Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: Tiny Desk Concert
The duo's music leans into small moments in order to make the outsized ones seem surmountable.
Arts
Performing Madonna at Hebrew school was pivotal for this 'Failed Child Star'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.
Wild Card: Actor Kyle MacLachlan talks about shooting his first movie, 'Dune'
Some people will always associate actor Kyle MacLachlan with director David Lynch. On Wild Card, he spoke about his experience in his first movie — David Lynch's Dune.
NPR's Scott Simon inducted to the Radio Hall of Fame
The latest batch of inductees to the Radio Hall of Fame are out, including NPR's very own Scott Simon. Before he hosted "Weekend Edition," he started with NPR in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief.
TROPICOQUETA REVIEW
NPR'S Andrew Limbong and Anamaria Sayre review the latest album from Karol G, Tropicoqueta.
'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway
Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir.
Summoning the ancestors with harpist Brandee Younger
Lara Downes sits down with the brilliant jazz harpist to discuss the power of female lineage in the worlds of jazz and classical music.
The right way to 'Slavic spin'
Spinning plays a role in dancing in many Slavic countries. One Ukrainian dance studio near Washington, D.C. shows Morning Edition how they do it.
Readers flock to fantasy and dark romance love stories
The romance genre continues to grow rapidly, as readers flock to fantasy and dark romance love stories.
Sunday Puzzle: A familiar word before H-O-T words
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUER listener Elisabeth Larsen and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.