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Born 100 years ago on Aug. 25, 1918, Bernstein was a larger-than-life character — on stage as a conductor, at the piano as a composer, on TV as an educator and in a sometimes tangled personal life.

Star Wars was released 40 years ago today — and it wasn't just the light sabers that changed pop culture. John Williams' epic music, played by the London Symphony Orchestra, became a touchstone.

The composer and guitarist who merged noise and art music in sheer walls of sound died on May 13. His collaborators included a huge range of artists, from David Bowie to Kronos Quartet.

Nobody could accuse composer Gunther Schuller of slacking off. He played principal French horn in the Cincinnati Symphony as a teenager, collaborated with Miles Davis and developed a new classical-jazz hybrid. And at 83, he's still composing.

We explore the history of the bells that have become so tied with the Christmas season: jingle bells.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Washington Post culture critic Philip Kennicott about the Kennedy Center board's increasingly aggressive quest to restore President Trump's name to the building.

Think of these 100 songs (Nos. 60-41 here) as a silver linings playlist for the worst year of our collective lives.

Meet Emma Garner, Education Program Manager with the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed.

This week, we have questions about roller derby teams in Oregon, secessionist movements and we'll go on a quest for a movie rental. Listen along with Michelle from Corvallis!

For Croatia, the most tourism-dependent country in Europe, opening up quickly is crucial to reviving its pandemic-battered economy. Tourist numbers plummeted last year.