Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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Making WavesCaptain 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 ...Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show
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02:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Droning On
The U.S. military uses unmanned drones to keep soldiers out of harms way, but critics say these imprecise weapons minimize the horrors of war. Plus, Harvard Professor Youngme Moon on being different in the business world; the current state of temporary protections status for Haitians; and a look at the New York estate tax on follow up Friday.
Live Chat Today! Your Tax Questions Answered (Starts at 12 Noon)
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12:00 PM
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Acting OutOn today’s show, financial journalist Roger Lowenstein gives us a blow-by-blow account of the biggest financial crash since the Great Depression. Then, a look at “method acting” and Lee Strasberg… we’ll talk about his legacy with his widow and with acting teacher Lola Cohen. Also, Robocop director Paul Verhoeven (who ...Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show
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02:00 PM
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Altogether OokyThe Addams Family is known for being creepy and kooky. Sounds like a lot of people who hang out on Broadway. Today: a new stage musical starring the loveably strange family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Later: live music from jazz composer, pianist and singer Phoebe Legere.
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03:00 PM
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The source for entertaining stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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04:00 PM
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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.
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06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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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.
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08:00 PM
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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.
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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Altogether OokyThe Addams Family is known for being creepy and kooky. Sounds like a lot of people who hang out on Broadway. Today: a new stage musical starring the loveably strange family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Later: live music from jazz composer, pianist and singer Phoebe Legere.
Blog: John ...Go to program: Soundcheck -
11:00 PM
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#2900: Guitar Music from L. A.
There's plenty of new guitar music from the Los Angeles area to be heard on this edition of New Sounds. From his latest release, "Coward," Wilco guitarist Nels Cline remembers his murdered friend and colleague Rod Poole with a nearly symphonic piece for microtonal guitar called "Rod Poole’s Gradual Ascent ...
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