Ozarks Lyric Opera
Preview of the Springfield Art Museum’s 99x “Smoke & Mirrors” with organizers and participating artists, talk with Ozarks Lyric Opera leadership and the star of its upcoming “Cinderella,” Cider Days hosts a showcase from Conservatory of the Ozarks, the current exhibition at the Pool Art Center and hear about an upcoming College of the Ozarks faculty piano recital.
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NeonShape-shifting aliens attack a South Korean border town in Hope, a big-budget thriller that blends third-rate CGI with exhilarating action scenes. -
Wilson, who died Sept. 1, spiced her singing with funk, hip-hop and blues. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Terry's 1988 interview with Wilson.
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Jones, who died in 2002, shared the specific rules he had for the characters he co-created in this 1989 interview: "The roadrunner can never harm the coyote; the coyote could only harm himself."
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Courtesy of TEDNIH researcher Paule Joseph thinks we should stop to smell the roses — literally. Our sense of smell, or lack of it, can reveal a lot about our brain health.
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What did the early universe sound like? Astronomer Mark Whittle partnered with musicians to translate the sounds of the expanding universe into music audible to human ears. -
Modern life is filled with complex issues, from the climate crisis to the impact of AI. Artist Yiyun Kang creates immersive art that invites us think about — and to physically feel — these challenges. -
Ms. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind. -
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role for more than 50 years. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman -
A judge told President Trump Thursday that he can't tear down The Kennedy Center –- at least not without 30 days' notice.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Norm Eisen, whose legal group Democracy Defenders Action has been fighting the Trump administration in court over its efforts to rename and close the Kennedy Center.
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President Trump's nominee to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer. Three months after tapping him for the job, his name is being withdrawn.
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South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage. -
DSPs provide critical care for those with disabilities and the elderly, and Medicaid cuts could lead to a greater shortage of them. -
The world made it to another Friday without an AI apocalypse, so here's the quiz! See you next week … maybe.
