Julie Burstein fills in for Leonard. She’ll speak with Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network, about the Nuns on the Bus tour and her advocacy work. Cheryl Strayed talks about writing an advice column, and why she decided to no longer be anonymous. Joshua Henkin talks about his new novel The World Without You. Plus we’ll have our latest Underreported and Backstory segments.
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Hear some long and winding music from Joanna Newsom's arresting and spectacularly arranged record, "Ys," for harp and voice. Also, there's Catalan, Spanish and Arabic poems set to music by Arianna Savall (yes, daughter of Jordi, THAT Savall) from her release "Bella Terra," along with works by Paris-based new-music harpist Hélène Breschand, from her solo effort "Le goût du sel." Plus, music that sneaks between the cracks of chamber music and noise from harpist Shelley Burgon and bassist Trevor Dunn, a tune from Bjork with harpist Zeena Parkins and more.
