KAZU Sunday Sound Adventures
Sundays, 4-5 p.m.
One hour every Sunday at 4 p.m. on KAZU, we take our listeners on a Sound Adventure, whether it be a musical documentary, historical / scientific journey, or just something current that we hope our listeners will enjoy.
Current and recent programs, see below.
For older programs, see archives page.
(KAZU reserves this time slot for public radio documentaries and seasonal programs.)
Latest Episodes
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Hear how one of the Arctic’s most valuable fisheries—cod—is being impacted by the politics of Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as changing fish migration patterns due to climate change
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An Earth Month special that examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.
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Interview with Trevor Noah about how technology—including artificial intelligence—might influence the future of entertainment.
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Scientists have carried on an extended conversation with a humpback whale. In this episode, they share the story of this remarkable encounter.
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An all-new collection of stories from the BBC’s Witness History program, telling extraordinary stories of women in history.
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This episode pays tribute to Aretha Franklin – the Queen of Soul – with “Lady of Mysterious Sorrow”
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This week,we celebrate St. Bridgid's Day, or Imbolc, which is the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion of gender distinction
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In this episode, we learn about efforts to increase the number of women politicians in Africa. The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO) is a Foreign Policy series about women creating change through economic empowerment, hosted by Reena Ninan.
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This episode traces the history of this most American of instruments from its ancestors in West Africa through the Caribbean and American South and into the present, as a new generation of Black women artists reclaim the banjo as their own.