Daily Schedule

Former New York Times reporter Jere Van Dyk describes what happened when he was kidnapped and imprisoned for 45 days by the Taliban, in the no-man's-land between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Then, David Lipsky, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, talks about his travels with the late David Foster Wallace. And Bret Easton Ellis discusses his latest novel, Imperial Bedrooms, about a successful screenwriter whose life careens completely out of control. Plus, learn the history of ACORN, and what it was long before it became one of the political lightning rods of the 2008 election.

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

The possible impacts of a cigarette tax increase on your wallet and your health; Fred Kaplan and George Packer on General McChrystal; and a World Cup update.

The Beatles are a wellspring of urban legends, including the most famous: that Paul McCartney died in 1966. Plus: a new novel that casts the Fab Four as zombies. Finally, the classical-bluegrass group Punch Brothers performs live.

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.

From the Soundcheck archives, we'll hear live performances of music for string quartet by Fred Frith, Huang Ruo, and Sir John Tavener.