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The One Where Someone Dies
Magpie
Wednesdays 10-11 PM
Death sings. Stories linger. This program explores murder ballads and songs about death across styles and eras. What defines a murder ballad is the story, not the genre, so expect a wide range of music with a loose folk, indie, and country current. Magpie makes sure the focus stays on context and memory rather than spectacle, tracing how people use song to process violence, grief, and consequence, and how those stories change over time.