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Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.

As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The older musicians are teaching the younger musicians through the song "Sitting on Top of the World." We hear the song as recorded by Al Jolson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead.

On this week’s 51%, it's witching hour. We speak with a Massachusetts state senator about a bill to exonerate a woman convicted during the Salem witch trials. Author Kate Laity teaches us about the history of magic, and we also speak with author and podcaster Pam Grossman about modern witchcraft.

Robert talks to NPR's David Welna about the arrest of Mexico's top anti-drug official on charges that he was working with the country's top drug cartel. Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo (reh-BOY-yo) is the highest-ranking Mexican official accused of drug-related wrongdoing.

In baseball, Baltimore beat the Red Sox 8-5 last night. Manny Machado's three-run homer capped a five-run ninth inning for Baltimore. Boston couldn’t hold…

Already home to the World Chess Hall of Fame and the national chess championships, the city has now attracted an entire collegiate championship team.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-717498.mp3Albany, NY – PRESIDENTIAL SERIESONLINE HIGHER EDUCATION, Pt. 2 of 2,…

Siena Saint legend, Billy Harrell, has died at the age of 85. The Hall of Famer’s jersey became the first one to be formally retired by Siena in 2006. He…

MLB:The Baseball Hall of Fame will have four new members this summer -- pitchers Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz and infielder Craig Biggio.…

The British singer, who won American hearts for his performance at Woodstock, died of lung cancer.