Daily Schedule

We’ll speak with New York Times reporter Ian Urbina about the struggles for survival of runaway teens. Then, we’ll examine the identity problems many identical twins face. And we'll look at the new documentary "Loot," about recovering treasure stolen during World War II. Plus, choreographer Twyla Tharp describes the collaborative ...

Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

The Brian Lehrer Show is live from the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space today! New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman previews President Obama’s speech tonight on the next steps for the war in Afghanistan and offers analysis on the administration’s foreign and domestic policy. Plus, a check-in with WNYC’s Main ...

As music critics look back on this decade, one band that consistently ranks high on best-of lists is Radiohead. But increasingly there’s a backlash to the band’s music and rise in popularity. Today: we debate whether music fans and critics alike should all hail to Radiohead. Also: Brooklyn-based musician Miles ...

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.

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.

Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.

Recordings by Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour, Cape Verde’s famous diva Cesaria Evora, and Palestinian oud player Simon Shaheen all show the influence of Egyptian music. We’ll hear from them and others on this New Sounds, starting with the great Egyptian singer Om Kalsoum (or Umm Kulthum.) Like the legendary Om ...