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New book ‘Tonight in Jungleland’ takes a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’

DoubledayAs Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album Born to Run turns 50 in August, author and journalist Peter Ames Carlin takes a deep dive into the record in his new book, Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run, out Tuesday.While Born to Run was a critical and commercial success for Springsteen, prior to the record he was coming off two commercial failures — Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle — and was close to being dropped by his […]

August 4, 2025

Entertainment

‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ star Loni Anderson dies at 79

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLoni Anderson, best known for her role on the radio station sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. The actress was 79, just a few days shy of her 80th birthday.Her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, confirmed she died Sunday in Los Angeles after "an acute prolonged" illness.“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” her family said in a statement.Anderson played the sexy and smart receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, which aired from 1978 […]

August 3, 2025

Music

Forget Shakedown Street — San Francisco now has a Jerry Garcia street

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, IncJerry Garcia would have turned 83 on Friday, and in recognition, his native San Francisco gave the late Grateful Dead founder a big honor.The San Francisco Chronicle reports that on Friday, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie led a dedication ceremony as a stretch of Harrington Street, where Garcia spent part of childhood, was renamed Jerry Garcia Street in his honor. The ceremony took place just a few steps away from the home where Garcia lived with his grandparents.“Jerry gave […]

August 3, 2025

Health

Increasing Patient Access To Experimental Drugs

There are many experimental drugs being tested for various conditions, but many of them never get to real patients due to obstacles like low rates of clinical trial participation. Our expert this week explains a growing research method that brings the trials directly to patients and gives them the opportunity to access a wider range of medications. Guest Information: Dr. Casey Chapman, Gastroenterologist, Chief Medical Officer, GI Alliance Links for more info: GI Alliance LinkedIn: Dr. Casey Chapman GI Alliance […]

August 3, 2025

Viewpoints

Strings Attached: The Inequities Still Shaping Classical Music Today

Despite big efforts in recent years to boost diversity in classical music, the genre is still exceedingly difficult to break into. According to an industry wide study conducted last year by the League of American Orchestras, African Americans made up just 2 percent of professional orchestras nationwide. Violinist and educator Brendan Slocumb and activist Afa Dworkin discuss what’s holding the industry back and how improved early access music programs in public schools are vital to creating opportunity for historically excluded […]

August 3, 2025

Health

The New Drug That Shrinks Tumors For Patients With NF1-PN

Born with NF1-PN, a rare genetic disorder, Austin Fields spent his childhood learning how to live in a body riddled with benign tumors. Though removal surgery is the main treatment for this painful condition, a new medication has recently been approved for adults with NF1-PN. Our experts explain what it’s like to live with this condition and how this novel drug is enhancing patients’ quality of life. Guest Information: Dr. Angela Hirbe, Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of the […]

August 3, 2025

Viewpoints

The Living Night: Uncovering Nature’s Hidden Third Shift

While towns and cities sleep, a bustling animal world emerges. This week – we explore the hidden nighttime lives of urban wildlife – from foxes in Berlin to possums in American backyards – and cover why it’s essential to appreciate and protect these often-unseen creatures that we share our world with. Guest Information: Sophia Kimmig, researcher, Leibniz Institute, author, Living Night: On the Secret Wonders of Wildlife After Dark. Links for more info: Instagram: @sophiadiebiologin Amazon: Living Night: On the […]

August 3, 2025

Music

John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of ‘attention’ Paul McCartney got in the ’70s

Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesJohn Lennon took himself out of the spotlight for five years in the 1970s to raise his son Sean Lennon, but during that time he was "insanely jealous" of his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney's musical success. That's according to longtime Lennon friend and confidant Elliot Mintz.While appearing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's podcast, The Magnificent Others, Mintz said that Lennon would speak "so lovingly" of Paul. But Mintz claimed Lennon was "insanely jealous" of […]

August 1, 2025

Entertainment

Michael Jai White says he wanted his new film, ‘Trouble Man,’ ‘to be an experience’

Samuel Goldwyn FilmsMichael Jai White wrote, produced, directed and stars in his new film, Trouble Man, out in theaters Friday. Though it's being associated with the Blaxploitation genre, he tells ABC Audio the film is generally influenced by action comedies."I have certain issues with [the Blaxploitation era] because there were just a lot of movies that were just action movies and dramas that got swept up into that title," he explains.While he admits Trouble Man carries the spirit of "brotherhood, sisterhood and pride" often […]

August 1, 2025