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Program 50 Charles Blandin's Bold Move: A New Paper Machine in the Depths of the DepressionA radio series produced by historian Don Boese. Don is the…

Art possesses the unique super power of bringing people together. The Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids, MN is hosting a unique arts collaboration this…

We have the third in a series of reports and interviews about solar energy and the people who use it and build it here in northern MN. In this series…

Newton and Einstein had big ideas, but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time.

Four gunmen were reportedly killed by security forces after an hours-long operation to free people trapped in the castle at Karak.

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every Tuesday, as our resident phenologist, John Latimer said this morning, "we…

The renowned physicist and cosmologist says the U.S. pulling out of the Paris climate change accord could turn our planet into another Venus.

We heard from students and adults from all over our listening area this week. It's an exciting time in northern Minnesota and evidence of Spring is all…

Martin returns to the thriving synth-pop spirit of his former project, Joy Electric, with this glittering new single.

Alternate takes are often mere curiosities, but Karen Dalton's country-inflected version of "Something on Your Mind" feels genuinely revealing.

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out new experiences in East Asia. In this episode, Japanese toilets: so automated and comfortable, you might never want to leave the bathroom.

NPR's Morning Edition wants to hear about the moments of teamwork in your life. Share a couplet about the team in your life and we will transform a few into one, big poem.

The cult of the TV celebrity chef has created multimedia empires, but it has also helped transform the way Americans think about food.

We offer some music to help us mourn, remember and hopefully, in time, heal.

A new album features the late Ray Charles playing with the Count Basie Orchestra, but Charles never actually recorded with the group. The tracks were mashed together by an audio engineer who used to play with Charles.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's "My love, if I die and you don't--" offers a clear-eyed tribute to everlasting love. But it's hard not to be moved listening to the late singer's gorgeous, smoky voice, as well as her unsentimental approach to music that already aches with yearning and loss.

Often replaced by curt emails and abbreviated text messages, personal letters can seem like lost artifacts. The Swedish electronica duo Koop has noticed this, as its cinematic "Beyond the Sun" celebrates the art of letter writing in a fast-moving world.

Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. Scholars Neal Zaslaw and Jane Glover explore the relationship. Music includes a sonata for piano and violin, intrigue from The Marriage of Figaro and a piano concerto.

Dolorean's You Can't Win wallows in the dark corners of singer Al James' psyche, but "Just Don't Leave Town" raises the discourse from miserablism to ambivalence. After a bit of downbeat self-analysis, James perks up as he hits a brightly shuffling, bittersweet chorus.

Ornette Coleman, 77, has won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for music. As a musician, he has erased as many borders as he has crossed. Whether he's writing symphonic works, chamber music, or playing alto saxophone, trumpet or violin, Coleman continues to surprise audiences.