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Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, a new podcast hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician and Silkroad Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens. Sanctuary is produced in partnership with PRX and Silkroad.As we mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, we reflect on the state of America today. Historically, people from all over have sought sanctuary in America. Across these different cultures, music has played an essential role in healing, community-building, and belonging. Silkroad's music draws from various cultures and the sanctuary traditions of its artists. Through interviews with musicians and academics, we’ll trace the roots of these traditions and explore how Silkroad weaves them into its new work. Scenes will follow Silkroad artists into community events as they celebrate this cross-cultural creation, share their performances, and form new ways to connect. Join us weekly on Thursdays as we celebrate the music, traditions, and communities that represent sanctuary.
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Signup to Generate a PitchSanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, a new podcast hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician and Silkroad Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens. Sanctuary is produced in partnership with PRX and Silkroad. As we mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, we reflect on the state of America today. Historically, people from all over have sought sanctuary in America.
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual is hosted by Silkroad. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Sanctuary, Episode 3: “Songs of the Sap”" (29 October 2026, 36 minutes), "Sanctuary, Episode 2: “Colascione/In The Winter”" (22 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "Sanctuary, Episode 1: “Common Ground”" (15 October 2026, 35 minutes).
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual's contact route on record: verified email.
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Silkroad hosts Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual, a music podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual
In this episode, host Rhiannon Giddens explores sanctuary through the lens of exile and migration. Silkroad cellist and composer Karen Ouzounian traces her family's journey from Anatolia through Lebanon to Canada...
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual
In this episode of Sanctuary, host Rhiannon Giddens introduces us to Silkroad violinist and vocalist Mazz Swift to explore how improvisation can turn music into a true refuge. Mazz shares their journey of falling out of...
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual
In this episode of Sanctuary, host Rhiannon Giddens begins our journey into the ways that music serves us as a vital tool for healing and community. Musician Mauro Durante introduces us to the pizzica, a centuries-old...
Episode #5
Our final episode brings us to Boston, MA where, at the turn of the 20th century, Black men and women worked as Pullman porters and maids – serving predominantly white travelers while reinforcing a hierarchy reminiscent...
Episode #4
Centuries before the Dakota Access Pipeline snaked beneath Lakota-Sioux land, the transcontinental railroad barreled through it. Standing Rock Sioux Reservation leaders Dave Archambault Sr. and Jr. discuss how the...
Episode #3
Episode 3 brings us to California, where historians Karen Ishizuka and Roland Hsu detail the contributions of Japanese and Chinese railroad laborers in a country that leveraged xenophobic laws in attempts to eradicate...
Episode #2
Episode 2 of the American Railroad podcast brings us to Hell’s Kitchen, a New York City neighborhood that historian Miriam Nyhan describes as transformed by immigration and expansion of the state’s railroad boom...
Episode #1
Episode 1 takes us to North Carolina, where host and Silkroad Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens reveals the origins of the popular Appalachian folk song, “Swannanoa Tunnel” and how professors Jeffrey A. Keith and Kevin...
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual
Embark on "American Railroad," a five-episode podcast that seeks to right historical wrongs by highlighting the untold stories and unheard voices from the diverse communities that built America’s railway systems. Hosted...
Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual
From Silkroad and PRX, the American Railroad podcast is where history and music come together. New episodes begin November 14.
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president-elect, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
celtic harpist, Silkroad Ensemble
New York’s Irish Arts Center
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