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Planet Money Records Vol. 2: The Negotiation
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Planet Money

Planet Money Records Vol. 2: The Negotiation

We got our hands on the long-lost "Inflation" song, and now it's time to put it out into the world. So, we started a record label, and we're diving into the music business to try and make a hit.

Planet Money Records Vol. 2: The Negotiation

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Thursday

Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina

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Jazz Night In America: The Radio Program

Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina

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Hear music and field recordings from bassist, composer, and fashion icon Jamaaladeen Tacuma's residency in North Carolina, where he explores his familial and musical roots.

Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina

Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

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Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.

Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

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Monday

The Culture Corner: Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' turns 25

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The Culture Corner: Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' turns 25

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Janet Jackson experimented lyrically on the 1997 album, which included exploring new sexual themes she'd never sung about before.

The Culture Corner: Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' turns 25

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Thursday

Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux

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Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux

The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019.

Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux

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Monday

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

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Deceptive Cadence

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

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For Chileans blinded in police violence, making music has become one path to healing

The band Hacía la Victoria, Spanish for "Onward to Victory," after rehearsal in Santiago, Chile, on Aug. 31. All of the musicians in the band sustained serious eye injuries during clashes with police who used tear gas and shotguns against anti-government protesters in 2019. From left: Camilo Galvez, Vicente Pascal, Sergio Concha, Gustavo Gatica, Cesar Galloso, Andrés López, Miles Camus. Paz Olivares Droguett for NPR hide caption

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For Chileans blinded in police violence, making music has become one path to healing

All members of Hacía la Victoria ("Onward to Victory") sustained eye injuries during clashes with police in anti-government protests in 2019. Their lyrics focus on police brutality and their own pain.

For Chileans blinded in police violence, making music has become one path to healing

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Sunday

Personifying a country ideal, Loretta Lynn tackled sexism through a complicated lens

That Loretta Lynn sang about women's struggles while masterfully projecting the image of an uncorrupted country girl made her all the more convincing as an artist. Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption

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Personifying a country ideal, Loretta Lynn tackled sexism through a complicated lens

Rather than extol Lynn in ways she rejected, we should appreciate the agency with which she so impressively crafted her identity in country music.

Friday

Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

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Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

In New York City, the area dominated by Lincoln Center was formerly home to Black and Puerto Rican communities. Etienne Charles' new musical work addresses that difficult past.

Revisiting San Juan Hill, the neighborhood destroyed to make way for Lincoln Center

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Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

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Deceptive Cadence

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center, home of the New York Philharmonic, opens this week. And while the outside is the same, everything inside has changed.

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

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