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All this week, as part of the launch of the 2024 Public Song Project, we’re debuting contributions from professional musicians and friends of WNYC. Today we hear Valerie June’s song for the project, and discuss how the 1920s were a pivotal decade for music and recording technology.   Read the full article here

Coming up on today’s show: After last week’s news of comments from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s age and mental agility hit a nerve, Damon Linker, senior lecturer in political science at the University of Pennsylvania and writer of the Substack newsletter “Notes from the Middleground,” explains his argument expressed in a recently published piece…

The Republican-led House voted along party lines to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It was the second attempt in as many week. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Republican-led House voted this evening along party lines to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MIKE JOHNSON: On this vote, the yeas are 214,…

Tom Suozzi won the special election in New York’s 3rd congressional district, taking back his old seat and getting the Democrats one more vote in the House. Brigid Bergin, WNYC’s senior political correspondent, and Randi Marshall, editorial board writer and columnist for Newsday, share their analysis of the result and what it might signal to other…

Wednesday on the NewsHour, a top congressional intelligence leader issues an urgent warning about a national security threat. The political fallout from the historic impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Plus, in this consequential election year, Judy Woodruff visits a mock presidential convention to hear what young voters think about the candidates and the nation’s…

L, is for the way you Listen to Planet Money O, is for the Only podcast I hear V, is Very, very, fiduciary E, is for… ECONOMICS! Every February, we dedicate a show to the things in our lives that have been giving us butterflies. Whether it’s an obscure online marketplace or a piece of…

Walmart is looking to buy TV manufacturer Vizio, according to The Wall Street Journal, even though it sells its own brand of TVs. That’s because these days, a TV’s worth is tied to its streaming platform, and acquiring Vizio’s Smartcast could help the big-box retailer grow into another kind of company. Plus, split surveys on…

All this week, as part of the launch of the 2024 Public Song Project, we’re debuting contributions from professional musicians and friends of WNYC. For Valentine’s Day, Billie Marten shares a song of heartache blues. After the song, we’re joined by musicology professor Anna Celenza to talk about the history of love and heartbreak songs…

American Patchwork Quartet is a new musical group that seeks to highlight the immigrant histories of American roots music. Their debut album features American folk songs and standards blended with jazz, West African, East and Southeast Asian influences. Members Falu and Clay Ross join us to share performances, including their contribution to our 2024 Public Song…

Residents of Portland, Maine, woke up Wednesday to see their city covered in paper hearts. Despite the famed Valentine’s Day Bandit’s death last year, the tradition continues. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: And now we have a follow-up to a story that we brought you yesterday. Residents of Portland, Maine, are used to waking up on Valentine’s…