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One day, musicologist John Work happened to record an obscure street singer's blues talent. Discovering that field recording leads commentator Bruce Nemerov to reflect on how the blues were marketed before World War II.

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.

Commentator Roya Hakakian remembers protesting in front of the American Embassy in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis. She was a teenager at the time and now ponders the fate of today's Iranian youth.

Laptop computers spawn a new kind of musical competition: the laptop battle. DC9, a smoky nightclub in downtown D.C. recently hosted one of these cyber-music showdowns.

The transportation secretary is one of the many travelers who had their flights canceled in recent days. His happened the day after he met with airline CEOs about their operational struggles.

Lane County has been chewing on a problem for years: What to do about a growing mental health crisis playing out on the streets. Community members can learn more Thursday about a plan in the works.

California is enduring its first major heat wave of the year. Temperatures are in the triple digits across the state. Experts say there's more of this weather to come this summer.

A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life on Saturday in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The Duhks, a band of five high-energy, heavily tattooed twenty-somethings, has spent the last four years winning over fans across North America and around the world. Hear the eclectic folk group in an interview and performance from Folk Alley.

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has traveled Europe to explore the life and music of his country's greatest composer, Edvard Grieg. The quest continues as Andsnes plays Grieg in the WGBH studio.