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The Phone Line That Let Banned Musicians Play Live
The Phone Line That Let Banned Musicians Play Live
A phone rings on a small Brooklyn stage in March of 2010, and through it comes a musician who cannot legally perform in their own country. A collaborator stands under the lights and plays the interpretation live, while the artist listens and sings from thousands of miles away, present and absent in the same instant. What does it take to build a stage that a government's border cannot reach?
In this episode, we trace the life of philosopher Austin Dacey, from a Christian rock band in rural Ohio to a seat at the United Nations Human Rights…
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