Sep 16 Thursday on the NewsHour: Herbie Hancock By Tom LeGro Herbie Hancock recently performed with several of the musicians from his album, "The Imagine Project," at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Here's an excerpt of the song "Space Captain" performed with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Continue reading
Sep 15 Author Per Petterson Reads from Newly Translated Novel “I Curse the River of Time” Norwegian author Per Petterson reads from his novel "I Curse this River of Time."… Continue reading
Sep 10 Conversation: Historian Sean Wilentz, Author of ‘Bob Dylan in America’ By Molly Finnegan Sean Wilentz grew up in Greenwich Village at the height of its bohemian influence in the 1950s and 60s. He is now the author of a new non-fiction book, "Bob Dylan in America," which combines biography, social history and cultural… Continue reading
Sep 03 Conversation: From Book to Stage to Screen, Lawrence Wright’s ‘My Trip to Al-Qaeda’ By Tom LeGro Lawrence Wright is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." His documentary on the subject, "My Trip to al-Qaeda," premieres on HBO next week. Continue reading
Aug 31 Tuesday on the NewsHour: 5 Years Later, Revisiting Katrina and a New Orleans Musician By Tom LeGro Five years after Hurricane Katrina, jazz musician Michael White is back in New Orleans, but his old neighborhood is still mostly empty. In the years since Katrina he's experienced a personal and musical "rebirth" -- another New Orleans tradition. Continue reading
Aug 27 Conversation: Nicholas Carr’s ‘The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," which looks through the lens of neuroscience to see how the Internet shapes our brains. Continue reading
Aug 17 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Rosanne Cash By Tom LeGro Rosanne Cash is a songwriter, a bestselling performer and a chart-topping success. Her latest release is "The List," a compilation of songs her father held up as examples of "must know" music. And now she has written "Composed," her memoirs… Continue reading
Aug 16 Monday on the NewsHour: William Powers By Tom LeGro Williams Powers' book, "Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age," looks to what Powers calls the "best place to find sanity": the past. Continue reading
Aug 13 Preview: Rosanne Cash’s Memoir, ‘Composed’ By Molly Finnegan A preview of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with musician Roseanne Cash about the release of her new memoir, "Composed."… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Dangers Limiting Aid Groups’ Ability to Work Outside Kabul After a group of 10 aid workers and their guides were killed in Afghanistan, Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the slayings and the dangerous work of nonprofits in the country from Barmak Pazhwak of the U.S. Institute of Peace… Continue watching