Daily Schedule

Jonathan Capehart fills in for Leonard Lopate. On today’s show: Dr. Robert Lustig explains how all the sugar in the American diet has led to chronic disease, and how to cut sugar, increase fiber, and be healthier. Grammy Award-winning Jazz vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur discusses her upcoming album, “I Remember You: With Love to Stan and Frank,” and performing at Birdland. Filmmaker Mary Fishman discusses her documentary, “Band of Sisters,” about nuns who advocate for the rights of immigrant detainees. And this week’s Please Explain is all about cyber security and how to protect your personal information online.

The NSA collects data on billions of phone calls and internet communications per day. Are these surveillance programs legal? Do they keep us safe? If not for the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, most Americans would be unaware of the vast amounts of information their government is secretly collecting, all ...

NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning. 

The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio. 

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.