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By Charles Piersonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-836747.mp3Buffalo, NY – I was driving home one day in May 2007 when…

There was lots of mail about our interview last week with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, especially what he said about the taxes paid by a family of four making $50,000 a year under the current tax system. Host Scott Simon reads letters from our listeners about that story and more.

It's time to get in shape, and nothing motivates like music. We need your go-to workout tunes.

International donors, including the U.S., have helped refurbish a conservatory in Kabul, but some of the students say they still face disapproval from extremist elements, even at the university.

NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener feedback on previous show topics, including new choices and technology available to amputees, the philosophical questions at the U.S. Supreme Court and the unexpected joys of traveling in an RV.

In Austin, Texas, Baldomero Frank Alvarez Cuellar of Rancho Alegre Radio, is working to bring Conjunto music back to the life of the city. He held a three-day Conjunto festival at the Moose Lodge. Conjunto has roots in German Polka as well as Mexican folk music. This City Life Snapshot comes from the Austin Music Map project at member station KUT in Austin. It's part of the Localore project, a nationwide effort from the Association of Independents in Radio.

The New Orleans legend recently teamed up with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, who persuaded Dr. John to look inward in his music. The result is a funky, thoroughly modern-sounding new album called Locked Down.

It was the landmark's longest closure since World War II. But the tower's highest point is still not open — and for now, visitors will need to take the stairs.

The soul singer talks about his entry for the Morning Edition Song Project which considers how the pandemic created space for a national dialogue on race after pausing many aspects of regular life.

A group of community activists is raising concerns over the possible use of a new non-lethal restraint tool by Buffalo Police dealing with mental health…