About this episode Tune in for 'The Storyteller's Song Again,' where today's breaking news from across the USA is masterfully woven into timeless folk ballads. Each morning, a seasoned troubadour transforms headlines into ancient tales, revealing the enduring human dramas beneath the daily updates. Discover a unique perspective on current events, connecting the present to a rich tapestry of history and shared experience, leaving you with a profound sense of continuity.
0:00 The sun comes up, the coffee's hot, the screen begins to glow0:05 Another headline from the Fed, a whisper soft and low0:11 Jerome Powell speaks of numbers, of a quarter point and change0:17 While a family counts their dollars on a new and shifting range0:23 The price of gas is stubborn, and the price of bread is steep0:29 And the promises of politicians are getting hard to keep.0:35 Oh, the wires hum a new report, the tickers flash and gleam0:41 But it's just another chapter of the old American dream0:47 Full of hope and full of worry, full of dust and rain0:53 Just a travelling storyteller singing this old song again.0:58 In Washington, the men in suits, they gather in the halls1:04 To talk about the thinking box that lives inside the walls1:10 A ghost that's born of silicon, a mind of light and code1:16 They're drawing lines and writing laws to lighten up the load1:22 Or chain the beast before it grows, they haven't yet agreed1:28 Just another seed of progress, or a strange and foreign weed.1:34 Oh, the wires hum a new report, the tickers flash and gleam1:40 But it's just another chapter of the old American dream1:46 Full of hope and full of worry, full of dust and rain1:51 Just a travelling storyteller singing this old song again.1:57 From California's golden hills, a smoky haze takes flight2:03 And paints the sky in shades of orange, stealing morning's light2:09 The world gets hot, the storms get strong, the rivers start to rise2:15 And the oldest news is written there, right before our eyes.2:21 Oh, the wires hum a new report, the tickers flash and gleam2:27 But it's just another chapter of the old American dream2:33 Full of hope and full of worry, full of dust and rain2:39 Just a travelling storyteller singing this old song again.
