This week, we celebrate the Tiny Desk Contest community with concerts by some of our favorite entrants over the years. Before I started working on the Tiny Desk Contest, I had already seen and fallen ...

Most people would happily have skipped having the past weekend’s winter storm, but for amateur or “ham” radio operators, it was perfect timing. Saturday and Sunday already were scheduled as a ...

A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the future of great music... Something rather astonishing occurs when kids take ...

Rick Bressler leaned over a laptop with flashing radio frequencies and a list of communications with far-flung countries — Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina and dozens of others — his ham radio setup in ...

Public media organization GBH is launching “The Curiosity Desk,” a new radio show, as it scales back its flagship program “Boston Public Radio” from three hours to its original length of two hours.

Xi Jinping is, officially, China’s most powerful leader since Chairman Mao – his doctrine is enshrined in The Party’s constitution forever. But is China really at the start of a ‘new era’? Or have ...

As President Trump completes the first year of his second term, we take stock. Is there a plan underpinning the chaos – or is chaos the plan? And what will the next three years hold? Only Malaysia and ...

Guest host Robin Hilton joins Tiny Desk Radio host Anamaria Sayre to present a murder of crows: string band Old Crow Medicine Show, southern rockers The Black Crowes and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow.

Tiny Desk Radio co-hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present concerts from opera star Lise Davidsen, British singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas and Chicago-born Chance The Rapper. NPR Music ...

On Dec. 16-17, 800 of Joe Walsh’s prized rock memorabilia will go up for charity auction at the world famous Troubadour club in Hollywood. Walsh gave us an exclusive preview of what to expect. ByJim ...

The Harrison County Amateur Radio Club was fortunate to have a strong signal from the North Pole. The ham radio operators had arranged with Santa Claus to make radio contact Saturday with them in the ...

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