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Quinn Christopherson is the winner of this year’s Tiny Desk Contest, which saw over six thousand applicants all vying for the chance to perform their own Tiny Desk Concert – A video series launched in 2008 by NPR Music’s Bob Boilen. We’ll hear what happened when Quinn got the call that he had won, and what’s happened since. Plus, Quinn performs live, but chose not to play his winning song, “Erase Me,” about his experience as a transgender man. We’ll learn why in today’s conversation with host Stephen Kallao. On the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Anchorage musician Quinn Christopherson, winner of the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Concert contest -  Valarie Kern, Alaska Public Media/via NPR)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have hill country blues torch-bearer R. L. Boyce at his 2nd Annual Birthday Picnic in Como, Mississippi. Beginning as a youngster in the Rising Star Fife and Drum band with Otha Turner, Boyce is often noted as a protege of blues icon and fellow Como-native Mississippi Fred McDowell. In 2017, his album “Roll and Tumble” was nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Blues Album. Listen to R. L., along with the Hurt Family Fife and Drum band, and the Rising Star Fife and Drum band on this week’s episode of Beale Street Caravan.

Beale Street Caravan can be heard Wednesday nights at 11 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App from iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

What we do to each other, we do to the Earth. To protect our common home, we’re being called upon to bridge our differences to create beloved community and peaceful coexistence. A new generation of visionary change-makers is reframing the race conversation, and designing new tools to transform our unconscious biases and create justice. With: Racial justice pathfinders Rinku Sen, Saru Jarayaman and Malkia Cyril.

(Photo: Courtesy of The Bioneers)

Rachael Ray tells Milk Street how she almost killed Tony Bennett, set fire to Emeril’s kitchen, endured wardrobe malfunctions and why she still believes in the power and dignity of hard work. Plus, Brooke Jarvis takes us behind the $10 million launch of a new apple variety; we learn Sardinia’s secret to five-minute handmade pasta; and Dr. Aaron Carroll reveals the health effects of chocolate.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Rachael Ray tells Milk Street how she almost killed Tony Bennett, set fire to Emeril’s kitchen, endured wardrobe malfunctions and why she still believes in the power and dignity of hard work. Plus, Brooke Jarvis takes us behind the $10 million launch of a new apple variety; we learn Sardinia’s secret to five-minute handmade pasta; and, Dr. Aaron Carroll reveals the health effects of chocolate.

Milk Street Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Courtesy of the author/via Milk Street Radio)

Terry talks with Bryan Stevenson, one of the leaders in the fight against racial injustice within the justice system. The new film Just Mercy is based on his memoir.  Now Stevenson is trying to get people to confront the racist aspects of America’s history.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

In this program, we revisit two Climate One programs from earlier in the year. First, events of the past year, including the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black citizens by police, have shone a glaring spotlight on the racism embedded in every aspect of American society. How can we amplify and advocate for leaders of color in the fight against climate change?

Can art help us process our changing climate? The story of climate change is typically told in the language of facts and figures, graphs, and charts. But through dance, music, sculpture, and other media, artists can reach people on a deeper and more emotional level, designing cultural moments that can bring us together - and bring us to tears. Choreographer Alonzo King sees the union of art and science as the perfect balancing act. “There is nothing that exists that you can create that does not have science -- it's impossible,” says King. “There's nothing that doesn't have music. It's impossible.”

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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New, democratized access to powerful analytical and mapping tools is transforming our understanding of the natural world – and with it, our ability to meaningfully conserve, protect and restore our collective home – the biosphere. In this program, we explore the boundless possibilities of digital maps and platforms with Rebecca Moore, the visionary founder of Google Earth Outreach and Google Engine.

This week, you’ll hear Railroad Earth, Jake Shimabukuro, Joe Pug, The Mastersons, and Emily Scott Robinson on the Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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Railroad Earth, Jake Shimabukuro, Joe Pug, The Mastersons, and Emily Scott Robinson perform on the Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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The iconic group Railroad Earth returns to eTown after five years to share their unique sound, featuring elements of progressive bluegrass, folk, rock, country, jazz, and more. We’ll also be joined by blues powerhouse Matt Andersen, for his second visit to eTown. And we’ll hear from the current executive director of a national organization that provides medical and financial relief to artists and musicians in need. Be sure to tune in!

eTown airs Wednesday nights at 10 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play.

