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[rank-sentimentalist]

What does it sound like when you give every train in New York City an instrument?

A designer and engineer assigned different instruments to every train in New York City, creating a small jazz combo that plays on an interac

@pashley-inneskillen-nicks and @strivingforwhatisnotworthhaving

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[o-the-mts]

Wampanoag historians and activists discuss Indigenous Peoples Day

The conversation explores how Americans should think about the nation's history and its effect on indigenous people.

[sabinahahn]

In honour of Circle Round's 5th season (happy birthday!) I updated my website with my favorite illustrations. Thank you, @circleroundpodcast, Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis for this delightful project that keeps me so happy. Circle Round is a podcast retelling folktales from around the world. It has been a joy to illustrate these, to listen to the music and to hear all the wonderfully diverse voices. If you haven’t heard them, please check Circle Round out. Especially if you have kids! Do you have a favorite episode? #circleround #publicradio #WBUR #podcast #fairytales #illustrations #childrenillustrations https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDhFj9ol7B/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nonesuchrecords]

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are on the latest episode of NPR/WBUR's Here & Now. They talk with Peter O'Dowd about their new album, Delta Kream, and what inspired them to record its eleven Mississippi hill country blues standards they've loved since they were teenagers, including songs by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, at Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound studio. You can hear their conversation here.

[npr]

A North Carolina School Grappling With Bullying Asks Drag Queens To Talk To Kids

"I saw it as an opportunity to demonstrate to the students that you can be happy and have been through something," drag queen Vivica Coxx says.

[wellesleybooks]

Why You Should Never Stop Reading To Your Kids

The magic of being read to does not disappear just because it’s no longer a practical necessity, writes Sharon Brody.

“ Read Aloud Day? Okay, it’s a start. But I would contend that reading aloud is a way of life.” Sharon Brody

Today is World Read Aloud Day! Listen to WBUR host Sharon Brody as she talks about reading aloud to her sons.

[goodblacknews]

Good Black News Highlighted on NPR’s Syndicated Call-In Show “On Point” as Notable Media Outlet Focusing on Positive News (AUDIO)

by Lori Lakin Hutcherson, GBN Founder and Editor-In-Chief (@LakinHutcherson) Yesterday I had the pleasure and honor of being a guest on Boston public radio station WBUR’s nationally-syndicate…