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What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school. Three children and three adults died in the attack.
Judge to Fox News: Don't make me 'look like an idiot' over Rupert Murdoch testifying

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.
Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

Morning Edition

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.
President Biden pushes for assault weapons ban, but GOP leaders remain opposed

The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.
New York State Budget and the MTA

The Brian Lehrer Show

The state budget process and potential fixes for the MTA.

Late Night Basie Brings Count Basie's Works to a New Audience

The Takeaway

A closer look at the new Count Basie tribute album Late Night Basie with the project’s producer, Paul Peck.
As 'Sweeney Todd' returns to Broadway, 4 Sweeneys dish about the difficult role

Morning Edition

Josh Groban, Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis and Len Cariou all agree: It's exhausting playing a murderous sociopath, while dealing with stage blood, a mechanical barber chair and singing complex music.
The Best Books Set In New York City

All Of It

Julie Golia, the associate director of manuscripts, archives, and rare books and the Charles J. Liebman curator of manuscripts for the NYPL on the best books set in NYC.

Who Was H. G. Carrillo? D. T. Max on a Novelist Whose Fictions Went Too Far

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Carrillo’s début novel, “Loosing My Espanish,” was praised as a triumph of Latin American literature. But his obituary revealed a secret he had spent decades concealing.

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NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

NPR moved this week to cut 10 percent of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.
The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why

Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.
How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided?

On the Media

A history of America radio, and how it paved the way for our current media landscape.

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Weekly Music Roundup: M83, Tinariwen, and Dom La Nena

Soundcheck

This week, dark pop from Hozier, synth pop from M83, and desert blues from Tinariwen. Plus returns for cellist Dom La Nena and the hyperpop duo called 100 gecs.
The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster Uplifts With Feel-Good Blues

Soundcheck

The blues singer and guitarist Ruthie Foster has worked with the Allman Brothers, Blind Boys of Alabama, and pedal steel master Robert Randolph. She plays her feel-good blues in-studio.
Guitarist Yasmin Williams Scores Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid'

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Composer and songwriter Yasmin Williams is a fingerstyle lap-tapping guitar player who plays/taps from above. Hear her new score to Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid', from Brookfield Place.
Pearla Explores, Builds, Plays in a Folk-Pop Sound World Like No Other

Soundcheck

Pearla, the Brooklyn-based artist Nicole Rodriguez, makes off-kilter folk-pop that mixes reality and the surreal. She and her band play weird and wonderful new songs in-studio.
Gentle Psychedelic Soul of Crooner Nick Hakim

Soundcheck

Hakim’s songs can sound a little like Nick Drake fronting a psychedelic soul band from the early 70s. Nick Hakim and his band perform songs from his latest, Cometa, in-studio.

Mar 8 | FREE ARTST MVMT

As part of The Greene Space’s Wanderlust Wednesdays series, live music producers and curators Rob Lewis and Ash Rodriguez host an evening of intimate performances and in-depth conversations by some of today’s breakout independent artists, including Nick Cassarino, Matt Cusson, EduArdo Omondi, Mia Taylor, and Oh Alice.
Mar 17 | Queen of the Night with Thorgy Thor

Join drag performance artist and violinist Thorgy Thor for a celebration of Women’s History Month highlighting female identified musicians and composers.
Mar 28 | Get Lit March Book Club: Rebecca Makkai

We are thrilled to announce our March selection, I Have Some Questions For You by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai.
Apr 20 | Love at Last: A Celebration of the Earth and Its Inhabitants

Pianist Lara Downes curates a lively discussion with writers and thinkers about how we protect our only home.