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But you knew this. I hope.
AI Is Already Making Us Less Human
As we learn to think more and more highly of the bots, we will learn to think less and less highly of our fellow humans.
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John Prine’s 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert captures everything that made him irreplaceable: wit, melancholy, understatement and astonishing songwriting. Backed by Jason Wilber, David Jacques and Kenneth Blevins, Prine performs “Caravan of Fools,” “Summer’s End,” “All the Best” and “Souvenirs.” His weathered voice gives the older material even greater emotional weight, while the newer songs prove his writing remained razor sharp. It is intimate, funny, sad and deeply human, with Prine effortlessly commanding the tiny room through storytelling alone.
John Prine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
March 12, 2018 | Bob Boilen — An American treasure came to the Tiny Desk and even premiered a new song. John Prine is a truly legendary songwriter. For more than 45 years the 71-year-old artist has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon, including “Sam Stone,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Hello In There” and countless others.
