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A day in the life of two boys living on opposite sides of the world.

Rember, an Indigenous artist in Peru, journeys to the Amazonian land of his ancestors.

Singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor's new CD is Begin to Hope. The Russian emigre, who came to the United States when she was 9, says her songs aren't about herself and likens writing songs to writing fiction.

Carrie Brownstein joins the All Songs gang to chat about relentless earworms, annoying novelty songs and other songs our hosts think of as quite possibly the worst of all time

Nobody knows if it was a British soldier or a colonist who fired the first shot to start the American Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts. Ironically, tune for the Song of the Day, "The Liberty Song," was taken from the British Navy anthem.

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.

Gordon may be gone, but there's no doubt the heart of hurricane season is here. Florence is a potential hurricane threat to the Mid-Atlantic states next...

A house in Oklahoma City has been dubbed "the twin house" after a third consecutive couple living there had twins. The current tenants said they didn't believe in the twin mojo when they moved in.

The Nobel Prize-winning theory for the Higgs boson particle was developed by six scientists. But because of the Nobel Committee's rules, only Peter Higgs and Francois Englert received the Prize. Host Scott Simon speaks with one of the other contributing scientists, professor Carl Hagen, about not winning the Nobel.

A special legislative session will be in the works again after Thursday’s congressional map redistricting decision by the Florida Supreme Court. The...