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  • 12:00 AM
  • The On Ramp
    There’s no shortage of hopefuls for the 2013 New York City mayoral race, but no real Republican candidate has emerged for the ticket. Hear why. Plus: Cenk Uygur of “The Young Turks”; ...
  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:00 AM
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  • 06:00 AM
  • Today's Takeaway: "Girls" Reflects a Lack of Diversity in Primetime Television, Suicidal Veterans Struggle to Get Help, and More

    In the two weeks since the HBO series premiered, "Girls" went from being praised to being the object of overwhelming vitriol. From the blogosphere to the New York Times, critics have asked: why does this show, which takes place in Brooklyn, New York in 2012, have an entirely white cast? We speak with Russell Robinson, professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of a study on race, ethnicity and gender casting in Hollywood; and Melissa Silverstein, editor of Women and Hollywood and the artistic director of the Athena Film Festival.

  • 10:00 AM
  • Paths Not Taken
    New York Times columnist Ross Douthat discusses his belief that American Christianity has gone astray. Plus: the legacy of the L.A. riots; Mary Phillips-Sandy, editorial producer of C...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Invisible Hand

    On today’s show: Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow explains how our unconscious mind rules our behavior. Playwright Amy Herzog and actors Gabriel Ebert and Mary Louise Wilson talk about their hit play, “4000 Miles.” Today’s installment of the BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects is about two late 17th-century Japanese Kakiemon elephants. Plus Please Explain is all about political lobbying!

  • 01:00 PM
  • Kakiemon Elephants

    Neil MacGregor uses objects from around the world to chart Europe's expanding maritime trade and empires that created the first global economy between 1450 and 1600.

    Read more about the Kakiemon Elephants.

  • 01:15 PM
  • Invisible Hand

    On today’s show: Theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow explains how our unconscious mind rules our behavior. Playwright Amy Herzog and actors Gabriel Ebert and Mary Louise Wilson talk about their hit play, “4000 Miles.” Today’s installment of the BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects is about two late 17th-century Japanese Kakiemon elephants. Plus Please Explain is all about political lobbying!

  • 02:00 PM
  • Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.

  • 03:00 PM
  • Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

  • 04:00 PM
  • A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.

  • 06:30 PM
  • Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

  • 07:00 PM
  • A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.

  • 08:00 PM
  • The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

  • 09:00 PM
  • Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.

  • 11:00 PM
  • The PBS NewsHour  provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.