Join guest host Elliott Forrest! Learn how English became the dominant global language. Then, the new novel Ilustrado. Plus, Glee’s Chris Colfer. And, the one and only John Waters!
Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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02:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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05:00 AM
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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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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Sticky Situation
US and UK trade economic insecurity; Is enough being done to protect the Gulf environment?; Your Ancedotal Census comes to Fairfield, CT
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12:00 PM
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Hedging Your Bets
Vanity Fair reporter Bryan Burrough profiles financial titan Steve Cohen. Then, Lydia Davis talks about her latest collection of stories. Plus, film historian Ben Model and W.C. Fields' granddaughter discuss the comic’s life. Bruce Beehler explains leading an expedition that discovered new species of animals in New Guinea. And Washington Post reporters talk about an unthinkable experiment: going without the Internet for a week!
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02:00 PM
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House Bands Have It Out
Now in their second season on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots are poised to become the biggest band on late night TV. But they've got the old guard to contend with: Paul Shaffer of the Letterman show is still going strong after three decades. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown: the battle of the late night bands. Plus, opera soprano Renée Fleming talks about her controversial new indie rock album.
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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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.
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06:30 PM
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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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07:00 PM
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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.
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08:00 PM
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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.
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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House Bands Have It Out
Now in their second season on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots are poised to become the biggest band on late night TV. But they've got the old guard to contend with: Paul Shaffer of the Letterman show is still going strong after three decades. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown: the battle of the late night bands. Plus, opera soprano Renée Fleming talks about her controversial new indie rock album.
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11:00 PM
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#3085: Sonic Atmospheres
For this New Sounds, we’ll experience some sonic and at times, spiritual atmospheres, including ambient music, and other works that might invoke the “m” word – “minimalism.”
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