On today’s show: we look into the world of “big data” and how industries are mining our personal information to help their bottom line. Lidia Bastianich shares some foolproof Italian recipes. Karen Engelmann on her debut novel, The Stockholm Octavo. And, just in time for the holidays, Please Explain is all about stress!
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Special coverage of the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Hear from Nico Muhly's "I Drink The Air Before Me," on this New Sounds. There's also music from Jason Moran's "Ten," which features some sampled sounds as well. Plus, Michael Formanek Quartet and the new "23 Neo" along with Donnacha Dennehy's "Reservoir" for solo piano, played by Isabelle O'Connor, and more.
