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'Too Hot to Handel', Marin Alsop's modern rendition of a holiday staple turns 30

8:08am November 25, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with conductor Marin Alsop about the 30th anniversary of "Too Hot To Handel" — a modern take on Handel's baroque classic, "Messiah."

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Members of AJR release new music. How are they coping after their dad died?

5:42am November 24, 2023

The brothers behind the pop band AJR lost their father just prior to the release of their latest album The Maybe Man. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Adam, Jack and Ryan Met.

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There's growing demand for answers about the death of an Afrobeats star

5:05am November 24, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

In Nigeria, the sudden death of an Afropop star two months ago sparked a country wide outpouring of grief — and many questions. There are concerns about the integrity of the police investigation.

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Pianist Jason Moran reaches for 'the drama, the comedy and the tragedy' of music

12:54pm November 23, 2023

by Terry Gross

Moran plays from his latest recording, which borrows from the music of James Reese Europe, the composer who led the Harlem Hellfighters regiment band during WWI. Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2023.

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Remembering Miles Hoffman with a 'Musical Turkeys' commentary from 2004

6:56am November 23, 2023

Morning Edition remembers Classical Music Commentator Miles Hoffman by replaying one of his Thanksgiving commentaries. Hoffman died earlier this year of leukemia. He was 71.

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Taylor Swift reacts during a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on October 22, 2023.

A Thanksgiving guest's guide to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

5:00am November 23, 2023

by Emily Olson

Don't be the only one at the table who's behind on the season's hottest romance plot.

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Jazz band the EarRegulars stop in for live music and conversation

1:49pm November 22, 2023

by Sam Briger

Trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist Matt Munisteri, founding members of the NY band The EarRegulars, play tunes from their new album, Live at the Ear Inn.

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Members of the Bengaluru Solidarity Group in Support of the Bhopal Struggle take part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster in Bangalore on December 2, 2014.

The world's worst industrial disaster harmed people even before they were born

9:28am November 22, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed thousands. New research finds babies born to mothers who were pregnant at the time have suffered long-term impacts worse than those directly exposed.

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William Prince performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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William Prince: Tiny Desk Concert

7:30am November 22, 2023

by Lars Gotrich

The singer-songwriter performs songs that swoon at the wonders of love, but also deep partnership.

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28 years after his death, Compton is honoring legendary rapper Eazy-E

7:22am November 22, 2023

Eazy, whose real name Eric Wright, was a native of the California city and propelled West Coast rap into the spotlight as a member of NWA. A block of Auto Drive will be named after him.

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