Araboolies Go from 'Liberty Street' to the Stage June 29, 2007 • In The Araboolies of Liberty Street, Sam Swope introduced readers to the tyrannical General Pinch and Mrs. Pinch, and their "enemies," the fun-loving and free-wheeling Araboolies. A new musical based on the book debuts Saturday. Araboolies Go from 'Liberty Street' to the Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11601326/11609114" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Out of a Nigerian Slum, a Poet Is Born June 26, 2007 • Nigerian poet and activist Aj Dagga Tolar lives in a shack in Ajegunle, a slum on the outskirts of Lagos that is also called "The Jungle." He says he tries to escape the tough reality of slum life by being creative, making music and poetry. Out of a Nigerian Slum, a Poet Is Born Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10826005/11378264" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Play Tells Tale of Woman Silenced for Her Beliefs June 24, 2007 • In 1861, Elizabeth Packard was forcibly removed from her home and committed to an insane asylum because she disagreed with her Calvinist husband's religious beliefs. Playwright Emily Mann tells her story in the Kennedy Center's presentation of Mrs. Packard. Play Tells Tale of Woman Silenced for Her Beliefs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11294490/11294495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Martin Luther King's Story Plays on Beijing Stage June 23, 2007 • A play about Martin Luther King Jr., featuring a Chinese actor in the lead role, makes its Beijing debut. Despite the play's civil rights theme, it has so prompted no official censorship or interference. Martin Luther King's Story Plays on Beijing Stage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11330396/11330417" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music 'Margaret Garner' from Opera Carolina June 22, 2007 • The real-life story of Margaret Garner is a chilling chapter in American history. As a fugitive slave, Garner is willing to kill before allowing her family to return to the plantation. Novelist Toni Morrison teams up with composer Richard Danielpour to bring Garners powerful story to the operatic stage.
Music Mariachi an After-School Activity? June 20, 2007 • A new proposal would recognize Mariachi, a form of Mexican music, as an official extracurricular activity in Texas Schools. Texas would be the first state to recognize the music in this way. The W.T. White Longhorn Mariachi Band gives listeners a special treat. Mariachi an After-School Activity? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11209474/11209475" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Puccini's 'Tosca' June 15, 2007 • If ever there were an R-rated opera, it's Puccini's lurid potboiler, Tosca. Perhaps not coincidentally, it's also one of the most popular operas of all time — featured here in a production from Houston Grand Opera starring soprano Maria Guleghina.
Culture Debating Dr. Burke: The 'Grey's Anatomy' Fallout June 14, 2007 • Actor Isaiah Washington will not be invited by ABC to return for another season of the hit program Grey's Anatomy, where he plays Dr. Preston Burke. This, after he reportedly used an anti-gay slur toward one of his cast-mates. Not everyone supports his firing, including two gay activists. Debating Dr. Burke: The 'Grey's Anatomy' Fallout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11044108/11044113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Double Dutch is Back June 14, 2007 • The World Invitational Double Dutch Championships are being held in Sumter, S.C., and a new documentary, Doubletime, tells the story of rope-skipping's rise from school-yard favorite to international competitive sport. Double Dutch is Back Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11044103/11044106" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Off-Broadway Show Inspires Sustainability June 1, 2007 • In a new performance, a biologist and an actress bring their message of conservation to the stage. Weaving poetry with scientific prose, Seachange links humanity's survival to the health of the planet. The play asks audience members to re-examine their place in nature and their responsibility to the Earth. Off-Broadway Show Inspires Sustainability Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10621226/10621229" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game May 28, 2007 • Tony-winner Charles Nelson Reilly has passed away at the age of 76. His acting and directing successes were overshadowed for many by his regular appearances as an outsized personality on TV game shows. Charles Nelson Reilly Was Always Game Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496289/10496290" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five May 28, 2007 • Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Mick Jagger, Eleanor Roosevelt, Barry White and Luciano Pavarotti. Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Five Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10376467/10379226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music News Fats Domino Gives Tipitina's Crowd a Thrill May 26, 2007 • Rock 'n' roll legend Fats Domino was on stage last Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit his hometown of New Orleans. Fats Domino Gives Tipitina's Crowd a Thrill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10470031/10470034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Joshua Redman, 'Back East' at Blues Alley May 26, 2007 • Joshua Redman nearly became a lawyer, but the pull of jazz was stronger. Redman's father was the famous saxophonist Dewey Redman, and the sounds of jazz inspired him to take up the sax himself at age 10. Joshua Redman, 'Back East' at Blues Alley Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10361894/10375040" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture 'High School Musical' Graduates to Multimedia Hit May 24, 2007 • High School Musical began as a modest made-for-TV movie about high schoolers producing their own musical. Now it's become a multimedia phenomenon. By this fall, more than 2,000 schools across the country will have staged the musical. 'High School Musical' Graduates to Multimedia Hit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10229597/10372478" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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