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  • 12:00 AM
  • State of the Nation
    On today’s show, Mike Pesca fills in for Leonard Lopate. We’ll talk to economic advisor Leo Hindery, Jr. and The New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg about the economy, the jobless recovery, and the proposed bank tax. Then we’ll delve into the life and presidency of James K. Polk. And Stacy Parker ...
  • 12:00 AM
    State of the Union: Call-In Special
  • Immediately following our State of the Union special coverage, NPR will offer an hour-long call-in special hosted by Neal Conan.

  • 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
  • Review of the SOTU
    President Obama delivered his first State of the Union speech last night. Former senior advisor to the McCain ’08 campaign, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University, offer their analysis of the speech. Plus, schizophrenia and race; your calls on the State ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • The Hidden Brain and Underground Crime
    On today’s show, Mike Pesca fills in as guest host. Science writer Shankar Vedantam explains how our unconscious minds help us make all kinds of decisions. Then, we’ll trace the evolution of cybercrime and learn why it’s become so popular with Russian and American gangsters. And we’ll look back at ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • The Aging Voice
    Superstar tenor Placido Domingo is singing Verdi at age 69 and getting mostly positive reviews. But as more boomers reach retirement age, we're learning that not all singing voices are built to last. Today, we look at how aging effects the singing voice. Also: Bill Withers, known for his hits ...
  • 03:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 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
  • The Aging Voice
    Superstar tenor Placido Domingo is singing Verdi at age 69 and getting mostly positive reviews. But as more boomers reach retirement age, we're learning that not all singing voices are built to last. Today, we look at how aging effects the singing voice. Also: Bill Withers, known for his hits ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #3030: More New Sounds Covers
    It's an hour of cover songs, New Sounds-style, with many familiar tunes in unexpected arrangements. We'll hear Pink Floyd, Stravinsky, Black Sabbath and Satie for this program. Listen as Marco Benevento and Julio Resende rework Pink Floyd songs and the new music ensemble Fireworks presents a version of the Rite ...