Daily Schedule

Today, we’ll look into the efficacy of standardized tests with a man who spent 15 years working in the testing industry. Then, Jane Alison talks about her memoir The Sisters Antipodes. And two writers talk about being commissioned by the Flea Theater to write short plays on "The Great Recession." ...

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 climate talks continue in Copenhagen, one of the first scientists to warn about global warming, James Hansen, explains why he doesn’t expect the negotiations to result in a solution. Also, will the Senate act on health care reform before Christmas? And “secret recipes” revealed!; dads who volunteer at schools; ...

Soundcheck's Critics' Week continues with a look at the most important albums in world music in a decade when the globe lost Malian bluesman Ali Farka Toure and gained Shakira. Also, the best of the 2000s in jazz, from late pianist Andrew Hill to the unconventional band The Bad Plus. ...

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.

Composer/guitarist Pete M Wyer presents "Stories from the City at Night" for this New Sounds program. The work is a unique mix of storytelling, song, sound design and scored music, with help from pianist Matthew Shipp, cellist Matthew Sharp, and actress Jenny Agutter, alongside many cameo appearances (including one by ...