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Today’s new episode is elemental. 💧

Writer and cultural critic Jeff Chang breaks down this latest book “Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America,” which explores the life and legacy of the martial arts icon—from his days as a pesky college kid in Seattle to teetering on the brink of Hollywood stardom; plus, Ghanaian singer and guitarist Okaidja Afroso explains how he uses his native language of Gã to create a new musical sensibility, before performing his song “Nū Ké Là” (Water and Fire) from his Ancient Africa Wisdom Trilogy.

Listen at livewireradio.org/episodes/726.

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