Pennsylvania man with autism is certified as a paramedic, overcoming anxiety and tragedy

John Montell “Monty” Mitchell was reeling last year. He heads into next year, though, freshly certified as a paramedic, committed to fatherhood and nurturing a dream that ends in the letters “M.D.” ...
NPR

Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
People

Billy Strings Says He's Still in 'Denial' Over His Mom's Shocking Cause of Death: 'It Was Just Unnecessary'

The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Whiskey Riff

Billy Strings Opens Up On His Mother’s Tragic Overdose: “I Don’t Understand, Guess I Never Will”

Sharing some heartbreaking news regarding his mother’s unexpected death. Earlier this summer, Billy Strings, whose real name is William Lee Apostol, informed the world that his mother tragically ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Live For Live Music

Billy Strings Performs “Leaning On A Travelin’ Song” On ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ [Watch]

[Update 11/20/25]: Billy Strings appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night for a performance of “Leaning on a Travelin’ Song”, the opening track from his Grammy Award-nominated ...
Howard Stern

VIDEO: Billy Strings Talks Playing Poker With Willie Nelson, Performs ‘Escanaba’ Live on the Stern Show

Grammy-winning bluegrass sensation Billy Strings made his Stern Show debut Wednesday morning, sitting down to chat with Howard about his latest album, “Highway Prayers,” and his love for the guitar, ...
Whiskey Riff

Watch A Young Billy Strings Put A Bluegrass Twist On Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” Back In 2012

“Simple Man” like you’ve never heard it before. With so much love rightfully being shown to Strings’ newer work recently, I thought it would be the perfect time to throw it all the way back to 2012 ...
The Daily Hodl

Major US City Trialing New Basic Income Pilot Program, Primed To Hand Out $12,000 in Free No-Strings-Attached Crypto per Person

For the first known time ever, a guaranteed income pilot program is launching in the US that will hand out no strings-attached cryptocurrency, not cash. According to a new Bloomberg report, the ...
cryptopolitan

Coinbase launches no-strings attached USDC grant program for low-income New York residents

Coinbase and GiveDirect will distribute $12,000 in USDC to 160 New York residents, testing for better outcomes in housing and educational opportunities. The grant program will award a lump sum of ...