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What Bob Marley's Image Leaves Out

October 25, 2026 · 10 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Bob Marley is instantly recognizable. But what disappears when an artist becomes a symbol? This episode separates Rastafari faith…
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October 23, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Why does a tune keep returning after the music stops? Explore earworms, also called involuntary musical imagery, through an original…
Before AI Music: The Piano-Roll Fight Over Human Creativity

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Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Who deserves credit and payment when a machine plays music? The piano-roll dispute offers a revealing history of authorship, listening…
Why Music Gives You Goosebumps — Even When You Know the Song

October 18, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Why can familiar music still produce a shiver? Explore musical chills, anticipation, reward and the changing experience of listening…
Can a Song Change an Election? Chile, 1988

October 16, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In Chile in 1988, an accessible pop jingle became part of the No campaign. Diminished History follows the music's creative intentions…

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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize: Can a Song Be Literature?

October 14, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Why was Bob Dylan awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? Marking the tenth anniversary of the October 13, 2016 announcement…
Seikilos: The Oldest Complete Song and Its Message About Life

October 11, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The Seikilos epitaph preserves a short ancient Greek song with its musical notation. What does its message mean, and what can we…
Sergiu Celibidache: Can a Recording Preserve Music?

October 8, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Can pressing play bring back a musical experience? Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache argued that music belonged to a particular…
How Did Beethoven Compose When He Was Deaf?

October 8, 2026 · 11 min

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! How could Beethoven write for an orchestra as his hearing deteriorated? His letters, sketches and conversation books reveal a working…

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About the show

Stories about music, history, and the ideas that shape how we listen. Diminished History connects remarkable lives and overlooked turning points with questions that still matter today. Original, source-based narratives explore creativity, philosophy, and culture. AI-narrated.