On today’s show: James Gilligan explains why he thinks some politicians are more dangerous than others. Journalist Kati Marton talks about the loss of her husband, the diplomat Richard Holbrooke. David Randall discusses his adventures in the science of sleep. Backstory takes a look at the sometimes shady world of for-profit colleges, plus, we'll have our latest Underreported segment.
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This season, Wynton Marsalis marks 25 years at the helm of Jazz at Lincoln Center. To celebrate this milestone, Marsalis sat down with Elliott Forrest, the Peabody Award-winning radio host of WQXR and WNYC.
Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
On this New Sounds, listen to pieces combining guitar(s) and strings with quasi-orchestral sounds, including a preview of the forthcoming record by guitar virtuoso Kaki King (pictured left), that features the string quartet, ETHEL. The tune we've picked is "The Fire Eater," from Kaki's "GLOW," due out in October. Also, hear "Dream Lightly," a work by New York-based composer Keeril Makan in collaboration with the American Composers Orchestra that uses the chiming and harmonics of electric guitar.
