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Blues musician Taj Mahal discusses his new album 'Time'

NPR | By David Folkenflik,
Eleana Tworek
Published June 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM EDT

NPR's David Folkenflik talks to blues musician Taj Mahal about his new album, "Time."

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David Folkenflik
David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.
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Eleana Tworek
Eleana Tworek (she/her) is a news assistant on NPR's Weekend Edition. Tworek started at NPR in 2022 as an intern on the podcast Rough Translation. From there, she stayed on with the team as a production assistant. She is now exploring the news side of NPR on Weekend Edition.