On today’s show: We’ll take a look at how for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix work, and why they've become so controversial. Then we'll talk to the director of a new documentary about the death of Pat Tillman, and how the government handled it. Also, John Brandon discusses his new novel, Citrus Country. Plus, our latest Please Explain is all about canning and pickling!
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
"War on Poverty" will blend contemporary storytelling with rich archival audio to examine the modern face of poverty, and to ask why LBJ's dream of a Great Society is still beyond reach.
For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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.
Studio 360 goes back to the future. Kurt Andersen hosts a special time travel show, taped before a live audience. Physics professor Dave Goldberg says time travel is scientifically possible, while sci-fi writer Connie Willis warns how such journeys might go awry. And music sensation Janelle Monáe performs her 28th-century funk. Plus, a surprise visitor from the future takes the audience's questions.
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.
Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
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.
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
We’ll hear some new approaches to orchestral, choral, and chamber music on this New Sounds. Listen for conventional classical instruments with overdubs, processed orchestral music with an electronic sheen, gentle glowing choral music, classical music ringtones, and hi-tech as applied to chamber music.
