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Superchunk: What A Time To Be Alive - ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Songs We Love Podcast

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is a series and a podcast that looks at the stories behind some of the songs we're playing on our new music discovery station, .

This time we take a look at 'What A Time To Be Alive,' the title track from Superchunk's latest album.

The song, and the album of the same name, is a call to action. According to singer Mac McCaughan it was written in reaction to the current political climate.

Listen to the episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ZFFP1fUXI

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Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
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