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Guster Talks 20 Years Of Music — And Performs Live

Guster's latest album is Evermotion. Zoe Ruth Erwin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Guster Talks 20 Years Of Music — And Performs Live

The band has come a long way since the bongos and acoustic guitars of its early days. NPR's Rachel Martin gets a percussion lesson from Guster and the group performs songs from its new album.

Obama's Trouble Articulating The State Of The Economy

President Obama used the word "crisis" 11 times when he addressed a joint session of Congress in 2009. Since then, he's had a hard time hitting the right note when talking about the economy. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama's Trouble Articulating The State Of The Economy

Obama's Trouble Articulating The State Of The Economy

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'Fresh Off The Boat' Repackages The Asian-American Story For TV

Eddie Huang speaks on stage during the "Fresh Off the Boat" panel at the Disney/ABC event last week. "I held off signing my contract all the way until they were shooting the pilot," he says. Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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'Fresh Off The Boat' Repackages The Asian-American Story For TV

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'Fresh Off The Boat' Repackages The Asian-American Story For TV

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Tech Program Helps Put Latinos On A Path To Silicon Valley

CSIT-In-3 students Daniel Diaz (left) and Brian De Anda map out options for reducing the size of a mobile app their team is building. Krista Almanzan/KAZU hide caption

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Tech Program Helps Put Latinos On A Path To Silicon Valley

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Tech Program Helps Put Latinos On A Path To Silicon Valley

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Panther Eddie Angel
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40' Franz Ferdinand
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We Don't Need Love Songs Fitz & the Tantrums
Finding A Childhood Bully, And So Much More, In 'Whipping Boy'

Allen Kurzweil's previous books include The Grand Complication and A Case of Curiosities. Ferrante Ferranti hide caption

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Finding A Childhood Bully, And So Much More, In 'Whipping Boy'

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Finding A Childhood Bully, And So Much More, In 'Whipping Boy'

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I Love Playin' With Fire The Runaways
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Cherry Bomb (String Quartet Tribute to the Runaways) Vitamin String Quartet
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Guster Talks 20 Years Of Music — And Performs Live

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Guster Talks 20 Years Of Music — And Performs Live

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Guster Talks 20 Years Of Music — And Performs Live

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