Jesse Dukes
Thao Nguyen
At 23, Thao Nguyen is poised for her breakout. Her new record, We Brave Bee Stings and All, is getting national attention, but Thao’s heart stays close to home in the Northern Virginia. That’s where she taught herself guitar while working at the coin laundry owned by her mother, an immigrant bringing up Thao on her own. We sent Jesse Dukes to meet up with Thao and her mother Nanh at the laundromat to find out how she grew into a rock star.
Studio 360 – Episode 842 – Yo-Yo Ma, Boston, The 99 – Segment 6
Hey, Let’s Put on a Show!
The Extraordinaires are a punk band from Philadelphia. Last summer they got an idea in their heads to do a musical. They didn’t have a budget, or any experience in musical theater… and they had only 8 weeks to learn. Jesse Dukes found out if they could pull it off.