In this special episode, Allan travels to Washington DC to assist in making sense of the full Voice of America legacy physical archive of music recordings, recently purchased by a viewer.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:52 History of Voice of America
00:02:07 Jazz as Cultural Diplomacy
00:03:37 The Massive VoA Collection
00:05:17 Challenges of Organizing the Collection
00:07:14 Initial Triage and "Core Sampling"
00:08:49 Interview with the New Owner
00:15:39 Unique and Valuable Finds
00:20:33 Future Plans and Conclusion
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