Former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos talks about how his country has made the transition from the oppression of the Pinochet regime to a modern, open society. Pop legend Petula Clark on her first New York nightclub engagement since the 1970s. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at an official seal used for documents in the Indus Valley civilization. Plus, we’ll have our latest Backstory segments.
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Michael Rogosin discusses his father Lionel’s groundbreaking film “Come Back, Africa,” which depicted life in South Africa under apartheid. He’s joined by two fans of the film: Harry Belafonte and Robert Downey, Sr. Musician Storm Large tells us about her rocky life and her memoir, Crazy Enough. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a jade axe. Plus, we continue our Please Explain series on how to save the world—this week, we’ll tackle population growth, and control.
Five objects from the British Museum's collection tell the story of the emergence of the earliest cities in the river valleys of North Africa and Asia.
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Michael Rogosin discusses his father Lionel’s groundbreaking film “Come Back, Africa,” which depicted life in South Africa under apartheid. He’s joined by two fans of the film: Harry Belafonte and Robert Downey, Sr. Musician Storm Large tells us about her rocky life and her memoir, Crazy Enough. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a jade axe. Plus, we continue our Please Explain series on how to save the world—this week, we’ll tackle population growth, and control.
Vanilla Ice is back – as a home improvement guru. Today: the rapper behind the '90s hit “Ice Ice Baby” discusses his real estate reality show: “The Vanilla Ice Project.” Plus, John's killer chili recipe. And, we’re setting you up on a Blind Date with a band of Brooklynites whose hooky pop…will attempt to hook your ears.
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
Vanilla Ice is back – as a home improvement guru. Today: the rapper behind the '90s hit “Ice Ice Baby” discusses his real estate reality show: “The Vanilla Ice Project.” Plus, John's killer chili recipe. And, we’re setting you up on a Blind Date with a band of Brooklynites whose hooky pop…will attempt to hook your ears.
On this New Sounds, hear some unconventional piano works, including some amplified piano in a work by Charles Ives, “Serenity” as played by Jenny Q Chai from a collection of works, “New York Love Songs.” Also from that same record, a work by Taiwanese composer Ashley Wang, involving digital piano. Plus, from a new recording, listen to Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Piano and Javanese Gamelan. The piano has been retuned to “play nicely” with the gamelan tunings in this world premiere recording featuring Gamelan Pacifica and pianist Adrienne Varner. That and more.
