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This month has brought a shower of new podcasts for your playlist. The NPR One team gathered a few returning favorites as well as some fresh releases from across public media.

Check out our long list of albums that hit streaming Thursday night, including new records by Bon Iver, Valerie June and much more.

Backyard Renaissance presents... "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Martin McDonagh directed by Francis Gercke Starring: Jessica John, Deborah Gilmour Smyth, Nick Daugherty, and MJ Sieber A black-as-pitch humdinger of a mother/daughter dark comedy. Maureen Folan is a lonely woman in her forties who cares for her mother Mag in the isolated mountains of Connemara, County Galway in Ireland. A fateful encounter leads to romance and escape for Maureen until her devious and declining mother Mag detours and derails Maureen’s last chance at love and sends the story careening towards a conclusion impossible to predict. Olivier and Tony Award Nominations for Best Play For more information visit: backyardrenaissance.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The Midday Edition producers take you behind the scenes and share their favorite episodes of the year.

The Cash Box Kings are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by songwriter, harmonica and singer Joe Nosek, and real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter Oscar Wilson, the Cash Box Kings play masterfully raw and unvarnished house-rockin’ blues. The band features a "who's who" of some of the most excellent blues musicians on the scene today, including Billy Flynn, Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, boogie-woogie and blues piano maestro Queen Lee Kanehire and upright bass wunderkind John W. Lauler. Critics worldwide recognize the band as one of the premier traditional Chicago blues bands today. The Kings feature gritty powerhouse vocals, soaring harmonica, and razor-sharp original songs. With their top-shelf musicianship and trademark good humor, The Cash Box Kings are a one-of-a-kind blues band. In the words of MOJO magazine, the band is "flawless." Visit: https://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/events/cash-box-kings Joe Nosek on Instagram and Facebook

Florida ends UConn's bid to repeat — again — in Sunday action that saw a memorable buzzer-beater. Meanwhile, South Carolina advances in the women's tournament, which rounds out its Sweet 16 on Monday.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T is an electrifying tribute celebrating the music of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. This concert experience takes audiences on a journey of love, tragedy, courage, and triumph. Starring a live band and supreme vocalists, come experience a night of music by one of the greatest artists of all time. The concert features all your favorite hits in one evening, including "Natural Woman,” “Think,” “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,” “Chain of Fools,” “Respect,” and many more. You’ll be out of your seat and dancing in the aisles as you lose yourself in the music that inspired a generation. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is proudly presented by San Diego Theatres at Balboa Theatre on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Tickets are available via San Diego Theatres and Ticketmaster. Visit: https://sandiegotheatres.org/event/2025/02/respect

President Trump toured the Kennedy Center today and presided over its board meeting. He expressed deep dissatisfaction with the current state of the performing arts center.

A handful of rescued bears in Europe are competing in March Napness, a bracket-style tournament to see what bear can stay in hibernation the longest.

The VA Servicing Purchase program has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure. But Republicans in Congress have been critical of the program, saying it puts too much taxpayer money at risk.