All Ears: Listening In Isolation
Since self-isolating, writer Ruth Saxelby is noticing sounds sticking out where they used to blend and music doing some surprising work amidst the hush.
Music
The Lumineers: Tiny Desk Concert
Ho hey! Look who turned up at the Tiny Desk. Watch The Lumineers play a four-song set for the smallest crowd in ages.
Your Anti-Anxiety Playlist
Listeners tell us the music that helps them de-stress during this life-changing time.
What's On Your Coronavirus Survival Playlist?
Weekend Edition wants to hear about the songs that are getting you through this difficult time. Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro kicks things off with her pick: "Rise Up" by Andra Day.
Kandace Springs Pays Tribute To 'The Women Who Raised' Her
Kandace Springs' latest album consists of covers of the women in jazz she idolized growing up. "It's a tribute record to give back to what they've inspired me to do as an artist," she says.
Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn'
Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music.
Thundercat On 'It Is What It Is,' Losing Mac Miller And Learning To Do Nothing
The collaboration-loving bassist said "It's hard to see clearly through the pain of losing him," when asked about the death of close friend Mac Miller. That loss permeates his fourth studio album.
Bill Withers' Legacy Is So Much Deeper Than The Hits We All Know
Generations of listeners have celebrated the signature songs of the artist who died this week at 81. But Withers' greater catalog reveals a man who stuck to his beliefs in the face of the pop machine.
Ben Gibbard: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The Death Cab For Cutie frontman performs a new song and pays tribute to Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger in this quarantine concert.
A Comedian Coughed — And Came Up With 'Coronavirus Rhapsody'
A cough on his couch led comedian Dana Jay Bein to write the parody song "Coronavirus Rhapsody." Then he tweeted it — and the Internet took it from there.