Music Orchestra Spreads Classical Music In Bolivia December 26, 2008 • A movement is brewing in Bolivia. It has nothing to do with political turmoil that has plagued the South American country. Instead, classical music is in the air. A little-known but up-and-coming orchestra is spreading the sounds of Bach and Beethoven across the administrative capital La Paz, and even into some of Bolivia's most forgotten places. Orchestra Spreads Classical Music In Bolivia Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98718792/98718767" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Singer And Actress Eartha Kitt Dies December 25, 2008 • Singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer. She was 81. Kitt, who was ostracized as a child in South Carolina because of her mixed-race heritage, got her start in show business as a dancer and vocalist, and earned early international notice as a featured singer in a Paris nightclub. Listen Now: Hear The Remembrance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98713115/98711187" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Harold Pinter, Playwright And Nobel Laureate, Dies December 25, 2008 • British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter has died. He was 78. Pinter was known for his brooding portrayals of domestic life and his barbed politics. Harold Pinter, Playwright And Nobel Laureate, Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98710801/98710800" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter Dies December 25, 2008 • Harold Pinter, an influential British playwright and political activist, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. Pinter died Christmas day at the age of 78 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Nobel Prize-Winning Playwright Harold Pinter Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98707193/98706111" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Hammerstein's Words, 'Something Wonderful' December 20, 2008 • From Show Boat to The King and I, he and his partners wrote shows as substantive as they were entertaining. Hammerstein's lyrics — now collected in a single book — are a big part of why. In Hammerstein's Words, 'Something Wonderful' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98538331/98558169" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Driveway Moments A Daughter's Dance Brings Dad Joy December 20, 2008 • Scott Simon's 5-year-old daughter has fallen in love — with ballet. As she twirls around his life, he feels the humbling power of a parent's proud amazement. It's all a bit dizzying for Dad, too. A Daughter's Dance Brings Dad Joy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98558183/98558166" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Barbershop Did SNL Go Too Far With Paterson Sketch? December 19, 2008 • It's another Friday in the Barbershop with Jimi Izrael, Nick Charles, Arsalan Iftikhar and Ruben Navarrette. Up for discussion this week: a closer look at President Bush's close call with a pair of flying shoes and a recent comedy sketch on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" that failed to hit New York Governor David Paterson's funny bone. Did SNL Go Too Far With Paterson Sketch? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98500882/98500874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Pal Joey' Returns, Hoping To Be Understood December 18, 2008 • The Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey thrilled and confused audiences in 1940 with its story of adultery and blackmail. Tastes have changed — and now a revival of Pal Joey is opening on Broadway. 'Pal Joey' Returns, Hoping To Be Understood Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98403006/98435483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture 'Wishful Drinking' With Carrie Fisher December 16, 2008 • In a new memoir, Carrie Fisher — actress, novelist and self-described daughter of "Hollywood inbreeding" — writes about her tumultuous life as showbiz royalty. In Wishful Drinking, Fisher discusses her bipolar disorder, addictions and divorce — and still manages to laugh. 'Wishful Drinking' With Carrie Fisher Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98339223/98339214" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A 'West Side Story' With A Different Accent December 15, 2008 • The Broadway-bound revival, staged by co-creator Arthur Laurents, rethinks the musical from top to bottom. Some characters sing in Spanish, for one thing. And those lovable gang thugs? They're angrier now. A 'West Side Story' With A Different Accent Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98207909/98255025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Shrek' Leads DreamWorks Into Broadway Battle December 14, 2008 • Since turning its animated film Beauty and the Beast into a Broadway hit 14 years ago, the Walt Disney Co. has had the stage to itself for large-scale family entertainment. Now DreamWorks is challenging it with Shrek: The Musical. The big green ogre debuts on the Great White Way on Sunday. 'Shrek' Leads DreamWorks Into Broadway Battle Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98207343/98240443" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Out Of The Box Parkinson's Patients Find Grace In Dance December 13, 2008 • "People come in barely shuffling along, and the class sort of frees people," says dancer Mark Morris. "It's not a miracle and I don't know the science. I know that music, rhythm, repetition, encouragement makes everybody dance." Parkinson's Patients Find Grace In Dance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98230200/98230221" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Leguizamo Wishes A Merry Latino Christmas December 11, 2008 • John Leguizamo's Christmas film, Nothing Like The Holidays, takes on traditional family themes as it spotlights generational differences within a Latino context. The award-winning comedian talks candidly about his career, his family and his identity. Leguizamo Wishes A Merry Latino Christmas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98120580/98120569" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Sam Waterston Brings 'Law & Order' As Jack McCoy December 9, 2008 • For 15 seasons, actor Sam Waterston has portrayed prosecutor Jack McCoy on NBC's Law & Order. He has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, three for his work on Law & Order. In his time off from the show, he has appeared in countless movies and theatrical productions. Sam Waterston Brings 'Law & Order' As Jack McCoy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98026257/98026247" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music News MusicianCorps May Strike Right Tone For Obama December 8, 2008 • Modeled after AmeriCorps, a new program that has grabbed the attention of the Obama transition team would recruit musicians to spend a year or two working as music teachers in exchange for health care and a living stipend. MusicianCorps May Strike Right Tone For Obama Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97963041/97973424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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