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Armchair Travel: Irish Writer Kevin Barry Shares His Summer Reading List

Arts, Culture & Media

Irish author Kevin Barry’s short stories play with the vernacular in his character’s dialogue. His latest book of stories, “Dark Lies the Island” comes out this fall. Anchor Carol Hills speaks with Barry about his choices for armchair travel this summer.

Katie Taylor: Ireland’s Knock-Out

Sports

The Language of Landscape

The Language of Landscape

The Language of Landscape

The World

The Language of Landscape

In the second of a series looking at unusual features of the American landscape, we hear about the term “blind creek.”

The World

Dave Barry welcomes The Takeaway to Miami

Arts, Culture & Media

Today we welcome Miami listeners to The Takeaway this week at WLRN, Miami’s public radio station. To kick off our first week of broadcasting there, we’re asking Miami-based, Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry to welcome us.

Remembering John Barry, ‘James Bond’ Composer

Composer John Barry wrote the score for eleven James Bond films, transforming the music into one of the most iconic pieces of film music ever written. Barry died Sunday of a heart attack. Barry’s mother was a classical pianist and his father owned several movie theaters. “I never sat down at any given moment and […]