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Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon read from a new book for children called Mr. Blewitt's Nose. Written and illustrated by Alastair Taylor, the book follows the adventures of Primrose Pumpkin and her smelly dog Dirk as they try to find the owner of a lost schnozz.

Cryptocurrency had a rough 2018. The big cryptos lost about 80% of their value. So what happened? Is crypto poised for a comeback or are we talking tulips?

Plaquemines Parish was one of the worst-affected areas in and around New Orleans. Thousands of people lost their homes and are desperately trying to cope with the storm's aftermath. Also, an oil pipeline has broken open, spilling some of its contents into a fragile wilderness.

A misplaced Grammy nomination meets classic blaxploitation as hip-hop's rising star recalls the watershed period in her journey to self-discovery.

When Mount St. Helens reopened to climbers after its historic eruption, a woman in a red chiffon dress and pillbox hat changed the face of Northwest mountaineering forever.

Husband and wife song writing team, BARRY MANN and CYNTHIA WEIL, the duo responsible for such songs as –Youve Lost that Loving Feeling,— –On Broadway,— –We Gotta Get Out of This Place,— –Here You Come Again,— –Dont Know Much,— and more. The two met when they were both working in the famous songwriting landmark, the Brill Building MANN as a composer and WEIL as a lyricist. The two have been writing ever since. In edition to their many pop hits, MANN and WEIL have also written songs for films. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.) 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Leesburg, Fla., has lost a landmark. Out on Highway 27, Dr. Fergie's colorful fruit stand, an eyecatcher for decades, has been dismantled. Proprietor Donald Ferguson, 56, was killed in an October traffic accident.

Dan Snow is a historian and television presenter who was part of the expedition that uncovered Shackleton's lost ship Endurance, so we ask him about the undiscovered artists playing Lollapalooza.

Mark Lanegan was a founding member of the grunge-era Seattle band Screaming Trees and later part of Queens of the Stone Age. He died Tuesday of unspecified causes at his home in Ireland.

Host Bob Edwards talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about the history and beauty of Moravian church music, which was first played in America during colonial times. A Moravian music festival is now under way in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. {Music played in the segment: Most of the music in this piece, including the introductory music and the ending music, comes from Lost Music of Early America - Music of the Moravians. Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman, director (Telarc CD-80482) The lively cut of the wind ensemble (which Bob describes as "very festive") is from David Moritz Michael: Parthien 10-14 Pacific Classical Winds (New World Records 80580-2) The cut of the Civil War Moravian band is from A Storm in the Land Music of the 26th N.C. Regimental Band, CSA. The American Brass Quintet Brass Band. (New World Records, 80608-2)