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  • Shapes of America: An audio special about shape-note singing

    Shapes of America: An audio special about shape-note singing
    Dec 15 2025
    The Music Box will be back with a new season in the fall. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special about shape note singing — one of the oldest musical traditions in this country. It’s a practice that began in colonial America, and after centuries of ups and downs in popularity, today it’s finding an expanded and surprisingly diverse new following… and some of its singers believe the music can teach democracy a thing or two. Join Louisville Public Media’s Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks as they trace this tradition, from its origins 200 years ago to the largest Sacred Harp singing in living memory. “Shapes of America” is an hour-long special from Louisville Public Media and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom.
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    53 min
  • Behind the Music with Christian McBride: I'm a Professional Musician!

    Behind the Music with Christian McBride: I'm a Professional Musician!
    Nov 6 2025
    In the season 8 finale, Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about what it takes to be a professional musician. And we’re lucky to have a very special guest join us on this episode – bassist Christian McBride. Interested in knowing more about careers in music, the secrets of touring and playing music for a living? This one is for you!
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    25 min
  • Help! My Piano is Haunted!

    Help! My Piano is Haunted!
    Oct 30 2025

    This week on The Music Box, Kiana and Fiona find themselves on the case, investigating a haunted piano with a mysterious character. Everything is not what it seems in this Halloween episode. Help the gang find clues to uncover the ghost of music's past!
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    11 min
  • The Mad Scientist's Auditory Laboratory

    The Mad Scientist's Auditory Laboratory
    Oct 23 2025

    The Music Box team is getting into the Halloween spirit a little early with this one. Fiona stumbles on mad scientist Kiana and her creations. This week, go a little mad breaking down auditory illusions like the Doppler effect and Shepard’s tone.
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    8 min
  • Behind the Music: I'm a Sound Designer!

    Behind the Music: I'm a Sound Designer!
    Oct 16 2025
    What do you want to be when you grow up? Kiana and Fiona are taking you Behind the Music to learn about what it takes to work in sound design, and what better way to learn than from LPM’s very own Alex Biscardi? The Music Box is for all ages, however today's episode is recommended for high school-aged students and older who are interested in knowing more about careers in music and audio fields.
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    24 min
  • Whistle While You Work!

    Whistle While You Work!
    Oct 9 2025
    This week on The Music Box, Kiana and Fiona travel all around the world, going to Japan, Tanzania, and West Virginia to explore the history of work songs and their places across different cultures. Get shot out of a cannon, deal with some unruly pirates, and… GET SCURVY?? 😳 This week’s episode is a big adventure.
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    13 min
  • Music Doctors – Flamenco Fiasco!

    Music Doctors – Flamenco Fiasco!
    Oct 2 2025
    Paging Doctor Kiana and Nurse Practitioner Fiona to the Musical Unit STAT! Another music doctors episode is back, and this time Kiana and Fiona are solving a flamenco fiasco! Learn about all of the elements of flamenco on this week’s episode.
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    11 min
  • Water Music: The Curse of the Sunken City

    Water Music: The Curse of the Sunken City
    Sep 25 2025
    Have you ever been on a submarine?! Join Kiana and Fiona as they dive into music written about water. Explore music by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and John Cage while you meet a mermaid and find out the curse of the sunken city!
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    12 min