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Songwriter Hugh Martin co-wrote the Christmas tune that Judy Garland made famous in the 1944 classic Meet Me in St. Louis. Martin, who recently released a memoir, explains how he came up with his famous lyrics.

The victim is 16. One of the accused murderers is 14. And the two witnesses are 15 and 16. A local prosecutor in Pennsylvania wants to make sure the witnesses are safe and will show up to testify. So he's locked them up.

While it may have replaced its trademark organ with a piano, Mates of State's members still crank out some of the finest indie-pop music around. In a session from KUT, the duo explains the need to progress as a band and plays songs from its fifth CD, Re-Arrange Us.

A guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer, Hawley is best known for his work in the U.K. bands Longpigs and Pulp. Now a versatile and charming solo artist, Hawley gives an interview and performance from WXPN.

Jess Row's provocative Your Face in Mine uses the rhetoric of transgender experience to imagine a world where race can be changed; reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls it a grating meditation on white guilt.

Monica Potts reflects on her time reviewing civilian complaints about encounters with the NYPD, in light of several high-profile, videotaped confrontations this summer between officers and civilians.

In Graham Joyce's new novel, young student David Barwise returns to Skegness — the decaying British seaside resort where his father died — and sees a mysterious, blue-suited apparition on the beach.

Yes, even within the hallowed halls of classical music, one can find all manner of hoodwinking, horseplay and even a raunchy song or two. Hear Renee Montagne and Miles Hoffman spin some of the more lewd and laughable musical jokes.

Rap vocalist Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC, which is disbanding after the death of Jam Master Jay, the group's MC. McDaniels is the "DMC" of the group. Run-DMC was the first rap group to earn gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums. The group is credited with bringing new fashions, new dances and new language to popular culture. This interview first aired May 19, 1997.

A wondrous new graphic novel tells the tale of South Africa's first post-apartheid president. Inspirational and informative, Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book is as much for adults as it is for children.

Country singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has just returned from Paris where — while taking a break from a grueling tour schedule — she wrote the songs for her latest album, Another Country. Merritt and her longtime band play songs and take questions about the new album.

The "ick factor" has kept consumers in the U.S. from eating crickets, locusts and mealworms. To convert skeptics, bug-food advocates are trying to win them over with sleek packages and clever names.