More Best of the Best: The 2019 Third Coast Festival Broadcast - Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 1–3 PM; Capitol Steps at 7 PM; The 2019 Musicians Memorial Special from 8–10 PM; Toast of the Nation at 10 PM – Jan 1, 2020, 2 AM
The Third Coast International Audio Festival is back with more stories from our annual Best of the Best
broadcast, featuring the winning stories of the 2019 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
competition. In this hour, stories of extraordinary investigations: host Gwen Macsai presents the
winners of the Skylarking, Best News Feature & Radio Impact awards.
Learn more here.
Capitol Steps - Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 7 PM
Has it been a rough year? Did you put all of your savings into Bill De Blasio's presidential campaign? Did
you get a haircut from Boris Johnson's barber? Did you take a job as a public relations spokesperson for
Rudy Guiliani? Then you may feel the need to laugh at 2019, and the Capitol Steps could not agree
more! So tune in to the Capitol Steps’ New Year’s edition of “Politics Takes a Holiday,” featuring songs from their latest album, The Lyin' Kings. What better time to laugh at politics than now, with election
season gearing up? After all, the Capitol Steps won’t tell you any actual useful information, but they will
tell you what rhymes with Pete Buttigieg.
Learn more here.
The 2019 Musicians Memorial Special – Dec. 31 from 8–10 PM
Each year we lose more greats from the music world. Music historian Paul Ingles presents 2019's edition of the Musician's Memorial Special featuring music and tributes to Dr. John, Art Neville, Ric Ocasek,
Little Feat's Paul Barrere, Ginger Baker, Leon Redbone, Dave Bartholomew, Nibsey Hussle, Eddie Money,
Roky Erickson, Clydie King and many more.
Learn more here.
Toast of the Nation – Dec. 31, 2019, 10 PM – Jan 1, 2020, 2 AM
An NPR tradition every New Year's Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio
complement for the occasion. It's festive jazz you can party to, all night long. This year we are featuring
some of the best jazz collectives playing today. We'll hear the Baltimore Collective recorded live at The
Keystone Korner, The Michael Leonhart Orchestra at The Jazz Standard, The SFJAZZ Collective in San
Francisco and The Carlos Henriquez Octet from Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra in New York City.
Learn more here.