Blog no sidebar

He laments the loss of a “golden age” in the music business and shares his thoughts on the Oasis ticket fiasco. Continue reading…

The era brought many groundbreaking artists to mainstream audiences. Continue reading…

What we eat plays a role in the health of our environment. Here are some things to consider when trying to make doable changes to improve your impact without breaking the bank.(Image credit: Rob Kim)

An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer are on their way to becoming the first private astronauts to walk in space.(Image credit: SpaceX broadcast)

Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns.(Image credit: whitebalance.oatt)

Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.(Image credit: Leslie Gamboni)

Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Francine moved inland.(Image credit: Brandon Bell)

In 2014, Susan Kahn was in the hospital with terminal cancer, unable to attend her daughter's high school graduation. So the hospital staff brought the celebration to her.(Image credit: Janet Kahn-Scolaro)

Hanif Abdurraqib's writing has earned him a MacArthur "genius" grant. His most recent book, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, landed a spot on Barack Obama's summer reading list. But those accolades don't matter to him as much as being a good friend and neighbor. Abdurraqib talks to Rachel about a youth spent unhoused and incarcerated, and the zen of making mixtapes.To listen sponsor-free, access bonus episodes and […]

A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling.(Image credit: Mark Thiessen)