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The podcasts that spoke to me the most this year tended to be small and scrappy. The best was Dead Eyes, Connor Ratliff's quixotic quest to reconcile himself with the frustrations of life in show biz.

The 28th annual Mariachi Extravaganza attracts about a thousand young people to compete for best of show.

How do artists get paid for a song in the age of streaming? Our Planet Money podcast team decided to become a record label and release a song to find out.

The work stoppage has curtailed late-night talk shows and put the fall broadcast season in disarray. Critic David Bianculli says there's still some excellent TV to watch, if you know where to look.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.

A conversation with the artist and savant of Texas music lore will be part of the San Antonio museum’s “Voices of the West: Living Legends."

Our colleagues at NPR Music have been sifting through all of this week's new releases, bringing you the gems on their weekly New Music Friday podcast.

It's been decades since the New World Screwworm was a problem in the U.S.

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

The Grammy Award-winning singer and musician had rigorous classical training. Now she's making music that crosses genres: "I've been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all," she says.