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At ten years old, Pepe Le Pew is a wise fellow. Calm. Sweet. Ready for a new home. He joins us on Welcome. Sit. Stay. You can find him at the Siouxland…
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So says Death in Matthias Claudius's poem "Der Tod und das Madchen," the poem that inspired Schubert's song of the same name, composed in 1817. Seven…
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Holst would be disappointed with us today as we play his best known work, The Planets. The composer was famously vexed that this work eclipsed all else…
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Mark Twain penned the philosophy “Truth is stranger than fiction,” in his travelogue Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World.This notion is…
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Burt is our guest on Welcome. Sit. Stay. Whoever crosses his path is certain to be lucky, as will be Burt. Find him, and his litter mates, at the…
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"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn't include people with disabilities, and people didn't realize that. So what [the Americans with Disabilities Act] did…
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One of the connections I like to make between books and summer vacations is to read a story set in the place that you'll be visiting. Today I'm…
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Beethoven's Sixth will forever be tied to his Fifth, like twins who seemingly come from different families. These two symphonies were not only written…
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Hawkeye is a porgi... a corgoodle... a mix between a poodle and a corgi. Regardless of how you want to say it, it's a fine mix. Hawkeye is only one year…
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Two of the United States's greatest artists made their living selling insurance: the poet Wallace Stevens and the composer Charles Ives. By remaining…