BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information.
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12:00 AMBBC World Service
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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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Finding BalanceGeneral Stanley McChrystal reflects on his tenure as Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and looks ahead to the military's next steps there. Plus: Jon Huntsman on bipartisanship; Robert Lustig explains the role of sugar in the obesity crisis; and the state of Haiti three years after it was hit by a devastating earthquake.
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12:00 PMThe Leonard Lopate Show
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Risk and RewardPing Fu talks about her remarkable journey escaping the Chinese Cultural Revolution to becoming an entrepreneurial leader in the United States. National Book Award Winner Deidre Bair discusses her new biography of iconic New Yorker artist Saul Steinberg. We’ll get a preview of The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival. Plus, Glenn Croston explains how we misinterpret risk.
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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 | January 14, 2013How Mass Shooters Get Their Guns | Kerry, Hagel Could Bring Vietnam Service to Obama's Cabinet | U.S.-China Relations in Obama's Second Term | What Should Boys Be Taught About Rape?
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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 PMStudio 360
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Zero Dark Thirty & A New Who’s Afraid of Virginia WoolfKurt Andersen talks with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts, who stars as half of American theater’s most notoriously bitter couple in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And who’s afraid of Zero Dark Thirty, the Osama bin Laden manhunt movie? Several powerful US senators. Plus Kurt talks with ...
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09:00 PMSoundcheck ®
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Dr. Lonnie Smith, Conor Maynard In The StudioSoul jazz legend and Hammond B3 organ player Dr. Lonnie Smith talks about the joys and challenges of playing an instrument that he refers to as the “425 pound beast.” Then, young British pop star Conor Maynard performs an acoustic set in the studio.
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10:00 PMQ with Jian Ghomeshi
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Q is an energetic daily arts, culture and entertainment magazine that takes you on a smart and surprising ride, interviewing personalities and tackling the cultural issues that matter. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, with his trademark wit and spontaneity, Q covers pop culture and high arts alike with forays into the most provocative and compelling cultural trends.
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11:00 PMNew Sounds
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"Indie Classical"For this New Sounds, take a listen to some music from the chamber group yMusic, playing Son Lux and a work by Judd Greenstein. Also, music from Clogs, featuring Bryce Dessner and more in the vein of "indie classical."
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