Oren Harman discusses 150 years of scientific attempts to explain kindness. Filmmaker Vikram Jayanti talks about his film “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector.” Lily Rabe and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss their roles in this year’s Shakespeare in the Park performances. Plus, civil rights lawyer Charles Ogletree revisits the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr,. to see what it says about race, class and crime in America.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb performs live! Then, Thomas Fleming talks about the 50th anniversary of his book about Bunker Hill. We'll also take a look at the Boston Post Road, and how it influenced U.S. history. Plus, our latest Underreported segments are about the whaling talks and the millions of dollars in government contracts still being awarded to the company that used to be called Blackwater.
Sometimes a piece of music can provide relief in a trying moment – a delay at the airport, a seasonal cashflow squeeze. Today, The Record Doctor returns to suggest recordings that can be used to cope with life’s big dilemmas. Also, pianist Lang Lang performs masterpieces of the past 300 years while embracing 21st century technology. He recently inked a deal that promises not only recordings but "opportunities for 3D video and web-based music education initiatives."
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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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.
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.
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.
Sometimes a piece of music can provide relief in a trying moment – a delay at the airport, a seasonal cashflow squeeze. Today, The Record Doctor returns to suggest recordings that can be used to cope with life’s big dilemmas. Also, pianist Lang Lang performs masterpieces of the past 300 years while embracing 21st century technology. He recently inked a deal that promises not only recordings but "opportunities for 3D video and web-based music education initiatives."
For this New Sounds program, it's a step beyond your pocket calculator -we'll hear all sorts of arrangements of Kraftwerk songs.
