A Snowless Winter, Cover Song Tips, Full Bio: Ted Kennedy and the '60s, Peggy Orenstein's 'Unraveling'

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Unites States Senator Ted Kennedy with Mayor John F. Collins

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While it's been cold and rainy, this winter has so fair been snowless in NYC. To see why and find out if we will get a snow day soon, we turn to John Homenuk, meteorologist, storm chaser and founder of NY Metro weather. We'll also take listener calls about whether you miss snow or not.

Since we've launched the All Of It Public Song Project, we've been wondering: what makes a truly great cover song? What are the best covers songs of all time? Switched on Pop co-hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan join with a list of their favorites, and we take your calls.

For this month's installment of Full Bio, we speak with John A. Farrell, author of the new biography, Ted Kennedy: A Life, about the former Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate. On day two, we speak about Kennedy's entrance into politics, his views on immigration and the war in Vietnam, and how he handled the assassinations of his brothers.

Bestselling author and speaker Peggy Orenstein joins the show to discuss her new memoir, Unraveling, based on her attempt to create her own garment from start to finish. (Spoiler alert, it wasn't pretty.)