113: History of the Saxophone
500 Open Tabs · Apr 15, 2026 · 50:58
500 Open Tabs · Apr 15, 2026 · 50:58
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This week we learn how a rejected Belgian inventor's obsession with creating new instruments eventually led to the creation of one of the great American art forms. A listener email explains how bikes were used to smuggle drugs in the Netherlands.
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It was banned by the Nazis, Stalin and the Vatican. This is the surprising history of the saxophone
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CONTRABAND AND SMUGGLERS’ OBJECTS
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