The Metamorphasis - Seattle writer John Moe spent a month living the Red State life. Now he’s into Toby Keith—big time.

Whether John Moe has “seen the light” or “gone to the dark side” depends on your politics. Either way, Moe, 38, the NPR host and Seattle writer, is generating buzz with his new book, “Conservatize Me: How I Tried to Become a Righty with the Help of Richard Nixon, Sean Hannity, Toby Keith and Beef Jerky.” Spoofing “Super Size Me,” Moe put himself on a steady diet of conservative culture for a month. The result? He was sold—sort of.

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Legendary pop star Paul McCartney has sold untold millions of albums with The Beatles and Wings, as well as in his prolific solo career. Though he's dabbled in classical music before, Ecce Cor Meum marks one of his most conceptually and logistically audacious projects: a work written in the style of sacred English choral music, a tradition dating back 500 years. On Nov. 14, NPR.org -- in collaboration with member station WNYC -- will present a live webcast of the only U.S. performance of Ecce Cor Meum, taking place at New York's Carnegie Hall from 7:30 to 10 p.m. ET.

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On various NPR stations you can hear (or may have already heard) the World War One Living History Project, narrated by Walter Cronkite.  Researchers have discovered thelast dozen or so WWI veterans to records there oral histories.  You can listen to it in streaming audio here after you've signed up to the hosting website which seems like a small price to pay (needless to say given the subject matter).