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All Songs Considered Blog
9:30 am
Fri May 25, 2012

The Drop: Listen To A Mix From America's Best Electronic Music Festival

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Electronic music producer and DJ Monty Luke, who will perform at the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit on Monday.
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By Otis Hart

There's an awesome music festival taking place over Memorial Day weekend, featuring some of the best DJs in the world. Can you name it?

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Author Interviews
9:11 am
Fri May 25, 2012

Examining 'The Leftovers,' After The Rapture

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Tom Perrotta is the author of several novels, including Election and Little Children.
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 2:11 pm

This interview was originally broadcast on August 25, 2011. The Leftovers is now available in paperback.

Last year, California-based preacher Harold Camping announced that the beginning of the end of the world would take place on May 21, 2011. The date passed by with no apparent rapture, and Camping became the butt of many late-night talk show jokes.

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Song Travels
9:03 am
Fri May 25, 2012

David Hyde Pierce On 'Song Travels'

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"Any show that's any good is much better a month later," Davie Hyde Pierce says of Broadway critics who only show up the first night. "And if it's been done right, it's way better a year later, but such is life."
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Originally published on Fri April 26, 2013 2:58 pm

Actor, singer and comedian David Hyde Pierce is best known for his Emmy-winning role as Niles Crane on the long-running TV series Frasier. He's also a Tony-winning actor for his role in Curtains. As a child, Pierce began in classical music as a pianist, but one summer, that all changed.

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TED Radio Hour
8:55 am
Fri May 25, 2012

How Do Rules Fail Us?

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"Rules are like a road map that get you to the right city, but not the right street." — Barry Schwartz
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 9:22 am

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TED Radio Hour
8:55 am
Fri May 25, 2012

Can Video Games Solve Real Issues?

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"The more hours we spend play games, the more we build up that desire to surprise ourselves and surprise others and to do extraordinary things." -- Jane McGonigal
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Originally published on Fri May 25, 2012 9:31 am

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