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OK Go performs a special Tiny Desk Concert.

Tiny Desk Radio: Vic Chesnutt, The Avett Brothers, Raphael Saadiq, OK Go

We go back in time, to the days when the Desk was young. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Tiffany Day confronts an overwhelming run at stardom on her second album, Halo.

Young pop stars are burning out — and singing through it

On jagged new albums and festival stages, rising pop artists are learning there may be no escape from the influencer economy.

Dalene Basden volunteers at a local soup kitchen after her day job helping families who have children with special needs. Now, with gas and grocery prices rising, she's finding it hard to make ends meet herself.

She helps families in need. As gas and grocery prices rise, she needs help, too

She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.

Here's a look at the 36 races for governor this year

The political environment doesn't look good for Republicans right now, but the party could make gains in the many races for governor across the country this November.

Iranian security forces kill thousands amid nationwide communications blackout

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has risen to at least 6,126, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Trump's $1.5T military budget request

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about President Trump's budget request that includes $1.5 trillion for the military.

Polymarket claims its headquarters is on the 21st floor of the Oceania Business Plaza. So do more than a dozen other crypto companies. But the address leads to a law firm.

NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

Workers walk past a display at Meta headquarters on March 26 in Menlo Park, Calif.

Meta will lay off 10% of its staff

The cuts follow losses in two pivotal court cases and the company's push to invest in artificial intelligence.

KALW Almanac - Wednesday January 14, 2026

Today is International Kite Day!

(L-R) Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin make up the indie pop band MUNA. (Courtesy of Dean Bradshaw)

'It's kind of a no-brainer': Why pop band MUNA is tackling politics on album 'Dancing on the Wall'

“Dancing on the Wall” is a departure from MUNA’s previous work, trading the sunshine-y pop instrumentals, country influences and sweeping ballads of their self-titled album for gritty, atmospheric tracks influenced by 1990s punk and rave scenes.

KALW Almanac - Monday February 16, 2026

Today is Do a Grouch a Favor Day....

Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities say

Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, not far from where he lives on Jupiter Island, Florida. The sheriff's office said he was not injured.

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