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COVER STORY
The Voice
Kurt Andersen and actress Megan Mullally talk about
the diverse and creative power of the human voice.
 Throat
Singer
Songwriter Paul Pena wrote the 70s-rock
classic "Jet Airliner," and he's been singing the blues since
he was a kid. But after an unexpected encounter with the throat-singing
tradition of Tuva , Pena recharted his musical life. He studied, practiced,
and then flew all the way to Central Asia to compete in a Tuvan competition.
Pena's full-throated rumble did very well. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
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to Paul Pena's official website
Spoken
Word
It used to be that poetry was an entirely spoken form.
But then, thanks to the printing press, poetry became a mostly silent
literary form. Sara Fishko discovers how disconcerting it can be to hear
the words you're used to only seeing on the page.
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to the Electronic Poetry Center
See
and hear live poetry readings
Megan
Mullally
Hear Megan Mullally quote T.S. Eliot's "The Love
Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
 Voice
Over
The power of the voice can be used to create phenomenal
works of art, and it can be used to sell us stuff. The people in this
story have coaxed you to buy toothpaste, to join a gym or to trust the
news you watch. What are they thinking about when they whisper in your
ear? Produced by Mallory Kasdan.
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to Mallory Kasdan's website
SPECIAL GUEST
Megan Mullally
Actress Megan Mullally is best known as the character
Karen Walker-the shrill, martini-swilling assistant on NBC's Will &
Grace. She got her start on the stage and appeared in Grease alongside
Rosie O'Donnell, and in 1995 in How To Succeed In Business with Matthew
Broderick. With her band Supreme Music Program, Mullally recorded the
album Big as a Berry in 2002, with cover versions of songs by Tom Waits,
Lennon and McCartney, Randy Newman, Kurt Weill, and others.
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to Megan Mullally's official website
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Commentary
Rediscovering Warren Zevon
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Design
for the Real World
The twangy sound of the Telecaster guitar makes
it the favorite of blues players and most country guitarists. Redd Volkaert
has spent the last five years playing for Merle Haggard, and he tells
us how he fell in love with the Telecaster. Produced by Michael May.
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to Redd Volakert's Site
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