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Legislation Would Make Phone Calls from Jail Free

Right now, inmates pay 5 cents a minute to talk on the phone. Advocates say it's just a profit machine for a city contractor.
City Amps Up Student Voter Registration Day

For the first time ever, the city will hold its annual Student Voter Registration Day at every public high school citywide — making it nearly ten times the size of earlier efforts.
Student Protesters Reflect On Their Revolution, 50 Years Later

On April 23, 1968, Columbia University was brought to a standstill by a historic student protest.
Erosion on Hart Island Exposes Human Remains

City workers are making emergency repairs to a grave site damaged by Sandy
From Childhood Friends to Law School Colleagues, with a Detour to Prison

Marc Howard helped get Marty Tankleff out of prison. Now they teach a class, "Making an Exoneree," together at Georgetown University.

Cafeteria Rangers Are Learning How to Reduce School Waste

Cafeteria Culture, an environmental education nonprofit, is showing kids how to sort their lunchroom trash to teach them about their impact on the environment.
Bearing Musical Witness To John B. McLemore, The Late Protagonist Of 'S-Town'

Before his death in 2015, the subject of the hit podcast made music inspired by painter and ambient musician Tor Lundvall. Now, Lundvall is paying tribute to McLemore in return.
Ken Kesey's Acid Quest

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We have never-before-heard tapes from Ken Kesey, the man who taught the hippies how to be hippies and inspired the psychedelic 60's.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Summer Movie Preview

Every year at this time, we make wild predictions about what will make money and what will not. But more importantly, we share the films we're looking forward to the most — big and small.

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How The Tiny Nation Of Georgia Became A Bitcoin Behemoth

The former Soviet nation of Georgia now consumes more power in mining cryptocurrencies than the United States. What's going on?
The Age of Defamation

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After spreading conspiracy theories for years, Alex Jones and Infowars are now facing a host of defamation suits aimed at bringing down the media organization.
Tiny Desk Concerts At 10: How One Miserable Show Led To A Magical Concert Series

How Laura Gibson's "terrible-feeling" concert experience led to the birth of the Tiny Desk concert series 10 years ago.

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Watch: Pianist Randy Weston, Legend of Jazz, In-Studio

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The American pianist, composer, innovator, and "Legend of Jazz," Randy Weston, plays some of his solo piano works, in-studio. Watch the complete session.
Watch Now: Vicente García's Caribbean Eclectic Love Songs

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Take a little trip around the Caribbean with Dominican folk pop revivalist, the Grammy-Winning singer-songwriter Vicente García, now based in Bogota, Colombia. He plays in-studio.
Watch: Innovative Detroit Rapper/Producer Black Milk, In-Studio

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Detroit-bred rapper and producer Black Milk crafts beats and builds songs from some of the most unlikely sources. Hear some from his latest, "Fever," in-studio.
Watch: South African Choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo, In-Studio

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The great South African choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a global phenomenon. They return to our studios to perform their uplifting vocal harmonies and signature dance moves.
Bette Smith: Muscular Soul at a Fever Pitch

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Soul singer Bette Smith barely contains a New York aggressiveness and passion, and piles on the sexy in tunes with the Memphis horn sound, in-studio.