Journalist Ray Suarez describes the role Latinos have played in shaping the nation for over 500 years. Lee Childs talks about his latest Jack Reacher novel, called Never Go Back. Robert Sullivan shines a light on the often overlooked roles that New Jersey and New York played in the American Revolution. And we’ll hear about FBI surveillance, illegal break-ins, infiltration, planted news stories, and poison-pen letters at Berkeley in the 1960s.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
Humorous, heartbreaking and true stories told live on stage. No script. No props. Just a microphone, a spotlight and room full of strangers.
In this episode: ZZ Top are the original beardos...at least according to writer Anna Bond. She joins us with a "Skeptic’s Guide" to the band that has the formula for barbecue-flavored blues pop down pat.
Plus: The two classical guitarists of the Threefifty Duo like classical music just fine. They just don't play much of it, working instead on the edges of indie rock and minimalism. They play live.
And: An exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage charts the surprising history of the universally familiar, if not universally popular song, "Hava Nagila." Curator Melissa Martens shares the story of the Jewish tune, and its journey from Ukraine to YouTube. Read John Schaefer's attempt to keep the tune out of his own wedding reception.
Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
Listen to some music for Rosh Hashanah, ("head of the year"), the Jewish New Year, on this New Sounds program. Hear some music by Frank London of the Klezmatics, from his soulful collection of classic synagogue chanting (hazonos), scored for trumpet solo, harmoniums, glass harmonica and bass. There's also music by Steve Reich, from "Tehillim," - Part 3. Plus, music by clarinetist Andy Statman and small ensemble music from John Zorn's Masada project.
