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Hand Me Sounds

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Hand Me Sounds is a music history podcast that explores the depths of genre and creativity through thematic analysis of cover songs, interpolated lyrics, musical homage, sampling, influence, idea exchange, and more from the framing of a consignment store run by store manager, and host, Shi. City. Each episode spotlights a targeted topic, features thoughtful historical commentary and aims to expand the average music fan’s mind and appreciation for popular art. Musical history is uncovered by going through the racks and bins of cultures past to reveal the hidden, most often times Black and femin...

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BackRoom BreakDown Session 1: I Loves Gershwin 08.07.2026 10:15

Welcome to the Backroom Breakdown, where we scan our liner notes for any lingering threads from last week’s main episode. Today, we’re taking a bit of a closer look at Porgy and Bess compositions covered by Black musicians. In doing so, we’re going to unpack what it means to reclaim established works of art as a person of color, from Nina Simone’s first recording of “...

101 Years of “Summertime” 02.07.2026 48:25

Welcome to Hand Me Sounds, your musical consignment shop! At HMS we go through our racks to uncover the hidden, oftentimes Black histories behind some of the most iconic, reused sounds in popular music - and what better place to start than one of the definitive American standards and most covered song of all time? Today, we’re unpacking the 100-year history behind George Gershwin’s &ld...

Introducing: Hand Me Sounds 24.06.2026 1:06

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