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The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 469 airing September 4, 2022 featured the Jazz Giants playing the compositions of Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like Count Basie, Scott Hamilton, Russ Freeman and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 467 airing August 21, 2022 featured the Jazz Giants playing the compositions of Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like The New York All Stars, Big Joe Turner, Illibnois Jacquet and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

Tamara Keith has been a White House correspondent for NPR since 2014 and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast, the top political news podcast in America. Keith has chronicled the Trump administration from day one, putting this unorthodox presidency in context for NPR listeners, from early morning tweets to executive orders and investigations. She covered the final two years of the Obama presidency, and during the 2016 presidential campaign she was assigned to cover Hillary Clinton. In 2018, Keith was elected to serve on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association.

The recently stagnant charts are flooded with new releases this week, led by Bieber and Scott. Plus, Ravyn Lenae's slow-burning hit "Love Me Not" makes a play for song of the summer status.

It's not just Louis C.K. and Stephen Colbert who are confused about the Common Core. Get the facts here.

The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

The Indiana Fraternal Order of Police are seeking an apology from a Town of Merrillville councilman, two northwest Indiana lawmakers voted in support of a bill that would protect young human trafficking victims, and there's a big event coming up to help get kids immunized to protect them from serious illnesses.

Preserving democracy is top of mind for Democrats and independents, while Republicans are most concerned about immigration. And there are big splits on how to handle immigration in particular.

Happy Groundhog Day! It's snowing...