Prince's Minneapolis, Russian Rock, Imaginary Friends, Science of FriendshipConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 365
Feb 19, 2020 • 1h 41m
How Minneapolis Shaped Prince's Music
Guest: Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Music historians talk a lot about Prince as a genius pioneer of pop music, but they talk less about the city that shaped his music. How much credit can we give the Minneapolis music scene for Prince's success?
Smuggling Rock and Roll In and Out of the USSR
Guest: Joanna Stingray, American singer-songwriter
How an American musician snuck Russian rock and roll out from under the KGB and into the world during the Cold War.
Imaginary Friends
Guest: Eileen Kennedy-Moore, psychologist and expert on childhood friendship
Children often make imaginary friends, but these imaginary friends might have a longer lasting impact than just in childhood.
Why is Friendship Biologically Important?
Guest: Lydia Denworth, contributing editor for Scientific American, author, "Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond"
Friendship is extremely important to both health and happiness, so if you want to live a long life, focus on friendships as well as diet, sleep, and exercise.