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  • A decades-old British institution is on its way out. The BBC says it will retire the show Top of the Pops. The program lost its allure as THE place for rock bands to be seen.
  • I Will Read To You written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso is a touching picture book about the beauty of storytelling at bedtime. The little boy in this picture book wants everyone including the animals of the night to be given the opportunity to hear a bedtime story. With the okay of his mother, he calls ghosts, vampires, dragons, giants, and witches to come to him for a bedtime story. The illustrations are a delight. (Little, Brown and Company) 2023.
  • Dig below the strata of pop songs so ubiquitous you can't stand to hear them anymore, and you'll find plenty of riches in the Top 40, from country crossover to innovative R&B and classic pop.
  • The pair led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  • Oliver is filled in on how to make dumplings at home from restaurateur Joanne Chang!
  • Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.
  • Before we reveal this year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, discover some of the best of the nearly 6,000 entries we received.
  • Singer REBECCA KILGORE and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG. Together they perform classic American jazz tunes. Their new CD is "Not A Care in the World" (Arbors Records). In 1995 their first album "I Saw Stars" was chosen as a Writers Choice record by Coda Magazine. (REBROADCAST from 12/26/95) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).ARTS FEATUREREBECCA KILGORE and DAVE FRISHBERG cont'd12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 FUNDING CART (:15) 12:
  • Though he remains a solo artist, LaMontagne branches out on his new album, Gossip in the Grain, taking some touring bandmates into the studio with him. In a session from WXPN, he reveals why he wrote a song about White Stripes drummer Meg White.
  • A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found nearly 6-in-10 voters say President Trump's top priority should be lowering prices. That concern is being expressed loudly in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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