Jun 24th, 2008 · On his self-titled debut, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson enlists all-star help in friends Chris Taylor and Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Yet despite recording with more accomplished rockers, Robinson has a style and flair all his own.
Oct 23rd, 2006 · Rapper and producer Andre Benjamin's new project is an animated series for the Cartoon Network called Class of 3000. Benjamin (Andre 3000) is half of the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo Outkast. The group is best known for the single "Hey Ya!" from the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Benjamin also appears in the films Idlewild, Four Brothers, and Be Cool.
Jul 4th, 2006 · Benjamin Franklin, who has been has been called the most multi-talented figure in American history, spent some 16 years of his life in London. His life and accomplishments there are on display in the newly restored house where he lived.
Jan 13th, 2006 · Next Tuesday marks the 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin, printer, postmaster, diplomat, statesman and inventor. Guests: HW Brands, author, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Dickson, Allen, Anderson centennial professor, Department of History, University of Texas Page Talbott, associate director and chief curator of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary editor and an author of Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
Dec 21st, 2005 · French musician Benjamin Biolay has been a hit-maker in his home country for years, praised for his songs and his innovative collaborations with other performers. But he's not well known in the United States. Music critic Chris Douridas of member station KCRW talks about Biolay's work with Madeleine Brand.
Sep 17th, 2005 · Benjamin Kunkel talks about his debut novel, a tale of twenty-something angst called Indecision. Kunkel is also a co-founder of the literary magazine n+1.
Aug 15th, 2005 · Andre' Benjamin is best known as André 3000, one-half of the Grammy Award-winning duo OutKast. Ed Gordon talks with Benjamin about his latest acting gig, in John Singleton's new action drama Four Brothers.
Jan 17th, 2005 · Benjamin K. Roe, NPR's Director of Music, reflects on the musical core of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and NPR's commitment to the holiday that honors him.