Daily Schedule

Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill discuss the long overlooked history of mercury poisoning and the debate over its link to autism. Then, our election series, The Big Picture, looks into why nearly no one is talking about climate change and the environment in the midterms. Also, photographer Gregory Crewdson on his portraits of abandoned film studios. Plus, New York Times columnist Gail Collins helps us answer the question, How Did Politics in America Get So Weird? And Paul David Pope discusses how his family created a media empire that includes the National Enquirer.

Note that the Leonard Lopate Show has a new call-in number: 646-829-3985.

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

The Thirty Issues in Thirty Days series continues today with a look at whether rational redistricting is possible.  Plus, judges and politics; and Wall Street, the movie, vs. Wall Street, the reality.

Dorothy Fields wrote the words to more than 400 songs, including "The Way You Look Tonight" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street." But she wasn't just a prolific lyricist - she was a trailblazer who opened doors for women in show business. Today on Soundcheck: Author Charlotte Greenspan tells us about the life of this Hollywood pioneer and the image, at left, that inspired her. Plus, a conversation with the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.

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.

For this New Sounds, listen to the found sounds of narration from strange and wonderful recordings in music by the Books.  We'll hear from their latest, "The Way Out," a playful and surreal effort recorded in the Books' home studios.