Noah Caldwell
Stories
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Books
'Empire Of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty' Profiles Pharma Family
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patrick Radden Keefe about his book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. The book profiles the family that founded oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma.
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World
Iranian Nuclear Site Hit With Blackout In Suspected Attack
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the suspected attack on an Iranian nuclear site over the weekend.
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Music
On 'Swirling,' Marshall Allen Keeps The The Sun Ra Arkestra Soaring Through Space
The 96-year-old saxophonist, who began playing with Sun Ra in the late '50s and continued to lead the Arkestra after its namesake's death, discusses the band's first album in more than 20 years.
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Music
The Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler On The Band's First New Album In 29 Years
Singer Richard Butler talks about the power of '80s nostalgia, the state of rock and roll today and the freedom of making the band's new record, Made of Rain, on its own terms.
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Music
Moses Sumney Puts The Industry Behind Him And Explores The In-Between On 'Grae'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to the experimental musician about his new genre-defying, double album grae, his decision to move from Los Angeles to Asheville, N.C. and not shaving down the edges of himself.
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Music
Mandy Moore On Self-Forgiveness And Her Musical Reawakening On 'Silver Landings'
After a decade-long gap between albums, the singer and This Is Us star talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about returning to music, conquering self doubt and revisiting old songs.
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Music
Revisiting Beethoven's Beloved, Radical Symphonies For His 250th Birthday
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts all nine symphonies this year. He spoke about the surprisingly political side of Beethoven's music with All Things Considered.
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Music
Andrew Weatherall, Champion Of Underground Music, Dies At 56
DJ and artist Andrew Weatherall died Monday at 56. He was widely heralded in the electronic music world and was a hero of underground dance music.
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Music
Sheryl Crow Says 'Threads' Is Her Last Album. And She's OK With That
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sheryl Crow about her latest album, Threads, and why this will probably be her last.
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Music
Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride about the impact of Miles Davis' seminal album Bitches Brew — an electrified sound that ushered in decades of jazz fusion 50 years ago.