Arts & Culture
- Romantica's Ben Kyle goes solo
Romantica frontman Ben Kyle talks about his new solo project with The Daily Circuit.The Daily Circuit, January 31, 2013 - Expand your mind through a more diverse reading list
Americans of all political stripes should expand their reading to include viewpoints they may not agree with, argues Ross Douthat in the New York Times.The Daily Circuit, January 30, 2013 - Peter Asher of 'Peter and Gordon' recalls '60s music in new show
Peter Asher began a singing career in 1964, as one half of the group, "Peter & Gordon," but Asher's greatest musical success came in a different form - record producing and management.The Daily Circuit, January 28, 2013 - Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Homeland: As good as novels?
Long-form episodic television like Mad Men and Homeland is challenging Hollywood features and even novels for storytelling quality and cultural dominance.The Daily Circuit, January 28, 2013 - Playwright John Patrick Shanley on 'Doubt' opera
Playwright and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley has won awards for his work on the stage and the screen, and now he's taking on a new challenge: opera.The Daily Circuit, January 21, 2013 - BBC: Johnny Cash and the forgotten prison blues
The BBC looks at Johnny Cash's impact on prison reform in America. After spotting musician and songwriter Glen Sherley in Folsom Prison, Cash fought to get him released, but was his attempt to rehabilitate him worth it?The Daily Circuit, January 17, 2013 - Oliver Burkeman on 'Antidote,' negative thinking
Oliver Burkeman, writer for The Guardian, says efforts to clear your life of negative thoughts can often lead to more anxiety and unhappiness.The Daily Circuit, January 16, 2013 - How to discover new music on your own
Even if you don't buy Rihanna's music, you're probably familiar with her name and her pop stardom. That's the brand marketing that her record company does so well. But that hard-sell marketing may be a double-edged sword.The Daily Circuit, January 14, 2013 - Chris Stedman on 'Faitheist'
Religion scholar Chris Stedman explains why it's necessary to bridge the growing divide between atheists and religious adherents.The Daily Circuit, January 6, 2013 - Friday Roundtable: Arts and culture stories of 2012
This week on the Friday Roundtable, our panelists will look back at the big arts and culture stories of 2012, and the art that made an impact.The Daily Circuit, January 3, 2013 - Anatoly Liberman on the words of 2012
Fiscal cliff, malarkey and GIF are just some of the words and phrases that were part of the zeitgeist in 2012. Word expert Anatoly Liberman will join us to talk about the words of the year.The Daily Circuit, January 2, 2013 - Minn. orchestras to meet, negotiate contracts with musicians
We'll talk with a mediator about the meetings scheduled today between management and locked out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Will mediators be able to break the impasse?The Daily Circuit, January 2, 2013 - The best books of 2012
We'll take a look back at the best books of 2012. We covered a lot of literary ground on The Daily Circuit this year, and many of the books featured on the show have ended up on critics' lists of top reads.The Daily Circuit, December 30, 2012 - A new wave of Latino artists come into their own
Latino immigrants have been settling in Minnesota for more than a century, often in waves. Recently MPR News' Marianne Combs spoke with a group of Latino artists about how a younger generation is revitalizing local Latino culture while they seek a connection to their past.The Daily Circuit, December 27, 2012 - Grammy-nominated Okee Dokee Brothers perform at MPR studios
Minnesota's Okee Dokee Brothers' "Can You Canoe?" will be up for best children's album at this Sunday's Grammy Awards.The Daily Circuit, December 25, 2012
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