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Local musician Kim Taylor is just back from a month of shows in Germany with her Water and Sand partner Todd Thibaud, and a new CD is forthcoming.

Homer Martinez, a gravedigger and caretaker, tells author Studs Terkel about the unexpected joys of his job at Shalom Memorial Cemetery in Illinois.

Chad Clark of the band Beauty Pill walks us through creating "Steven and Tiwonge," a song about a gay couple in Malawi sentenced to 14 years in prison for their sexuality.

Local author Stacey Roberts is back with a second installment of his Trailer Trash With A Girl's Name books.

A tourist named Pavel mistakenly began to climb a ski slope instead of heading to his hotel. He eventually broke into a mountaintop bar and slept the night, where staff found him in the morning.

It’s peaceful, rustic and missing some creature comforts, but the bed and breakfast is booked solid for several months.

Danish composer Carl Nielsen spoke of the first movement of his Sinfonia espansiva as "a gust of energy and life-affirmation blown out into the wide…

The acclaimed author died in New York at age 90. A master of his craft, Salter never received the mainstream success many believe he deserved. His novels include A Sport and a Pastime and All That Is.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews historian Fiona Halloran about the origins of placing Santa in the North Pole.

NPR's Rachel Martin reports on a year-long NASA mission to Hawaii.