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Twitter, Apple, Snapchat, and Facebook are embroiled in controversies about the balance between protecting user data and cooperating with law enforcement. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with tech correspondent Steve Henn about the issue.

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.

The partially collapsed condo in Surfside has been demolished. The Taliban advance across Afghanistan as U.S. forces leave the country. A look inside the conference for top media and tech moguls.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 147 originally airing October 20, 2013 and airing again January 23, 2022, featured a spotlight on American jazz trumpeter and composer Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) and jazz drummer and composer Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007), in music presented by Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Bill Satterlee presented music from artists like Debbie Keeton, Chet Baker, George Shearing and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

The Feeling of Jazz, Program No. 458 airing May 22, 2022 featured a second installment of Jazz Stars playing the Jerome Kern Songbook, that is the compositions of Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945), in music presented by co-host Kent Lindquist. Meanwhile, co-host Al Corns featured other main stream jazz artists like Jo Jones, Vince Guaraldi, Count Basie and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

His newest solo album "Electric Truth" gets world wide release on April 1, 2022, but Lakeshore listeners got treated to some of the album's tracks early as Andy Timmons chatted on this edition of "Midwest BEAT" with show host Tom Lounges and special in-studio guest co-host, guitarist Marco Villarreal.

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is not a unicorn — but as one of the few very successful Black woman showrunners in television, she does stand out

HEART was a first of its kind rock band in the early 1970’s -- a band that could stand toe to toe, shoulder to shoulder with any other hard rock band on the scene -- only it was anchored by two women, two Seattle born and bred sisters who while not necessarily trying to make history and break down barriers in the music business, wound up doing exactly that in hindsight.HEART performs DECEMBER 6th as the Wilson sisters -- ANN & NANCY -- bring their "ROYAL FLUSH TOUR" to the HARD ROCK LIVE stage at HARD ROCK CASINO NORTHERN INDIANA for an 8p.m. concert performance that she said generally runs about two hours and includes a mix of huge hits, deep cut fan favorites, and even a couple of covers.Listen here to TOM LOUNGES' interview with NANCY WILSON -- the co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of Heart -- as she talks about dogs, guitars, her long journey through music, being a female empowerment groundbreaker in music, the current HEART tour, and what's coming next.

Bob Boilen's favorite music of 2021 includes a 100-song playlist and his top 10 albums. It's music filled with great stories and sonic adventures.