Winston-Salem Native, Musician Sarah Siskind's Triumphant Return
Winston-Salem native Sarah Siskind is now a Virginia-based singer/songwriter who has been described as utterly captivating. Southern Living magazine calls Sarah “Nashville's best new voice”. While her music transcends category, it's a blend of the traditional and modern. Sarah has collaborated with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, and Allison Krauss, and last month Sarah and her re-released first album from 2003 titled Covered and was featured on NPR by Stephen Thompson during Here and Now. The reissue was done by Justin Vernon on his own label. It's been a triumphant return for Sarah Siskind. For years she battled sinus issues resulting in a string of surgeries and prevented her from touring. She's back on tour now with a new CD Novel.
Forget Twitter. In St. Louis, Bare Your Soul Via Typewriter
With more than 300,000 residents, St. Louis has a lot on its mind. Local poet Henry Goldkamp hopes to find out just what makes the city tick with his new public art project. He's installed 37 typewriters citywide, asking for answers to the question, "What The Hell Is St. Louis Thinking?"
'Winter's Bone' Author Revisits A Tragedy In His Ozarks Hometown
For nearly a century, Daniel Woodrell's hometown of West Plains, Mo., has been haunted by a dance-hall explosion that killed dozens of the town's young people in 1928. Woodrell explores the disaster — and his Ozarks roots — in his new novel The Maid's Version.
Seth Meyers' Prime-Time Political Parody
For Fresh Air's Late Night week, we listen back to a 2008 interview with Seth Meyers, head writer at Saturday Night Live, and the co-anchor of Weekend Update. Meyers will be taking over from Jimmy Fallon on Late Night, now that Fallon is moving to The Tonight Show. A longer version of this interview was originally broadcast on Oct. 29, 2008.
Touring Theatre of North Carolina Takes Audiences on Sentimental Journey
Each year Touring Theatre of North Carolina holds a big event created around one of their original shows. Last year, it was “Stompin' at the Savoy” and an evening of 1930s music, food and culture. This year's evening combined with silent auction, wine and a light meal takes us back to the 40s. “Sentimental Journey” is a show of great wartime songs and letters this Saturday night, from 7-11pm at beautiful Magnolia Manor. Sentimental Journey will feature Touring Theatre artists including Kay Thomas and John Kernodle. They were joined by Producing Artistic Director Brenda Schleunes.
From McDermott, An Extraordinary Story Of An Ordinary 'Someone'
Alice McDermott's characters can often be described as average, and Marie, the heroine of her latest novel, is no exception. But critic Maureen Corrigan says the power of McDermott's writing is that she can make even Marie's run-of-the-mill life one for the record books.
Tlacoyos: A Mexican Grilled Snack That Tempted The Conquistadors
Tlacoyos are a doughy corn tortilla of sorts that's cooked on a grill. Whether enjoyed on a plastic plate as street food or fine china in a high-end restaurant, it's been a favorite snack for centuries.
UNCG Concert is a Collage of the Arts
Imagine setting your entire iPhone music library to shuffle mode and experiencing it live! Next add visual a
For F. Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald, A Dark Chapter In Asheville, N.C.
The Golden 1920s couple didn't fare as well in the 1930s, and the North Carolina mountain town was host to a particularly sad time. NPR's Susan Stamberg discovered a little-known story of the Jazz Age darlings and their devastating connections to Asheville.