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  • 12:00 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.

  • 06:00 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.

  • 07:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 AM
  • Pandora's Jukebox & Racy Operas

    Kurt Andersen talks with the founder of Pandora, the internet jukebox that makes custom radio stations just for you. But can it make a station that plays both Ludacris and Yo-Yo Ma? The legacy of a little-known Hungarian émigré composer becomes a life-long obsession for one man. And when the flutist Tim Munro is on tour, his go-to road music is Handel.

  • 12:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 05:00 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.

  • 06:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 07:00 PM
  • 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. 

  • 08:00 PM
  • New Recordings
    New and not-yet-released music by some subtle song innovators, including Dark Dark Dark, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl), William Brittelle, Kay...
  • 09:00 PM
  • Jesse Thorn cuts through the weeds of pop culture, with irreverent comedy, in-depth interviews and a keen eye for what’s worth knowing about.

  • 10:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2829: Bang On A Can Marathon 2008, Part II

    There's more music from the 2008 edition of new music’s biggest annual party, the Bang On A Can Marathon at the World Financial Center.  For this New Sounds, expect music from Caleb Burhans, who is running in multiple music circles these days, with Alarm Will Sound, and the chamber duo itsnotyouitsme, along with his vocal career as a countertenor.