On today’s show, we’ll get the latest in anti-aging research from a doctor and the director of the new film “To Age or Not to Age.” Then Graham Bowley gives an account of the dramatic tales of death and survival on K2. Also, Melanie Sumner talks about her novel, Ghost of Milagro Creek. Plus, our latest Underreported segments look at the exploitation of migrant tobacco workers and at Turkey’s clashes with Kurdish separatists.
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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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We’ll learn how to build a roof farm from two people who've done just that in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Then, James McWilliams discusses the conflicting and confusing messages about how to eat an ethical diet, from buying local produce to eating farmed fish. Also, David Mitchell, named by Time magazine as one of the most influential novelists in the world, talks about his latest work, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Plus, watch out for ticks, because our latest Please Explain is all about Lyme disease!
How does becoming a parent change the life and career of a musician? We explore the experience with Dan Zanes, who heads up the popular children's ensemble Dan Zanes and Friends, and Evelyn McDonnell, author of Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids & Rock'n'Roll. Also, singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham plays tracks from her new album live in the studio.
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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.
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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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.
How does becoming a parent change the life and career of a musician? We explore the experience with Dan Zanes, who heads up the popular children's ensemble Dan Zanes and Friends, and Evelyn McDonnell, author of Mamarama: A Memoir of Sex, Kids & Rock'n'Roll. Also, singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham plays tracks from her new album live in the studio.
Listen to some music featuring the members of So Percussion on this New Sounds, including Jason Treuting's "Oblique music for 4 plus (blank)," recorded live by the Orchestra of the League of Composers at Miller Theater.
