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  • 12:00 AM
  • Challenges
    Longtime political opponents Ted Olson and David Boies discuss why they've joined forces to challenge California’s Proposition 8 in court. Then, novelist Siri Hustvedt on her long quest for a diagnosis to her inexplicable seizures. Also, Lionel Shriver with her timely new novel, So Much for That. And, the Gurus ...
  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:00 AM
  • Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

  • 09:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 10:00 AM
  • Plans for the Future
    Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch proposed a plan yesterday to close budget gaps in New York State. We’ll break down the proposal and take a look at worries about too much borrowing. Plus, filmmaker Michael Moore’s take on the economy; and tech guru Peter Rojas on free Wi-Fi and high-speed broadband. ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Iraqi Votes and Jesse Ventura
    On today’s show, live from Baghdad, New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid parses Sunday's parliamentary elections in Iraq. Then, we’ll talk with former Minnesota governor--and retired pro-wrestler--Jesse Ventura. And Marion Meade tells the story of the lives, work, and marriage of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney. Plus, our latest ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Fighting Crime with Culture
    Rio de Janeiro is attempting to clean up its violent slums before the 2016 Olympics. Officials there are turning to a musical crime-fighting tool: Afroreggae. On today's show, a look at how Afroreggae is providing an alternative to drugs and gang life. Also: Brooklyn-based cross-cultural outfit Las Rubias del Norte ...
  • 03:00 PM
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  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:30 PM
  • Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

  • 07:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 08:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 09:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Fighting Crime with Culture
    Rio de Janeiro is attempting to clean up its violent slums before the 2016 Olympics. Officials there are turning to a musical crime-fighting tool: Afroreggae. On today's show, a look at how Afroreggae is providing an alternative to drugs and gang life. Also: Brooklyn-based cross-cultural outfit Las Rubias del Norte ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2891: New Music From Finland

    New music from Finland, including music for kantele (Finnish folk harp) and electronic soundscape is what’s in store for this New Sounds program. Also, there’s music from the folk-pop-electronica group Varttina, along with a tune from the harmonium and fiddle-heavy Finnish folk revivalists JPP. Plus, hear some new works built ...