Communication Matters, by Deborah Tannen (on CD)

This is a Modern Scholar course, and I've read a little of Tannen's work, so there wasn't much here that was new, but it certainly gives me a better handle on some behaviors that I can control that impact my interactions with others. Most of it involves more listening, and more awareness.

Rock 'n' Roll and American Society. Part One, From the Beginning to 1960, by William McKeen (on CD)

Very interesting. I learned a great deal about the early years. I really wish they'd been able to include the songs in the recording. While I knew many of them, there were a large number of early ones that I haven't heard. Oh, well.

The best parts of this were stories about what went on behind-the-scenes, like Little Richard singing the original lyrics to "Tutti-Frutti" while facing away from the young English teacher/songwriter who wrote the ones we all know now, because he was mortified at how dirty those original lyrics were. I hope there is a Part Two (and following).