Daily Schedule

We continue our series on HIV-AIDS by looking at how day-to-day life with the virus has been transformed over the decades. Then, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Jonathan Weiner details the quest for eternal youth and the science of immortality. And former Simpsons writer Larry Doyle talks about his satire Go, Mutants! We’ll find out about new studies that show that a sense of direction is innate. Plus, Peter Martins, New York City Ballet’s Ballet Master in Chief, discusses the NYCB’s new season, and its centerpiece, “Architecture of Dance – New Choreography and Music Festival.”

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

Gay rights; the latest SCOTUS decisions; and can’t-miss summer activities.

Drake is not your typical rapper: the biracial, half-Jewish MC grew up a child actor in a wealthy part of Toronto. But with his new album Thank Me Later, the 23-year-old may be poised for chart-topping success. Today on Soundcheck: new releases in hip hop, and a look at its changing climate. Plus: the struggle of Asian-American artists to be heard in American pop. And later: live music from jazz bassist and composer Stephan Crump.

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.

New Sounds has the goodies! Listen to highlights from the 2009 Bang on a Can Marathon.