Daily Schedule

On today’s show, we’ll examine the legal and social consequences of the increased reliance on “snitching” –and whether offering deals to criminal offenders in exchange for information is a good idea. Then, we’ll learn about Louis Howe, FDR’s closest advisor, who helped orchestrate Roosevelt’s return to politics after he lost ...

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.

As the U.S. prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, the president says it won’t become “another Vietnam.” Michael Lind, the author of Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict, discusses the parallels and the differences in the two conflicts. Plus: Zora O'Neill and Tamara ...

Sting has conquered rock music, jazz, and worldbeat. But lately, he has taken up the lute and embraced classical music. On today's show, Sting talks about his love of Robert Schumann – and looks back on his days in The Police. Also: Erin McKeown talks about going the independent route ...

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.

From Mozart to Bartok, there’s a long tradition of music about nighttime. We’ll hear some contemporary works that suggest the darkness, the stillness, the unsettled dreams and mixed emotions that people associate with the night. Hear works by John Corigliano, George Crumb, Brian Eno, Raphael Mostel, and others.
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