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(Photo: Railroad-Earth – Shredded Elements Photography/via eTown)

2019 was an incredible year for music, and hosts Raina Douris and Stephen Kallao look back on the year that was, featuring song from Lizzo, Bruce Springsteen, Raphael Saddiq, Billy Eilish, Maggie Rogers, Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey and more.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Hosts Stephen Kallao, left, and Raina Douris – Courtesy of World Cafe)

Milton Friedman is the godfather of modern conservative economics. A Nobel-prize winner, his ideas informed what is called the Chicago School. He laid the groundwork for Reagan-era neoliberalism with his landmark essay, “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits.” That’s pretty straightforward. Make as much money as you can. Society? It can take care of itself. In the decades since Friedman’s influential essay, concentrated monopoly corporate power has evolved into corporatism. What is it? Ralph Nader describes it as “the commercialization of just about everything at the expense of our civilization’s civic, spiritual, health, and safety values. It is crushing our democracy and corrupting our elections.”

Ralph Nader, a legendary figure, has spent a lifetime fighting on behalf of ordinary people. The Atlantic named him one of the hundred most influential figures in U.S. history. Founder of Public Citizen, he is a long-time advocate for consumer safety and workers’ rights.

Alternative Radio airs the 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Sunday mornings at 10:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Comcast channel 961 throughout the Bay Area / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

We meet Raul Malo of The Mavericks, the Miami-born and Cuban-descended singer and leader of The Mavericks, known for country, pop and roots rock. We’ll talk about that and Latin music, all behind the band’s huge success in country music and their recent successful all Spanish language recording. Then a live concert and conversation with the Pine Leaf Boys as Louisiana French two steps meet rock n roll. Plus music from Celia Cruz, Patsy Cline, Los Lobos and Professor Longhair.

American Routes airs Saturdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Via American Routes)

Stories about people who accidentally bump into unsettling facts of history in settings meant to teach them history. What they end up learning is very different from what they’re supposed to.

A bunch of kids who aren’t exactly sure who Jews are get accused of anti-Semitism. It becomes a national scandal, and only one man can make it right. He’s rich. He’s in Hollywood. And he’s a Jew. That’s this week on This American Life.

This American Life is heard every Friday night at 7:00 pm; repeating every Saturday morning at 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / Streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org /  On-demand with the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes App Store & Google Play!

(Photo by: Michelle Kondrich/via This America Life)

Guest Host Kathy Mattea Welcomes Ranky Tanky, Rene Marie, Susan Werner, and The Sea The Sea on Mountain Stage.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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One of the most important voices in R&B today, Raphael Saadiq is host Stephen Kallao’s guest. His new record is named after his brother who died of a heroin overdose, Jimmy Lee, and on it, Saadiq tackles some dark parts of his past. We’ll hear about the making of the album, as well as stories from his behind-the-scenes work, like producing songs for D’Angelo, Solange Knowles, John Legend, and more. Plus, how he ended up on tour hanging out with Prince. It’s Raphael Saadiq, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Raphael Saadiq recently performed on World Cafe - Jeff Vespa/Courtesy of the artist)

One of the most important voices in R&B today, Raphael Saddiq is host Stephen Kallao’s guest. His new record is named after his brother who died of a heroin overdose, Jimmy Lee, and on it, Saadiq tackles some dark parts of his past. We’ll hear about the making of the album, and stories about working behind the scenes – Producing songs for D’Angelo, Solange Knowles, John Legend, and more. Plus, he’ll share about his first big break years ago that landed him on tour hanging out with Prince. It’s Raphael Saadiq, on the next World Cafe.

