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The Story of Born to Run   from Joyride Media   In honor of the 45th anniversary of   its release, we're going to listen to a radio documentary about the making of  Bruce Springsteen 's  breakthrough album.   Born To Run   was recorded between January 8, 1974 - July 20, 1975 and its laborious creation has become   the stuff of legend . This one-hour music-heavy   special   tells the inside story and contains outtakes and alternate versions of songs from the recording sessions. Interviewees include the Boss himself, along with members of his E Street Band both past and present. We'll hear from Roy Bittan, Ernest "Boom" Carter, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, David Sancious, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Miami Steve Van Zandt, and   Max Weinberg . They will also recall scenes from the   tumultuous tour   which directly followed, as the album's final mixing continued at the studio back home. Plus, produce...

Coronavirus Conspiracism from Open Source It is high season for conspiracy . We are in a boom time for blaming all sorts of people for Covid 19: Bill Gates, Globalism, Dr. Fauci, China. Plus, YouTube's endless stream of  propagandistic videos can have a compelling voice, a high-quality documentary look, lots of added effects, and typically go for a hard sell. Some recognize it as propaganda while others hear galvanizing truth. This week, Open Source's Chris Lydon speaks with Errol Morris , the documentary filmmaker, about the search for truth in visual media. We'll also hear from Vice's Anna Merlan and Jay Rosen , a Professor of Journalism at NYU.

Music and War  from The Nerve We are going to survey the bloody, entwined histories of war and music through history. The Israelites used trumpets to  bring down the walls  of Jericho, Scots went to war with  bagpipes , and music has even been used an instrument of torture -- from pipes, to drums, to  thunder runs , The Nerve takes a serious look at the dark side of music.