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Shows

Airs weekdays at 4PM on 93.9 FM and AM 820

This newsmagazine offers a balanced perspective on the events of the day, combining headline newscasts with personal, in-depth reporting that has become the hallmark of public radio.

Airs the 2nd Friday of each month at 11PM on AM820

AAM provides in-depth analysis of international affairs and facilitates cross-cultural discussion of international issues and America's role in the world.

Airs weekdays at 9AM on 93.9 FM and AM 820 and 9PM, 10PM and 12AM on AM 820;
Airs Saturdays and Sundays at 12am on AM 820

BBC World Service provides international news, analysis and information

Airs saturdays at 6AM on 93.9FM

The Ticket is a cultural entertainment program that takes listeners on a global ride through the world of arts, culture and entertainment.

Airs weekdays at 5AM on AM 820

World Update provides the latest world news live from London each weekday at 5am local time.

Airs Saturdays at 8PM on AM 820

Every Saturday, the sounds of big band music ring out over the airwaves as Danny Stiles, the "Vicar of Vintage," sets your radio aglow with songs, remembrances, and the spin only he can give.

Airs Saturdays at 4PM on 93.9 FM (Bob Edwards Weekend returns to WNYC on February 9)

A weekend interview program featuring Bob Edwards' thought-provoking style, acerbic wit, and delightful humor with a wide range of guests.

Airs weekdays at 10AM on 93.9 FM and AM 820 and Tuesdays through Saturdays at 1AM on AM 820

Real talk on the issues from New York to the world. Brian Lehrer hosts, with newsmakers and phone calls. The call-in number is 212-433-9692 (or 212 433 WNYC)

Airs Sundays at 8:30PM on AM820

Hosted by Variety's Claude Brodesser, The Business looks deep inside the business of entertainment.

Airs Saturdays at 5AM on AM 820

Keep abreast of political developments and gain insight into how New York State politicians think as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock converses with people in positions of power!

Airs Saturdays at 11AM on 93.9 FM and again at 12PM on AM 820

America's funniest auto mechanics, aka Click and Clack, amuse you with their shameless wit and amaze you with their encyclopedic knowledge of all things automotive

The Changing World

A special collaboration between BBC World Service and PRI's The World featuring weekly one-hour documentaries on major international topics.

Concerts from the Frick Collection

Concerts On Demand

For over sixty years, the series Concerts from The Frick Collection has delighted WNYC listeners with the finest in keyboard recitals, chamber groups, and early music ensembles.

Latest Episode

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You've probably exchanged thousands of glances with strangers on the subway, on line at the supermarket, or at your local dog run, without ever saying a word. But in New York, any stranger can instantly become an acquaintance, or a new friend, when you start a conversation about the issues that matter to you. The Conversation connects you with the people around you, for a lively, freewheeling, discussion about topics and ideas that matter to New Yorkers. For three weeks in June, we'll dig deep into local issues and talk about national and international stories -- from a distinctly New York perspective. On Point will return to this timeslot on Monday, July 3.

Digesting Politics

A podcast from WNYC

It seems like everyone is talking politics these days, but not everyone is following all the ins and outs of the campaign trail. Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Dish

This show is no longer airing. You can access archives online.

A special series about food and life in New York City. Visit a different restaurant each week, for cuisine and casual conversation.

Evening Music

Airs Monday through Friday at 7PM and Saturday and Sunday at 8PM on 93.9 FM

WNYC's nightly music mix draws from the full history of classical music, sometimes emphasizing a particular composer, instrument, or compositional approach.

Evenings at The Thalia Book Club

This show is no longer airing. You can access archives online

WNYC, in association with Symphony Space, presents "Evenings at The Thalia Book Club," a series of conversations and readings with world-renowned authors that were staged and presented during the inaugural season of Symphony Space's Thalia Book Club.

Fair Game

Airs weeknights at 8PM on AM 820

Fair Game with Faith Salie takes the day's news and entertainment stories, blows them up, and puts them back together again -- all in one glorious hour. Join Faith and her guests as they delve into subjects like international espionage, Robert Downey Junior, and why you sometimes need to punch a hawk to save a puppy. All that plus live music! Fair Game - where every topic is our play thing.

The Fishko Files

Produced by Sara Fishko

Since 1999, Sara Fishko has been producing personal essays on music, art, culture and media. Fishko’s pieces provide an insightful and accessible look into culture by mixing colorful sound, intimate interviews and thoughtful commentary. The comprehensive archive examines everything from obscure figures in film history to the masterpieces of the greatest classical composers. The Fishko Files air during Morning Edition and All Things Considered but every piece is available online:

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Fishko File Archive

Folksong Festival

Airs Saturdays at 10PM on AM 820

Oscar Brand's Folksong Festival remains one of the few programs devoted to the traditional and contemporary folksong.

