Minneapolis singer-songwriter Andy Cook shares an account of his recent adventure in New York City. Making music and running a marathon have a lot in common, it turns out. Immense amounts of time and effort put into preparation; the ebbs and flows of anxiety and excitement along the way; and then the moment it all…

We've done this one before but the trend seems to be returning - what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break where another musician or band is referenced in the title?

'Jack & the Ghost' is a new picture book written by Poling, well-known to his fellow Minnesotans as a co-founder of the Suburbs and the New Standards. Music fans might also recognize the name of the book's illustrator Lucy Michell...but wait, isn't that last name missing an E? It would be if we were talking about Lucy Michelle of the Velvet Lapelles and Little Fevers, but in this case we're talking about Lucy Michell the visual artist. (Yes, they're the same person.)

Alexander O'Connor, aka Rex Orange County, shares insights into his career thus far. 'You are something and you make a choice in your life, like, 'This is going to be great' -- and then it happens, and you're kind of like, 'This is more stressful than I imagined.'

Angel Olsen has reimagined her sound. On this edition of All Songs Considered, she and her co-producer, John Congleton reveal how they did it, with the help of a 14-piece string section.

Mary Lucia talks about director Richard Lowenstein's biopic 'Mystify: Michael Hutchence,' which explores the complex life of the late INXS frontman. The film will make its Minnesota Premiere at the Sound Unseen Film Festival on November 17.

Happy Election Day! While not every Minnesota community will have something on the ballot this year, many do, including city council elections, school referenda and school board elections. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention choice or choosing?

More than three decades after the death of her parents, Moorer has a new memoir and companion album, both called 'Blood,' about her abusive father and the emotional scars of being orphaned at 14.

Marika Hackman is the type of musician fueled by contradictions. On her third studio album, August's 'Any Human Friend,' she embraces them as they exist within herself, her relationships, and culturally with shimmering indie-pop songs that depart from her folksier, atmospheric roots.

It's National Candy Day! If you're a parent who is enjoying your kids' Halloween candy after they go to bed or if you're making your way through the trick-or-treating leftovers in your office kitchen (like we are), this one will resonate with you. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention candy or a specific type of candy?