Music To Soothe the Savage Beast

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Growing evidence suggests that classical music may help to calm your family dog. Today, we're joined by the creator of a new CD that prescribes Chopin and Schubert to soothe your pooch. Also: New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield explains how an iPod saved his new album from succumbing to floods after Hurricane Katrina. And, he performs in our studio. This is a repeat broadcast of Soundcheck.

  1. |

  2. |

Be alert for scams. WNYC never asks for nor accepts money for coverage or interviews. Anyone making such a request does not represent WNYC.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress

A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
Gothamist |

Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again. Plus, Reading Is Alive and Well

A Texas Democrat is running neck and neck with the Republican incumbent in the governor’s race. And a staff writer says that news of the demise of books is greatly exaggerated.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

Claire Valdez on populism and the DSA agenda in Congress

Who’s Running This Place |

The Classroom/Technology Pipeline

Natasha Singer's new book explores how big tech became ensconced in our childrens' classrooms
On the Media |
YOU ARE ONLINE