WPSU Blues Archive - July 18, 2026

WPSU | By Max Spiegel

Published July 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM EDT

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) — Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs during the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.

An archived recording of the WPSU Blues Show as broadcast on July 18, 2026, hosted by Max Spiegel.

The broadcast features tracks from Taj Mahal, The Black Keys, Dod Watson, Frank Zappa, B.B. King, Brownie McGhee, Alabama Shakes, Led Zeppelin, Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, Z.Z. Top, Woodbrain, Lead Belly, Catfish Keith, Blind Willie McTell, Dan Auerbach, Etta Janes, Muddy Waters, and more.

Listen to previous WPSU Blues shows here.

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Max Spiegel

Max is a Song Collector & Community Cultivator, Web & Social Media Pioneer, Public Radio Producer & Host and Musician. He also scores and soundtracks films for Alpaca Pictures. Their latest full length feature film 99% Sure picked up a win at New Hope Film Fest and their last short "Bird Watching" which won Best Picture (and 5 other awards) at the 2011 Philly 48 Hour Film Fest! Max also sings a lot of monkey songs and not just because he is raising 3 monkeys of his own.

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