Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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What Makes for GreatnessToday we’ll explore the qualities that make a great teacher…and be sure to tell us what you think by calling or leaving a comment below. Then, Daniel Menaker explains what makes for a good conversation. Plus, legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne discusses her career and her return to Carnegie Hall. And ...Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show
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02:00 AM
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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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05:00 AM
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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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06:00 AM
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Earthquake Aftermath in Haiti
Yesterday's earthquake devastated the capital of Haiti. Communication and services are so poor that it's still unclear how many people are dead, but the toll is likely to be in the thousands. We speak to Haitian Americans who are frantically trying to reach their relatives, and to aid workers who'll explain the challenges they face in this kind of disaster. Some of the most powerful and detailed reporting from Port-au-Prince has been on Twitter, and we'll follow the heartbreaking messages.
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07:00 AM
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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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09:00 AM
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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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10:00 AM
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Road to RuinTune in for more on the situation in Haiti, following yesterday's earthquake. Plus, the financial crisis commission begins hearings today, with the CEOs of major banks facing questioning on just how we arrived at the current economic situation. What question would you ask? And: Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on rebuilding ...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Life on the InsideWe’ll speak with the director of a documentary that argues that our schools are becoming increasingly authoritarian. Then, we’ll examine how brain science is changing the world. Also, Elena Gorokhova discusses her memoir about growing up in 1960s Soviet Union. And, the gurus of how-to Al and Larry Ubell answer ...Go to program: The Leonard Lopate Show
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02:00 PM
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Solo Stroke, For NowIn the early 2000s, The Strokes helped put New York's rock scene back in national spotlight. The band's frontman, Julian Casablancas, joins us to talk about the state of the influential act -- and his own solo debut. Later: conductor Leonard Slatkin has been a fixture on the classical music ...Go to program: Soundcheck
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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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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06:30 PM
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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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07:00 PM
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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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08:00 PM
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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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09:00 PM
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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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10:00 PM
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Solo Stroke, For NowIn the early 2000s, The Strokes helped put New York's rock scene back in national spotlight. The band's frontman, Julian Casablancas, joins us to talk about the state of the influential act -- and his own solo debut. Later: conductor Leonard Slatkin has been a fixture on the classical music ...Go to program: Soundcheck
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11:00 PM
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#2869: New Music from EstoniaA small Baltic country with a big impact on the world of new music, Estonia has become a hot spot for choral music especially. We'll hear works by Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Toivo Tulev, Erkki-Sven TTüür, and more. Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has immersed himself in the tradition of religious ...Go to program: New Sounds