Review Music Reviews Go-Betweens' Robert Forster Goes Solo April 30, 2008 • The Australian band the Go-Betweens had a limited American profile, but they were huge in Europe until co-founder Grant McLennan died in 2006 of a heart attack. McLennan's old partner, Robert Forster, has a new solo album out. Go-Betweens' Robert Forster Goes Solo Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90078083/90078052" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Studio Sessions Willie Nelson, Live from the 'Fresh Air' Studios Fresh Air April 30, 2008 • Our celebration of Willie Nelson's 75th birthday continues with an excerpt from a 1996 visit with the outlaw-country legend. He joined us in our studios for a conversation — and a few songs, including "Amazing Grace," "Family Bible" and "Crazy." Willie Nelson, Live from the 'Fresh Air' Studios Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90066056/90067155" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Country Willie Nelson: The Songwriter at 75 Fresh Air April 30, 2008 • Nelson turns 75 today (April 30), and to honor him, there's a major biography and a career-spanning box set. And there's an essay from Fresh Air's rock historian -- who once sang backup vocals on a Willie Nelson album -- about the legend's brilliant career as a songwriter. Willie Nelson: The Songwriter at 75 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90066047/90067154" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business So, You Want to Drive a New York City Taxi? April 30, 2008 • A taxi hack needs to know the city streets inside and out — and becoming an ace in cities like New York is no easy task. Noel Hidalgo lets the Bryant Park Project ride along on his first day as a member of Gotham's yellow fleet. So, You Want to Drive a New York City Taxi? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90060578/90060551" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Grand Theft Auto, Live (Almost) from Liberty City April 29, 2008 • Set in a thinly disguised New York, the latest in the best-selling console-game series stars an Eastern European immigrant caught up in a seedy criminal underworld. Reporter Heather Chaplin played the game with writer-producer Lazlow Jones. Grand Theft Auto, Live (Almost) from Liberty City Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90041944/90041672" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teen Stars Grow Up in the Spotlight April 29, 2008 • A recent Vanity Fair photograph is making headlines — it shows a bare-backed, teenage Miley Cyrus, best known for her role as Hannah Montana. Is this the defining point where Cyrus crosses the line into more mature territory? Guests talk about the road into — and out of — teenage stardom. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90035553/90035545" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business 'Grand Theft Auto 4' Arrives in Stores April 29, 2008 • The latest installment of the incredibly successful video game enterprise Grand Theft Auto goes on sale Tuesday. Many retailers opened their doors at midnight so those who couldn't wait to start sowing some virtual mayhem could get started early. 'Grand Theft Auto 4' Arrives in Stores Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90024836/90024812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Teen Megastar Faces Criticism over Magazine Cover April 29, 2008 • Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus — better known as Hannah Montana — is the undisputed queen of all squeaky-clean tween media. But an upcoming feature in Vanity Fair magazine that includes a photo of her topless, clutching a satin sheet to her chest, has disappointed a lot of her young fans. Teen Megastar Faces Criticism over Magazine Cover Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90024845/90024815" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note' Fresh Air April 28, 2008 • In the Japanese anime series Death Note, high school student Light Yagami is in possession of a super-powered notebook that allows him to kill anyone, simply by writing down the victim's name. Critic-at-large John Powers offers a commentary. Killer Penmanship in 'Death Note' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89999028/90000486" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Taco Truck Lover Maps His Favorite Eateries Online April 28, 2008 • Plenty of Web sites allow ordinary people to review restaurants, and good reviews on sites like Chowhound and Yelp can help a restaurant. Now tech-savvy food lovers are creating a new kind of culinary Web site that steers people toward smaller, harder-to-find eateries. YumTacos.com is a prime example. Taco Truck Lover Maps His Favorite Eateries Online Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89990576/89990552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture How 'Dallas' Changed the World April 27, 2008 • Big oil, big buildings, big hair — the TV series Dallas made its glittering debut 30 years ago this month. Neither its namesake city nor TV has been the same since. Longtime Dallas TV critic Ed Bark discusses the show, the city and "Who Shot J.R.?" How 'Dallas' Changed the World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89984954/89984926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Judi Dench, Living Quietly in 'Cranford' April 26, 2008 • The actress, whose career has spanned splashy Bond blockbusters and Sondheim on stage, plays a shy, sweet English spinster in the Masterpiece TV series based on Elizabeth Gaskell's tales. Judi Dench, Living Quietly in 'Cranford' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89941160/89967144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Morgan Freeman's New Role: An Actor, In Extremis April 25, 2008 • After nearly 20 years away from the stage, he's back on Broadway in The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. His character: a washed-up actor with a love for the bottle and an uncertain gift. Morgan Freeman's New Role: An Actor, In Extremis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89946042/89955409" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Text-Message Shorthand Invades Schoolwork April 25, 2008 • Teens today are just as likely to be writing on their phones as talking on them. They're texting, blogging, instant messaging — forms of communication that have their own language. A new study says that shorthand is making its way into teens' schoolwork. Text-Message Shorthand Invades Schoolwork Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89934212/89934224" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Darwin: The "Reluctant Revolutionary" Darwin's Notes and Thoughts Go Online April 24, 2008 • Studying Charles Darwin's documents has evolved from visiting the library at Cambridge University to visiting a Web site. The British university has just made a trove of about 20,000 papers from Darwin's life and studies accessible online. Darwin's Notes and Thoughts Go Online Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89928839/89934146" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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