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In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. Record producers and songwriters broadcast optimism for black America's future through their sophisticated, jazz-inspired productions for the Dells and many others. Musicians like Phil Cohran and the Pharaohs used their music to voice Afrocentric philosophies that challenged racism and segregation, while Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire and Chaka Khan created music that inspired black consciousness.

When non-expert but curious 1) comedian/theologian, who grew up in New York but now lives in Louisville and 2) cultural archivist, who lived in so many cities she says she is from nowhere and everywhere, talks together to talk about shows, movies, poetry and anything that stirs their head&heart, what do you get? Let’s find out!