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We mark the 10th anniversary of the Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week with more music and interview highlights from Julee Glaub Weems, David Holt, and Jean Ritchie.

Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews Mark Miller's High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow. It's a biography of jazz singer and musician Valaida Snow, aka "Little Louis."

New York City marks the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with moments of silence at ground zero and a light show at sunset. In Virginia, bells toll at the Pentagon for the 184 people killed there. Hear NPR's Luke Burbank.

Arizona State University hosts the third and final debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry Wednesday. The debate, to focus on domestic policy, is the only meeting between the Republican and Democratic candidates to be held in the Far West. Hear reporter Mark Moran of KJZZ.

The next pope will be elected at a conclave of 115 Roman Catholic cardinals scheduled to begin Monday. Piety and politics mark the days leading to the conclave, as cardinals consider who among them is a plausible candidate to follow John Paul II.

June 28 marks the centennial of master melody-maker Richard Rodgers, composer of such beloved musicals as Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music. Hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg, Easy to Remember explores Rodgers' life and career. The program features music from cast albums, soundtracks, period recordings and popular records.

The British multi-instrumentalist Lewis Taylor is putting his own, very personal mark on neo-soul. Taylor plays all the instruments on Stoned, his first U.S. release, in addition to producing the record himself.

In June, The Thistle & Shamrock® marked 41 years of weekly national broadcasts. It’s time to step back but not before making more memories.

Ted Scambos has been keeping an anxious eye on Antarctica's massive ice sheets, watching for signs that they could be melting. His colleague Mark Serreze is watching ice at the other pole. They've come up with the same finding: The planet's ice is in jeopardy.

The Nirvana frontman was known for smashing guitars during performances and in the studio. This one includes messages to his old friend, Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees.