Elvis Costello joins Jill Riley in conversation to discuss his new record "The Boy Named If". The two also talk about what it’s like to write music with Paul McCartney, and tells us about his very first visit to Minneapolis back in 1978.

According to the Labor Department, nearly 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in September — almost 1 million more than the pre-pandemic amount in September 2019. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you use to quit your job with?

This morning let’s put the spotlight on Michael Nesmith, known best as a Monkee but also for his long and influential career in music. He died on Friday at the age of 78.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for peace?

With an entirely rewritten script, Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story' highlights both the humanity and the desperation of its tragic young characters.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, in honor of Bad Bad Hats’ “Sally Sweet Tooth”, what songs do you want to hear that feature a fictional character?

'Renegades: Born in the U.S.A.' is a generously illustrated volume containing the transcripts of the conversations Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen shared in their podcast of the same name.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, Jill and Anna will feature some of their favorite songs of the year, plus yours as well. Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

With the Omicron variant having officially arrived in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health’s Kris Ehresmann joined Jill Riley to talk about what the latest twist in the Covid-19 pandemic means with holiday gatherings ahead.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Tom Waits covers do you want to hear?