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How David Bowie Changed the World

Last Friday, on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released Blackstar , his final album. Over the weekend, he died of cancer after 18 months of treatments. We hear an appreciation of Bowie and look at how he changed the world. Photo by  Rring Huang

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By Warren Olney • Jan 11, 2016 • 11m Listen

Last Friday, on his 69th birthday, David Bowie released Blackstar, his final album. Over the weekend, he died of cancer after 18 months of treatments. We hear an appreciation of Bowie and look at how he changed the world.

Rring Huang

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Paul Burston

    journalist, author, founder of the LGBT literary salon in London

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    Reeves Gabrels

    musician

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