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Rocketing into hyperspace with symphonic soundtracks

This week on Reel Music, we’re rocketing into hyperspace with symphonic soundtracks. Experience the rebel triumphs of Return of the Jedi and the intergalactic thrills of The Last Starfighter.

The genius of Philip Glass

Few composers can do more with less and that’s the genius of Philip Glass.From The Truman Show to The Hours, his soundtracks have shaped how we feel about the stories on screen.

35 Icons of Echoes: Part 2

Get ready for part two of the 35 Icons of Echoes. Listeners have voted and we’ll reveal the rest of the 35 artists anointed to the sacred Icon Halls.

Meta announces its laying off 10% of its workforce

Meta is the latest technology giant to announce layoffs in 2026, amid heavy investment in artificial intelligence.

Congress returns to Washington as lawmakers fume over Trump's allies fund

This week, tension between Republicans and the White House will play out in Congress.

Arriving at a hospital seven hours' drive from his remote village in the mountains, former gold miner He Quangui is finally put in a ward. The doctors are puncturing his chest cavity with a needle to remove air that had escaped from his damaged lungs. In pain, He Quangui tries to clasp the drip pulley hanging from the ceiling; his brother-in-law Mi Shiliang is at a loss for how to comfort him.

What It's Like To Take Photos Of A Dying Man

Like millions of Chinese gold miners, He Quangui was stricken with the lung disease silicosis. At first he didn't want his story to be told, but over time he came to trust the photographer.

Coal miners return to work near St. Clairsville, Ohio, after a month's shutdown during union contract negotiations in May 1941. For decades, coal has fueled the economy in Belmont County, where St. Clairsville is located, and beyond.

In Ohio Coal Country, Job Prospects Lie With Neither Coal Nor Trump's Promises

Donald Trump has made huge promises for creating coal jobs. Not many really think he can deliver. Instead, hopes are high for a new plant in Ohio that converts natural gas into plastic pellets.

Sharlene Adams rode three buses to get to an East Baltimore medical supply store.

When Getting A Blood Pressure Cuff Takes All Day

Sharlene Adams has hypertension but no car, computer or credit card. Insurance will pay for a blood pressure cuff, but the many small hurdles in her life make getting one a time-consuming ordeal.

In rugged, rural areas, patients often have little choice about how they'll get to the hospital in an emergency. "The presence of private equity in the air ambulance industry indicates that investors see profit opportunities," a 2017 report from the federal Government Accountability Office notes.

Wyoming Wants To Use Medicaid To Reduce Air Ambulance Bills For All Patients

Frustrated with sky-high bills from air ambulance companies, Wyoming hopes to hammer down those charges with more regulation. The companies say such a proposal undermines free enterprise.

Mim Akter Tania, 22, thought she was getting a job as a hospital custodian in Saudi Arabia. Instead, she says, she ended up as a domestic servant with an abusive boss.

They Pump $15 Billion A Year Into Bangladesh's Economy — But At What Cost?

Bangladeshis who want to work abroad can pay thousands of dollars for a permit. The reward is a chance for a job that allows them to send cash back home. But there's a potential for abuse as well.

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