Sunday, January 16, 2005

Kasey Chambers

Fifty years ago, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched. We'll look back at the USS Nautilus and explore how it changed the nature of warfare. Also on the show: the plans, preparations and politics surrounding the upcoming U.S. presidential inaugural; and Australian alternative country star Kasey Chambers performs songs from her new CD, Wayward Angel, in NPR's Studio 4A.

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Sunday, January 9, 2005
The earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean spurred an enormous outpouring of good will around the world. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports on benefit concerts planned by musicians, and how effective they are at raising money that actually gets to victims. Also on the show: news from the Middle East as Palestinians go to the polls to vote for a new president; and singer-songwriter Jill Sobule explains how a Will Shortz crossword puzzle ended up gracing the cover of her new CD, Underdog Victorious.

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Kasey Chambers: 'Wayward Angel'
Singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers' third CD debuted at number one in her native Australia. Now, Wayward Angel is out in America and Chambers recently toured the country to promote it.
Sunday, January 16, 2005

Nuclear Submarine Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Navy launched the world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus. Now a floating museum, the vessel shattered all submerged speed and distance records and eventually became the first to travel under the North Pole.
Sunday, January 16, 2005

Jill Sobule: Singer, Actress, Crossword Addict
With the help of Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz, singer Jill Sobule incorporated her love of crossword puzzles into the artwork of her latest CD, Underdog Victorious. She also had a role in the 2004 film Mind the Gap.
Sunday, January 9, 2005

The Tradition of the Protest Song
One of the most popular songs in Ukraine today is a new song of protest inspired by the recent election demonstrations. Legendary folk singer, songwriter and musicologist Oscar Brand talks about the tradition of protest music.
Sunday, January 2, 2005

Folk Musician Finds Inspiration in Argentina
Richard Shindell moved from New York to Buenos Aires four years ago. His latest album Vuelta, a collaboration with the Argentine band Puente Celeste, shows the folk musician has learned a new lyrical language.
Sunday, December 26, 2004

'De Kooning: An American Master'
When the Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning died in 1997, he was remembered as the first modern art star. The story of his life and influence on 20th-century American art is told in the new book De Kooning: An American Master.
Sunday, December 19, 2004

Writer Etgar Keret, Fighting to Be 'Normal'
Etgar Keret is often called Israel's hippest young writer. His deadpan descriptions of life among ordinary people offer a window on a world at once funny and sad. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.
Sunday, December 12, 2004

Spacey Doubles Darin on Stage, Screen
In the new biopic Beyond the Sea, actor Kevin Spacey stars and sings as Bobby Darin, a pop superstar and Oscar-nominated actor who died in 1973 at age 37. Not only did Spacey write, direct and co-produce the film, he also channels Darin in a live act currently on tour.
Sunday, December 12, 2004

'Treasures' from the Chairman of the Board
The Sinatra Treasures celebrates the life of the legendary crooner with never-before-seen photographs, music and pull-out mementos from the Sinatra Family archives. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Frank Sinatra, Jr. about his father.
Sunday, December 12, 2004

Rachel Fuller Changes Her Tune
As a young piano prodigy, Rachel Fuller composed neoclassical orchestral works. Today, she rocks. Cigarettes and Housework, her debut pop CD, features dark, edgy songs and a title track about doing housework in the nude.
Sunday, December 5, 2004

It's Elementary: An Annotated Sherlock Holmes
In the year of the famed sleuth's 150th birthday, Norton has published The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes. With more than 700 illustrations and 1,000 annotations, the two-volume set is the definitive edition of the Holmes canon.
Sunday, December 5, 2004

Director's Cuts: Holiday Edition
NPR's Ned Wharton keeps tabs on what's new and noteworthy in the music world. His picks for the holidays include CDs from Joni Mitchell, SpongeBob SquarePants, Issa Bagayogo and a collection that benefits research into Parkinson's Disease.
Sunday, November 28, 2004