Hey, it's Joe, and I want to tell you about something new from our fellow radiotopian, Rishi Kesheirwe.

Rishi Keshe is the host of Song Exploder, where he interviews musicians about their creative process.

He's also a musician himself, and he just released his first album in 15 years.

It's called In the Last Hour of Light.

The album is deeply personal, like a memoir in music form.

It's also the culmination of more than a decade of being in conversation with other artists.

You can see him on tour this spring and he'll be bringing the spirit of Song Exploder to the shows.

In addition to performing his songs, he'll talk about his work, his life, and what went into this album.

He'll be joined on stage by folks like actor Adam Scott, author Minjin Lee, and chef Samin Nossrat.

Go to SongExploder.net slash live for tickets to those shows and find in the last hour of light by Rishi Kesh Hirway in record stores and streaming platforms everywhere. Radiotopia.

From PRX.

From PRX's Radiotopia, this is Radio Diaries.

I'm Joe Richmond.

And before we begin, I want to let you know that this episode includes topics and old

archival audio that some people will find disturbing.

75 years ago, on the night of May 7, 1951, close to a thousand people gathered around the courthouse in the small town of Laurel, Mississippi.

They came to witness an execution.

Willie McGee was a young black man who had been accused of raping a white woman and sentenced to death.

Outside the courthouse, a local radio station was broadcasting the event live.

I'm sure that you have heard over both radio stations, W-F-O-R and W-A-M-L,

that all channels open to Willie McGee to save his life have now been exhausted, and the execution

is to take place here this evening. As far as the crowd is concerned, I think the only thing we can say

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