Oct 1st, 2008 · As a careening presidential race collides with an accelerating financial collapse, journalists are scrambling to keep up. The breakneck pace of developments means a lot of news worth knowing receives the briefest burst of attention before being dropped for something hotter.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Over 500 wildfires are now blazing in Northern California. Crews are working to contain these fires, but the combination of recent lightning storms and tinder-dry conditions has made control difficult, if not impossible. Many people have been forced to evacuate their houses and businesses.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Firefighters are battling hundreds of wildfires across California. Lightning strikes sparked an estimated 800 blazes, and many of those fires are still burning out of control. The biggest one is in the Big Sur area south of Monterey, where 19,000 acres have burned. David Gorn reports from member station KQED.
Jun 24th, 2008 · More than 800 wildfires across Northern California have been sparked by over 5,000 lightning strikes, prompting a plea for help. Michele Norris talks to Paul Van Gerwen, battalion chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · Samantha Hunt's fictional take on the genius inventor Nikolas Tesla explores power, time, love and curiosity, with a little bit of lightning thrown in for good measure.
May 29th, 2008 · The mere mention of Richard Wagner's name can be a lightning rod for controversy. Wagner the man was a scoundrel, but his music was far ahead of its time. Wagner biographer William Berger joins NPR's Lisa Simeone for an overview of the artist and his groundbreaking music.
Apr 28th, 2008 · New Zealander Liam Finn is known to bring along an arsenal of electronics to perform as a one-man-band. But in a session on KUT, Finn brings only himself, a guitar, and vocalist Eliza Jane Barnes for a more laid-back performance and interview.
Jan 18th, 2008 · Campaigning for his wife, Bill Clinton has been fulfilling the job long represented by a running mate -- attacking the opposition and being a controversial lightning rod. While he remains popular with the Democratic rank and file, some also find his behavior unseemly for an ex-president.