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We experience the sounds of the Aurora Borealis through the ears of sound recorder Steve McGreevy.

NPR's Alex Chadwick reports on the action sports films featured at the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colo., and how they are helping to broaden to the appeal of various "extreme" sports -- and taking the craft of filmmaking to new levels as well.

Getting ready to play assassin Jason Bourne, the boyish-looking Matt Damon had to figure out a way to portray a tough guy. So he trained in boxing to change the way he walked. Damon discusses the complexities and challenges of acting with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Radio producer and commentator Paul Ingles offers an appreciation of rhythm & blues legend Ray Charles, who died this past Thursday. For Ingles, there's one song that towers above all others.

This summer, Verity Records celebrates its 10th anniversary. The gospel label features popular artists likes of Vanessa Armstrong and Donnie McClurkin, among others. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with the label's president Max Siegel and Verity gospel star and pastor John P. Kee.

NPR's Tavis Smiley and music critics Gail Mitchell of Billboard magazine and Stephen Ivory talk about the significance of Black Music Month. They hash out what tunes they would want most if trapped on a desert island.

AMC's new series takes a detailed look at the intersection of crime, policing and the courts. But while its story is compelling, 61st Street is ultimately marred by a script that seems too obvious.

Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter reviews the second season of Reno 911, a spoof on reality cop shows that he says is dead-on funny.

Simon and Garfunkel made some of the most memorable music of the 1960s and '70s. They are back together on tour, performing old favorites and a new song.

Thirty years ago, Guy Tyler, an amateur ethnographer, began recording Emmett Van Fleet, the last of the Mojave creation song singers. Over the course of several years, Tyler spent his weekends and holidays meticulously recording the 525 song cycle that recounts the legend of the creation and origin of the Mojave people. These recently rediscoverd recordings have been unheard for decades.