All Pieces for Michael May

 
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Film director Albert Maysles makes documentaries by taking long, unhurried looks at the subject matter. He tells us how he developed his eye, and t...

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  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
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The 1930s is remembered as the golden age of Hollywood, when small towns had a palatial movie theaters, and stars like Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin...

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  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:26
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In 2005, the rock songwriter Alejandro Escovedo collapsed after a show and nearly died from complications of Hepatitis C. Ill and depressed, he put...

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  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
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During a rough patch in the late ‘80s, singer-songwriter Dave Alvin found himself mourning the deaths of family and friends, deeply in debt, and re...

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  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
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Historian Larry May slips into one of his favorite places — the movie theater.

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  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 08:10
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In Austin, Texas a movie theater called the Alamo Drafthouse has figured out a dreamy summertime way to screen its movies — an all-day canoe ride. ...

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  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:19
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Lisa Fittipaldi was an accountant before she went blind in the early 90s. After she lost her sight, she also lost her job and became depressed. In ...

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  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 06:55
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A secret life provides few clues in the search for the true identity of the cult-musician Jandek.

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 07:47
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Country music legend Willie Nelson says that when he was a child, he heard a heavenly tune that's been under his skin ever since.

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:50
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Producer Michael May discovers prototype designs for washing machines from the 1800s, which not only scrubbed clothes, but churned butter and made ...

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 03:24
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A business designed to exploit amateur songwriters winds up making lots of them really happy.

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
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Caption: The Texas Petrochemicals flare., Credit: Bryan Parras
We've heard a lot about the economy this general election season. Not so much about the other big E-word: the environment. Unless you count the man...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:33
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Caption: David Connor in front of FEMA trailer., Credit: Daniel May
It was three years ago that Katrina made landfall in the southeastern corner of Louisiana. Within a day, New Orleans was filling with water. But sm...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 08:26
Caption: Fred Wesley, left, and David Krakauer., Credit: David Krakauer
The klezmer-funk-hip-hop group Abraham Inc. will have their debut performance at the Apollo tonight. Reporter Michael May has the story behind this...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
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Caption: Chef Ian in Cafe 128's kitchen., Credit: Michael May
Michael May has known chef Ian Pierce since high school. He was sort of a hippie and class clown -- so May was a bit surprised when he read the rev...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 03:50
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Caption: Carolyn Wonderland just released a new CD and will be performing this weekend at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas., Credit: Brio
It's South By Southwest time in Austin, Texas. And right now, the streets are clogged with an event optimistically titled "The Million Musician Mar...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 06:18
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Caption: Susan Schaffel plays with her pet bird Maria., Credit: photog
How many birds are killed by domestic cats each year? The American Bird Conservancy has created an online scientific survey, called Project Predato...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:48
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Caption: Bun B, Credit: Dom Brady
For nearly two decades, Bun B performed with his partner Pimp C as the Houston hip hop group UGK -- short for Underground Kingz. They're one of the...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:19
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The thing Sergeant Blakemore misses the most when he’s fighting in the middle east – aside from spending time with his family – is coon hunting wit...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:43
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Caption: Medic Clint McCullough shows off his memorial tattoo with the name of his unit, and the names of three friends who died., Credit: Michael May
American fighters have been getting military tattoos, such as American eagles, stars and stripes, anchors and cannons, since the 19th century. Tatt...

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:29
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