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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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    3 of 3
    What Will President Obama's Foreign Policy Legacy Be?
    1. 1:44SCOTUS Hears Challenge to Public-Sector Unions
    2. 8:35The State of America's Foreign Relations
    3. 41:14How David Bowie Changed the WorldYou’re reading this
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