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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Music From The Show

Morcheeba, “Rhodes Again”
The Wee Trio, “Avril 14th”
Avishai Cohen, “Variations in G Minor”
Massive Attack, “Safe from Harm”
The Foreign Exchange, “Nic’s Groove”
Groove Armada, “Piano Grand”
Isaac Hayes, “Pursuit of the Pimpmobile”
Eric Whitacre & Charles Anthony Silvestri “Sleep”
Eric Whitacre & Edward Esch “Lux Arumque”
Mozart “Requiem KV 626 in D Minor:II Kyrie Eleison”
Eric Whitacre & Charles Anthony Silvestri “Nox Arumque”
Eric Whitacre & Octavio Paz “Water Night”

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dr. John S. Wilson, Jr. is president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. (Morehouse College)

President Obama delivers the commencement address this weekend at Morehouse College, the all-male historically black college. The school’s president discusses recent controversies and challenges.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mark with Houston at Houston's high school graduation in 2009. (Courtesy of Mac McClelland)

Failures in mental health care mean that often the only way to get help for a loved one is to call the police. We speak with a journalist about the tragic consequences for her family.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013
"I Drive Your Truck" screenshot.

In 2011, a Nashville songwriter heard Alex Ashlock’s interview with Paul Monti, who lost his son in Afghanistan. It inspired her to write “I Drive Your Truck.”

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