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THE NECESSARY SHOW

A podcast for theBlue monotone portrait of Franz Schubert on cover of the Necessary Schow podcast love of art, in all its ingenious forms

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Recent Posts

  • Great country voices

    Great country voices

    February 25, 2021
    PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS Ryan Turner, top choral conductor and proud Texan, …
  • Schubert and the sea of choices

    Schubert and the sea of choices

    February 12, 2021
    BY DAVID BRITTAN It's a little song about a girl …
  • My neighbor Thoreau

    My neighbor Thoreau

    February 4, 2021
    BY BRUCE MORGAN In Concord, Massachusetts, the nature-loving scribe is …
  • Lyrical landscapes

    Lyrical landscapes

    January 20, 2021
    BY DAVID BRITTAN Her passion for music inspired CAROL KRAUSS …
  • Where are the great books about high school football?

    Where are the great books about high school football?

    December 9, 2020
    BY BRUCE MORGAN The brief lament of a fan who …
  • ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters

    ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters

    November 24, 2020
    AND THE WINNER IS . . . A nation's future …
  • MY GREAT TEACHER/ Beowulf with belly laughs

    MY GREAT TEACHER/ Beowulf with belly laughs

    November 24, 2020
    A smallish man in a shapeless grey suit, Mr. Lutz …
  • WONDER OF THE DAY / Against Geologies

    WONDER OF THE DAY / Against Geologies

    November 19, 2020
    A most delicious poem by David Sutton pits human love …
  • SUBLIME-A-TRON / Hazel Scott at 100

    SUBLIME-A-TRON / Hazel Scott at 100

    November 18, 2020
    With a radiance verging on radioactive, Hazel Scott (1920-1981) almost …
  • WONDER OF THE DAY / Hidden Watchers

    WONDER OF THE DAY / Hidden Watchers

    November 10, 2020
    In which Lindley Briggs, the grand dame of medallions, casts …

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  • Robert Benchley on MY GREAT TEACHER/ Beowulf with belly laughs: “I had a similar experience growing up in nearby Wellesley, Mass. The chair of the English Department, who taught honors…”
  • W. George Scarlett on My neighbor Thoreau: “Interesting that Morgan brings up the possibility of Thoreau “being on the spectrum” — given that today’s most famous and…”
  • bethhorning on Eight seconds with Buster Keaton: “Really enjoyed this, and now I am convinced–I gotta check out some of these Buster Keaton movies! Looking forward to…”
  • robauthier on Eight seconds with Buster Keaton: “Wonderful memory of such a classic silent film star. Thank you for allowing us to relive that special 8 seconds…”
  • Lee Allen Kreindel on ALL HANDS / News & reflections: Jobim’s Waters: “The Susan McCorkle version is pure. Faithful to Jobim’s original with some wonderful brief jazz improvisation.”

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Highlights from The Necessary

Animated gif shows Beatrix Potter illustration of Peter Rabbit and other animals in vegetable garden, alternating with Catherine Grace photo of garden at Potter's Hill Top farm
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Street in Florence, Italy, with BAR sign in foreground and Palazzo Vecchio tower in background. Photo by Steve Netsky.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays cello against dark backdrop
Healing the heartstrings
Stephanie Jones in profile, with pinkish hair and guitar
Bach with lots of pluck
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