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 September 20, 2021  46m
 
 

episode 5072: Best Of: Banjo Star Béla Fleck / When Animals Break The Law


Béla Fleck is one of the most famous banjo players in the world. He's taken that instrument out of its folk and bluegrass traditions to play pretty much any kind of music, including jazz and pop to classical and reggae. But bluegrass has always been where he comes from — and he's returned to it for his new album, 'My Bluegrass Heart.'

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 September 18, 2021  40m
 
 

episode 5071: Jean Smart / Remembering Newport Jazz & Folk Festival Founder George Wein


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Pioneering music impresario George Wein created the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 and the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. He died Sept. 13. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2003.


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 September 17, 2021  46m
 
 

episode 5070: The Battle To Keep Local Journalism Alive


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 September 16, 2021  45m
 
 

episode 5069: Colson Whitehead On His Crime Novel 'Harlem Shuffle'


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 September 15, 2021  46m
 
 

episode 5068: The Weird World Of Animal Crimes


Science writer Mary Roach ('Stiff', 'Gulp') explores scenarios where animals are the ones committing "crimes" — and how society deals with it. We talk about bear attacks, drunk elephants, and monkey thieves. Her new book is 'Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.'

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 September 14, 2021  46m
 
 

episode 5067: Banjo Player Béla Fleck


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 September 13, 2021  48m
 
 

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 September 11, 2021  49m
 
 

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 September 10, 2021  46m