Science writer Barbara Strauch, author of The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind, discusses how the brain's capacity reaches its peak in middle age. Plus, the latest Please Explain is all about matter, anti-matter, and dark matter.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Host Al Letson is one of the winners of the PRX Talent Quest which sought to bring new voices into Public Radio. You may have heard his Black History special on Bayard Rustin this past February. State of the Re:Union explores the resonating themes, stories, challenges and cultural components that ...
For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.
Kurt talks with legendary Broadway and modern dance choreographer Twyla Tharp. Her new musical "Come Fly Away" is a dance narrative set to tunes by Frank Sinatra. An online pop music vocals class preps "American Idol" wannabes. And a new folk ballad mourns the end of the television thriller, "Lost."
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.
Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio.
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
On this edition of New Sounds, listen to new music for keyboard from the likes of W.A. Mathieu, Rob Burger, and Elodie Lauten, among others.
