John Myers
Since 2017, John Myers has been the producer of NPR's World Cafe, which is produced by WXPN at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Previously he spent about eight years working on the other side of Philly at WHYY as a producer on the staff of Fresh Air with Terry Gross. John was also a member of the team of public radio veterans recruited to develop original programming for Audible and has worked extensively as a freelance producer. His portfolio includes work for the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, The Association for Public Art and the radio documentary, Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio. He's taught radio production to preschoolers and college students and, in the late 90's, spent a couple of years traveling around the country as a roadie for the rock band Huffamoose.
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The Philly rocker's latest album is titled (watch my moves) and he joins me to talk about the moves he's been making, who he's been working with and lots more.
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It's a confessional, intimate album a world away from Midtown Manhattan.
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In this session, Eilish joins us from the couch at her parents' house to talk about her latest album, Happier Than Ever. -
Surrounded by an intimate group of trusted friends and musicians in a Colorado barn, Neil Young was able to make a new album just the way he wanted. -
Though these songs may sound like they were inspired by the pandemic, Aaron Lee Tasjan's had an anxious mind since before the lockdown.
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The Instrument of Hope, a trumpet made partly of bullets and inspired by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Fla., mass shooting, is touring the country to promote healing. -
Lizzo is a singer, writer, rapper, producer and classically trained flutist who has been working towards her incredible, star-making moment for a long time. -
The Austin native's latest album This Land incorporates punk, soul and even hip-hop. -
California's state government may be on its way to a dramatic downsizing after Monday's tentative deal on the state's $26 billion budget deficit. The deal did not include any tax increases, but did include some serious cutbacks that could be felt for years to come.
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John Myers of member station KQED reports that the funding for California's new Stem Cell Research Agency may be in jeopardy. Proponents and opponents of the controversial voter initiative say the measure is poorly written and may violate the state's constitution.
