Turntable: This global music connoisseur’s playlist will take you on a journey
Marco Werman, co-host of The World, takes us across the globe, from Cameroon to Egypt and back to the United States.
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I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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'A Tale of Three Chinatowns' director explores how and why these neighborhoods are in jeopardy
The documentary film takes looks at Chinatowns in three major cities: Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. -
Boston Lyric Opera brings a lesser-known boxer to the spotlight in 'Champion: An Opera in Jazz'
Composer Terence Blanchard says one quote from Emile Griffith inspired him to tell this story. -
One-woman show ‘Sea Sick’ dives into the ocean’s chemistry
Alanna Mitchell talks about her nonfiction-book-turned-one-woman-show, playing now at Emerson’s black box theater.
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