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3 days ago | wshu.org | Stephen Kallao |Miguel Perez |Miguel Pérez

There's nothing quite like the idea of the Wild West, whose rugged frontier so easily jumps to life in pictures and songs. Noeline Hofmann, who grew up in Alberta, Canada, has a gift for conveying that imagery. Aside from her knack for songwriting, she spent years working as a rancher, while performing at open mic nights across Southern Canada. Then, one of her songs caught the attention of country star Zach Bryan, who invited Hofmann to perform "Purple Gas" for his Belting Bronco series.

5 days ago | wshu.org | Kimberly Junod |Miguel Perez |Miguel Pérez

What is your biggest fear? What's that thing that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up? Makes your skin crawl? Makes you feel that pit in your stomach? Fear can be unpleasant, but it's also a survival instinct. Sometimes, it can even be fun, like when you watch a scary movie. In today's session, recorded in front of an audience at World Cafe Live in Philly, Bartees Strange talks about his new album, Horror. It's an album that sees him facing fears, dissecting them and being shaped by them.

6 days ago | wshu.org | Tom Huizenga

This genre-crossing Tiny Desk follows an illustrious line of Hindustani and Western music collisions. In the mid-1960s, many Americans had their first taste of music from India when Beatle George Harrison played the sitar on "Norwegian Wood." At the same time, in the classical world, violinist Yehudi Menuhin joined sitar star Ravi Shankar to release West Meets East, a Billboard chart-topping album that won a Grammy.

6 days ago | wshu.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. will walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.

6 days ago | wshu.org | Molly Ingram

The University of Connecticut’s athletic success propels the state’s economic success, according to the state’s Chief Marketing Officer, Anthony Anthony. Last year, UConn athletics contributed more than $240 million to the state's GDP, according to their annual NCAA financial report. But Anthony said the impacts aren't just quantitative.