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Daily Schedule
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05:00 AMMorning Edition
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Morning Edition is your perfect morning companion: gentle, but straightforward, explaining the vagaries of international diplomacy, reporting weather and even recommending the best film in town.
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09:00 AMBBC World Service
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BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information.
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10:00 AMThe Brian Lehrer Show
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Gray and Grayer
The Brian Lehrer Show is not live today, so we won't be taking any calls. But you can keep the conversation going in the comments section!
A recent cover story from The New Republic looks at the consequences of having children later. Plus: one of WNYC’s Radio Rookies talks about not being totally honest about the challenges of life in America when she talks to her family in Congo; New Yorker film critic David Denby; director and writer Kevin Smith; and James Fallows on China.
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12:00 PMThe Leonard Lopate Show
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Something in the Air
On today's show: We're replaying some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Kurt Eichenwald looks at how some of the decisions made in the first 500 days that followed the 9/11 attacks have dramatically reshaped the world in the years since. Junot Diaz talks about his new book of short stories, This Is How You Lose Her. Luis Rodriguez tells us how he escaped from gang life. And William Bryant Logan talks about airlife would not exist without it, yet we take it for granted.
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02:00 PMFresh Air
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Fresh Air is one of the most popular programs on public radio, breaking the "talk show" mold, and Gross is known for her fearless and insightful interviews with prominent figures in American arts, politics, and popular culture.
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03:00 PMThe Takeaway
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Today's Takeaway | December 31, 2012
2012: The Federal Government's Year That Wasn't | Is the House Broken? | Looking Back on President Lyndon Johnson's Legacy | Brutal Rape in India Prompts Protests and Reflection | Sandra Fluke's Unexpected Political Stardom | New Year's Resolutions for Each Other
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04:00 PMAll Things Considered
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Reporters scour the globe for the most direct and compelling information, from the spread of AIDS in India to the inexplicable fluctuations of the Brazilian economy.
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06:30 PMMarketplace
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PMAll Things Considered
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Reporters scour the globe for the most direct and compelling information, from the spread of AIDS in India to the inexplicable fluctuations of the Brazilian economy.
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08:00 PMCulture Shock
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09:00 PMSoundcheck ®
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'Free To Be' Revisited
Today on Soundcheck, we revisit some of our favorite moments from this year's three-part series marking the 40th anniversary of the seminal album and popular television special Free To Be... You And Me.
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10:00 PMRadio Deluxe
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Radio Deluxe returns for another New Year’s Eve program on WNYC. Join musician John Pizzarelli and singer Jessica Molaskey, as they get together in their "deluxe living room" to make music, play CDs and have fun with their musical guests and introduce listeners to a new generation of performers who ...