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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Cory Booker speaks in front of a screen reading A FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS
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Walz’s big night, influencers flexing clout, defining freedom. Takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC

The DNC also gave online influencers prominent speaking slots, a sign of their growing clout with younger voters.

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Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg speaking at the DNC
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International

Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages’ release during Democratic convention

Jon Polin and his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, were greeted with an extended ovation and chants of “bring him home” by the thousands of Democratic delegates in Chicago.

1 year ago

Protesters in Chicago
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Hundreds of protesters rally at park and train station on Democratic convention’s 3rd night

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations rallied Wednesday evening a half mile apart.

1 year ago

RFK Jr.
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RFK Jr. to speak Friday amid speculation he’ll drop independent presidential bid and support Trump

Kennedy will give a speech in Phoenix, hours before Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in neighboring Glendale.

1 year ago

Cornel West speaking at a rally
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Pennsylvania

Democrats get a third-party hopeful knocked off Pennsylvania ballot, as Cornel West tries to get on

A Commonwealth Court ruled that the paperwork filed by the Party for Socialism and Liberation for their presidential candidate, Claudia De la Cruz, was fatally flawed.

1 year ago

Rep. Bill Bascrell speaks from a podium
New Jersey
Politics

Bill Pascrell Jr., long-time New Jersey congressman, dies at 87

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, has died.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Elections

Tim Walz and Bill Clinton headline the Democratic National Convention’s third day

Convention organizers dubbed the theme for Wednesday “a fight for our freedoms,” a nod to the concept around which Harris has organized her campaign.

1 year ago

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, May 24, 2024.
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Pennsylvania
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RFK Jr. showed up late to court in Pa. It could cost him a spot on the ballot

A pair of voters from Dauphin and Philadelphia counties argue Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresented his residency and failed to meet signature requirements.

1 year ago

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Barack and Michelle Obama
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National
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A double dose of Obama firepower and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC

Neither Barack nor Michelle Obama held back in lacing into Donald Trump. In another address, Doug Emhoff proved he wants America to love his wife as much as he does.

1 year ago

Malcolm Kenyatta holds an enlarged Project 2025 book
Elections
National
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DNC Night 2: Pa. Dems cast ceremonial votes for Harris, Malcolm Kenyatta speaks

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention cast votes for Vice President Kamala Harris in a ceremonial roll call. State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta spoke about Project 2025.

1 year ago

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Kamala Harris and Tim and Gwen Walz
Health Care
National
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Tim Walz has described his family’s IVF experience. His wife says they used a different procedure

The Democratic nominee for VP has implied that he and his wife used IVF to conceive. They actually used IUI, a different process that has attracted less controversy.

1 year ago

protesters clash with police
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Protests

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago’s Israeli consulate on second night of DNC

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters charged a line of police in an intense standoff with hundreds of officers on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.

1 year ago

Protesters march holding pro-Palestinian signs
Elections
National

Uncommitted N.J. delegate at the DNC is pushing for peace in Gaza

An Uncommitted New Jersey delegate is working to include a call for a ceasefire in Gaza as part of the official Democratic National Convention platform.

1 year ago

Matthew McCaffery
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Republican Committee tosses Upper Merion GOP leader for endorsing Kamala Harris

Upper Merion GOP leader Matthew McCaffery, who was recently the victim of a swatting incident, admitted to violating the party bylaws.

1 year ago

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Sarah McBride on the floor at the DNC
Delaware
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‘History often happens one step at a time’: Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride is witnessing history — while making it herself

If elected, McBride would be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. House.

1 year ago

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