Yale psychology professor Paul Bloom discusses the latest research into how pleasure works. Veteran singer-songwriter Nick Lowe performs songs from his latest album, “The Old Magic” live in our studio! Ben Loory talks about his collection of contemporary fables. And, on Backstory, we’ll get an update on the latest unrest in Yemen. Plus, on Underreported, we look at a secret CIA history of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion that’s recently been released.
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The iPhone is more than just a high-tech gadget. Brian Chen explains why he thinks it has opened up a future in which we’re “always-on.” Vanity Fair contributing editor Ned Zeman shares his struggles with depression and experience with shock treatment therapy. Jim Shepard talks about his new collection of stories. Plus, we’ll have our latest Please Explain segment is about gluten and celiac disease.
Ike and Tina Turner, Little Richard, and B.B. King all traveled the so-called “Chitlin’ Circuit” – a string of black-friendly venues that flourished between the 1940s and the 1960s. Today: A look at how these hospitable hotspots helped pave the way for rock ‘n’ roll. Plus: It's another Friday Blind Date - this time, with a sextet of Brooklyn-based transplants. And: A look at the copyright law that could soon shake up the recording industry.
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Ike and Tina Turner, Little Richard, and B.B. King all traveled the so-called “Chitlin’ Circuit” – a string of black-friendly venues that flourished between the 1940s and the 1960s. Today: A look at how these hospitable hotspots helped pave the way for rock ‘n’ roll. Plus: It's another Friday Blind Date - this time, with a sextet of Brooklyn-based transplants. And: A look at the copyright law that could soon shake up the recording industry.
For this New Sounds, listen to several groundbreaking female musicians from around the world. There's music from Malian kora player, Madina N'Diaye, who has opened the way to a new phenomenon in Mali: women’s access to musical instruments traditionally reserved for men. In her song, “Moussow,” the lyrics translate as: “They think that women are incapable of doing all the things they do. But I, Madina, play the Kora...Glory to women, glory to the women of Mali.” We'll hear another tune from her album, "Bimogow."
