Science Nov 06 A new effort to help communities adapt to climate change President Biden's infrastructure bill includes $50 billion for climate ‘resiliency’: funding to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming. Special correspondent Tom Casciato reports on a unique partnership in California that uses behavioral science and cultural awareness…
Arts Oct 04 Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab’s ‘neo-Sufi’ music blends Rumi with reggae and more The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab’s neo-Sufism is steeped in that tradition — yet also…
Arts Jul 25 Jackson Browne: ‘We could have a society in which justice is real’ It’s been 50 years since Jackson Browne recorded “Doctor My Eyes,” his first hit in which the world’s troubles have caused the singer’s tear ducts to run dry. Fifteen albums and eight Grammy nominations later, he's now out with his…
Arts Jul 25 A Jackson Browne playlist starring the guitarists who shape his recordings Browne found plenty of other stuff to do, with plenty of great guitarists. There are more than can be accommodated in this space (Cooder, Jesse Ed Davis, Keb’ Mo, Mike Campbell and Danny Kortchmar among them), but below is a…
Arts Apr 18 Sam Amidon mines the ‘intensity & strangeness’ of tradition to make music uniquely his own Sam Amidon is a singer-songwriter on the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, but he’s mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary soundscapes. He spoke to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato about his Vermont upbringing and how…
Nation Mar 28 Convictions by non-unanimous juries were banned in 2020. What happens to those imprisoned by them? The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1972 that non-unanimous juries—those that convict a defendant with a split decision—are a violation of the 6th Amendment. But a loophole, until recently, allowed two states to maintain the practice. Special Correspondent Tom Casciato…
Nation Jan 24 Environmentalists, industries are trying to find a methane solution Methane emissions caused by human-related activities, especially from livestock, and oil and gas industries, are responsible for 25% of global warming, according to the United Nations. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the growing call by environmentalists and the oil and gas…
Arts Jan 02 Rufus Wainwright on his unique audio autobiography “Road Trip Elegies” Musician Rufus Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight…
Arts Nov 15 ‘It’s what I am designed to be:’ Cindy Blackman Santana on her musical journey After decades in the business, Cindy Blackman Santana is out with her latest release “Give The Drummer Some” that defies categorization. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato spoke with the iconic drummer about her musical journey and her collaborations with…
Arts Nov 11 Mississippi’s Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on a blues revival The blues is a quintessentially American art form, yet one whose early masters have mostly passed away. The genre relies on each succeeding generation to renew and reinvigorate it. In Clarksdale, Mississippi, 21-year-old guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is taking up…