Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan

"All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix

The fifth season of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" concludes with a very special guest: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. A highly acclaimed writer and artist in her o

"Home" by Stephanie Mills and Diana Ross

In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Jordan Embrack, a vocalist and graduate of the University of Maryland, joins Stephanie to discuss "Home," Doroth

"Bound" by Ponderosa Twins Plus One and "Bound 2" by Kanye West

In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," University of Maryland graduate Mekhi Abbott joined Stephanie to discuss the thematic differences between “Bound

"The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand and Beyoncé

University of Maryland Associate Director of Bands Andrea Brown joins Stephanie Shonekan on this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" to discuss "The Way We W

"Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest and The Donnas

In this season premiere of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, Stephanie sits down with KBIA Morning Edition host Darren Hellwege to discuss "Living After Midnight" by J

"Bein' Green" by Kermit the Frog and Ray Charles

On this special season finale of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Cheryl Henson and Nick Raposo join the podcast to discuss "Bein' Green," a song from our beloved c

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone and The Animals

Nina Simone's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," released in 1964, is both a personal plea for acceptance and a collective cry for justice. The Animals' version of the song

"Superstar" by the Carpenters and Luther Vandross

Kelvin McIlwain joins Stephanie Shonekan on this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" to discuss the song "Superstar." It was originally released in 1969 by D

"Biko" by Peter Gabriel and Joan Baez

In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Michelle Appel joins Shonekan to discuss Peter Gabriel's "Biko." They explore the song's embodiment of the anti-

"Jolene" by Dolly Parton and Beyoncé

The fourth season of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan is kicking off with "Jolene," a song by Dolly Parton that burst back into the forefront of our minds when Beyoncé

"Emotion" by The Bee Gees and Destiny's Child

On this final episode of the season, Stephanie Shonekan brought in a special guest: her daughter, Ojurere Shonekan. Together, they unpack “Emotion,” a song by the Bee Gee

“Lately” by Stevie Wonder and Jodeci

Stephanie Shonekan sat down with her sister dean, Kimberly Griffin, to talk about “Lately,” a classic breakup song that Stevie Wonder released in 1980. The song itself is

“You Can’t Hurry Love” by The Supremes and Phil Collins

On this episode, Tom Flynn joins host Stephanie Shonekan to talk about “You Can’t Hurry Love,” an original song by The Supremes that Phil Collins covered in 1982. Though

“Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler and Eddie and Gerald Levert

Heather Gray joins Stephanie Shonekan during this episode to discuss the Bette Midler and Eddie and Gerald Levert versions of “Wind Beneath My Wings,” a song about love,

“Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack and The Fugees

The third season of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan is kicking off with a guest who’s pretty familiar with the show by now: our recording engineer, Nat Kuhn. Nat and

“I’m Here,” by Fantasia and Cynthia Erivo

This episode is dedicated to the memory of George Warren. Host Stephanie Shonekan chats with her good friend, Brian Booton about a song that’s very personal to him - “I’m

“Respect” Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin

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“Everything I Own” by Ken Boothe and Bread

This is Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, a podcast where we take apart the song covers we love and take a deep dive into the stories behind them. Today, I'm chatting

Rage Against the Machine vs Bruce Springsteen “Ghost of Tom Joad”

This is Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, a podcast where we take apart the song covers we love and take a deep dive into the stories behind them. Today, I'm chatting

I Believe in You and Me

This is Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, a podcast where we take apart the song covers we love and take a deep dive into the stories behind them. Today, I'm chatting