Dec 24th, 2008 · The world-famous cellist has a challenge for his fans and fellow musicians: Ma has invited them to get online and produce a virtual collaboration with him. Simply download Ma playing "Dona Nobis Pacem," add new music, mix and then upload it back to the site, where the rest of the submissions can be heard. Ma says he'll play music, in person, with the winner.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Why do pigs oink in English and chrjo in Russian? What does the word ma ma have to do with the word mammal? In his new book, Alphabet Juice, humorist and author Roy Blount Jr. traces the origins of everyday words and how they have changed over time.
Sep 20th, 2008 · Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) is among the members of Congress meeting with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to determine how the government will intervene in the financial crisis. Frank, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, talks with Scott Simon about the nation's faltering financial institutions.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · A bill in the works by Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA) would hold FBI agents criminally liable if they fail to share with state and local authorities when one of their informants commits a crime. Some agents fear that if the bill becomes law, it will lead to the demise of the agency's informant program.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Masha Ma was reminded of her own rejection after she heard Yang Peiyi's story. Peiyi was the seven-year-old told she wasn't pretty enough to be shown singing at the Olympics. Ma was told she didn't have the right look to take part in a pen-pal program writing to students in Canada.
May 26th, 2008 · Author Ma Jian is one of China's major fiction writers. And in his latest novel, Beijing Coma, translated by Flora Drew, he takes up the story of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
May 13th, 2008 · Music critics sometimes slam symphony conductors for their overly robotic approach. When the Detroit Symphony performs today with soloist Yo-Yo Ma, that criticism won't be.a criticism. The DSO will be led by Honda's ASIMO robot.
May 11th, 2008 · In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given clues for six-letter words, each containing the consecutive letters M-A. Remove the M-A, and the remaining four letters, in order, will spell a word answering the second clue.