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Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AM
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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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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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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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12:00 PM
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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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01:00 PM
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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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02:00 PM
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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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03:00 PM
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Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.
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04:00 PM
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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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06:30 PM
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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 PM
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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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A hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.
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10:00 PM
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Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.
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11:00 PM
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The PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.
Go to program: The PBS NewsHour