• The English singer and songwriter Jorja Smith has the kind of voice that can send hearts soaring and a gift for writing songs of empathy and compassion. On this week’s show we give a listen to her latest release, Be Right Back, and talk about the ways Smith reveals her deep understanding of what it means to be human.
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• Young and on her own in New York, a bright-eyed Julaina Glass arrived in Beau McCall’s Harlem apartment building. Though it took time, Glass endeared herself to McCall. “You’re a part of me,” he said.
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• Orange County Public Schools says it hasn’t made a decision yet whether face masks will be mandatory in schools next year.
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• Harbor House of Central Florida says serious cases of domestic violence are on the rise. But the non-profit is also seeing more survivors come forward for help as the pandemic lifts.
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• Orlando Fringe Festival returns this year after a pandemic hiatus. One of the works on stage is a new rock-opera, ‘Requiem’, which combines the music of Mozart with tracks by Radiohead, Evanescence and others. Opera Del Sol’s founder and creative director Nicole Dupré hopes the opera will spark a dialogue around the opioid epidemic. She joins Intersection to talk the inspiration for ‘Requiem.’ She says the opera follows the path of a woman through trauma and opioid addiction. “We just really wanted to use opera and classical music as a way to create a conversation within the community so that we could talk about addiction. So we could talk about the opioid crisis, and really, you know, realize that it …
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• A pair of amateur fossil hunters caused a stir a few weeks ago when they found an ancient mammoth bone in the Peace River. That’s not all they found buried in the mud. Near the mammoth bone was part of a saber tooth tiger fang.
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• The loosened guidance should make it easier to reopen schools and workplaces. Mask requirements are still in place for public transport and health care settings.
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