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November 15, 2012

Alfred "Uganda" Roberts And His Drums

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Give this New Orleans drummer a snare set and he will dismantle it - so he can play with his hands. He likes the sound of drumming on the bongo and conga and has been providing the beat for musicians such as Dr. John and Professor Longhair for years now.

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Gas, Gas, Gas

Nate DiMeo tells a story about the "Mad Gasser."

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To The Soundtrack Of A Violin

Dick speaks with Toby and Itzhak Perlman about their marriage of 46 years, and how they met at music camp and became friends listening to classical music on records.

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Claire Chase And Her Flute

Dick speaks with MacArthur fellow Claire Chase about her passion to push the flute beyond traditional notes.

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Opera’s Next Wave: Singing And Loving Out Loud

Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello talk about being married and being on-demand opera singers. Also in this show: a primer on how to warm up an instrument before playing, and a dancer who fell from a rooftop.

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Found Photographs

Phoebe Judge talks with photographer Andre Hermann, who has been displaying his photos in the nooks and crannies of San Francisco streets.

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Justin Torres: We The Animals

The author reads the chapter "Lina" from his novel.

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Summer Solstice In New York City

A poem by Sharon Olds.

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Cowboy Junkies

Producer David Schulman has recorded the front man of the Cowboy Junkies in his own words. Listen to a lovely soundtrack to ice travels.

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The Martian Chronicles

A reading from Ray Bardbury's fictional short story about humans colonizing Mars.

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Baghdad Country Club

The who’s who of Baghdad’s Green Zone ate steak and drank fine wine at a bar that billed itself as “an oasis of calm.” Dick speaks with owner James Thornett.

 

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Navigating New Freedoms In Burma (Myanmar)

Burmese activist Nay Phone Latt tells Dick about the four years he spent in prison and the new country he found when he got out.

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The First Language

Andrea Lee Torres wrestles with her parents' decision to not teach her their native language.

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