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Calling someone an “animal” means they’re less than human – not worthy of respect, rights, or even of life itself. But in truth -- and in biological fact -- human beings ARE animals. Scientists continue to find that intelligence and what we call “consciousness” appear to saturate all of nature. Clearly it’s high time to think differently about just what it means to be an animal. Can we know what it’s like to be other-than-human? How can we see into the minds of animals? Visionary naturalist, author, and conservationist Carl Safina says that the first step is paying attention and observing. And, he suggests, if we had humility, we’d have everything.  

Time political correspondent Molly Ball, author of a new book about the Speaker of the House,  talks about how Pelosi out-maneuvered male rivals to climb the ladder in Congress…why she became the target of Republicans in Congressional elections… and how, Ball says, Pelosi’s  gotten the best of President Trump in policy negotiations. Join us.

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On the next Fresh Air, underwater explorer and photographer JILL HEINERTH has dived into underground waterways deep in the earth, and beneath a giant iceberg. She's seen hidden creatures old as dinosaurs and witnessed scenes of surreal beauty. Her work is so dangerous, one hundred of her friends and colleagues have died in dives. Her book is Into the Earth. Join us.

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Two men close to Rudy Giuliani were arrested by the FBI earlier this month. One says he was valuable to the President's personal lawyer because of his ties to Ukraine. Untangling how Giuliani's associates tie into the impeachment inquiry 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!

(Photo: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for President Trump - Alex Wong/Getty Images/via NPR)

KRCB-FM 91.1, and NPR, will be airing live coverage of the presidential and vice-presidential debates this fall. Coverage of each debate will run from 6 pm - 8 pm.

 

Vehicle ramming attacks are on the rise as protesters take to streets across the country. At least 30 were reported in the past two weeks. Cars as weapons 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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Facial recognition software has become part of the fabric of life in China. They're used in part to monitor and intimidate ethnic minorities. That story Monday afternoon 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!

(Photo: The face of NPR's Rob Schmitz is scanned using facial recognition cameras at Megvii, China's second-largest artificial intelligence company - Rob Schmitz/NPR)

On the next Morning Edition, you don't need to leave your living room to swim with the dolphins, thanks to virtual reality. Now we'll explain how it can help us manage pain. Also, an electronic musician emerges from the shadow of his famous father. Listen for all *kinds* of stories 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 @ iTunes & Google Play!

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We asked Latino USA listeners to call in with questions about the COVID-19 vaccine — now we’re going to turn it back to our experts, Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo and Dr. Amelie Ramirez, who are answering your calls.

Latino USA, hosted by Maria Hinojosa, can be heard Saturday evenings at 6:00 pm on KRCB-FM. / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE KRCB App @ iTunes & Google Play!

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Memphis singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June joins us for her first visit to eTown. Her unique sound is a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian and bluegrass. Singer and songwriter Mick Flannery, who hails from County Cork in Ireland, is our other musical guest. And we’ll hear from the founder of an environmental health and justice organization based in New Orleans which works with communities to help them hold state oil refineries and chemical plants in their neighborhoods accountable for following clean air standards.

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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Memphis singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June joins us in this “back by popular demand” rebroadcast. Her unique sound is a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian, and bluegrass. Singer and songwriter Mick Flannery, who hails from County Cork in Ireland, is our other terrific musical guest. And we’ll hear from this week’s eChievement Award winner, the founder of an environmental health and justice organization based in New Orleans which works with communities to help them hold state oil refineries and chemical plants in their neighborhoods accountable for following clean air standards.

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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The news about the pandemic goes from bad to worse. The term another grim milestone in the number of infections and deaths has become almost commonplace. But at some point, hopefully not too far away, the crisis will pass. Where will we be? The world will surely be different.

There is so much uncertainty. Kim Stanley Robinson, the well-known science fiction writer, says, "The future isn’t cast into one inevitable course. On the contrary, we could cause the sixth great mass extinction event in Earth’s history, or we could create a prosperous civilization, sustainable over the long haul. Either is possible starting from now.”

