Ann Powers

<p>NPR music critic &amp; correspondent Ann Powers talks Kate Bush, The Roches, Kurt Weill, X, Stevie Wonder &amp; more!</p><p><strong>Episode playlist</strong></p><p>1. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7uv9TWckmlGZPhZSOthFhP?si=de57d34fa5384cfa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">When I&#39;m Calling You </a>- Nelson Eddie &amp; Jeanette MacDonald</p><p>2. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4z8Q6Uv4qLi4TvS3l3Aad9?si=a72a209359ef40a6" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Maybe Tomorrow </a>- The Jackson 5</p><p>3. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/436yrzQWA32vb1sTZKXg9r?si=ce4f6c4e5fc3454a" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Witchy Woman </a>- Eagles</p><p>4. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0ySE9tfj9U5U15913AmkqK?si=5f743c3296484b59" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bob Is A Robot</a> - Red Dress</p><p>5. <a href="https://youtu.be/ziohYJY9GzI?si=ZK1dAhfoL-fvvS1o" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Playing With A Different Sex</a> - Au Pairs</p><p>6. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0dDwwJPIffSq1ByqBdm9ut?si=Cuu_HTWdR8-zHmJPDnhhRQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Never Forever </a>- Kate Bush</p><p>7. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0rgpG164Q6GtpdR8bhsqdc?si=778a0fac220f4f58" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Out of Control </a>- Mr. Epp And The Calculations</p><p>8. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1PV9UUMqvIFD5uMWyWer3T?si=f23bc8a35e1f4ce1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sat In Your Lap</a> - Kate Bush</p><p>9. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/61GYjtuAanfz2PwcUTGp3w?si=6be82fc609e24a6b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jill Of All Trades</a> - The Roches</p><p>10. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3cPtZw0oqMEkKlGSF0SLkc?si=a9b7a682ea9e4bc8" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hammond Song</a> - The Roches</p><p>11. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4YF3uQGhR5i2K15bNXZl8l?si=3Q8FVb6tQ8CGIDw_UR2O9g" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill</a></p><p>12. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1AtDRZnb4rQiTNZGNcBRPc?si=743e59ee958f4718" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The World&#39;s A Mess, It&#39;s In My Kiss</a> - X</p><p>13. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3ELFMOauCVyfEQF6ec3fI3?si=98e3a10ad5ba43bb" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Never Dreamed You&#39;d Leave In Summer</a> - Stevie Wonder</p><p>14. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7LndVNSh6zlbgVkZ9drx2b?si=ffba4cd01d8f4e1a" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">You Can Make It If You Try </a>- Sly &amp; The Family Stone</p><p>15. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6ZnXwzhLnIwJllaQ5ahvsI?si=739de015dfba47f4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Efficiency </a>- Konradsen</p>