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  • 12:00 AM
  • Shuffling the Decks
    On today’s show we’ll look at how the Iraq War contributed to the shift of global power away from American dominance. Then, 100 years ago Paris was largely underwater. Jeffrey Jackson tells us how Parisians came together to survive the great flood of 1910. Plus, we’ll celebrate the 40th anniversary ...
  • 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
  • Gimme Shelter
    Reducing homelessness is one of the Mayor’s top third-term priorities. Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Robert Hess talks about how his agency hopes to tackle the problem in the middle of a severe budget crisis. Plus, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA), who is leading the charge to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Rising to the Challenge
    Eliot Spitzer gives us his take on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and the current state of Wall Street. And we’ll speak with the Israeli and Palestinian co-directors of “Ajami,” which has been nominated for an Academy Award. When Ralph Ellison died in 1994, he left behind roughly 2,000 pages ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Video Game Music 101
    Music for video games has come a long way since Pac-Man and Super Mario Brothers. Today: inside college courses that teach students how to compose game soundtracks. Plus: a mid-life crisis for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. And: saxophonist and MacArthur "genius grant" winner Miguel Zenon performs in ...
  • 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
  • Video Game Music 101
    Music for video games has come a long way since Pac-Man and Super Mario Brothers. Today: inside college courses that teach students how to compose game soundtracks. Plus: a mid-life crisis for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. And: saxophonist and MacArthur "genius grant" winner Miguel Zenon performs in ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #3033: Gyan Riley's Guitar
    Gyan Riley, composer, guitarist, and son of new music legend Terry Riley, visits the studio for a live performance, and to present a work inspired by Bach, and commissioned by the New York Guitar Festival. Also, there's recently recorded trio music from Gyan, including experiments with improvisation, and roots in ...