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  • 12:00 AM
  • Across the Ages
    On today’s show Robert Skidelsky talks about what we can learn from the economist John Maynard Keynes. Then, pianist Lang Lang discusses his upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall. And A. S. Byatt is here to talk about her latest novel, The Children’s Book. Plus, our Word Maven Patricia T. O’Conner ...
  • 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
  • Withdrawing
    Many baby boomers are closely watching their retirement accounts. Stephen Gandel’s cover story for this week’s Time argues that we should abolish the 401(k) entirely. Plus, Roger Ferguson, CEO of TIAA-CREF, offers his take. Then: The case for fewer troops in Afghanistan; Comptroller candidate Bill de Blasio on crime and ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Music in Manhattan
    George Steel, the new artistic director of the New York City Opera, discusses on its upcoming season. Then, acclaimed Austrian pianist Till Fellner performs live in our studio. And John Irving on his new novel, Last Night in Twisted River. Plus out latest Underreported segments look at the two sides ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Inside Jazz and Jack Kerouac
    The history of jazz has been told in films like Bird and in Ken Burns' TV documentary. Today: music critic Gary Giddins talks about the new 700-page book he co-authored. Later: jazz music inspired writer Jack Kerouac. Indie rockers Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar perform songs from their soundtrack for ...
  • 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
  • Inside Jazz and Jack Kerouac
    The history of jazz has been told in films like Bird and in Ken Burns' TV documentary. Today: music critic Gary Giddins talks about the new 700-page book he co-authored. Later: jazz music inspired writer Jack Kerouac. Indie rockers Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar perform songs from their soundtrack for ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2845: Inadvertent Songs
    Be careful what you say – it could wind up as lyrics to a song. Just ask Donald Rumsfeld, Miss Teen USA, President Bush, and the anonymous posters on Craigslist, all of whom found their way into songs. For this New Sounds, hear Donald Rumsfeld's words as lifted from various ...