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Banjo player Earl Scruggs, who helped shape the sound of American bluegrass music, died Wednesday. He was 88 years old. Fresh Air remembers Scruggs with excerpts from an interview.

A gunman opened fire on the audience at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo. At least 12 people are dead. Two federal law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation told NPR that the suspect's name is James Holmes.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-501454.mp3Albany, NY – George McGovern served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years and was…

Three-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Sean Hayes is back on Broadway, starring as Oscar Levant in Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright’s new play "Good Night, Oscar" at the Belasco Theatre. Ben Rappaport, the actor playing famed Tonight Show host and Levant sparring partner Jack Paar, joins us.

Dorset Theatre Festival has welcomed Jayne Atkinson, best known for her Tony Award–nominated roles in The Rainmaker and Enchanted April, to lead the World Premiere of "True Art" by Jessica Provenz, directed by Michelle Joyner, playing through September 7, 2024, at the Dorset Playhouse in Dorset, VT.

Singer R. Kelly spoke to CBS' Gayle King in an interview that aired Wednesday morning. Kelly denied any sexual misconduct with underage girls.

On this week’s 51%, we chat with rising Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers about her Tony-nominated performance in BOOP! The Musical, and how she gets in character for the iconic role of Betty Boop. We also stop by a lecture with the author of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her.

The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.

Fleck returns to his bluegrass roots on a new album, which is dedicated to Tony Rice and Chick Corea. Mary Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her new book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.

In 2017, Fresh Air marked 30 years as a nationally syndicated, daily radio program by doing what it does best: more in-depth interviews.