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  • 12:00 AM
  • Edward Snowden; Poet E. E. Cummings; Veteran Phil Klay's Stories about Soldiers

    Guardian reporter Luke Harding tells the story of how Edward Snowden went from government contractor to whistleblower—and looks at the continuing impact of the documents he leaked. Susan Cheever looks at the life and work of poet E. E. Cummings and how he was influenced by James Joyce, Ezra Pound, and Amy Lowell. Iraq war veteran Phil Klay talks about his book of short stories, Redeployment, about how being on the frontlines of war changes soldiers for the rest of their lives.

  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:00 AM
  • Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

  • 09:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 10:00 AM
  • Charter School Battles; Otherhood; Explanatarium; Frequent Flyer Changes

    We'll discuss news from the charter school debate, including a look at the money behind some supporters of the pro-charter movement; potential changes to expensive runoff elections in New York City; encouragement for single women who are child-free for many reasons, though not necessarily by choice; and changes are coming to Delta’s frequent flyer program while United is cracking down on oversized carry-on luggage. Plus: the latest installment of The Explanatarium.

  • 12:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 03:00 PM
  • What Will Putin Do Next? | Bionic Limbs Blur the Lines Between Ability & Disability | Who Really Benefits from Daylight Saving Time?

    What Will Putin Do Next? | Who Really Benefits from Daylight Saving Time? | Reviews of the New Movie Releases | Bionic Limbs Blur the Lines Between Ability & Disability | History of the Paralympics and Superhuman Flow

  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:30 PM
  • Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

  • 07:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 08:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 09:00 PM
  • The Crisis in Crimea, Dissent on Russia Today, Streaming Media and More

    The effort to preserve journalistic freedom during the Crimean crisis. Plus, Bob Garfield issues a special report on the streaming video revolution.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.

  • 11:00 PM
  • #3403: Mostly Wordless Vocal Music

    This New Sounds program consists of some mostly wordless vocal pieces, from Philip Glass to Roomful of Teeth, and vocalist and tape loop manipulator, Juliana Barwick.  Listen to the Glass score to Koyanisqatsi, and anexcerpt called “Vessels” featuring the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble.  Then Roomful of Teeth sings a work by Judd Greenstein working in Tibetan-style overtone/undertone chanting, yodeling, and hocketing.