How the iPad cured a top pianist’s stage fright
Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. She shares how one common device helped her overcome the fear.
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE
DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump’s purported firing of three board members last month.
Holy white smoke, we have a new pope!
Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV.
Jennifer Higdon won’t apologize for writing accessible music
As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.
Sharon Isbin & Amjad Ali Khan’s Strings for Peace: Tiny Desk Concert
The classical guitarist offers a mesmerizing East meets West collision, teaming up with a family of Indian musicians who play the sarod, a darker-toned cousin of the sitar.
Trump says he’s ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can’t
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can’t. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it “blatantly unlawful”.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members
Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.
Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule
The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and “woke” programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the directive or allow funding to be restored.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems’ role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Ashley Jackson brings spirituals to the harp
The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water.
NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers’ allegations of bias
The public broadcasting CEOs defended their networks against accusations from House Republicans of bias in news and cultural programming.
Conductor Marin Alsop on Trump, the Kennedy Center and why art is bipartisan
The celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently.
After 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.
The immigration journey: How long does it take to feel like an American?
What does it take to feel like an American – and to be treated like one? Several communities shared their perspectives on the immigrant experience.
