Yeah, I Got the Memo
Plan Ahead for Labor Day
Image by Gabriel Mansour.
- Sand, Still in My Shoes
Liner Notes, 58:59 - On Labor Day we find ourselves nostalgic about summer.
- Singing Sanitation Worker
WFUV, 3:04 - A NYC sanitation worker sings his way through a very late shift.
- Hear more for Labor Day.
Remembering Jo Stafford
The singer died July 16th
Image from the Ultimate Capitol Collection.
- Singing Legend Jo Stafford
KUOW, 23:00 - An interview with Stafford charting the star through her famous music career.
- Remembering Jo Stafford
Charlie Warren, 4:49 - Jo Stafford and Paul Weston recorded a number of albums as the off-key lounge singers, "Jonathan and Darlene Edwards."
Right Time for Steve Reich
Various works from the composer
Image by euripedies.
- "Different Trains" Meets the Borromeo String Quartet
Jenny Attiyeh, 4:30 or 7:00 - The notoriously difficult "Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape."
- Minimalist Jukebox: Steve Reich
NPR Music, 58:59 - "Three Movements for Orchestra," showcasing the LA Philharmonic's percussion section; and "Tehillim," Reich's classic setting of Hebrew psalms.
Hearing Voices is Good for You
More from "the best of public radio"
- Series: Hearing Voices
Hearing Voices, 54:00 weekly series - HV compiles contemporary and classic storytelling by established and emerging public radio producers.
- From the late Tony Schwartz to road trips and life on the river.
Nelson Mandela
The leader turned 90 on July 18th
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- Becoming Nelson Mandela
Joe Richman/Radio Diaries, 12:02 - A portrait of Mandela in the years before he was sent to prison, aired on All Things Considered on July 18th.
- Series: Mandela -- An Audio History
Radio Diaries, pieces of various lengths - Archival sound materials documenting the story of Mandela and the struggle against apartheid.
