About this episode Start your day with "The Page Turns," where daily USA headlines are transformed into captivating folk ballads. Performed by a seasoned storyteller, each episode distills complex current events into ancient tales, revealing the enduring human spirit woven through every news cycle. This unique auditory experience offers a profound new way to engage with the world, helping you connect with the timeless narratives beneath today's fleeting headlines.
0:00 In a courthouse of stone, in a city of glass0:05 A chapter for a president is coming to pass0:10 Thirty-four counts that the jury has read0:15 A felony verdict on the words that were said0:20 For the first time in history, the gavel comes down0:25 On a man who once wore the most powerful crown0:30 Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns0:35 It's a story of power and lessons unlearned0:40 From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains0:45 Just the same human story, again and again0:50 There's whispers on wires, a ghost in the code0:55 A new kind of magic to lighten our load1:00 They're building a mind that can think and create1:05 Then they steal a star's voice and they seal its own fate1:10 A new kind of genius, a new kind of theft1:15 Of all of the human that we still have left1:20 Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns1:25 It's a story of power and lessons unlearned1:30 From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains1:35 Just the same human story, again and again1:40 The sky over Texas turns angry and green1:45 The worst kind of weather the locals have seen1:50 The mercury climbs and the rivers run dry1:55 While a funnel cloud dances and people ask why2:00 The earth gives a warning, the wind has its say2:05 While we're busy with dramas of our own today2:10 The children are shouting on campus lawns now2:15 They're making a stand and they're taking a vow2:20 For a world far away that they see in their screens2:25 They're trying to figure out what it all means2:30 Is anyone listening? Does anyone know?2:35 Which way from here is the right way to go?2:40 Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns2:45 It's a story of power and lessons unlearned2:50 From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains2:55 Just the same human story, again and again
