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Satirist Tom Lehrer has put his songs into the public domain

Oct 21, 2020
Anyone's now free to record or perform the 92-year-old songwriter's parodies without owing royalties or consulting lawyers. And that's not a joke.
Tom Lehrer backstage at the Palace Theatre in London in 1959.
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Don't have a will? You're not alone.

Aug 23, 2018
More than half of Americans don't have a will. We help you get started.
Airman st Class Rachel Loftis

Americans are not so great at talking about death

May 13, 2016
Listeners tell us about their own experiences with wills.
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