American Routes is a two-hour weekly excursion into the nation’s diverse and incredibly rich musical styles and genres.  Much more than a program of recorded music, American Routes showcases the nation’s music makers with interviews and profiles of many of the featured artists.

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Host Nick Spitzer treats listeners to what is familiar in the nation’s music, from rock ’n’ roll and soul to country, blues, and jazz.  But he also helps audiences sample lesser-known music, traveling to places where zydeco and klezmer thrive.  American Routes is consistently eclectic, or as Spitzer says, “Somebody’s cultural icon comes up every third song!”

Nick Spitzer is a scholar, documentary producer, and program host known for his informed and witty style in presenting American cultures and communities to audiences from Carnegie Hall to the National Mall, from PRI to PBS.

He spent a decade at the Smithsonian and has recently returned to Louisiana where he had previously served as the State Folklorist.  Currently the Zemurray Professor of Folklore and Cultural Conservation at the University of New Orleans' College of Urban and Public Affairs, Spitzer is known to public radio audiences nationwide for his award-winning Folk Masters series from Wolf Trap, cultural features on All Things Considered and as artistic director of the annual American Roots Fourth of July.

With his background in documentary media, American culture and "underground" progressive radio, Spitzer is well positioned to bring new audiences to the music and musicians he loves through American Routes.

Airs:  5 p.m. Sunday on KSTX 89.1 FM
Website:  www.americanroutes.org