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March 5, 2017: we're halfway through the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency. Political insiders CJ Jackson and Johanna Maska review Trump's presidency in this sneak peek at the Dole Institute of Politics newest series.

March 11, 2017

Before there was Disney, there was Jean Cocteau, and his film "La Belle et la Bête" (Beauty and the Beast). The composer was Georges Auric, who became a…

Jennifer Rowley will step in for Patricia Racette on the entire run of Cyrano de Bergerac, by Franco Alfano, at the Met in New York. The opera, based on…

This trio from Nashville, formerly part of the band The Barrel Jumpers, blends contemporary folkwith bluegrass influences and lovely three part harmonies,…

On this edition of Conversations, David Baldacci talks about The Fix. The Fix is the third installment in a series of novels featuring FBI Agent Amos Decker.

Derek Kwan is the Executive Director of the Lied Center, and on this edition of Conversations we'll talk about the organization's history and mission. The Lied Center has been bringing world-class performances to the area for over 20 years. 00000184-7fa8-d6f8-a1cf-7facfff00002

Paula Martinack is an author, playwright, historian and professor at the University of North Carolina. Her debut novel Out of Time, won the 1990 Lambda Literary Ward for Lesbian Fiction. On this edition of Conversations, I talk with her about her latest novel, The Ada Decades. The title of the novel refers to the central character, Ada Shook. The story spans seven decades and opens with a 12-year-old Ada in 1947.00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad00020002

Hope Jahren has dedicated her life studying trees, flowers, seeds and soil. Among her many accomplishments, Hope Jahren is the recipient of three…

On this edition of Conversations, I’ll talk with Carl Hiaasen about his novel, Razor Girl, which is now out in paperback. NPR Books referred to Razor Girl…