How Prince Worked His Magic On The Bangles' 'Manic Monday'

Originals, the latest posthumous release from The Prince Estate, compiles 15 previously unheard songs Prince wrote and demoed for other artists. Among the familiar titles penned by Prince are ... "Manic Monday." For the Bangles, "Manic Monday" was a career breakthrough and, according to Bangle Susanna Hoffs, the culmination of a magical series of events.


Read More
Greg FordeComment
Bit Flip

On Radiolab, travel from a voting booth in Brussels to the driver's seat of a runaway car in the Carolinas, exploring the massive effects tiny bits of stardust can have on us unwitting humans.


Read More
Greg FordeComment
AIR POLLUTION CRISIS Exposes More Environmental Racism In Illinois

In 2016 … the EPA found that the air pollutant ethylene oxide, or EtO, was more dangerous than previously thought. The clear gas was ALREADY known to cause tumors of the brain, lung, breast, uterus, and lymph system as well as neurological effects, respiratory effects, and numbness of the extremities. But the report changed EtO’s classification from probable human carcinogen to officially “carcinogenic to humans” and found that cancer risk from EtO exposure was 30 TIMES WORSE THAN PREVIOUS ESTIMATES..

Read More
Greg FordeComment