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NPR's Robert Smith reports on the earthquake that shook the northwest yesterday. The temblor took Seattle by surprise yesterday morning, with a magnitude of 6.8.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with photographer and explorer David Coulson about his adventures in the Sahara, discovering and preserving rock art, an ancient form of painting and engraving on stone. (6:09

Rodney's played with the greats...Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Charlie Parker, among many others. (REBROADCAST from 6

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has torn apart the country’s landscape.

The songwriter performs the title track from his latest album in a solo acoustic session.

Director Spike Lee examines the collision of race and politics in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in his provocative new HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke, which has a special showing on Aug. 16 at the New Orleans Arena.

Saxophonist Joshua Redman has been the darling of jazz critics for more than a decade. With bassist Reuben Rogers and percussionist Ali Jackson Jr., he performs an improvisational set of bebop, blues and Broadway at Zankel Hall.

"Educated" was released in paperback in February.

The mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, says he's taking Governor Chris Christie at his word, that Christie was not involved in the lane closures to the George Washington Bridge that turned Fort Lee into a parking lot. But not all residents are convinced.

Commencement ceremonies were bittersweet this weekend on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.