Episode 2487: Election Day Special: Women’s Suffrage, KDKA and “Crazy Blues”

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November 3, 2026

Music:

  • Essra Mohawk “Sufferin’ Till Sufferage” Schoolhouse Rock! America Rock (Kid Rhino) 1996, recorded 1976
  • Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds “Crazy Blues” Crazy Blues (Okeh) 1920

Notes:

On this election day, if you found yourself wondering what the 19th Amendment, the birth of commercial radio and “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds have in common, then this is the episode for you!

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