Rachel Martin

The 6888, as it's called, was a mostly black, all-female unit that made history by deploying to England in early 1945. Their mission was to sort through backlogs of undelivered mail for American service members. The women worked around the clock to clear some 17 million pieces of mail in just three months, half the expected time.

After working in France, they returned home in 1946 without any public recognition for decades. Congress bestowed the award and President Biden signed the law in 2022. Only two of the 855 women lived to see this medal ceremony. Rachel Triesman, NPR News.

After working in France, they returned home in 1946 without any public recognition for decades. Congress bestowed the award and President Biden signed the law in 2022. Only two of the 855 women lived to see this medal ceremony. Rachel Triesman, NPR News.

On this week's Wildcard podcast, Brett Goldstein says even though his shows Ted Lasso and Shrinking get emotional, he doesn't.

On this week's Wildcard podcast, Brett Goldstein says even though his shows Ted Lasso and Shrinking get emotional, he doesn't.

I guess I thought you might be like a closet crier.

I guess I thought you might be like a closet crier.

I'm Rachel Martin. Brett Goldstein is on Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

I'm Rachel Martin. Brett Goldstein is on Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

It would be impossible to do a tribute to all of Anthony Braxton's music. There are operas, there are large-scale ensembles like his Composition 84 for four orchestras, and there are iconic, intimate ensembles from the late 80s and early 90s. But his early 70s work is great and often overlooked.

It would be impossible to do a tribute to all of Anthony Braxton's music. There are operas, there are large-scale ensembles like his Composition 84 for four orchestras, and there are iconic, intimate ensembles from the late 80s and early 90s. But his early 70s work is great and often overlooked.

It would be impossible to do a tribute to all of Anthony Braxton's music. There are operas, there are large-scale ensembles like his Composition 84 for four orchestras, and there are iconic, intimate ensembles from the late 80s and early 90s. But his early 70s work is great and often overlooked.

Steve Lehman, who studied with Braxton at Wesleyan, then played with him for nearly a decade, has created a smart ensemble. riveting tribute to his mentor, the music of Anthony Braxton, by focusing on his early compositions, tunes that are a cornerstone of his formidable reputation.

Steve Lehman, who studied with Braxton at Wesleyan, then played with him for nearly a decade, has created a smart ensemble. riveting tribute to his mentor, the music of Anthony Braxton, by focusing on his early compositions, tunes that are a cornerstone of his formidable reputation.

Steve Lehman, who studied with Braxton at Wesleyan, then played with him for nearly a decade, has created a smart ensemble. riveting tribute to his mentor, the music of Anthony Braxton, by focusing on his early compositions, tunes that are a cornerstone of his formidable reputation.

We just heard their take on a piece called 34A that showcases the composer's penchant for horn lines that coil like an Escher drawing. This is an ordinary tribute by Lehman. In addition to music by Braxton, Lehman includes two of his own paeans to his mentor. Lehman has followed Braxton's example in accepting no conventional limits.

We just heard their take on a piece called 34A that showcases the composer's penchant for horn lines that coil like an Escher drawing. This is an ordinary tribute by Lehman. In addition to music by Braxton, Lehman includes two of his own paeans to his mentor. Lehman has followed Braxton's example in accepting no conventional limits.

We just heard their take on a piece called 34A that showcases the composer's penchant for horn lines that coil like an Escher drawing. This is an ordinary tribute by Lehman. In addition to music by Braxton, Lehman includes two of his own paeans to his mentor. Lehman has followed Braxton's example in accepting no conventional limits.

His catalog includes covers of Otecker and Wu-Tang Clan, his superb octet integrates spectral music, and he co-leads Cele Bayon, a hip-hop fusion project with H Prism of Andy Pop Consortium and Senegalese rapper Gaston Bandemic. A unifying theme in Lehman's varied music is force.

His catalog includes covers of Otecker and Wu-Tang Clan, his superb octet integrates spectral music, and he co-leads Cele Bayon, a hip-hop fusion project with H Prism of Andy Pop Consortium and Senegalese rapper Gaston Bandemic. A unifying theme in Lehman's varied music is force.