We explore the troubled state of the American education system, efforts to get gang members to trade in guns for cameras, and the career of actor Louis Gossett Jr.
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12:00 AM
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02:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Bridging Left and RightDavid Remnick and Gail Collins on this tricky political moment; Lisa Belkin on feminism circa 2010; and former Shell CEO John Hofmeister on what BP should be doing do handle the G...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Science and Speech
Naomi Oreskes reveals how a small but powerful group of scientists has managed to obscure the truth about issues from the dangers of smoking to the causes of climate change. And we’ll hear about the origins of the New York accent and how the accent is changing.
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02:00 PM
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Metropolis Revisited
Since its original release in 1927, Fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis has been set to numerous original soundtracks. Today, we explore the evolution of music that has accompanied this sci-fi masterpiece over the years with help from musician Ken Winokur. Also, the New York-based band La Cumbiamba eNeYé plays live in the studio.
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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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.
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06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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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.
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08:00 PM
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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.
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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Metropolis Revisited
Since its original release in 1927, Fritz Lang’s silent film Metropolis has been set to numerous original soundtracks. Today, we explore the evolution of music that has accompanied this sci-fi masterpiece over the years with help from musician Ken Winokur. Also, the New York-based band La Cumbiamba eNeYé plays live in the studio.
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11:00 PM
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#2916: Three Post-Minimalists
For this New Sounds, we hear a jaunty and combative work of many different textures by young Irish composer Andrew Hamilton - "Music for Roger Casement."
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