Daily Schedule

Steven Johnson helps us figure out what sparks the "flash of brilliance" that leads to groundbreaking innovation—like Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and Google. Then, documentary filmmaker Sasha Waters Freyer, the writer Phillip Lopate, and Angus Johnston talk about the film “Chekhov for Children.” Two curators talk about women painters of the Hudson River School. Plus, Kevin Kelly, former executive editor of Wired magazine, discusses his brand-new view of technology and what it wants from us.

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

The PLO ambassador to the United States discusses the peace process. Plus: debating the repeal of health care reform; the role of God in politics; and wrapping up the NY gubernatorial debate.  

Soundcheck continues its week-long series about influential nightclubs and concert halls in New York City. Today, a look back at the glittery Danceteria and its multiple floors of party-goers from across the pop culture landscape. Later: the Chapin Sisters carry on their family's legacy in music. They perform live in the studio.

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, we’ll take a new look at the Four Seasons - not the Vivaldi work, but instead what it has inspired.  There are lots of other composers who have riffed off of that theme, say - Thomas Wilbrandt, Astor Piazzolla, Philip Glass, and Mark O'Connor, to name a few.