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Podcast: Ongoing History of New Music
Episode: Kurt Cobain: 25 Years Later
Description: There was nothing particular special about April 8, 1994…I came to work as usual, saw the usual people, and prepared for my radio show in the usual way…I made note that the Toronto Blue Jays were playing a sold-out home game…one of the stories in the news was that American troops were upset about a smoking ban that had come into effect on some military bases…that was about it…
But at about 1:45—fifteen minutes before airtime—Anita, who was working in the newsroom—popped her into the studio…
“Just a heads-up,” she said, “something’s going on in...