Vandana Shiva is an internationally renowned voice for sustainable development and social justice. She's a physicist, scholar and social activist. She is Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy in New Delhi. She's the recipient of the Sydney Peace Prize and of the Right Livelihood Award, the alternative Nobel Prize. She is the author of many books, including Water Wars, Earth Democracy, Soil Not Oil, Making Peace with the Earth and Oneness vs. the 1%.

 

 

 

 

David Suzuki, Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, is a leading environmentalist and science educator. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award and UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science. He is the host of the long-running CBC-TV program The Nature of Things. He is the author of more than fifty books, including The Sacred Balance, Everything Under the Sun and Letters to My Grandchildren.

A decade ago, a nationwide survey showed that only around twelve percent of Americans were seriously concerned about climate change. Today, public perceptions have changed.

“The alarmed are between a quarter and 30% of the public,” says Edward Maibach. “That makes them the largest single segment of Americans…as their name implies, they’re alarmed about climate change.”

How does understanding the perceptions of a broadly concerned public enable our leaders to create lasting change? How do climate concerns break down across political, economic, and regional divides?

A conversation with Anthony Leiserowitz and Edward Maibach, recipients of the tenth annual Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication. At a time when understanding climate perceptions has never been more important, Dr. Leiserowitz and Dr. Maibach have exemplified the ability to be both scientists and powerful communicators through their work on the public’s understanding of climate change, including the seminal Global Warming’s Six Americas project.

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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With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than ever before for the clean energy transition. The question is now less about what can be done to act on climate and more about how soon. “We have the best opportunity in more than a decade now to see federal climate action through legislation,” says Leah Stokes from UC Santa Barbara. So how quickly can a new administration turn around a gutted EPA, myriad environmental law rollbacks, and a legacy of climate denial from fossil fuel companies?

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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This week on eTown (Feb. 19 2020):

Väsen / Sam Amidon

ECHIEVEMENT AWARD: Robert Adamson (One Bistro)

This week’s eTown program features a deep dive into folk music styles from around the world. First up, the prolific Swedish folk band Väsen makes its first appearance on the show. Their musical collaboration has spanned decades; theirs is a rich, unique, beautiful sound, and their performance on eTown features rare, one-of-a-kind instruments. Joining us for his second visit to eTown is American folk artist and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon, who shares his recent stripped down musical explorations. Plus we’ll bring you a great eChievement Award story about an Ohio man who created a “pay what you can afford” restaurant in his community to serve those in need, while bringing a wide variety of citizens, rich and poor, together to share a meal and connect each day.

You can hear eTown every Wednesday night at 10:00 pm on KRCB FM Radio 91; streaming at norcalpublicmedia.org; on the FREE NorCalPublicMedia App and on your home smart speaker. 

On the next Fresh Air -- journalist Andrea Mitchell chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News and anchor of her MSNBC show, looks back on her over 50 years in journalism. She's receiving a Lifetime Achievement Emmy award next week.  Join us

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(Photo: Andrea Mitchell - John Mathew Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0])

How does a virtue become a vice? How does a basic building block of life turn into a threat to life? And how do you turn that vice back into a virtue? In this half-hour, we visit with two unlikely pathfinders who are helping to revolutionize farming. Calla Rose Ostrander and John Wick of the Marin Carbon Project are taking carbon out of the atmosphere and putting it back where it belongs: in the soil. In so doing, they’re also revitalizing the soil, conserving water, and building agricultural resilience. Scaling up these revolutionary regenerative methods can offset the climate destabilization, which that threatens to confound agriculture and endanger our food supply. 

Vicky Bennison takes us behind the scenes of Pasta Grannies, her YouTube channel that documents Italian grandmothers making pasta the old-fashioned way. Plus, Robin Russell Gaiser tells us about her years-long endeavor of asking perfect strangers to lunch; Alex Aïnouz attempts to make a 1-million-layer puff pastry; and we serve up Portuguese-Style Sweet Potato Rolls.

