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The young French-Brazilian singer-songwriter-producer continues his foray into new dimensions of soulful futurism.

As Atlanta experiences a house-music renaissance, Abra's openhearted love song sounds like the next great step in soulful minimalism.

Forever the showman, the R&B star and songwriter brings some of his biggest hits to the Tiny Desk.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner Dan Peirce of Lincoln, Mass.

It's been a rough couple of weeks for John Boehner. He was all but shut out of the fiscal cliff deal, dissed by his own party, and suffered 12 GOP defections when re-elected as speaker. But did he emerge from all of this as a loser? It's not that simple.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the measure he signed is "the beginning of a national movement." It's also sure to irk the NCAA, which has banned athletes from hiring agents and signing endorsement deals.

9:00, Tuesday, March 10, 2015For years, Wired columnist Patrick Di Justo has written about what’s inside many popular products but now he’s turned his…

http://66.225.205.104/CT20111006.mp3Denyce Graves Mezzo Soprano opera singer Denyce Graves has had a career that has taken her to some of the greatest…

Sally Helm reports and produces for Planet Money. She has covered wildfire investigation in California, Islamic Finance in Michigan, the mystery of declining productivity growth, and holograms. Helm is a graduate of the Transom Story Workshop and of Yale University. Before coming to work at NPR, she helped start an after-school creative writing program in Sitka, Alaska. She is originally from Los Angeles, California.

For the Kyoto-based, Alabama-born duo of Nice Legs, its band name was more than just an homage to The Room-- it was an homage to friendship that ended up yielding a sorta-lucky break.

Wednesday, October 18 2017The Boy Scouts have decided to let girls into their program, sparking mixed reactions. The Girl Scouts see this as a calculated…

Thursday, January 12, 2017We get the Charlotte point of view on our schism with Raleigh from two City Council members. Then, 'An American in Paris,' the…

At the dawn of the internet, some believed the new technology would make “democracy finally possible.” In many ways, the opposite happened. From hate speech to misinformation, some products of the internet have only worsened democratic ideals. Still, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna argues digital equality can be restored.

Our attention spans are shot. That’s because we have so many things competing for our attention. It’s become increasingly difficult to maintain focus, to stay on task, but we'll get some suggestions on how to fix it.

The CIAF brings creative minds and talents from our area and all over the world together for an explosion of visual and performing arts, food and more. It’s already underway and the offerings are bigger than ever. We hear from some of the artists and organizers.

The Recording Academy has slashed the number of Grammys that will be handed out. Among the hardest-hit genres: classical music.

Commentator Machlyn Blair isn't an immigrant, but he sees a lot of parallels between the current immigration debate and the story of his own life. Blair is a 19-year-old living in rural Kentucky. But he suspects he may not be able to live there for long. He wonders if he'll have to leave everything he knows in order to make a better living.

The goal of the changes, which head to the Senate next week, is to save money and send a signal that Republicans are tough on immigration.

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford said that an investigation was necessary before the committee held a hearing or made a decision. But the panel's chairman is moving forward with Monday's hearing.

In the latest installment of Still Here, our series about resiliency, WFAE's Sarah Delia speaks to the owner of a Charlotte music venue about surviving the pandemic and two break-ins — one at his place of business, and the other at his own home.