Monthly Archives: November, 2024


S09 Ep10: Twos and Threes, Part 4

Published - November 2, 2024

“Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.” – Frank Zappa   There is something special and intimate about the music performed by duos and trios.  This week’s episode is devoted to these small ensembles. “Twos and Threes, Part 4” Nino Rota:  Improvviso Lynn Kuo, violin & Marianna Humetska, piano “Love: Innocence, Passion, Obsession” Independent Karl Kohn: Cantilena II Marimolin “Marimolin: Phantasmata” GM Records 2048 Eric N. Robertson: The Rings (excerpts) Suzanne Schulman, flute & Erica Goodman, harp “Being Golden” Wolftone Media 22061 Maddalena Lomardini Sirmen:  Trio in B-flat Major The

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In an Exclusive Interview on WCNY’s ‘Balancing Act with John Katko,’ Former Speaker Newt Gingrich Says a Dictator Can’t Run America

Published - November 1, 2024

In an appearance on “Balancing Act with John Katko,” former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich said that the United States is too complicated to be run by a dictator. “The Founding Fathers designed a machine so inefficient that no dictator could make it work. It’s a brilliant design. The Senate is elected for six years, the House for two years, the President for four years. The Supreme Court is off to one side. It is very, very hard to make it work. And that is how it was designed.” In a wide-ranging conversation, Gingrich reflected on

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