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Musician To Musician: Our 5th Annual Thanksgiving Chain Of Gratitude

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Musician To Musician: Our 5th Annual Thanksgiving Chain Of Gratitude

Ari Shapiro names The New Pornographers as a musical act he's thankful for in 2019. That gratitude is passed forward to nêhiyawak, then Leikeli47 and finally to Chick Corea.

Musician To Musician: Our 5th Annual Thanksgiving Chain Of Gratitude

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A.C. Newman On World Cafe

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World Cafe

A.C. Newman On World Cafe

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Hear The New Pornographers' singer play songs from his latest solo album, Shut Down the Streets, and discuss his new approach to songwriting.

A.C. Newman On World Cafe

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New Pornographers' A.C. Newman Gets 'Guilty'

In between recording and touring with his band The New Pornographers, Newman has started writing solo albums. His second, due out this week, is called Get Guilty, a reference to a sentence in a Donald Barthelme story. Newman discusses his new album in an interview with Alex Cohen.

New Pornographers' A.C. Newman Gets 'Guilty'

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Cabinet Of Wonders

Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode Five

A feast of words written for song, for print and for laughs on this episode of Cabinet of Wonders. New music, duets, and a stand against the drum machine. Then, novelist Colson Whitehead, on the trauma he survived at the hands of Coca Cola.

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World Cafe

A.C. Newman: Power-Pop Visionary

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As ringleader of the all-star band The New Pornographers, A.C. Newman has unleashed a prolific outpouring of songs notable for their consistently high quality. In a session from WXPN, Newman performs songs from Get Guilty and talks about his obsession with pop music's history.

A.C. Newman in Studio on World Cafe 5/14/09

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