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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The roots of American protest music
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, as a nod to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Kevin explores the building blocks of American protes ...
Air Date: January 16, 2026
Listen 6:36
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin soundtracks a wonder of nature that happens every January in our forests, with songs that celeb ...
Air Date: January 9, 2026
Listen 6:29
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin throws a holiday potluck party, invites a bunch of musicians, and ends up with an odd hodgepod ...
Air Date: December 19, 2025
Listen 6:00
A multitude of emotions for Christmas
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin digs through the crates for music that gets at the wide range of feelings we experience during ...
Air Date: December 12, 2025
Listen 6:00
An ode to Philly’s lost concert halls, Part 2
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin documents some of the most noteworthy live music played in Philly’s glorious bygone music ven ...
Air Date: November 28, 2025
Listen 7:48
An ode to Philly’s lost concert halls, Part 1
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin documents some of the most noteworthy live music played in Philly’s glorious bygone music ven ...
Air Date: November 21, 2025
Listen 7:23
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin cues up the sad songs as the days get shorter and the darkness creeps in. ...
Air Date: November 14, 2025
Listen 5:59
Halloween Movie Costumes Through History
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin explores the tradition of Halloween costumes inspired by movie characters — from Dracula to H ...
Air Date: October 31, 2025
Listen 6:23
Imitation, flattery, theft and AI
On this edition of Jukebox Journey, Kevin looks at how the rise of AI complicates the very human tradition of art being inspired by previ ...
Air Date: October 24, 2025
Listen 6:00
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
Listen 6:25
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
Listen 6:34
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
Listen 6:00
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
Listen 5:59
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
Listen 6:00
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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