Remy Stern, editor-in-chief of Gawker.com, former Politico reporter Helena Andrews, and Sree Sreenivasan, digital media professor at Columbia Journalism School, talk about dealing with the pressures of instant news sites and “hit counters.” Sam Bryan on his father Julien Bryan’s recently released DVD of “Siege,” which contains original footage of the siege of Warsaw in 1939. Marco Amenta talks about his film, “The Sicilian Girl.” Historian Anna McCarthy discusses the role that 1950's television played in the postwar American political landscape.
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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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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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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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Rights for AllHuman rights groups have filed a lawsuit to give accused terrorists a more rigorous legal defense. Plus: what the problems with NY State's standardized tests mean for Bloomberg et a...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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Chemical Reaction
On today’s show: Our resident chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol returns to talk about the proposed Toxic Chemicals Safety Act that is currently before Congress. Then, literary critic James Wood joins us for the third installment of our Underappreciated summer reading series—we’ll examine the life and work of English writer Henry Green. Also, restaurateur Zarela Martinez talks to us about authentic Mexican food. Plus, Amitava Kumar looks at the cultural logic and global repercussions of the war on terror.
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Live Music on the Menu
While some dining establishments rely on canned music, other local restaurants are keeping an old tradition alive. Today: a look at the state of live music in New York eateries. Plus: a supermarket hosts an opera. Later: Jakob Dylan performs with fellow singer-songwriters Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.
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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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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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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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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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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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Live Music on the Menu
While some dining establishments rely on canned music, other local restaurants are keeping an old tradition alive. Today: a look at the state of live music in New York eateries. Plus: a supermarket hosts an opera. Later: Jakob Dylan performs with fellow singer-songwriters Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.
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#2595: Covering the World
Listen to the bossa nova bounce of Nouvelle Vague’s latest collection of 80’s and post-punk music all-done up on this edition of New Sounds. Perhaps you’ll recognize their versions of songs by Blondie, Echo & the Bunnymen and the Buzzcocks.
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