Fresh Air

Airs weekdays at 3PM on 93.9 FM and again at 7PM on AM 820

Fresh Air features daily reports and reviews from critics and commentators on music, books, movies, and other cultural phenomena that invade the national psyche.
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From The Archives

Airs monthly on WNYC.org

For more than 80 years, WNYC has been a witness to the news, politics and cultural events of New York City. Each month, we comb our archives to bring you some of the most notable highlights from our rich broadcast heritage.
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Intelligence Squared US

Airs occasionally on Sundays at 8PM on AM 820

IQ²U.S. (Intelligence Squared US) is an annual series of eight provocative and informative debates on the hot-button concerns of the day, held "Oxford Style" with one motion, one moderator, three panelists for and three panelists against.

Joe Frank

Airs Sundays at 11PM on AM 820

Tackling philosophical or spiritual questions, the programs are a real and surreal exploration of life, death, alienation, faith and love.

Jonathan Schwartz - The Saturday Show

Airs Saturdays at 12PM on 93.9 FM

An eclectic mix of American Popular Standards, classical, rock and roll, jazz and "good talk" with host Jonathan Schwartz.

Jonathan Schwartz - The Sunday Show

Airs Sundays at 12PM on 93.9 FM

An eclectic mix of American Popular Standards, classical, rock and roll, jazz and "good talk" with host Jonathan Schwartz.

Latino USA

Airs Sundays at 6:00AM on AM 820

Weekly roundups of news and public affairs, features on cultural and musical trends, and compelling personal portraits present a unique weekly perspective on U.S. Latinos.

Left, Right & Center

Airs Sunday at 6:30AM on AM 820

Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture.

The Leonard Lopate Show

Airs weekdays at 12PM on 93.9 FM and AM 820 and Tuesdays through Saturdays at 3AM on AM 820

Host Leonard Lopate lets you in on the best conversations with writers, actors, ex-presidents, dancers, scientists, comedians, historians, grammarians, curators, filmmakers, and do-it-yourself experts.

Living On Earth

Airs Saturdays at 6AM on AM 820

Living on Earth with Steve Curwood is the weekly environmental news and information program.

Mad About Music

Airs the first Sunday of every month at 9PM on 93.9 FM

Host Gilbert Kaplan explores the emotional power of music on the lives of celebrities through interviews and hand-picked recordings.

Marketplace

Airs weekdays at 6:30PM on 93.9 FM and AM 820

Tune in for hot stocks, investment opportunities, job markets, technology, the workplace, and the social side of business.
Latest Episode

Marketplace Money

Airs Sunday at 1PM on AM 820

Each week on Marketplace Money, host Kai Ryssdal looks at the week's major national and international stories that will impact the average listener’s wallet.

Morning Edition

Airs weekdays at 5AM on 93.9 FM and 6AM on AM 820

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.

New Sounds

Airs daily at 11PM on 93.9 FM
New Sounds from the Vaults can be heard daily at noon on WNYC2

Host John Schaefer combs recent recordings for one of the most educational and enchanting hours on radio.

The News Hour

Airs weekdays at 11PM on AM 820

The NewsHour continues to provide in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports

News and Notes

Airs weekdays at 10PM on AM 820

From newsmakers to performers, health to finance, News & Notes explores fascinating issues and people from an African American perspective.
Latest Episode

Newsweek On Air

Airs Sundays at 5AM on AM 820

Newsweek On Air interviews newsmakers and Newsweek correspondents to preview the most interesting and important stories.

The Next Big Thing

This show is no longer airing. You can access archives online.

The Next Big Thing is Public Radio International's weekly radio features magazine. Produced by WNYC, The Next Big Thing may actually resemble a city or town near you: listeners find it a fascinating place to visit, full of little-known street corners, compelling stories, lively music, and original comedy.

The No Show

The No Show returns to WNYC for a 5 week run Saturday's at 4PM on FM 93.9 starting January 5th, 2008.

The No Show is a showcase for the idiosyncratic views and humor of Steve Post, a world-class curmudgeon whose irreverence and iconoclasm have entertained audiences and appalled radio station managers for four decades. (Give or take.)

Now Hear This

You can access archives online

Host-creator John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants incorporates interviews, performance and features into a highly personal hour long survey of the popular music scene.

