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Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the Black Lives Matter movement. She was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2020.

Washington was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2008, about the film The Great Debaters, which he directed and starred in.

Bassist Charlie Haden talks to Liane about what makes a good song. He's collected some rarely performed gems over the years that are featured on his new album CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST - THE ART OF SONG (Verve Records 314 547 403-2).

Tori Amos' new album describes a journey across America after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The story is told through the eyes of a character named Scarlet, who encounters various personalities along the route. NPR's Elizabeth Blair profiles the singer-songwriter.

Yusa is a 20-something singer-songwriter from Havana with a brand new CD. Her music blends Cuba's past, present and future, and while the music draws on traditions, it's also influenced by trends in America, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The CD is titled Yusa on TUMI records. Felix Contreras has our review.

They are generations apart but when Tony Bennett and k.d. lang team up, they sound like the perfect couple. Bob Edwards interviews the duo, who have recorded A Wonderful World, a new collection of songs identified with another great singer, Louis Armstrong.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Extended Family (Tapestry), the CD of a quartet led by tenor saxophonist Fred Hess.

Liane Hansen speaks with guitarist/composer Ralph Towner, from the jazz/classical/world music group Oregon. After playing together for 30 years, the quartet has had collaborations with orchestras in the past, but only now has put their orchestral repertoire on disc:Oregon in Moscow (Intuition Records #3303) features the group performing with the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra. We'll also hear from producer Steve Rodby, who organized the Moscow project.

Critic Milo Miles reviews a new 3-CD set Demons and Angels (Shanachie) collecting the recordings of blues guitarist Rev. Gary Davis.

Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. Called one of the greatest improvisers in the history of jazz, Jarrett was famous for his wildly passionate solo recitals. In 1996, Jarrett came down with a mysterious illness-- an interstitial bacterial parasite-- that caused him to stop performing for about two and a half years. Jarrett has started performing and recording again, but he still keeps a low public profile, so his condition will not worsen again. His newest CD, Whisper Not (Universal Classics), will be released next month. His other recent CD, Melody at Night, With You, was a solo album Jarrett recorded at his home studio in rural New Jersey.