On each edition of Jukebox Journey, WHYY’s Kevin McCorry tells the story of life through music — unstuck in time, jumping through decades and genres, meditating on a theme.
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin details the daring cross-continental trek of the small-but-mighty monarch butterfly — from Ca ...
Air Date: October 10, 2025
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Songs They Don’t Want You to Hear
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin highlights different types of censorship through the years in American music — from cancel cu ...
Air Date: September 26, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin reflects on the game of chess, and how it bonds you with your opponent and offers a sense of or ...
Air Date: September 19, 2025
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This edition of Jukebox Journey riffs on the concept of fire, with music ranging from turn-of-the-century boy bands to historical field r ...
Air Date: September 12, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin reflects on the start of a new school year, the possibilities it brings for reinvention, and th ...
Air Date: September 5, 2025
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Dionysus, Apollo, Nietzsche and Daft Punk
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin digs into 19th Century German philosophy to explore the tension between widespread pop appeal a ...
Air Date: August 29, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin chronicles the unmitigated joys of a long drive in a minivan with young children. ...
Air Date: August 22, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin looks to the stars to reflect on the process of making meaning, the search to create order fro ...
Air Date: August 8, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin celebrates all those who seek truth and discovery in good faith, without fear or favor. ...
Air Date: August 1, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin relates the amazing journey of the shad — fish that swim up and down the Delaware River — t ...
Air Date: July 18, 2025
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Samples as Echoes Through Time
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin explores the power of sampled music as a musical conversation through history, reflecting on ho ...
Air Date: July 11, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, a move west across the American continent as a coming-of-age tale, blending beat poetry and music thr ...
Air Date: July 4, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin unpacks the wonder of a day at the Jersey Shore, with little kids who are growing up too fast. ...
Air Date: June 27, 2025
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On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin contemplates his first big crush, set to the soundtrack of Philadelphia artists and their summe ...
Air Date: June 20, 2025
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This debut edition of Jukebox Journey contemplates graduation season while blending a selection of songs that were pop hits the second we ...
Air Date: June 13, 2025
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