For decades, Prince created music that sold 100+ million records worldwide, released 39 studio albums, and won seven Grammy's. What inspired Prince's unique sound that made him so popular and successful?

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Rashad Shabazz, associate professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Dr. Shabazz uses a geographical lens to understand black culture and gender and has extensively studied Prince and his music, but also the history of Prince's hometown of Minneapolis and its impact on music.

Join us now as we discuss the geography of music, Prince and the Minneapolis Sound.

"It's complicated" - the relationship status that hits you in the pit of your stomach. But, it's also the best way to describe the relationship we, the human race, are in with our planet. When it comes to the Earth and the humans who call it home, we have a lot of work to do to repair this fragile relationship. The Earth + Humans podcast aims to highlight some of the people who are researching these issues and their work to find solutions to some of our world's biggest problems. 

Earth + Humans is produced by the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University.