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This week on the Electric Compost Heap on KDRT 95.7FM, we'll feature a lot of different music – some new, some not – no features, no frills – just music. However, the official color of tonight's show is...YELLOW. Listen up via KDRT.org and see how it all plays out!

There’s no place like home when it comes to comfort, health, and healing. Home care lets people with illnesses or disabilities live where they feel most comfortable. And it's a whole world of care delivered by an essential workforce that is vital to our health systems, but one that often operates in the shadows. Reliance on home care is growing, with a move away from nursing homes towards care in the community. Chika Odioemene tells us about her experience in training and supporting home care workers in Nigeria and how this growing workforce alleviates healthcare worker shortages.

On June 28, 1846, Belgian musician and inventor Adophe Sax was granted a patent for his new instrument called the saxophone. The horn was designed to project as well as a brass instrument while retaining the harmonic feeling of a woodwind. While the horn gained some adoption in the military, ragtime and vaudville bands, it wasn't until the 1920s jazz boom that the foundation for the sax's place in popular music was established. On the eve of the 179th anniversary of Sax's patent,  The Audio Ecotone celebrates the saxophone with a wide-ranging selection of music from Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Moon Hooch and a whole host of others. 

Sorry, no Yakety Sax on the playlist.

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