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More people to sign up for food stamps. whether they say they want them or not. one of those efforts was in north carolina where 17% of the people get food stamps. more than double the number a decade ago. part of that increase? peter boyer found apparently it's efforts to break down mountain pride. ♪ >> reporter: the music, one of the oldest art forms in america. ♪ >> reporter: it's mournful and tells the story of a god-fearing people who have long lived in remote and unforgiving places like the vast appalachian regions of ashe county, north carolina. >> this is not been an environment in...

Five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. ♪ >> since 1987 jazz at lincoln center has championed this most american of art forms at the world's first concert venue designed for jazz and now it celebrates its 25th anniversary with the commemorative book "in the spirit of swing" chronicling the beginnings. jazz musician wynton marsalis is the managing and artistic at jazz lincoln center...

No more figures of speech over here. just concrete language. there's lots of incredible funny women from tina fey to sarah silverman, even the sweetly violence women i work with every day. >> really? >> really? >> all right. really. anyway, i don't want to live in a world without women came medians and neither does our next guest. the author of we kill the rise of women in american comedy. welcome, my sister. >> thanks for having me. >> so you can talk about smftd special challenges that women who want to enter comedy will face? >> i think i have to look at stand up and sketch a as two differe...

I'm a classical violinist. came to me entirely naturally. i am sure it can come to others so naturally. it's important we lend our voices to these art forms. >> part what i love about both of you, your work as performers, but also involved in community-based activities to make sure that other young people have an opportunity. talk to me about that part of your work? both of you. >> well, i'm a professional violinist. that's what i do for leaving. but in my spare time, i created an organize called music kitchen, food for the soul. and i bring high-level chamber music to homeless shelters. i enj...

>> my name is marco tempest. i'm a cyber illusionist which means i combine magic and science to create illusions. it's deception, it's science, technology, gadgets. calling myself a magician evokes a certain image like if we hear magician we immediately know what that is. it's a guy who does a magic trick. a cyber illusionist requires explanation. a conversation starter. that is what my work is all about. >> reporter: magic as old as time and throughout history it's been celebrated and feared. but now this age-old art form is being reimagined by tempest and he's taking it to another ...