Race Zulu Krewe Essential Part Of Mardi Gras Parade February 24, 2009 • In New Orleans, the Zulu Krewe takes to the streets along with many other clubs for a final lavish parade. The primarily African American club turns 100 this year. The Zulus helped to integrate Mardi Gras at a time when the celebrations were mainly an all-white affair. Zulu Krewe Essential Part Of Mardi Gras Parade Listen · 3:46 3:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101097734/101097724" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Amid Growing Violence, Art Flourishes In Tijuana February 23, 2009 • As drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Tijuana unleash one of the worst killing sprees in that city's history, there's also been an explosion of art. Several new galleries have opened, including one — right on the border — in a former drug tunnel. Amid Growing Violence, Art Flourishes In Tijuana Listen · 4:39 4:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100535566/101055674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Folies Bergere To Close In Las Vegas February 23, 2009 • After 49 years of entertaining Las Vegas audiences with their racy production numbers, the Folies Bergere showgirls prepare for their final performance. Folies Bergere To Close In Las Vegas Listen · 7:18 7:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100930154/101055771" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The 81st Annual Academy Awards 'Slumdog Millionaire' Trumps Oscar Competition February 23, 2009 • The Academy Awards took over Hollywood last night as some of the world's biggest stars were honored for their work in film. Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner, sweeping the ceremony with eight awards, including the prize for best picture. Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris offers a wrap-up of last night's festivities. 'Slumdog Millionaire' Trumps Oscar Competition Listen · 5:58 5:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101027919/101027912" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The 81st Annual Academy Awards At 91, Shoemaker To The Stars Is Still In Business February 20, 2009 • The man behind Charlton Heston's sandals in The Ten Commandments is 91-year-old Willie Rivera, who began making shoes at the age of 13 in Mexico City. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s and has dressed the feet of legends such as Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Lily Tomlin and Bill Cosby. At 91, Shoemaker To The Stars Is Still In Business Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100687447/100906445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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John McGlinn: Recreating Musical History Fresh Air February 19, 2009 • Conductor, arranger and musical historian John McGlinn frequently stripped classic musicals to their roots by returning to original orchestrations and reinstating lost songs. McGlinn died on Feb. 14; Fresh Air remembers him with interviews from 1989 and 1992. John McGlinn: Recreating Musical History Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100862186/100864146" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Surviving The Night With Sleepwalker Mike Birbiglia February 19, 2009 • Comedian — and somnambulist — Mike Birbiglia has a one-man show "Sleepwalk With Me." Sometimes his dreams of danger, like a missile headed straight for him, propel him out of his bed and into the path of real danger. He mines those experiences for 85 minutes of comedy. Surviving The Night With Sleepwalker Mike Birbiglia Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100875840/100875818" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music News In Lean Times, Fat Lady Sings For Some Operas February 18, 2009 • Things are tough all over, even in the rarefied world of opera. Singers, stagehands and management are tightening their belts at companies around the country — and some ensembles are in danger. In Lean Times, Fat Lady Sings For Some Operas Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100598724/100832294" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review 'Allegro': Revisiting An Experimental Score Fresh Air February 17, 2009 • Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the first full recording of Allegro, the 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical. 'Allegro': Revisiting An Experimental Score Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100772199/100773081" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Ted Chapin: Reviving R&H's Ambitious 'Allegro' Fresh Air February 17, 2009 • A new recording of Allegro, a 1947 musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein, has just been released on CD. Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization President Ted Chapin joins Fresh Air to discuss the musical. Ted Chapin: Reviving R&H's Ambitious 'Allegro' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100768756/100774116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Singin' With The Pain: 'Divorce!' Takes Center Stage February 14, 2009 • Playwright Erin Kamler makes light of one couple's journey through the painstaking divorce process in her new production, Divorce! The Musical, opening on Valentine's Day at Hudson Mainstage Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Singin' With The Pain: 'Divorce!' Takes Center Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100683722/100721926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture In 'Ruined,' Women Bear Grim Witness To War February 7, 2009 • MacArthur Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage has a new play that confronts the brutality of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, seeking hope in its wake. Can beauty rise from the ruins? In 'Ruined,' Women Bear Grim Witness To War Listen · 5:43 5:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100348726/100384709" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Rod Blagojevich Superstar' To Hit Chicago Stage February 5, 2009 • The show, created by The Second City comedy troupe, tracks the former Illinois governor's rise to power — and sets it to music. Kelly Leonard, one of the show's creators, says the cast is confident Blagojevich will attend. 'Rod Blagojevich Superstar' To Hit Chicago Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100294869/100301347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Slumdog' Actor Dev Patel On 'Living The Dream' February 1, 2009 • The Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire is a small movie with a big heart, and perhaps no one appreciates its rags-to-riches theme as much as Dev Patel, the 18-year-old Londoner who plays the lead. 'Slumdog' Actor Dev Patel On 'Living The Dream' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100072858/100118035" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Harvey Pekar Makes His Opera Debut January 31, 2009 • Leave Me Alone is a new jazz opera by writer and social commentator Harvey Pekar and saxophonist and composer Dan Plonsey about the future of cutting-edge music and marital discord. Harvey Pekar Makes His Opera Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100031337/100104624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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