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  • 12:00 AM
  • Among Friends
    On today's show we’ll get a glimpse into how Lehman Brothers’ was undone from within. Then, Norris Church Mailer talks about her complicated 30-plus-year marriage to Norman Mailer. Also, Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, We’ll talk to his widow and to the ...
  • 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.

  • 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
  • All Hands on Deck

    Climate change science isn’t precise, and no one is exactly sure what global warming’s ultimate outcomes may be. New York Times Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin joins us to take a closer look at the range of possibilities. Plus, Admiral Gary Roughead on the Navy’s role in combating piracy; Tariq Ramadan on his first visit to the U.S. since he was banned; and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks about the push for same-sex couples to check off “married” on the Census.

    Climate change science isn’t precise, and no one is exactly sure what global warming’s ultimate outcomes may be. New York Times Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin joins us to take a closer look at the range of possibilities. Plus, Admiral Gary Roughead on the Navy’s role in combating piracy; Tariq Ramadan on his first visit to the US since he was banned; and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks about the push for same-sex couples to check off “married” on the Census.
  • 12:00 PM
  • Making Waves
    Captain Richard Phillips describes his experience being held hostage by Somali pirates. And we’ll find out how the death of Mark Twain's wife affected his personal and professional life. Also, novelist Thomas Kennedy talks about his latest book. Then, our latest Underreported segment looks at President Obama’s 2011 military budget…even ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Putting New Orleans Music back on the Map
    Treme, the new HBO series about post-Katrina New Orleans, is named after the neighborhood where jazz was born. Today, we delve into the show's soundtrack, and ask how a show about musicians can change the image of the Crescent City. Also: The Beijing Guitar Duo first met at the Central ...
  • 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
  • Putting New Orleans Music back on the Map
    Treme, the new HBO series about post-Katrina New Orleans, is named after the neighborhood where jazz was born. Today, we delve into the show's soundtrack, and ask how a show about musicians can change the image of the Crescent City. Also: The Beijing Guitar Duo first met at the Central ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #3061: New Sounds Live: Ethel plays Jacob TV, Part II

    From the New Sounds Live concerts at Merkin Hall, the string quartet Ethel plays music by Dutch composer Jacob TV (Jacob ter Veldhuis), including the controversial “Take A Wild Guess,” based on sound clips of prison inmates, and the lighthearted “Body of Your Dreams,” built around samples of TV infomercials.

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