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Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant explains that Cornelius paid $400 for the pilot himself, which he believes prevented the station from claiming ownership.
“Because I think had they funded it, they would have had a real claim to it legally. But he put up 400 bucks of his own money, shot a pilot”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: The Soul Train Episode (Jul 18, 2026) · Listen from 21:19
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- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
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Selects: The Soul Train EpisodeStuff You Should Know · Jul 18, 2026 · 47 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant trace the history of Soul Train and its creator Don Cornelius, from Chicago origins to cultural legacy.