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History and politics are replete with zigs and zags into all kinds of unexpected directions. Take, for example, the Shah of Iran. He looked impregnable on his throne until he was toppled by massive street demonstrations. Who could have predicted that the suicide of a street vendor in a small town in Tunisia would lead to the overthrow of an entrenched dictatorship and revolts across the Arab Middle East? Or that a popular uprising in Armenia would lead to the ouster of an oligarchic regime in that country or that a real estate mogul and reality TV host would become president of the U.S.? History and politics are full of surprises.

Vijay Prashad is a historian and journalist. He is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, based in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and India. He is also editor of LeftWord Books, based in New Delhi. Additionally, he is the chief correspondent for Globetrotter. He has written many books, including The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South and Red Star Over the Third World.

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!

 

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Vince Gill is of the most accomplished and respected county musicians all of time. He’s also one of the humblest. That’s what makes his latest album Okie so compelling, as it’s his most personal and autobiographical album yet. We’ll talk about why the time was right to make Okie and what it’s like to be Glenn Fry’s replacement in the Eagles.

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This week, a classic show from 2015 featuring Vince Gill, Red Molly, David Mayfield Parade, Jim Lauderdale, and John Lilly.

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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This week, I'll throw the spotlight on two epic jams: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, from back in 1968, and Tower of Power, recorded live in 1976. Faces will be melted. 

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: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention - Herb Cohen Management, Public Domain)

Violent uprisings like the mob that stormed the U. S. Capitol have been stirring in western states for years, with few legal consequences. The western roots of that movement 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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This year's graduates may be getting their diplomas virtually but they're not skipping out on traditions like valedictorians speeches. Messages from the class of 2020 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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Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock has made a career of being a musical explorer, playing across genres from soul and funk to folk and rock and breaking down musical barriers along the way.  Then we visit with mandolin virtuoso Rhonda Vincent, who shares tales of traveling with the family bluegrass band and now playing at the Grand Ole Opry with her own band, the Rage. Plus music from Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Hugh Masekela, and Waylon Jennings.

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It's Friday, and World Cafe's “Sense of Place: Los Angeles” series continues. First, we visit the oldest street in Los Angeles, Olvera Street – It’s home to a bustling Mexican marketplace and a tightknit community, where Grammy-winning band La Santa Cecilia grew up. Today, frontwoman La Marisoul shows host Raina Douris around Olvera Street, including the shop her family has operated for generations. Then, KCSN’s Byron Gonzalez shares a playlist of his favorite L.A.-based Latin Alternative artists. On the next World Cafe.

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On the next Fresh Air, Terry talks with John Green, author of popular young adult novels including The Fault in Our Stars, which was adapted into a film, and Turtles All the Way Down, about a teenage girl with OCD - which John also has.   John and his brother Hank have a popular video blog called Vlogbrothers; their followers call themselves nerdfighters. 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 from the App Store & Google Play.

(Photo: “VlogBrothers” John & Hank Green - Gage Skidmore - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/14571873893, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33826970)

This week on Beale Street Caravan we have vocalist and songwriter, D’Monet, whose latest project, Chrysalis EP, showcases her brand of soulful music.

Grammy-nominated blues man, Guy Davis, will be with us to deliver an installment of the Blues Hall of Fame, an exploration of the lives of the pioneers and innovators enshrined in the Blues Hall of Fame, here in Memphis, TN, brought to you by the Blues Foundation.

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Millions of Americans have made their choice - but we may have to wait a while to find out who the winner is. Which states could take longer to report official results? When could we expect them? Voters play the waiting game on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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The National Election day is two weeks away and the ways to vote have increased in many states due to the pandemic. We'll answer your questions about voting on the next All Things Considered from NPR News.

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After a seemingly endless buildup, voting in the 20-20 presidential campaign gets started in Iowa. Rachel Martin and David Greene broadcast live, talking to voters there. Plus, questions surrounding the coronavirus - we'll provide some answers and update you on the latest state of the outbreak 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!

False information on the internet makes it harder and harder to know what's true, and the consequences have been devastating. This hour, TED speakers explore ideas around technology and deception.

