About this episode In 'The Turning Page,' listen to a captivating folk ballad that transforms today's top US headlines into timeless stories sung with the warmth of an age-old storyteller. Each morning, this ballad weaves current events into a lyrical tapestry, highlighting their human significance and making the news feel both ancient and immediate. Tune in to experience the news as a shared human saga, reminding us that history and emotion are forever intertwined.
0:00 In a Manhattan courthouse, the air was tight0:03 A former king beneath the jury's light0:07 They read the counts, all thirty-four in line0:11 A chapter closed on a tangled design0:15 Hush money paid in a long-ago year0:19 The verdict's in, for all the world to hear0:23 A felony stain, a historical first0:27 A bubble of power and privilege burst.0:30 The headlines shout in black and blue and red0:34 But it's the same old story from a dusty bed0:38 Of pride and falls and reaching for the sun0:42 A new day's tale has only just begun0:46 And the ink ain't dry on the turning page0:50 Just another actor on a well-worn stage.0:54 Then down in Florida, by the salt-sea spray0:57 Two astronauts were set to fly away1:01 On a ship called Starliner, aimed at the stars1:05 To leave behind our little earthly bars1:09 Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, strapped in tight1:13 Awaiting fire in the morning light1:17 But a ground-hold call from a tired machine1:21 Scrubbed the whole mission, shattered the whole scene.1:24 The headlines shout in black and blue and red1:28 But it's the same old story from a dusty bed1:32 Of pride and falls and reaching for the sun1:36 A new day's tale has only just begun1:40 And the ink ain't dry on the turning page1:44 Just another actor on a well-worn stage.1:48 From the crowded courtroom to the launchpad's gleam1:51 Runs the same old, stubborn, human dream1:55 To conquer worlds or just to win the fight1:59 To hold the darkness or to find the light2:03 And down in Texas, the relentless sun2:07 Beats on the grid 'til the day is done2:11 Another battle, ancient and so real2:15 Beneath a sky of burning, baking steel.2:18 The headlines shout in black and blue and red2:22 But it's the same old story from a dusty bed2:26 Of pride and falls and reaching for the sun2:30 A new day's tale has only just begun2:34 And the ink ain't dry on the turning page2:38 Just another actor on a well-worn stage.
