Paco Underhill explains the growing importance of women in today’s economy has forced companies to change the way they market their products. Then, Fred Plotkin shares some of Italy's best-kept food secrets! Also, find out how a small group of Allied soldiers helped save some Italy’s great art works during World War II. Plus, this week’s Please Explain is all about all the plants you want to avoid—from poison ivy to poison oak!
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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.
Director Lisa Cholodenko on her new film, "The Kids Are All Right." She tells Kurt Andersen why she set out to make a film about lesbian moms that's realistic. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird turns fifty and leaves its mark far beyond literature — on rock music, parenting, and in Harper Lee's hometown. And the psychedelic pop band The Apples in stereo stops by and sends its music into the future.
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.
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.
A batboy for the New York Yankees goes on a wild goose chase for a left-handed bat-stretcher; an Irish-Catholic family obsessed with the Kennedys dedicates a summer to spying on their idols; a comedian experiences the ultimate heartbreak; and a drill sergeant faints at the sight of blood.
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.
Listen to some contemporary compositions based on the sounds of American folk, blues, and other "roots" music for this New Sounds. We'll hear from Joel Harrison's latest, "The Wheel," along with music by Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, and Last Forever.
