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For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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.
Kurt Andersen talks with actor Christopher Walken. His scene-stealing roles have ranged from super-creepy to hilarious. We hear from up-and-coming female MCs who are changing the sound of hip-hop. The "grandmother of performance art," Marina Abramovic, sits silently – for hours - in the Museum of Modern Art. And reggae legend Jimmy Cliff plays live in our studio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For this New Sounds, we'll hear from Melody Mountain by Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, along with the raspy singing and trigonometrical melodies of 101 Crustaceans' Ed Pastorini. Also, listen to music by Seth Kaufman, Francesco Tristano, and perhaps even something new by Meredith Monk.
PROGRAM #2785, Piano Songs ...
