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NPR: 06-18-2008 Music

Wed, 18 Jun 2008

Stories: 1) Olivier Conan Brings Chicha Music to Brooklyn 2) L.A. Company Buys TV's Dance Classic 'Soul Train' 3) Kathleen Edwards: 'Flowers' and Hockey Skates 4) Inspired by a Trip to Vegas: 'I'll Fly Away'

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NPR: 07-02-2008 Music

NPR: 07-02-2008 Music

Stories: 1) The Year of Musical Thinking, A Minute At A Time 2) Leroy Anderson: Master of the Miniature 3) Pain At The Pump Curbs Traveling Bands 4) Le Vent Du Nord's 400-Year-Old Musical Gems

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|George Gershwinfound at6:18, 8:53

“…his works. Some critics have placed him in the same sphere with George Gershwin and Aaron Copland. Anderson's name isn't as well known as his music but as pat Dowell explains doesn't really matter. If the …”

“…favorite of seconds for years. The departing music director of the national symphony orchestra is known for presenting concerts both of challenging contemporary music and popular American composers. He points out that Anderson's music has always …”

Here and Now for Monday April 7th 2008

Here and Now for Monday April 7th 2008

OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY: Protests continue along the route of the Olympic Torch relay. Today the scene was Paris, where the flame was extinguished at least twice and put on a bus to avoid the crowds protesting China's handling of Tibet and its human rights record. There were also protests in London Sunday and more are expected when the torch arrives in San Francisco Wednesday. Our guest is New York Times London Bureau Chief John Burns. BIRACIAL AMERICA: Senator Barack Obama's recent speech on race relations opened up the dialogue on race in America, and how it's no longer just a black and white issue. Obama's description of himself as a multiracial American struck a chord with millions of Americans. There are now 7 million people, or about 3 percent of the US population, who identify themselves as being multiracial. As part of our occasional series on race relations, we speak to writer Francie Latour, who writes about raising mixed race children. We also talk to Matt Garcia, associate

Audio|Tue, 8 Apr 2008|More from WBUR: Here and Now Podcast
|New Yorkfound at10:39, 4:21

“…feared you know. Driving in the car if Tiger Woods are certainly Barack Obama is driving a car and believe he -- suburb at midnight is he going to be plaque ultimate. Barack Obama said that when he was accused of not being black enough he said on black enough and trying to get -- in New York -- that goes back to the whole sense of white society of the dominant society. -- deciding for you. What ages that you lard as the basis retreating and a certain way and that's one of the things that really worries me about my kids. It sounds as if you're still working this out to him you know. I really affected by Barack Obama's beats and mean tackler with not a politician but when I first heard him have come up with this idea happily nascent. …”

“…That's John burns London bureau chief -- the New York Times on the Olympic storage but John just a brief question with you because of course we followed earlier reporting from Iraq and at tomorrow there will be testimony from commander in chief general Petraeus and your thoughts on what he's going to say. …”

Backstage with Henry V:

Backstage with Henry V:

Shakespeare's "Henry V" -- in a presidential campaign season -- may be the best insight of all into the contradictions of leadership and power.

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“…to the troops. On the eve of of action -- It is the band of brothers speech but also it's a blood -- the play in the killing of prisoners in. In the whole idea of …”

“…amazing thing about watching this now hasn't grown up after seeing Laurence Olivier in the movies is to hear all the back stark. Against war in the play starting with Henry himself the beginning he …”