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This is an encore presentation of our special program from 1999, dedicated to the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia's birthday falls on August 1, and he passed on August 9, 1995. Garcia was one of the transcendent, eclectic American musicians of this century and was able to creatively fuse and renew the blues, country, and jazz. On this special program, we'll dig into the roots and branches of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead's music.

This is American Routes Live with Don Vappie and friends. Don is from a New Orleans Creole family and is a studied purveyor of jazz banjo. He knows much about the history of the music and the instrument, going back to origins in West Africa. I asked Don about New Orleans banjo players.

Film critic David Edelstein presents his top ten movies of 2006, and also discusses the best of the holiday options.

Is it possible to come up with a top ten list of records everyone can agree on? What's been the most popular decade for music? What are the least-heard albums? We found answers to these questions and more in our summer-long poll.

This week on The Reading Life: Photographer Cheryl Gerber talks about “Cherchez la Femme: New Orleans Women," inspired by the 2017 Women's March. The book…

If you sit down with Joey Fonseca to discuss alligator hunting, he'll let you know that governmental regulations make his blood boil. But you'll also…

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

Former President Donald Trump's onetime top adviser surrendered to federal authorities Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Season 2 of Unprisoned begins with a three-part series called The Myth Justice is Blind to Money.The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 1 is a primer on…

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.