Month: January 2025

Bad Bunny’s new album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, has struck a chord with fans worldwide. He’s always expressed a deep love for Puerto Rico, but his latest work takes it to new heights. In his fusion of old and new genres, he speaks to the shared experiences of the Puerto Rican diaspora and looks to their collective past as a way forward. Writer Carina del Valle Schorske and La Brega podcast host, Alana Casanova-Burgess join the show to break down the function of shared nostalgia and explain the backstory to Puerto Rico’s symbols of independence.

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N.Y. Times journalist David Sanger says Trump’s idea of America first is now less isolationism, more expansionism. He expects changes in the approach to Russia, China and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

In Pope Francis’ autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress.

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When you’re a hundred and ten years old, you don’t think twice about attempting a backside one-eighty-degree nosegrind down the suicide stairs at Crack Park.

On Broadway and national tours, the performers who substitute for various chorus members at the drop of a hat are known as “swings.” Wednesday is designated “National Swing Day” in their honor.

The lot includes about 50 items and features early handwritten drafts for Dylan’s hit “Mr. Tambourine Man” as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica.

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Some bands are The Beatles and some singers are Beyoncé: Smash after smash, their legend grows. And some artists aren’t. For any one of a bunch of reasons — commercial, artistic and mysterious — some artists have one big hit song, but they don’t have others. But what makes for a great one-hit wonder? Today we’re debating: what is the best one-hit wonder of all time.

It’s mid-January, which means some of those New Years resolutions might have fall off, already. NPR’s Life Kit host Marielle Segarra gives tips for giving your goals a reset.

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A good comedian has to “know what regular people are going through,” he says. In his new Hulu special, Lonely Flowers, Wood riffs on how isolation has sent society spiraling.

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Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.