On Zeshan B's new album, Chicago Soul meet Indian Tradition

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🗓️ 26 July 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take this survey. The son of infamous Mexican cartel boss "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested by FBI agents along with the alleged co-founder of the powerful Sinaloa cartel. The Washington Post's Mary Beth Sheridan has the latest. And, "Three Kings" tells the story of three swimmers who overcame discrimination and hardships and met at the 1924 Olympics. Author Todd Balf joins us. Then, Zeshan B joins us to talk about his new album "O Say, Can You See?" It spans many genres and influences of his youth and features singing in the Urdu language of his parents.

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1:29.9	I'm Chris Bentley. Today on the show, Chicago soul singer Zeshan B's new album spans the
1:38.7	sounds of his youth from Gospel to Curtis Mayfield to traditional Urdu music.
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