the show with a discussion about what a lack of cheap and abundant oil means for the world with James Howard Kunstler.
Words Fail Me
Wordmaster Patricia T. (Words Fail Me) O'Conner answers your grammar and usage questions. Call 212-433-9692.
Music:
“Three Little Words” by Mel Torme, Carmen Mc Rae and Bud Freeman
This Boot Is Made For Fonkin'
Bootsy Collins helped shaped James Brown’s sound as a bassist in the 1970s. And he was an instrumental part of George Clinton’s P-Funk—he composed, arranged, and played for the band. He’ll tell us about his long and influential career.
Events: Bootsy Collins is the curator of the AmsterJam festival on New York's Randall's Island, on Saturday, August 20. AmsterJam is calling itself "the biggest mash-up concert ever." The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg will headline the event together. Additional confirmed artists: 311, Garbage, Mos Def, and Fat Joe.
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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Bootsy
Music:
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” and “Super Bad, Parts 1 and 2” from James Brown, 20 All-Time Greatest Hits by Polygram Records
The Emmett Till Story
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Media coverage of his gruesome death brought momentum to the coming Civil Rights Movement in the South. Filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp revisits Emmett Till’s life and death in a new investigative documentary: “The Emmett Till Story.”
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Music:
"Let Him Have It" and "The Roof," original recordings by Michael Kaman from the film Let Him Have It soundtrack, a Fine Line Features release.
The Long Emergency
James Howard Kunstler warns that the world is unprepared for a post-oil future in The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century.
Music:
“Pole Tricks” by Japancakes and “(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads
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