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  • 12:00 AM
  • Danger, Drama, Dance, and Molly Ringwald
    On today’s show, Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo tells his harrowing story of being kidnapped with his driver by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Then, Rita Tushingham helps us celebrate the 45th anniversary of David Lean's classic film “Doctor Zhivago.” And we’ll talk about the legacy of Lucia Chase, who reigned at ...
  • 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
  • On the Border
    Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson  has a solution to the problems of border violence and high taxes – legalizing marijuana.  Plus, immigration and capitalism; new TLC head Da...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Mad Men
    We’ll look into the life and influences of James Earl Ray, the escaped convict who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the international manhunt to find him. Then, Newsweek assistant managing editor Evan Thomas on why America wanted to go to war in 1898...and how the opportunity presented itself ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • When Musicians Bare It All
    A performance that includes nudity can still stir up controversy. On today's show, we ask why musicians choose to bare it all -- from a recent video by singer Erykah Badu to old-school Madonna images to some revealing productions at the Metropolitan Opera. Also: Five-time Grammy award winner Mary Chapin ...
  • 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 Musicians Bare It All
    A performance that includes nudity can still stir up controversy. On today's show, we ask why musicians choose to bare it all -- from a recent video by singer Erykah Badu to old-school Madonna images to some revealing productions at the Metropolitan Opera. Also: Five-time Grammy award winner Mary Chapin ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #3069: Bells, Mallets, and Winds

    This New Sounds is chock-a-block full of unusually textured new music, featuring some percussion-based works and other recent arrivals which may or may not incorporate wind families of clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, and then add to that hammered dulcimer, zither, marimba and/or accordion. For those keeping score, we'll sample Hardanger fiddle ...