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Music is increasingly used in major hospitals and clinics as a therapeutic tool, and even to treat certain neurological conditions. But the field still lacks evidence. Today, a debate... (episode)
The history of jazz has been told in films like Bird and in Ken Burns' TV documentary. Today: music critic Gary Giddins talks about the new 700-page book he co-authored. Later: jazz m... (episode)
Hollywood starlet Doris Day was a household name back in the 1950s and 1960s and while she withdrew from public life shortly thereafter, she is still the top-ranking female box-office... (episode)
With TV shows like HBO’s True Blood and films like Zombieland, vampires and zombies are dominating pop culture this year. Today: Armed with garlic and baseball bats, we debate which c... (episode)
The line between real and fake musicians grows ever more blurry. Today we look at some of the classic cases of "imaginary" groups, from the Monkees and Spinal Tap to recent examples, ... (episode)
Hundreds of bands have invaded New York for the annual CMJ Music Festival. New York Times music critic Jon Pareles joins us with his picks from this year's five-day bonanza. Plus: The... (episode)
Sufjan Stevens first announced in 2003 that he planned to record an album for each of the nation's 50 states. While he got just as far as Michigan and Illinois, his latest multimedia ... (episode)
With a new Michael Jackson concert film in theaters next week, we look at legal issues tied to the work of a dead artist. And, we discuss what living artists can do to protect their w... (episode)
Forty-five years after her first number-one single, Barbra Streisand's new CD, "Love is the Answer," debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart, beating out Mariah Carey, Ma... (episode)
New Yorkers are all too familiar with the sound of the subway, traffic and transit. Today: the chair of the mayor's noise committee joins us to talk about the citywide policy. And, we... (episode)