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Bill Holcomb plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

It's hard to quantify Paul McCartney's impact on music history: The former Beatle has written some of pop music's most indelible songs, both alone and with John Lennon, and become a knighted icon. Hear an interview from WXPN.

In 1962, Dubliner Paddy Moloney put together a band to play traditional Irish music, and to celebrate his homeland's folk culture. More than 40 years later, The Chieftains are going strong.

As a band, the Avett Brothers hasn't been around for long. But for brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the project has been a long time coming. From the group's earliest days in 1998, when Scott Avett started playing on porches and sidewalks with friends, their approach to country and bluegrass has continued to evolve.

The governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar Province survived a car bomb attack Sunday. Three people in the governor's convoy were killed. Also Sunday, the new commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said that he plans to double the number of coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, in response to increased violence in the area.

The National Museum of Health and Medicine in D.C. is not for the squeamish. Founded in 1862, the museum displays everything from a large human hairball to skull fragments from Abraham Lincoln.

Among the thousands of funded goals included in $286.4 billion transportation bill signed by President Bush are projects that range from being simply historical to ones that aim to solve long-standing traffic snarls. From an Erie Canal museum to bridges and highways, the money is on the way.

The company temporarily banned parties in August 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.

Listener Harriet Bicksler of Mechanicsburg, Penn., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Shannon Bond.

Kansas voters will vote on a proposed constitutional amendment revoking abortion rights protections on Aug. 2.

Hear a preview of some of the artists featured at this year's Newport folk and jazz festivals.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Kel Hanlon of Jessup, Maryland and puzzle master Will Shortz.

LA took the best-of-seven series four games to one and will play the winner of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros.

Duke Energy will be conducting work on I-85 and Brookshire Boulevard Friday and Saturday nights. This project is part of the grid improvements it is making in the area to "serve customers better and improve reliability."

From a deluxe edition of United By Fate, the unreleased version is heavy as ever, but flips the song's sour edge into something soulful.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Mary Springhorn of Bellingham, Washington and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Accordionist William Schimmel creates a daring yet touching six-minute distillation of Mahler's mighty Ninth, with detours for tango and trumpet solos by Wynton Marsalis.

NPR's David Gura plays the puzzle with winner Gary Clements of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

When Ritenour visited the KPLU/Jazz24 studios on an unseasonably cool August afternoon, he arrived with a rhythm section hot enough to raise Seattle's temperature a few degrees: drummer Will Kennedy and bassist Melvin Davis. Together, they laid down three delightful tracks.