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Kyle speaks with Enrique Chi of the band Making Movies. This episode features some tracks off their new EP 'You Are Another Me' featuring innovative covers of Los Tigres Del Norte, Manu Chao, and a psychedelic son version of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song".

Kyle Long speaks with three Indy musicians who helped shape hip-hop on a local and national level: Reggie Griffin, Rickie Clark, and Grover Wilcher.

Kyle speaks with Megan Simonton and Joshua Allen of "Village Voices: Notes from the Griot". Plus music from Bashiri Asad and Jared Michael & Premium Blend.

A look at some of the artists participating in this year's Art & Soul performance series at the Artsgarden. Also, Artur Silva speaks about Carnaval Brazil at The Jazz Kitchen and a preview of Kyle's recent interview with C Niambi Steele of the legendary Stax Records' band 24 Carat Black.

On this episode of Cultural Manifesto John Oates of Hall and Oates joins Kyle Long for a tribute to one of Kyle and John's mutual heroes: the late blues musician Mississippi John Hurt!

This week's show is all about Indy Jazz Fest, and Kyle shares one of his all-time favorite Indianapolis records: The Baron Von Ohlen Quartet's 1973 release on Stan Kenton's Creative World label. Pianist Steve Allee joins Kyle in studio, and he shares his memories of creating the unique double keyboard sound he and Claude Sifferlen developed. Also, music and words with Anat Cohen, and Harold Lopez-Nussa.

On this episode of Cultural Manifesto, C. Niambi Steele of the legendary Stax Records group 24-Carat Black talks with Kyle.

This week features an excerpt of Kyle's recent interview with Brian Wilson. Brian brings his "Greatest Hits Live" tour to the Palladium on November 17. Kyle also shares music from some of the artists performing this weekend at Bloomington's Lotus Fest, including music from: Anandi Bhattacharya, Jupiter and Okwess, Rio Mira, Orquesta El Macabeo, and Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole.

If you're a fan of 21st Century Indiana electronic dance music/hip-hop, check out this week's Cultural Manifesto. Kyle talks with DJs/producers Action Jackson and Lemi Vice. Jackson is also the cofounder of Rad Summer Records, and we'll be discussing the label's history and spinning some tunes.

Kyle Long speaks with Josephine and Henry of the legendary Indianapolis soul group The Sentimentals on this edition of Cultural Manifesto. Hear tracks from both sides of The Sentimentals' 1970 single on Knap Town Records, plus many other rare Indianapolis groups connected to The Sentimentals, including: People in the News, King James Version, The Diplomatics, and an unreleased track off a lost album project by Indy gospel greats the Blakey Specials. (Original broadcast, May 2, 2018)