Best Of: Meshell Ndegeocello / Betty Gilpin
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Best Of: Meshell Ndegeocello / Betty Gilpin

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 24, 202647 min
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Singer, songwriter, and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello helped define the sound of neo-soul, blending funk, jazz, and R&B into music that was unmistakably her own. Now, on her new album, Synonym, she's taking familiar duets and turning them into something unexpected. In the hit horror/comedy series Widow's Bay, Betty Gilpin plays a new bride in 1700s New England who finds herself caught in a terrifying satanic curse. She talks about why she’s drawn to weird "anti-algorithm" projects. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews some newly released recordings by Stevie Wonder for the 50th anniversary of Song...

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This message comes from Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin. In this podcast, the Today Show anchor talks with cultural icons like Jalen Brunson and Shonda Rhimes about the moments that shaped them. Listen and you might get a fresh perspective.

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Search Glass Half Full wherever you get your podcasts. From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Moseley in Los Angeles. Today's singer-songwriter and bassist Michelle in Diggy O'Chiello.

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She helped define the sound of Neo Soul, blending funk, jazz and R&B into music that was unmistakably her own. Now on her new album, Synonym, she's taking familiar duets and turning them into something unexpected.

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