Host Kai Wright checks in with producer Regina de Heer about our summer playlist. Hear the contributions from listeners, and some folks on our team, about their songs of the summer and why they chose it. Stream our Summer Playlist on Spotify here. And keep the song submissions coming by sending us your own summer song recommendations. Record a voice memo with your name, location and the story or memory you associated with your song then email it as an attachment to [email protected] to have your song included in the playlist — and our next update. 

Companion listening for this episode:

Let Us Take You on an Pop Escapade (7/21/2022)

Joy. Freedom. Resilience. We kick off a summer playlist project with selections from the Black women who have defined pop.

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