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The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon as the torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner stand in front during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris on July 26, 2024.

The Olympic flame isn't actually fire. So what is it?

Visitors and locals gather each night to watch the Olympic Flame rise above Paris suspended by a huge balloon. But what's really in the cauldron?

<em>High-flying jay</em> by Lasse Kurkela, Finland, Winner, 15-17 Years. Lasse Kurkela watches a Siberian jay fly to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food. Kurkela wanted to give a sense of scale in his photograph of the Siberian jay, tiny among the old-growth spruce-dominated forest. He used pieces of cheese to get the jays accustomed to his remotely controlled camera.

Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.

Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer, speaks about the new Apple Watch Series 4 at the company's product-launch event in Cupertino, Calif., on Wednesday. The new Watch includes a sensor allowing users to take an electrocardiogram they can share with their doctor.

New Apple Watch To Detect Abnormal Heartbeats

The focus heading into Apple's event was on its new iPhones, but it also unveiled a redesigned Apple Watch with a sensor allowing users to take an electrocardiogram they can share with their doctor.

Coffee and Carnations: The story of Casa De Flora in Bloomfield, NJ

WBGO's resident reporter James Frazier profiles those involved in Casa De Flora, a unique shop in Bloomfield, NJ

Newport Associates Development Company is celebrating 40 years

A big effort to showcase non-profits in Jersey City and a new look at 'Godspell' through a contemporary lens

On the March 28 WBGO Journal, host Doug Doyle chats with Jamie LeFrak about the future of Jersey City and with students involved in a new version of "Godspell" in East Orange

The new doc 'Clemente' shows the greatness of the late two-time World Series champion

On this edition of The Art of the Story. the new documentary "Clemente" is now available on the History Channel

The Best Music Of 2018 Says, 'We're Here, Get Used To It'

Women dominated NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2018. But the revolution behind the changes in music today is deeper, and more subtle, than the numbers reveal.

Art Lillard's Heavenly Big Band dance party for Spoke the Hub's Local Produce Mini-Festival of the Performing Arts

Group swing dance lesson starts at 6:00. Live music & dance party starts at 6:30. Andrea Wolper vocals, Carol Sudhalter & Lou Caputo flutes, Michael Hashim soprano sax, Gleb Vascenko alto sax, Kyle Nasser tenor sax, Jon Mark Mc Gowan & Pam Fleming trumpets, Noah Bless trombone, James Borowski bass trombone, Cecilia Coleman keyboard, Andy Friedberg guitar, Ralph Hamperian bass, Nano Valerio percussion, Art Lillard drums & bandleader

Sequined stage gown, eyeglasses, and other ephemera from life of Ella Fitzgerald are on display at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City

Tributes to several jazz legends and a trip to the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City

On the January 6 edition of the WBGO Journal, we have tributes for several jazz legends and we visit the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City

Michael Sarian New Aurora CD Release LIVE Stream + In-person Concert

Michael Sarian: trumpet/flugelhorn/composition Santiago Leibson: piano Marty Kenney: bass Nathan Ellman-Bell: drums Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his "unique compositional and instrumental voice... reminiscent of [his] lyrical contemporaries such as Ralph Alessi, Ambrose Akinmusire or Avishai Cohen...certainly deserving of a large audience and much recognition." (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Michael relocated to New York City in 2012 to pursue a master’s degree in Jazz Studies at New York University, where he studied with great musicians such as Laurie Frink, Alan Ferber, Brad Shepik, Ralph Alessi and Mike Rodriguez. Michael has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, BRIC JazzFest, Getxo Blues Festival, Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Beacon Theater, Central Park SummerStage, Teatro Colón, has appeared on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR's World Cafe, and many more. The group's album, New Aurora, is mostly original compositions inspired by artists such as Tomasz Sta?ko, Paul Motian, and Enrico Rava. It was released on September 4th with ears&eyes Records. Hear the music at https://bit.ly/36Ho6pL, and can check videos on their YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfxFU_6TsNYVJPMi8Pkt4Re9pgCjk70p Showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT A limited number of in-person seats are available for $20 each. Please email henry@andiemusik.com for stipulations. Streaming cost is $10 Donations are welcomed. The link will be revealed to you 15 minutes before the show and will remain active through June 20

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