Mar 15 How Oakland’s turfers and ballet dancers found their groove By Kelly Whalen The challenge: bring together some of the Bay Area’s top turf dancers alongside the region’s rising ballet talent in a single dance project. Continue reading
Mar 14 Cast of ‘Hamilton’ takes Broadway hit to the White House By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The cast of “Hamilton” is at the White House for an unusual performance of songs from the mega-hit Broadway show. Continue reading
Mar 14 How poetry helped Marcelo Hernandez Castillo speak out on immigration By Corinne Segal At a young age, language was Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s best defense. Growing up undocumented, Castillo said that fluency in English — and, later, poetry — were the tools with which he could protect against deportation. Writing was “a way… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 5:53 Surrounded by violence, Syrians seek solace in art By PBS News Hour As the fighting in Syria approaches a fifth year, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and displaced, the nation’s artists have sought ways to respond to the destruction of their homeland. Some try to tell the stories of their fellow Syrians,… Continue watching
Mar 11 For this scientist, brain tumors are an artistic inspiration By Corinne Segal An artist-in-residence at a brain tumor research center visualizes the often-unseen issue in ink, paint and text. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 3:22 How does a singer-songwriter deal with self-doubt on stage? By PBS News Hour Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter has been performing music for nearly 20 years. But even today, he sometimes finds himself gripped by self-doubt -- both on and off stage. He copes by remembering the relationships he’s developed and the possibilities that lie… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 7:54 How long will the Fed have to ‘fiddle’ with interest rates? By PBS News Hour Money manager turned country crooner Merle Hazard has made a name for himself singing about fiscal policy. His latest tune considers whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates -- and according to one of the world’s leading investment experts,… Continue watching
Mar 10 The surprising beauty in Europe’s abandoned border checkpoints By Corinne Segal Photographer Josef Schulz's series on abandoned border checkpoints has taken on a renewed importance, as one of the largest migrations in European history has brought new discussion about the continent's borders. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 53:50 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Sen. Bernie Sanders triumphs in Michigan just before another Democratic debate while GOP figures clash over Donald Trump. Also: An inside look at the class-action lawsuit against Trump University, how to build a thriving rural hospital,… Continue watching
Mar 09 ‘Tiny Desk’ winner on why musicians with disabilities are an ‘unequal minority’ By Corinne Segal Gaelynn Lea's song "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun," an unforgettable fiddle melody marked by poetic lyrics, was chosen out of 6,100 submissions to win NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Continue reading