Month: April 2026

Weston, who died in 2018, had a 60-year recording career, during which he lived in the U.S., Morocco and France. He was influenced by Duke Ellington’s regal bearing, but Weston also had his own style.

Mornin’, tech brothers and sisters! Come take a walk on our information super country road.

The rapper Ye was announced as the headliner for the Wireless Festival in London. He’s gained notoriety over the years for his antisemitic comments and activities glorifying Nazis.

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NPR’s Adrian Ma and Wailin Wong, host of The Indicator podcast, join Rob Schmitz to discuss their favorite serious and less serious movies about money and the economy.

The Writers Guild of America went on strike for months in 2023 in a dispute with Hollywood studios. This year the union announced a new four-year contract after just a few weeks of negotiations.

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From the FX action series The Old Man to the Broadway production of Giant, Lithgow is still going strong. Biographer Daniel Okren offers new insights into Sondheim’s life and music.

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In Norway, Easter is celebrated by reading crime fiction. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe investigates this holiday tradition with author and former homicide detective Jorn Lier Horst.

Iceland Air is hiring a photographer to come to their country and take pictures of beautiful landscapes. The main requirement for candidates is that their photography skills must be terrible.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Andrew Patton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz

Having “brutally honest conversations” about money can bring couples closer together, says Vivian Tu, a financial educator. She shares questions to ask your partner at every relationship stage.