Matt Taibbi talks about the intersection of two troubling trends in America today—growing income inequality and mass incarceration. Bob Saget takes us behind the scenes of “Full House” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and of his notoriously profane stand-up act. AJ Mass, who’s a former Mr. Met, takes us into the sweaty world of sports mascots. And the legendary Mookie Wilson looks back at the 1986 World Series and what it was like being part of the Amazin’ Mets.
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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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09:00 AM
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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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10:00 AM
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American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans MemorialHow do you memorialize a war that was more tragic than triumphant? Inscribed with the name of every fallen soldier, Maya Lin’s granite wall became a sacred place for veterans.Go to program: American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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11:00 AM
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American Icons: Native SonThe story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. But some think Native Son exploited the worst stereotypes of black youth. We trace the line from...Go to program: American Icons: Native Son
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American Icons: The Disney ParksGenerations of Americans have grown up with Walt Disney shaping our imaginations. We’ll tour Disneyland with its art director, a second-generation Imagineer, who explains why even the...Go to program: American Icons: The Disney Parks
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American Icons: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestKen Kesey had worked in a mental hospital, but his first novel was really a parable of what happens when you stand up to the Man — a counterculture fable that doesn’t end well.Go to program: American Icons: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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American Icons: SupermanKurt Andersen goes up, up and away with Superman and finds out why "The Man of Steel" remains as popular and elusive as ever.Go to program: American Icons: Superman
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Today's Takeaways: An Independence Day Special
1. Krista Tippett on the Meaning of American Freedom | 2. The Untold Story of America's Independence Day | 3. Classic American Whiskey Goes Japanese | 4. American ingenuity and the Modern Animation Industry
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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 PMSpecial Programming
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09:00 PM
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Breaking Bad in Spanish, the "Hispanic Walter Cronkite", and More
An exploration of Hispanic media today, including the remaking of popular American shows into Spanish, a conversation with Hispanic TV's star newscaster, and a challenge to Bob and Brooke to discuss it all without sucking.
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Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
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#3310: West Looks East: Japan
For this New Sounds program some Western musicians look to Japan for inspiration both melodic and instrumental. Hear selections from a recent release by cellist/composer Jordi Savall called "Hispania & Japan - Dialogues," created following the catastrophes in Japan in 2011. It's actually based on a previous project from 2006, "The Route of the Orient," revolving around the Spanish Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier (Francisco Javier).
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