Gabe O'Connor

Gabe O'Connor appears in the following:

Future Of Rare-Earth Mining Project In Question After Greenland's Election

Thursday, April 08, 2021

The victory of the opposition party in Greenland's parliamentary elections has raised doubts about the future of a controversial rare-earth mining project in the territory.

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Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson Becomes Her Own Intern

Monday, February 01, 2021

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is finally wrapping up the credits she needs to finish her undergraduate degree — by doing an internship at her own office.

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Jason Isbell On The Past Lives That Inspired His New Album, 'Reunions'

Friday, May 15, 2020

Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.

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'I Get Angry, Too': Lucinda Williams On Her Politically Charged New Album

Thursday, April 23, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Americana artist Lucinda Williams about her new album Good Souls Better Angels and the spirit of protest that she says has "always been in my blood."

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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Musicians on the Queens of the Stone Age frontman-led album include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Primus' Les Claypool.

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Kim Gordon Returns With New Collaborators On 'No Home Record'

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The former member of influential noise rock band Sonic Youth talks about her first solo album since the band's breakup in 2011.

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What TikTok's Explosion Could Mean For Music

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Alyssa Bereznak of The Ringer about how the social media platform TikTok could serve as the future of music sharing.

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Former Red Sox First Baseman Bill Buckner Dies At 69

Monday, May 27, 2019

The former All-Star spent 22 years in the major leagues, but his career was overshadowed by a fateful mistake in the 1986 World Series.

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Bill Buckner, Red Sox Scapegoat Later Embraced By Fans, Dies

Monday, May 27, 2019

Former Boston Red Sox first-baseman Bill Buckner has died at 69. Best known for a fielding error that helped cost Boston the 1986 World Series, Buckner was cheered by Red Sox fans in recent years.

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Meet Quinn Christopherson, Winner Of The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Christopherson is a thoughtful songwriter with a powerful sense of perspective.

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Cage The Elephant Processes Grief With 'Social Cues'

Friday, April 26, 2019

Brothers Matt and Brad Shultz of Cage the Elephant have learned to lean on each other through a chaotic childhood and the recent losses in their lives.

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Dermot Kennedy, NPR Slingshot's Best New Artist

Monday, December 17, 2018

NPR Music fans have chosen Dermot Kennedy as Slingshot Best New Artist of 2018. In a conversation with NPR's Ailsa Chang, Kennedy talks about the pressures of newfound success and his dedication to the craft.

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'Women Are Not One Thing': The 2018 Turning The Tables List Shines With Diversity

Monday, July 30, 2018

NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Marissa Lorusso explore the diversity and staying power found in the songs on NPR Music's list of the 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+.

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One Key, Many Notes: Ólafur Arnalds' Piano Rig Fuses Technology And Musicality

Thursday, July 19, 2018

The piano composer and his code-savvy friend created software and a piano rig that plays spontaneous notes from one key stroke.

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Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The fourth annual Tiny Desk Contest winner has been revealed. Get to know the Georgia-hailing guitarist who won over the hearts of our judges this year.

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'He Wants To Be Remembered': Tiny Desk Contestant Finds His Voice While Fighting ALS

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Bernie Dalton had a dream to make music, but when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, he was even more determined.

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Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The Moment

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

The band's frontman and founder talks to Kelly McEvers about being "a now-ist," working with Mark Ronson and Iggy Pop and the dancey sound on the band's new record, Villains.

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Seltzer's Popularity Bubbles Up In The U.S.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Seltzer sales have jumped 42 percent in the past five years. The bubbly water has inspired everything from tasting flights at restaurants to "LaCroix Boi," one rapper's parody ode to the drink.

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How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

Monday, April 03, 2017

Clint Watts, a former FBI agent, describes a diffuse network of Russian hackers and propagandists conducting a misinformation campaign that didn't stop with the election of President Trump.

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Chicago Cubs Fans Adjust To Post-Curse Living After World Series Win

Thursday, November 03, 2016

After waiting 108 years, the Chicago Cubs finally reclaimed a World Series title on Wednesday night. Fans can now say the curse they once blamed for their championship drought is finally gone, and they must now adjust to post-curse living.

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