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  • 12:00 AM
  • Money Makes the World Go 'Round
    We’ll examine how a new generation of billionaires, like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, are reshaping philanthropy by applying business-style strategies and models. Then, director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss the trilogy "The Brother/Sister Plays," which is running at the Public Theater. Also, we’ll ...
  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 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.

  • 07:00 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 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 10:00 AM
  • The Future of Government Services
    Governor David Paterson has delayed many payments for services until the state’s financial health improves. He discusses his plans to bring New York back from the brink. Then, Congressman Anthony Weiner explains what the latest health care plan has in store. Plus: the expected gay marriage vote in New Jersey; ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Standard of Living
    We’ll hear about one professor’s idea for a new economic model based on Quaker values, what he calls a "whole earth economy." Then, Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin, talk about starring in the first Broadway revival of "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. Plus, Steve Tyrell discusses his transition from ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Rap Meets Rock...Again
    Platinum-selling rapper Lil Wayne is releasing something unexpected this month: a rock album. With it, he joins a long and diverse tradition of cross pollination between rock and hip hop. Today, we'll discuss rap-rock fusions throughout history, and explore what the two genres can offer each other today. Also: The ...
  • 03:00 PM
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  • 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
  • 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.

  • 09:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Rap Meets Rock...Again
    Platinum-selling rapper Lil Wayne is releasing something unexpected this month: a rock album. With it, he joins a long and diverse tradition of cross pollination between rock and hip hop. Today, we'll discuss rap-rock fusions throughout history, and explore what the two genres can offer each other today. Also: The ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #3014: Happy Birthday, Emily Dickinson
    Today is poet Emily Dickinson’s birthday. We’ll hear songs by the Sandpaper Dolls, Michael Gordon, John Adams, Simon & Garfunkel, David Sylvian, and Two Loons For Tea, all using Dickinson texts or inspired by the life of the reclusive 19th century writer.

    PROGRAM # 3014 Observing Emily ...