World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 /  streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org  / Listen live on-the-go with the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Raphael Saadiq performs on World Cafe - Jeff Vespa/Courtesy of the artist)

It took time for the rapper Common to come around to the idea of talking to a therapist about his problems. He shares what he learned and talks about his new album on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

**Today's show may be pre-empted by NPR special coverage of former President Trump's second impeachment trial**

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross talks with Rashida Jones. She stars with Bill Murray in the film On The Rocks, which was just nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy.   It was written and directed by Sofia Coppola, and draws on her relationship with her famous father, Francis Ford Coppola.  Jones directed a documentary about her own father Quincy Jones. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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How can we manifest the world we want, and who we want to be? Actor-activist Danny Glover and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, former CEO of Green For All, show how one sure path to resilience is to build community and social movements. That requires learning how to reach out across our differences – and it gets really personal.

How can we manifest the world we want, and who we want to be? Actor-activist Danny Glover and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, former CEO of Green For All, show how one sure path to resilience is to build community and social movements. That requires learning how to reach out across our differences – and it gets really personal.  

(Photo: Courtesy of Danny Glover)

William Barr has been honored by the Catholic church for his faith. But how does the church reckon with the attorney general's support for capital punishment -- and the Justice Department's plans to execute more federal prisoners in the coming weeks? Catholics and the death penalty on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

Morning Edition from NPR News airs weekday mornings from 6:00 am - 9:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App for your favorite mobile device!

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Support KRCB FM NorCal Public Media during our Holiday Fundraiser! Visit norcalpublicmedia.org/donate and select a level of support that works for you! We have a variety of thank you gifts to choose from. Thanks for your ongoing support of local public media in the North Bay!

(Photo: Attorney General William Barr - Eman Mohammed for NPR)

New Orleans’ own Basin Street Records is a homegrown record label featuring superstars of the local sound like the Rebirth Brass Band, Davell Crawford, Jason Marsalis and Kermit Ruffins. The label got its start with a live recording of Kermit’s band at the Uptown club Tipitina’s in 1997. Now, over two decades later and several Grammy Awards under its belt, Basin Street Records still holds true to the sounds of New Orleans. We talk with Basin Street founder Mark Samuels about the label’s history. We listen in on the artists that call it home, including Jon Cleary, whose “Quarantini Sessions” streaming live from his Funk Headquarters in the 9th Ward are helping us get through these challenging times. Then, a live concert and conversation with Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers from Esplanade Studios in the Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

Reese Witherspoon executive-produced and stars with Jennifer Anniston in the new Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. It’s about a network TV morning show, in which the male anchor is fired after an accusation of sexual misconduct.  Witherspoon has been outspoken about sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Reese Witherspoon - Jenn Deering Davis [CC BY 2.0])

From 2007, a show featuring Regina Spektor, Asleep at the Wheel, Matt White, the subdudes, They Might Be Giants.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce can be heard every Monday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our free KRCB Mobile App for your iOS or Android device from the App Store & Google Play!

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Expanding oil extraction and clean energy, supporting capitalism while fighting climate change: can humans ever really have it all? In their new books, authors Hope Jahren and Rebecca Henderson explore how a healthy climate might coexist with a consumption-driven economy — and what we need to change to get the best of both worlds. Meanwhile, is Norway the perfect example of having it all — or just a walking contradiction? Like “a drug dealer who doesn’t use its own product”, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world, supported exclusively by petroleum revenues. As they continue to explore new avenues for drilling, the country has also moved away from using the fossil fuels they produce, electrifying their economy and leading in climate-friendly technologies.

Guests:
Hope Jahren, Researcher, Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard University
Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic Correspondent, The Financial Times
Sveinung Rotevatn, Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment

Climate One at the Commonwealth Club can be heard Sunday mornings at 8:00 am on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on-air, online, or on the go with our FREE KRCB Mobile App from iTunes & Google Play!

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As states look to reopen their economies amid coronavirus, some are banding together to make sure they do it right. Reinventing federalism on the fly, on All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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The golden age of vinyl records is long past in Africa, but the market for rare and reissued African vinyl outside the continent has been growing steadily since the early 2000s. DJs and collectors have turned an obsession with rare records and forgotten gems from Cape Town to Tangiers into an international reissue and compilation industry, led by record labels such as Soundway, Strut and Analog Africa. This program explores some of the complex and shifting dynamics of neocolonialism, cultural ownership and audience in the African vinyl market. We’ll hear stories from label owners, DJs and artists, touching on controversies around Nigerian disco funk reissues, new career opportunities for sometimes-obscure African artists, the unique vinyl culture in South Africa, and much more. 

