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We often think of disguise as a deception of the eye, but this week on Harmonia, we’re exploring deception of the ear. For centuries, musicians have experimented with sonic trickery: to tell a story, to emphasize meaning, or just for fun. We’ll hear voices pretending to be instruments, instruments pretending to be each other, and more.
Porchlight
Listen to the familiar and the forgotten through recorded song
Listen to the familiar and the forgotten through recorded song
Characters
Unique characters and great events remind us that life is always right now.
Classical
Live performance has always been primary to the presentation of classical music. Reassuring to know that will never change.
Act
Acting up and acting out are usually considered behavioral problems.
Cash Money
Cash money rewards conscious action in the moment. You have it. You spend it. Or not.
Story
More than anything else, story helps us define what is true and what is worth remembering.
Leap
The steps taken immediately before a leap will determine the distance covered.
Past
The past has too many witnesses to establish any certainty as to what actually happened.
Christmas
An appreciation of the Yuletide season from the perspective of passing time.
Friends
The value of genuine acceptance outside of the family you were born into cannot be underestimated.
Run
Watch kids run. Spontaneous. They don't care how far. They don't care how fast.
Place
The significance of place in our lives is both functional and spiritual. Our birthplace, our addresses, our final resting place all help to identify us and tell our story on this earth. Where we are in place also constantly calls upon us to be aware of the present moment.
Hoagy
One of those personalities you'd love to have a beer with. He'd be buying. You'd be listening
The State of Inquiry
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What if the most important drivers of cancer aren’t mutations in DNA, but the chemical switches that control how cells read that DNA?
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