Daily Schedule

Find out why, even though noise can be annoying, it's served as the soundtrack for civilization. Then, we’ll look at how the old New York waterfront became a battleground for the mob. And Yoruba Richen discusses her documentary that looks at why land reform remains a “ticking time bomb” in South Africa. Plus, director Christian Carion discusses “Farewell,” his new feature film based on the life of a disillusioned KGB colonel who took it upon himself to help accelerate the end of the Cold War—and he'll be joined by a former member of the CIA. 

Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

State Senator Eric Adams on stop & frisk policy; the future of US-Israel relations; former NYT public editor Clark Hoyt; and is air conditioning conditioning us?

The late Mexican musician Sergio Vega specialized in writing ballads that glamorized the exploits of drug lords. He was recently gunned down as he drove to a concert in the western state of Sinaloa. Today, we look at the musical style known as “narcocorridos” and the blurry line between fact and fiction. Also, Tijuana's electronica icons Nortec Collective fuse folk music with dance floor beats.

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 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.

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.

Hear some Icelandic electronic chamber music with a delicate undercurrent of minimalism from the young Olafur Arnalds on this New Sounds.  The rest of this Northern edition of the show includes music from Norway and Sweden, and more from Iceland.