On today’s show: a live report on the latest events in Egypt. Nicholson Baker explains why he thinks that advanced algebra shouldn’t be a high school requirement. Director Bill Siegel talks about his documentary “The Trials of Muhammad Ali,” about the legendary boxer’s life outside the ring. New York Times reporter Ron Nixon explains how the sequester is affecting the nation as a whole. And with grain prices on the rise, Temple Grandin describes what cattle farmers are feeding their herds to keep costs low, and its dramatic effects.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Joe Lhota; Syrian Chemical Warfare; Pre-K Education; Dual CitizenshipFormer MTA chairman and Republican mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota discusses his campaign and takes your calls about the race. Plus: Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post explains what the l...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PMSpecial Programming
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Arianna Huffington Speaks Out on Anonymous Comments | Obama's New Plan for Higher Education | Activists Confront a Changing Voting Rights Landscape
Obama's New Plan for Higher Education | $5.7 Trillion in Shares Locked Up During Glitch at Nasdaq | Arianna Huffington Speaks Out on Anonymous Comments | New Movie Releases: The Spectacular Now, The World's End, You're Next | What the Data Tells Us About Voting in America | Activists Confront a Changing Voting ...
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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.
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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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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.
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08:00 PMFreakonomics Radio
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Freakonomics Radio: Should Tipping Be Banned?To an economist, tipping is a puzzling behavior – why pay extra when it’s not required?Go to program: Freakonomics Radio: Should Tipping Be Banned?
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The Importance of Foreign Reporting
This week, Brooke talks to Ethan Zuckerman about where foreign reporting has been and where it's going. Also, an encore broadcast of Brooke's reporting trip to Mexico in June of 2012.
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Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
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#3338: "Glitch" Music
This New Sounds program explores the impact that the subgenre known as “glitch” music has had on the new music world. Listen to Daniel Wohl’s piece, “Glitch,” as performed by the Calder Quartet interacting with electronics from a New Sounds Live in collaboration with the Ecstatic Music Festival.
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