Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'amazing'

A Father's Lessons: Coping With Loss, Love

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:31:00 EDT

After his wife died in 1977, Joseph Natale raised three children on his own. Recently, he spoke with his son about coping — and finding the new love of his life. "The amazing thing was, no way was I longing to get married" again, Natale said.

Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:42:00 EDT

Sarah Vaughan possessed one of the legendary voices in jazz. With a multi-octave range and a luscious, supple sound, she was celebrated by critics, fans, and fellow musicians alike. In this program from 1986, Vaughan's lively and sassy personality is on display, as are her amazing vocals.

A Real-Life Archaeologist Talks About Treasure

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:00 EDT

Ever wonder what being Indiana Jones in real life is actually like? Fred Hiebert talks about his life as an archaeologist. He also talks about the amazing objects featured in a new National Gallery of Art exhibit entitled Afghanistan: Hidden Treasure.

Oscar Peterson on Piano Jazz

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:00 EDT

Pianist Oscar Peterson was one of the giants of jazz piano. Fast fingers and a hard-wired sense of swing defined Peterson and made him a favorite musical partner for everyone from Ella to Dizzy to Herbie Hancock. On this program from 1998, Peterson demonstrates his deft touch and amazing technique.

An Amazing Lawuit: Direct TV vs. Dish Network

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EDT

With characters including tech hackers and software pirates, the legal showdown between two providers of satellite television has been five years in the making. Kim Zetter of Wired.com parses a lawsuit that includes former intelligence agents, stolen e-mails and a mysterious suicide.

Pro Basketball, Hockey in Playoff Mode

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The NBA playoffs begin this weekend, while the NHL's are already in full swing. Can the Boston Celtics complete an amazing turnaround with a trip to the NBA finals? The Detroit Red Wings had the best overall NHL record, but they're struggling in the playoffs.

Studying Regeneration for New Limbs, Organs

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT

Salamanders have amazing abilities to renew and regenerate themselves. Research biologist David Gardiner talks to Andrea Seabrook about why salamanders can regrow limbs and humans can't.

How Do You Transport a Burning Olympic Torch...

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:18:00 EDT

Protests over China's human-rights record are complicating an already amazing feat -- keeping a flame alive on a more than 150-day journey touching each of the continents, and this year, a climb to the top of Mount Everest.

L.A. Sees Spike in Outbursts of Gun Violence

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:15:00 EST

Los Angeles police are still searching for the man who opened fired into a crowd of children and adults at a crowded bus stop Wednesday. Eight people were shot, and several suffered serious wounds, leading authorities to express amazement that no one was killed.

Teddy Pendergrass Looks Back on Soulful Career

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:15:00 EST

It has been 25 years since a car crash left legendary soul singer Teddy Pendergrass paralyzed. But as he tells Farai Chideya, he's still inspired. His new CD retrospective, The Essential Teddy Pendergrass, focuses on the scope of his amazing career.

A Swamp Rocker's Guide to 'Living' Dangerously

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:18:00 EDT

Dax Riggs' rollicking "Living Is Suicide" contemplates the futility of existence dressed up as a garage-rock anthem. Prickly and ghostly, occasionally plodding, occasionally amazing and deathly serious, it's one of the year's most delightfully forbidding songs.

The Accordian World Cup

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:30:00 EDT

This week, young musicians from around the world gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the world cup of accordian playing. Host Debbie Elliott gets a demonstration of the amazing technique of one of the contestants, Grayson Masefield, 19, of Auckland, New Zealand.

Roberta Flack Still Killing Them Softly

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:31:00 EDT

Singer Robert Flack reflects on her long career, including the story of how she was discovered, and the amazing chemistry she had with the late soul singer Donny Hathaway. "We had the R&B locked down," she said of her personal and professional relationship with him.

Dweezil Zappa Takes on Dad's Music

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Musician and composer Frank Zappa left an amazing legacy: more than 80 albums and hundreds of additional compositions. Now his son, Dweezil, is working to keep his father's music alive. He and an orchestra are embarking on an international tour, playing selections of Frank Zappa's music.

Contemplating Man and Fire

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:00:00 EDT

As wildfires blaze across the western states this summer, science commentator Ruth Levy Guyer reflects on humankind's uneasy relationship with fire, and she considers its amazing properties.

New Technology Recaptures Pianists of the Past

Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Decades of amazing musical performances are hidden behind the limits of audio technology at the time they were recorded. Now, a new technology re-performs and records classics by Glenn Gould, Alfred Cortot and Art Tatum.

Photographer Reflects on Jazz Giants, Storm Losses

Mon, 07 May 2007 15:05:00 EDT

Jazz photographer Herman Leonard almost lost his amazing collection to Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of prints were destroyed, but some of the salvaged photographs have gone on display at a New Orleans museum.

Remembering the Hindenburg in Verse

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:01:00 EDT

Seventy years ago this Sunday, people in New York City looked up in amazement to see the ill-fated zeppelin Hindenburg make its way to an airfield in New Jersey. A poem offers a boy's-eye view of that sight.

'Amazing Grace' Tells the Story of British Abolition

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:44:00 EDT

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. The new movie Amazing Grace is about the British abolitionist movement, focusing on the man who led the fight in Parliament.

'The Host' Rewrites the Monster-Movie Rules

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:43:00 EST

The average monster movie spends most of its time introducing us to characters we hope will die sooner rather than later. The Host, by Korean director Bong Joon-ho, inverts this formula with amazing success.

'Amazing Grace' and the Power of Truth

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:09:00 EST

The film Amazing Grace focuses on William Wilberforce, who led the movement in the British Parliament to abolish slavery. It tells a story of idealism and speaking truth to power.

A Look at an Autistic Savant's Brilliant Mind

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:57:00 EST

Author Daniel Tammet talks about his new book Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant, and his amazing facility with numbers. Tammet has a rare form of autism that gives him astonishing mental powers.

Eating the Unknown: Best Meal Ever

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:00:00 EST

When commentator Daniel Pinkwater goes for a meal at a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, the owner treats him like family. And when she brings an amazing dish, he devours it. But she cannot tell him anything about it: not its name, what it is called in Chinese or English; nothing.

Uncovering the 'True' History of the Funerary Violin

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:21:00 EDT

A forthcoming book traces the lost history of a musical genre too good to be true: funerary violin. Despite questions about the authenticity of the material, the book's U.S. publisher says it's an "amazing piece of work."

A Corny, Yet Amazing, Tribute to Julia Child

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:58:00 EDT

What could be a more appropriate homage to a cook than to have her likeness rendered in food? When children run through a corn maze in western Massachusetts, they are actually running through the hair and down the arms and into the pots and pans of the world's favorite French chef, Julia Child.