Susan J. Tolchin discusses political patronage and the culture of trading favors in Washington. Chef Rozanne Gold discusses the art of simplicity in cooking and her new cookbook Radically Simple: Brilliant Flavors with Breathtaking Ease. Mark Rotella talks about the influence of Italian songs and singers—from Frank Sinatra and Perry Como to Connie Francis and Tony Bennett. Actress Julia Stiles and director Bob McGrath discuss “Persephone” at BAM.
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New York Times columnist Gail Collins weighs in on outlandish things politicians have been saying recently, for the latest installment of our series How Did Politics in America Get So Weird? Then, Nate Silver looks at incumbents running for re-election, and why so many of them may be at risk of losing their seats. And Pulitzer-prize winning historian and journalist Garry Wills talks about his life covering great events and the people at the center of them.
Dexys Midnight Runners' 1982 hit "Come on Eileen" is a staple of '80s dance party playlists. However, the song's memorable hook and tempo shift inspire either frenzied flailing or furious faces. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown: a debate over "Come on Eileen." Later: Singer-songwriter Kelli Scarr is best known for her collaborations with Moby. She performs her solo, electronic-inflected works live in the studio.
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
Dexys Midnight Runners' 1982 hit "Come on Eileen" is a staple of '80s dance party playlists. However, the song's memorable hook and tempo shift inspire either frenzied flailing or furious faces. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown: a debate over "Come on Eileen." Later: Singer-songwriter Kelli Scarr is best known for her collaborations with Moby. She performs her solo, electronic-inflected works live in the studio.
For this New Sounds, listen to music that combines Sufi traditions with Western sounds. We’ll hear Sufi singers Abdul Ghani, Ajah Maideen and Saburmaideen Babha Sabeer from the Nagore Dargah -a sufi shrine- in a town of the same name in South India where a church, this shrine, and a Hindu temple are all next to each other. They are part of a musical collaboration featuring Sufi, Indian, Middle Eastern and Western elements called the Nagore Sessions.
