May 7, 2021

The business of live music at this point in the pandemic

Despite canceling its remaining 2020 shows, Guster eventually did one socially distanced concert last summer and captured that experience via a short documentary, "Things Come Around." Mark Mainz/Getty Images

People whose jobs depend on performing in front of crowds are among the many trying to figure out when the time is right to get back to it as vaccinations take hold. Plus, news that exports from China are up, as recovery takes hold in the U.S. and COVID slows factory production in India. And, new CDC guidelines to get the cruise industry sailing again.

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China's exports are up 32% from a year ago

The BBC’s Clare Williamson reports.

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Cruise lines could offer free trial voyages to test safety

by Meghan McCarty Carino

May 7, 2021

U.S. cruise ships are one step closer to setting sail again.

An aerial view from a drone shows Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Sea cruise ship docked at PortMiami on March 02, 2021 in Miami, Florida.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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"Things Come Around" for rock band Guster after a year of canceled tours

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin

May 7, 2021

Adam Gardner, guitarist and founding member of Guster, talks about how the pandemic changed life for touring musicians.

Despite canceling its remaining 2020 shows, Guster eventually did one socially distanced concert last summer and captured that experience via a short documentary, "Things Come Around."

Justin P. Goodhart

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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