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  • 12:00 AM
  • Music and Movement
    Itzhak Perlman and his wife Toby Perlman discuss an upcoming performance of chamber music at the Metropolitan Museum. Journalist Amy Bach examines the widespread problems and failures that plague our criminal justice system. Then, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone." Plus, our latest Please Explain is all ...
  • 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.

  • 05:30 AM
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  • 07:00 AM
  • October 2, 2009
    Proposed changes to The Patriot Act; Italy's not-so-free press; J.J. Abrams on how "The Twilight Zone" has influenced his work.
  • 08:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 10:00 AM
  • For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.

  • 11:00 AM
  • The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

  • 12:00 PM
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  • 04:00 PM
  • Yoko Ono, Arctic, Hamlisch

    Studio 360 reaches the ends of the earth. Yoko Ono is one of the few artists who can stay experimental while hitting number one on the dance charts. Her musical polar opposite is Marvin Hamlisch the composer of "A Chorus Line" and "The Sting." He recalls creating some of Broadway's and Hollywood's best known scores. And then it's off to the North Pole. Really. Hear how artists prepare for a journey to the Arctic Circle where frostbite is the greatest barrier to creativity.

  • 05:00 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.

  • 06:00 PM
  • Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.

  • 08:00 PM
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  • 09:00 PM
  • ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio. 

  • 10:00 PM
  • Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.

     

  • 11:00 PM
  • #2720: Big Works, Big Ideas
    Relatively small excerpts from relatively large-scale works fill this New Sounds program. We'll hear from David Borden's 12 part musical cycle, nearly 3 hours long - "The Continuing Story of Counterpoint." Dubbed the "Goldberg Variations" of minimalism, Borden mixes strict counterpoint with dense textures and high energy electronics. Also, we'll ...