Bob Dylan turned 85 years old in May. His first album, 1962’s Bob Dylan, is in its 65th year on record store shelves.

We’re at a point where, for most of us, there has simply never been a popular culture in which Dylan wasn’t a towering figure whose influence seems to touch, well, everything.

This hour, a look at Bob Dylan at 85.

GUESTS:
Noah Baerman: A pianist, composer, and educator
Fred Bals: Hosted the Dreamtime podcast, covering Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host, Bob Dylan
Sean Latham: Director of the Institute for Bob Dylan Studies, editor of The World of Bob Dylan, and the writer and narrator of It Ain’t Me You’re Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80
Gayle Wald: Professor of American studies at George Washington University; her most recent book is It’s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television

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Bob Dylan turned 85 years old in May. His first album, 1962&rsquo;s Bob Dylan, is in its 65th year on record store shelves.
We&rsquo;re at a point where, for most of us, there has simply never been a popular culture in which Dylan wasn&rsquo;t a towering figure whose influence seems to touch, well, everything.
This hour, a look at Bob Dylan at 85.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Noah Baerman: A pianist, composer, and educator</li>
<li>Fred Bals: Hosted the&nbsp;<a href="https://fhb-dreamtime.blogspot.com/2010/03/about-dreamtime.html">Dreamtime</a>&nbsp;podcast, covering Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host, Bob Dylan</li>
<li>Sean Latham: Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://dylan.utulsa.edu/">Institute for Bob Dylan Studies</a>, editor of&nbsp;<a href="https://dylan.utulsa.edu/the-world-of-bob-dylan-book/">The World of Bob Dylan</a>, and the writer and narrator of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w331/episodes/guide">It Ain&rsquo;t Me You&rsquo;re Looking For: Bob Dylan at 80</a></li>
<li>Gayle Wald: Professor of American studies at George Washington University; her most recent book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/its-been-beautiful">It&rsquo;s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television</a></li>
</ul>
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