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  • 12:00 AM
  • The Sunny Side of the Street
    Barbara Ehrenreich explains why there’s a negative side of what she calls "relentless positive thinking." Then, Jonathan Lethem turns from Brooklyn to Manhattan for his latest novel, Chronic City. And second grade teacher Jennifer Scoggin (aka Mrs. Mimi) tells what it’s like to spend her days with 7 year olds ...
  • 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
  • China at 60, Public Transportation and Healthcare
    In the one-woman show "Let Me Down Easy," Anna Deavere Smith brings the healthcare debate to the stage. Plus, NPR’s Juan Williams; and The Atlantic’s James Fallows on the People's Republic of China at 60 and the headlines here at home. And, 30 Issues in 30 Days continues ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Soft Landings
    On today’s show, Captain Chesley Sullenberger fills us in on the details of how he – and his crew – landed US Airways Flight 1549 safely in the middle of the Hudson River in January. And, our latest Underreported segment looks at the 25 most important stories from the past ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • When Bad Voices Make for Good Music
    Some music genres demand technical perfection from vocalists. Indie rock is not one of those genres. Rachael Maddux of Paste magazine joins us for a review of indie rock’s "best worst" voices, from Cat Power to Will Oldham. Also: Senegalese pop star Baaba Maal performs songs from his new multi-lingual ...
  • 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
  • When Bad Voices Make for Good Music
    Some music genres demand technical perfection from vocalists. Indie rock is not one of those genres. Rachael Maddux of Paste magazine joins us for a review of indie rock’s "best worst" voices, from Cat Power to Will Oldham. Also: Senegalese pop star Baaba Maal performs songs from his new multi-lingual ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2991: Big Bands, New Sounds-Style
    We’re all about music for big bands on this New Sounds, and that’s certainly not the 1930’s swing bands. Listen for elements of rock, classical, and minimalism to crop up in music from Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. We’ll also hear one or two arrangements of Bjork tunes by Travis ...