Can music be propaganda? Torture? How about a tool of manipulation, disorientation, and oppression? “Shift: Music, Meaning, Context” contemplates how music changes in form and interpretation as it ...

How nostalgia-evoking music helps us stay in touch with our past selves, and retrieve "the good" from "the good old days." ...

Many a pop song or two through the years have been absolute earworm jams, only for listeners to find out way after the song’s release that the lyrics have a totally different meaning from what they ...

There’s been a change of plans—in a good way. What’s next for the Music & Meaning podcast? A change of plans—even for good reasons—can often be unexpected. Unplanned, if you will. Such is the case for ...