Oliver Wang is a professor of sociology at CSU-Long Beach and the author of&nbsp;Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews of the San Francisco Bay Area.&nbsp;He regularly contributes to the Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, NPR's All Things Considered, KCET’s Artbound, and other outlets. He is the co-creator/producer/host&nbsp;of the album appreciation podcast,&nbsp;<a href="http://heatrockspod.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable">Heat Rocks</a>.&nbsp;Photo by Eilon Paz for Dust and Grooves.&nbsp;

Oliver Wang

RJ Smith photo by Jenny Burman 
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Oliver Wang interviews R.J. Smith about his biography of the hardest working man in show business: &nbsp;The One: The Life and Music of James Brown.&nbsp;

RJ Smith on James Brown

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