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo courtesy of Afropop Worldwide)

On the next Fresh Air, what is the purpose of religion? That question took on new urgency for religion scholar Elaine Pagels when her 6-year-old son died and her husband died a year later.  Pagels turned to meditation and researched ancient Jewish and Christian texts. We’ll talk about her book Why Religion? A Personal Story, which is now out in paperback. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Courtesy NPR)

We travel to Jamaica and Cuba, with connections in NY and New Orleans. Singer Jimmy Cliff is the global reggae star whose career was launched a half-century ago by the iconic film and soundtrack, The Harder They Come. We talk with him about his start in the early days of Jamaican recorded music and his work to make the world a better place for everyone. Then Bandleader and pianist Arturo O’Farrill shares his family heritage in Afro-Latin jazz and a recent project playing music of all kinds on the US side of the Mexican border at the Fandango at the Wall. Plus music from around the Caribbean and Gulf South with Toots and the Maytals, Machito and Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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(Photo: via American Routes)

We travel to Jamaica and Cuba, with connections in NY and New Orleans. Singer Jimmy Cliff is the global reggae star whose career was launched a half century ago by the iconic film and soundtrack, The Harder They Come. We talk with him about his start in the early days of Jamaican recorded music and his work to make the world a better place for everyone. Then Bandleader and pianist Arturo O’Farrill shares his family heritage in Afro-Latin jazz and a recent project playing music of all kinds on the US side of the Mexican border at the Fandango at the Wall. Plus, music from around the Caribbean and Gulf South with Toots and the Maytals, Machito and Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr.

American Routes airs Fridays at noon on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

(Photo: Jimmy Cliff – via American Routes)

On the next Fresh Air, our interview with singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger who died of COVID-19 at age 52. He co-founded the band Fountains of Wayne, wrote songs for the films  That Thing You Do, and the TV series Crazy ex-Girlfriend.  And we’ll remember jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli who died this week at 94.  We’ll hear his Fresh air interview and performance with his son John Pizzarelli, Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Adam Schlesinger in Tinted Windows – Claire Powers/CC BY 2.0)

On the next Fresh Air, we remember comic actor, writer and director Carl Reiner, who died Monday at age 98.  He created “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and started off as writer and performer on Sid Ceasar’s “Your Show of Shows.”  We’ll listen back to interviews from the archive with Reiner, and his friend Mel Brooks. And TV critic David Bianculli will have a tribute.   Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Carl Reiner – Public domain)

On the next Fresh Air—we remember comedian, writer and actor Buck Henry, who died Wednesday, at the age of 89. He wrote the screenplay for the film ‘The Graduate’ and co-created with Mel Brooks the 60’s spy sitcom ‘Get Smart.’ Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Buck Henry - Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TCM/via NPR)

This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, we pay tribute to the great Dr. John, who passed away on June 6th. His first four albums might be four of the strangest albums to see the light of day on a major label in the past 50 years. 

Notes from the Jazz Underground airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

On the next Fresh Air, we listen back to Terry’s interview with renowned foreign correspondent Chris Dickey. He died last week at age 68.  Dickey also wrote a memoir about his relationship with his father, poet James Dickey, who wrote the novel Deliverance that was adapted into a film of the same name.  Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Christopher Dickey had covered terrorist and insurgent groups since the 1980s – Courtesy of Newsweek/via NPR)

We’ll remember legendary drummer Ginger Baker, who died Sunday at age 80 after a lengthy illness. Baker is perhaps best known as the drummer for Cream, featuring Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. But he was a versatile player who favored jazz and whose musical life saw him collaborating with African music legend Fela Kuti, post-punk icons Public Image Ltd., and space rock outfit Hawkwind. We’ll hear selections from throughout Baker’s career on this episode, including his work with Masters of Reality. 

Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: Ginger Baker - Zoran Veselinovic [CC BY-SA 2.0])

Listen for selections from Volunteer, the 2018 studio album from Old Crow Medicine Show as well as songs from Gillian Welch’s Time The Revelator. We'll also remember Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, who died Monday at age 78. In addition to his work with the Dead, Hunter also collaborated with Bruce Hornsby, Los Lobos and Bob Dylan. 

Strange Currency can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: briangatens [CC BY 2.0])

On the next Fresh Air, Terry’s past interviews with two people we lost in recent days. Irrfan Khan was a Bollywood star, best known to Americans from his film Slumdog Millionaire and The Life of PI.  And Michael Cogswell, who turned Louis Armstrong’s house into a museum. They each died of cancer. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Irrfan Khan - Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0)

On the next Fresh Air, we’ll remember James Baldwin, one of the most influential black writers to emerge during the Civil Rights Era and address racial issues head-on. We’ll hear an interview from 2017 when Terry Gross spoke with Raoul Peck director of “I Am Not Your Negro,” the Oscar-nominated documentary about James Baldwin. And we’ll hear an excerpt from Terry’s 1986 interview with James Baldwin. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: James Baldwin, an American novelist, essayist, playwright, and poet – AP/via NPR)

The jazz world has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus. We remember some of the musical legends lost to the outbreak on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

All Things Considered from NPR News, airs weekday afternoons from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

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You’ll be hearing excerpts of two interviews Terry Gross recorded with spy novelist John LeCarre, from 1989 (during the waning days of the Cold War, two years before the fall of the Soviet Union) and from 2017.  Both interviews look back on his work as a spy for British Intelligence, before he began his career as a writer.  LeCarre died on Saturday, of pneumonia.  He was 89.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: John LeCarré - German Embassy London, CC BY 2.0)

Johnny Clegg holds a unique place in South Africa’s musical pantheon. From his childhood immersion in Zulu culture, his mastery of Zulu language, dance and guitar playing, some 20 albums with three different bands, his tireless world touring and, finally, his brave public battle with cancer, Clegg was an inspired witness to tumultuous history in South Africa and around the world. Afropop was fortunate to conduct many interviews with the maestro and raconteur over 30 years. In this program, we sample the man’s words and music over a long shape-shifting career. 

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Courtesy of the artist)

We’ll remember singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, who died on August 23 at the age of 38. He is the son of musician Steve Earle and produced a series of critically acclaimed recordings since 2007. In addition to music from several of his releases we’ll hear selections from Jason Isbell, Centro-Matic and Old ‘97s. 

Strange Currency with host Jedd Beaudoin can be heard Fridays at 8:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download from the App Store & Google Play.

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(Photo by: Bryan Ledgard / CC BY 2.0)

On the next Fresh Air, we remember Kirk Douglas. We listen back to our 1988 interview with him. He died Wednesday at the age of 103. Also, our interview with Todd Philips who has been nominated for a Best director Oscar for his film Joker. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

(Photo: Kirk Douglas - Hulton Archive/Getty Images/via NPR)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers writer Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show, who died last week….and we’ll hear some of our 1980 interview with Watergate conspirator Gordon Liddy. He died Tuesday. Also actor Christopher Meloni, who’s re-joined the Law and Order franchise, starring in a new series this week. Join us.

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Writer Larry McMurtry is also the founder and owner of the Booked Up bookstore in Archer City, Texas - LM Otero/AP)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross remembers Mary Wilson, who was an original member of The Supremes, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard. Wilson died Monday. She was 76.   We’ll listen back to an interview recorded with her in 1986. Join us. 

Fresh Air can be heard weekdays at 4:00 pm on KRCB-FM (and again at 12:00 am Tuesday through Friday)! / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the FREE KRCB Mobile App which you can download for your favorite mobile device.

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(Photo: Mary Wilson performs onstage during Project Angel Food's Annual Angel Awards in 2019 - Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Project Angel Food)

This week, we celebrate one of the finest pianists in the history of Jazz, with a look at some of his most fiery and exploratory moments, from his time with John Coltrane through his recording with Marc Ribot. 

Notes from the Jazz Underground with host Paul Abella airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB Mobile App from the App Store & Google Play!

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(Photo: McCoy Tyner - Eddie Janssens / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0))