Billie Holiday Audio & Video

[description] President Bush is asking House Democrats not to stand in the way of an intelligence bill that would make it easier for the government to continue its warrantless domestic eavesdropping practices during terrorism investigations. The president took questions at a press conference today, ranging on the economy to domestic surveillance and US relations with Russia. Our guest is Joe Williams of the Boston Globe. We speak with author and activist Frances Moore Lappe about democracy in the US and about how citizens can and are changing the conversation. She is the author of the bestseller, Diet for a Small Planet, and she has a new book out titled Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad. The mortgage market collapse has effected other parts of the economy -- like auto loans, credit card debt and now student loans. Chicago Tribune Personal Finance Columnist Gail Marks Jarvis explains how students can deal with the tightening credit market. We discuss the

[description] Story: For the past 13 years, No Depression has turned its readers on to music not heard on commercial radio. But this week, the publishers of the magazine announced that the May-June issue will be their last. Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock talk about how their magazine has fallen victim to a vastly different landscape in music retail.

[description] ELECTION LANDSCAPE: With Mitt Romney's win in yesterday's Michigan presidential primary we look ahead to the next contests in Nevada and South Carolina and check in on last night's democratic debate with Richard Wolffe, senior White House correspondent for Newsweek magazine. HEALTHCARE REFORM: Do away with Medicare and Medicaid and give everyone annual vouchers for health insurance, based on need. That is the prescription for healthcare reform from Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff, who joins us to discuss his new book "The Healthcare Fix." DR. JUDAH FOLKMAN: We look back at the pioneering cancer work of Dr. Judah Folkman who died unexpectedly Monday en route to a medical conference. We talk with Dr. Donald Ingber, the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Children's Hospital in Boston and Here and Now's former Health and Science reporter Allan Coukell about Folkman's life, his research and his legacy. FREECYCLE: We speak with Deron Beal, founder and exec

[description] On this edition of All Songs Considered: rare live recordings from Billie Holiday; remembering a classic from post-punk group The Jesus and Mary Chain that inspired new music from the Magnetic Fields; a new single from Peter Gabriel from his upcoming CD Big Blue Ball; the "Upper West Side Soweto" sound of Vampire Weekend; the wintry songs of Bon Iver; handmade music from Fire on Fire.

[description] Our guy from the NFL Network Adam Schefter joins John and Eric to preview the Pats/Giants and the rest of week 17

[description] Stories: 1) Christmas Tribute to Tuba Star Turns 33 2) Jazz Box Sets from Veterans and Legends 3) Moby Grape Just Can't Catch a Break 4) Remembering Joel Dorn, Grammy-Winning Producer 5) 'Pat a Cake' Has Never Sounded So Good 6) Robot Guitar Tunes Itself

[description] The New York Times reports today at least four top White House lawyers participated in discussions about whether to destroy videotapes that showed interrogations of detainees. The White House responded saying that The Times' inference that the Bush Administration tried to mislead the public in this matter is 'pernicious and troubling.' We'll speak to Mark Mazzetti of the New York Times; and we'll hear from Richard Wollfe of Newsweek about tomorrow's hearing before US District Judge Henry Kennedy. There is word today that FARC, the leftist insurgent group, will release three hostages. They are still holding more than 700 people captive -- including a presidential candidate and her running mate, and the child that was born to that running mate while in captivity. Our guest is Adam Isacson, head of the Colombia program at the Center for International Policy in Washington DC. Time magazine names Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year'' for 2007. The magazin

[description] The Pats will be back home Sunday night for the first time in a month to face the Eagles. We'll get thoughts from the players on facing the dynamic Brian Westbrook and we'll find out the latest on Donovan McNabb's status. John Hannah checks in to give his thoughts on the 10-0 Patriots. Plus, Wednesday practice notes, another weekly award for #81 and more on Patriots Today as you settle in for Thanksgiving.

[description] With Congress about to break for Thanksgiving, we'll check on crucial pending legislation, including war funding, The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Farm Bill, and Alternative Minimum Tax. Gail Chaddock of The Christian Science Monitor is our guest. Scape-goating pervades our literature, criminal courts, religion, and politics. It's misplaced aggression, and chances are we've all done it. David P. Barash, professor of psychology at University of Washington, says that taking out anger on others may be biologically good for us, but it doesn't mean we should continue to do it. Two new presidential campaign polls this week show former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has now pulled neck-and-neck in Iowa with the better-financed and better-organized Mitt Romney. We speak with an Iowa voter, who is a Christian and he's home-schooling his children. And he says many people in his circle are backing Huckabee, and they're a political force to be reckoned with. Composer and

[description] Bestselling authors Valerie Martin and Claire Messud read at Brookline Booksmith.