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Last spring, reporter Saidu Tejan Thomas, Jr. began following three members of a Black activist group called Warriors in the Garden. They’d come together to protest the murder of George Floyd. Saidu wanted to see how far they could get as they faced off with police. They were unified, loud, and impressive, but over time these three friends end up in three very different places.

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Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)

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!

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Washington DC prosecutors think they've found a better way to keep their communities safe - by connecting young people with those they've harmed. But are the victims willing to participate? Experimenting with restorative justice. Plus, we talk with Chicago's mayor as she gets ready for possible ICE raids in her city on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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On the next Fresh Air, a talk about the U.S. troops pull out from the Kurdish controlled part of Syria, with The Washington Post’s Beirut Bureau chief Liz Sly. She’s been covering the Syrian civil war since it started in 2011. Now, she’s briefly in the U.S. to receive an award for courage in journalism from the international women’s media foundation.  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.

On the next Fresh Air–The story of America’s first black sports hero: Major Taylor. He broke racial barriers by becoming the world’s fastest and most famous cyclist at the height of the Jim Crow Era. Our guest will be Washington post investigative reporter, Michael Kranish, author of a new about Major Taylor called “The World’s Faster Man”. 

Join Us.

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Since 2004, more than two thousand American newspapers have gone out of business. On the next Fresh Air, Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan talks with Terry about the decline of local news coverage, a crisis she says is as serious as the spread of disinformation on the Internet. Her new book is Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy. Join us.

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On the next Fresh Air, how government officials misled the public about America’s 18-year conflict in Afghanistan. Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock says internal documents show top military and political leaders knew the US effort was marked by flawed strategies, poor decisions and failure on the ground. 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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On the next Fresh Air, the story of when President Trump called his top military commanders a bunch of dopes and babies  -  we hear from two Pulitzer-Prize winning reporters from the Washington Post: Phillip Rucker and Carol Leonnig authors of the new book A Very Stable Genius.  They did more than 200 interviews for their inside account of the Trump administration. 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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Congress is taking additional steps to prepare for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial. The newly appointed House impeachment managers, who will present the case for impeachment, are reading the articles in the Senate chamber. Senators are also being sworn in as jurors.

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This week on The BGS Radio Hour we’ll introduce you to some brand-new music from our April artist of the month - Watkins Family Hour, we’ll also bring you music from Aoife O’Donovan’s new album, and of course, much more. 

Waylon Payne’s new album was inspired by his long journey to sobriety. His mom was a country hitmaker and his dad a guitarist for Willie Nelson. In his late teens, Waylon went on tour with his father was introduced to a hard partying lifestyle that became hard to shake. He shares how a different kind of fatherhood helped him get clean and he plays live 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! Download it today for your favorite mobile device.

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Waylon Payne played Jerry Lee Lewis in the film Walk the Line, and his parents, Jody Payne and Sammi Smith, were both Nashville "royalty". Today, World Cafe correspondent Ann Powers spotlights Waylon’s new song, "Shiver" – She shares that, and more new tracks coming out of Nashville these days, including music from Mickey Guyton and Shannon LeBrie. Catch Ann's latest Nashville roundup, on the next World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

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In this moment of sorrow, protest, and rage in the wake of George Floyd’s death, we offer this as a break from the dreadful present: our show about Afrofuturism. It’s a way of looking at black culture that’s fantastic and hopeful, which feels especially urgent during a time without a lot of optimism. Featuring the song "The Deep" by clppng.

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As a young girl, Sharon Robinson remembers watching the civil rights movement take root. Our conversation with the only daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson...[tomorrow] [today] on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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The devil and the delight is in the details on Jenny Lewis’ latest album On the Line. She performs songs, shares the wild story of how Ringo Starr ended up making an album cameo and shares how how reconnecting with her estranged mother near the end of her life informed the music she wrote. In hour two, we dig back to Talia Schlanger’s 2017 interview with John Mayer. He reflected on “discovering and reconciling pain" in his music and why early fame felt like wearing a t-shirt that was too tight.

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(Photo: Jenny Lewis - Rich McKie/WXPN)