RIP Legendary Poet Nikki Giovanni

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Greg pays tribute to the late poet Nikki Giovanni, whose work inspired musicians and artists across decades. Giovanni died at age 81.

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0:00.0	I tell you little buddy, this whole island is bewitched.
0:04.3	Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions.
0:21.4	I'm Jim Deergottis.
0:22.6	My co-host is Greg Cott.
0:24.8	And if you want to be the first to hear these bonus podcasts,
0:28.5	become a Sound Opinions member on Patreon like Barry Miller of Evanston, Illinois.
0:34.2	Thank you for your support, Barry.
0:36.0	We really do appreciate it. It helps the show.
0:39.5	Keep going. Survive, basically. I can't cherry coat that. Greg and I'd love to add songs to the
0:47.1	Desert Island jukebox tunes we can't live without from artists often that we don't think
0:53.2	get talked about enough. Greg, it's your turn to
0:56.1	add something today. Give us just a little teaser about what's in store. Well, a famous poet,
1:01.8	Nikki Giovanni died recently. I want to pay tribute to her, but I also want to pay tribute to her
1:07.0	in a way that I don't think a lot of the obituaries have, and I think an important aspect
1:12.1	of her life. Excellent. I can't wait to hear it. Lights are going up, snow is falling down,
1:21.0	there's a feeling of goodwill around town. It could only mean one thing.
1:28.3	McRib is here.
1:31.3	People throwing parties, ugly sweaters everywhere.
1:34.3	Stockings hung up by the chimney with care.
1:38.3	It could only mean one thing.
1:42.3	McRib Rib is here
1:44.5	At Participating McDonald's for a limited time
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