Carl Edward Sagan was born in Brooklyn on this day in 1934. He passed away in December 1996, but not before becoming a world-renowned astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science popularizer, in astronomy and other natural sciences. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Carl Sagan?

There are so many examples of band names that include words that could describe various geographical features. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands whose names could be features on a map?

We've been running down election results and analysis today with MPR News Reporter Tim Nelson. A lot of races from yesterday's Midterm Elections were close and we're still a very divided country. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs can we play for you that reflect how you feel today?

It's Election Day! What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that are about voting, choice and giving the power to the people?

With yesterday's Daylight Savings Time, our evenings are about to get darker faster. Early morning commuters might get a little extra sun for a few weeks, but our daylight hours are shortening in the meantime. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear about darkness and losing light?

Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday November 4 so at 2 am on Sunday morning, make sure to turn your clocks back 1 hour to 1 am local standard time. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention time or clocks?

The official release date is tomorrow, but tonight you can start screening the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" at theaters across the country. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs and artists do you want to hear that are royalty-themed?

Happy Halloween from Oake & Riley. Let's open up the spooky floodgates today and let it all pour in. What Halloween-appropriate songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Halloween is tomorrow. What artists do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that are ALREADY in a costume? Thanks to Sean McPherson for today's theme idea!

The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series, their fourth World Series win in 15 years. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Boston bands?