In 2005, Ryan Follese and Nash Overstreet formed the pop rock band Hot Chelle Rae. In 2011, the band had a hit song called “Tonight Tonight.” It sold over 2 million copies. NASH OVERSTREET: “You know, we released ‘Tonight Tonight’ on Valentine’s Day of 2011 and that year just flew for us. You know, we […]
Uganda’s latest outbreak of Ebola virus is the fourth in recent years. About 200 people died in the biggest outbreak, in 2000. 37 people died in the last outbreak in 2007. Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever — it can lead to bleeding inside and outside the body. Symptoms of the disease include high fever, vomiting […]
CW: “So we’re at the grill at the Knights of Columbus swim club and we’re talking to Chris, right?” CHRIS: “Right.” CW: “And, Chris, what have you done with your summer?” CHRIS: “I’ve worked here. I’ve played lacrosse. I’ve played basketball, hung out with friends. Traveled a little bit.” CW: “Where did you travel to? CHRIS: […]
COCO: “I’m Coco.” CW: “Coco? Well, that’s really a cute name. Were you named after Coco Chanel [thefashion designer]?” COCO: “My full name is actually Cordelia. It’s just a shorter version for me.” CW: “And what made you want to work at a theater camp?” COCO: “I’ve actually been attending this theater camp since I was three years old. […]
My name is Junious Brickhouse. In Urban Artistry I serve as the founder and executive director. When we first startedthe Urban Artistry project, I was simply a mentor of a few people, few talented people. And now I help maintain the day-to-day [operations], and I’m the motivator and I’m the proud guy who sits back and watches everyone […]
As you walk along it, you can see your own reflection among the names [inscribed on it]. And, this actually has a psychological effect on people, as they think about what lifeis all about. How fragile, life can end. My name is Jan Scruggs. I’m the president and founder of the Vietnam VeteransMemorial. I am actually so […]
My name is Azad Naficy, I go by the name Azad Right. I’m from Los Angeles and I’m a song writer, producer, artist. Azad is actually my real first name. It means freedom in Farsi and it’s something my parents didn’t have. My father Majid Naficy is a well known poet from the Iranian community. He’s also […]
Some health clubs offer a kind of exercise called AntiGravity Yoga. MARIE BICE: “When I first saw people hanging upside down from hammocks and calling it yoga, I kinda thought they were crazy. But it ended up being a lot of fun, and just the swinging, and it felt very playful.” Yoga student Marie Bice says AntiGravity Yoga has been good […]
For the past thirty years, Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles has been selling comic books to adults and children. EVAN CRAY: “I just like holding the pages and reading it.” The look of comics has changed little. But store owner Ryan Liebowitz says something new is happening. RYAN LIEBOWITZ: “In the last year or so, we’ve seen a […]
One of America’s oldest museums is the National Museum of Health and Medicine near Washington. It opened 150 years ago as the Army Medical Museum during the Civil War. Now, it has a new building for its collection. Jim Curley organizes the historical objects, like microscopes from the 1860s. JIM CURLEY: “What I find so significant is, […]