Bonus: Soul Train

10/5/21 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/129401847
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/throughline/2021/10/20211005_throughline_ibam_bonus_ep_final_mix_wads_lw_100421.mp3

When Soul Train was first nationally syndicated in October 1971, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was the iconic Black music and dance show, a party every weekend that anyone could join from their living room. Our friends at It’s Been A Minute with Sam Sanders break down the lasting influence of Soul Train on the culture and ask why there’s never been a show like it since.