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  • 12:00 AM
  • Wheeling and Dealing
    Michael Lewis offers a post mortem on how the global financial system crashed and burned—and who is to blame. Then, Jeff Daniels and Janet McTeer discuss starring in the latest incarnation of Yasmina Reza’s play “God of Carnage.” Also, Helen Simonson talks about her debut novel, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand—it’s ...
  • 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
  • Seeing Green
    Governor Christie has outlined a budget for New Jersey that contains severe spending cuts for education, local government aid, and more. Two NJ lawmakers – one Republican and one Democrat – react. Plus: what we already know about Irish-Americans in New York and what this year’s Census may reveal. And ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Sense and Security
    John Kampfner tells us why he thinks so much of the world is happily trading democratic rights for a sense of security. Then, we’ll take a look at efforts to prevent the Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. And reggae star Jimmy Cliff on his recent induction into the ...
  • 02:00 PM
  • Hip-Hop with a Message
    Hip-hop has gotten a bad rap for its lyrics focused on sex, drugs, and violence, but many think it can be a source of empowerment. Today, we discuss the greater possibilities for hip-hop as education. Also, Larry Kirwan, frontman of the Irish rock band Black 47, joins us to talk ...
  • 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
  • Hip-Hop with a Message
    Hip-hop has gotten a bad rap for its lyrics focused on sex, drugs, and violence, but many think it can be a source of empowerment. Today, we discuss the greater possibilities for hip-hop as education. Also, Larry Kirwan, frontman of the Irish rock band Black 47, joins us to talk ...
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2893: Traditionally Rooted New Irish Music

    New Music from Ireland is in the spotlight for this New Sounds program. Ireland has seen a renaissance in the past 5-10 years or so in contemporary music, with works drawing on minimalism, post-minimalism, electronica, and world music. To that end, we'll hear composer and heavy metal guitarist David Flynn's ...