On Point

Airs weekdays at 9PM on AM 820

On Point is a hybrid of a talk program and a news-magazine covering each day's important news developments and conducting conversations with newsmakers and thinkers from all around the world.
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On The Media

Airs Saturdays at 7AM and Sundays at 3PM on AM 820 and Sundays at 10AM on 93.9 FM

Join On the Media for compelling radio that examines the impact of media on our lives.

Overnight Music

Airs daily at 12AM on 93.9 FM

When you're sleepless in New York, tune in to Overnight Music.

A Prairie Home Companion

Airs Saturdays at 6PM on 93.9 FM and AM 820 and again on Sundays at 11AM on AM 820

Broadcast weekly before a live audience, A Prairie Home Companion combines live music, radio theater, and yarns spun from the fictional Lake Wobegone

Radio Rookies

Radio Rookies stories typically air once or twice a year on WNYC Radio. You can access archives online.

Radio Rookies® is a New York Public Radio® initiative that provides teenagers with the tools and training to create radio stories about themselves, their communities and their world.

Radiolab

Airs on WNYC on Fridays at 3pm on 93.9 FM

Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibility.

Rockwell Matters

Airs Mondays during the 7pm hour of Evening Music on 93.9FM

In this series of free-form radio blogs for WNYC, critic John Rockwell examines cultural topics and events in the news.

Selected Shorts

Airs Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00pm on AM 820

Selected Shorts features some of the finest artists of the American theater reading contemporary and classic short fiction-the most distinguished works of the early masters and diverse works of a new generation of remarkable literary talents.

The Sound of Young America

Airs Sundays at 6PM on FM 93.9

Produced in the Los Angeles living room of host Jesse Thorn, a 25-year-old unemployed receptionist, The Sound of Young America is an edgy, irreverent comedy and arts interview show that bills itself as the “anti-Prairie Home Companion.”

Soundcheck

Airs weekdays at 2PM on 93.9 FM

Soundcheck, hosted by John Schaefer, is WNYC’s daily talk show about music from all genres, and features performers, composers, and critics as well as the public radio audience.

Speaking of Faith

Airs on Saturdays at 7AM on 93.9FM and at 3PM and 10PM on AM 820

Speaking of Faith will not always have "religion" itself as a subject, but it will grapple with common and larger themes of American life—asking how perspectives of faith might offer illumination.

Spinning On Air

Airs Sunday at 7PM on 93.9 FM

Spinning On Air crosses musical boundaries in quest of the fire ignited by the interaction of Art and Pop.

St. Paul Sunday

Airs Sundays at 7AM and 10PM on 93.9 FM

Answer the call to a deeper musical insight with St. Paul Sunday.

Studio 360

Airs Saturdays at 10AM on 93.9 FM and Sundays at 7PM on AM 820

Studio 360 is a weekly, one-hour look at the myriad intersections between the arts, popular culture and everyday life, hosted by Kurt Andersen.

Survival Kit

Listen to archives online

Leonard Lopate welcomes a single provocative guest for a half-hour discussion, beginning with a simple question: what eight (or so) items would you take with you to a remote location for an extended time?

The Takeaway

Airs weekdays from 6-7am on 93.9 FM and 8-9am on AM 820

The Takeaway is the national morning news program that delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what’s ahead.

The Tavis Smiley Show

Airs Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM on AM 820

Prepare to be enthralled. Each week, the incomparable Tavis Smiley welcomes a variety of guests to a high-energy exchange of views, information, and insight. The Tavis Smiley Show offers a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations on topics ranging from presidential power to reparations for slavery, from campaign finance reform to miscegenation in music videos — all with a special focus on black America.

This American Life

Airs Saturdays at 11AM on AM 820 and Sundays at 4PM on 93.9 FM and 6PM on AM 820

A handheld camera for radio, This American Life takes an intimate look at the drama of the Everyman.

To The Point

Airs weekdays at 2PM on AM 820

To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day
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The Treatment

Airs Sundays at 8PM on AM820

Film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and gives the "treatment" to some of the most influential and innovative forces creating movies and popular art and entertainment.

Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!

Airs Saturdays at 1PM on AM 820 and Sundays at 11AM on 93.9FM

The NPR News Quiz, a fast-paced, fresh and funny look at current affairs and the week's events.

Weekend Edition

Airs Saturdays and Sundays at 8AM on 93.9 FM and AM 820

Weekend Edition offer a gentler version of news and features, expanding your world while making sense of the news of the week.

Wordless Music

WNYC Web Exclusive - Listen on Demand

WNYC presents concerts from the Wordless Music Series, hosted by Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad. Devoted to the desegregation of musical boundaries, Wordless Music pairs rock and electronic musicians with more traditional chamber and new music performers, to create an entirely new concert experience.