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July 2023
Featured story: "The Cowboy Folklorist"
Though he calls himself simply a “songster and storyteller,” Andy Hedges is compiling a rare and rich audio archive of cowboy music and poetry—and…
New audio story: "The Cigar Box Guitar Maker"
When a promising rock musician tired of the road and the pressure, he gave up music and got a job at a hardware store. Then one day, he had a…
New short film: "Made in Prison"
Inside an Italian prison, female inmates can create (and sell) a range of handmade goods. They're also learning valuable job skills, literally stitching…
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June 2023
New audio story: "The Return of the Harmonica"
When the world’s largest harmonica manufacturer changed its flagship model (and in the process, its signature sound), a few musicians and harp…
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Featured story: "Keeping the Beat: Custom-Made Conducting Batons"
A good conductor can lead an orchestra with almost anything — even a chopstick. Why, then, in this age of cheap manufacturing, are handmade, customized…
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Double feature: Our story on go-go music, Washington D.C.'s homegrown funk, plus an audio interview with two of its rising stars.
In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, take a tour through the history—and the sounds—of go-go, the musical culture that has been a cherished…
New audio story: "The Conductionist"
The late Butch Morris, a figure from the outer edges of jazz, reimagined conducting as a form of composition, coining his own word for the combination…
New audio story: "The Agony and Ecstasy of an Oboe Reed Maker"
Oboist and comic monologist Josh Kornbluth has a lot to say about the painfully exacting process of making an oboe reed.
May 2023
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