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  • 12:00 AM
  • Songwriting and Newswriting
    Today's show is an encore edition of a show from November. First, Ralph Stanley, known for his version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," talks about his life in music and the signature sound he helped create. Then, cultural critic David Lehman looks into the Jewish origins of much ...
  • 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.

  • 05:30 AM
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  • 07:00 AM
  • January 1, 2010
    The year's most flagrant (and entertaining) newspaper mistakes; the Washington press corps' 19-year-old copy editor; the art of the ambush interview
  • 08:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 10:00 AM
  • For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.

  • 11:00 AM
  • 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.

  • 12:00 PM
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  • 04:00 PM
  • Studio 360 Live: Time Travel

    Studio 360 goes back to the future. Kurt Andersen welcomes 2010 with 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.

  • 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
  • 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.

  • 08:00 PM
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  • 09:00 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. 

  • 10:00 PM
  • 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.

     

  • 11:00 PM
  • #2752: New Soundtracks
    For the score to “The Kite Runner,” Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias drew inspiration from Afghan music, while drawing a bit on Pakistani and Persian music as well, bringing in an Iranian zither here, a wailing electric guitar there, and the haunting vocals of Iran-born, U.S.-based singer Sussan Deyhim. On this ...