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Amanda Palmer: Kickstarting Controversy

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Amanda Palmer knows how to use the internet. She was the first musician to raise over a million dollars on Kickstarter last year to record and release Theatre Is Evil, which debuted i…

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Juneteenth

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Why Is Pop Music So Sad?

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Why Is Pop Music So Sad?

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Rebranding the Asian Carp as Dinner

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The Guar Gum Bubble

Big industries battle over a little legume used in everything from food to fracking.

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A Lifetime of Listening

Bernie Krause recorded some famous musicians forty years ago, but left the studio to explore the origins of music in nature. He has travelled to places few have been to or even dreamed of to record wild sounds.

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Fighting a Renewable Army

The Defense Department wants to run the military with more renewable power and less petroleum, but some members of Congress say the $1 billion price tag is too high.

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The Many Meanings of Cold

How cold is it? Well that depends on which meteorologist you ask.

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Building Music

The cities are alive with the sound of music, thanks to one man who unleashes the natural resonant frequencies of tunnels, churches and garages.