Christian Science Monitor staff writer Scott Peterson takes us behind the headlines in Iran. Then, jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane talks about his career in music and his legendary parents. Also, Sara Gruen discusses her novel Ape House. Plus, veteran Newsweek reporter Michael Hirsh talks about Washington’s apparent bias toward Wall Street.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Andy Borowitz fills in for Leonard Lopate. Alan Khazei talks about his efforts to become what he calls a Big Citizen, and how to achieve social change. Then, Arab American comedian Dean Obeidallah discusses headlining the multi-city tour: “Arabs Gone Wild.” And Filmmaker Sam Wainwright Douglas discusses his documentary, “Citizen Architect,” about the late great architect, artist, and educator Samuel Mockbee. Plus, our latest Backstory segment looks at a record setting arms deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, and our Underreported looks at Roma in Europe.
A new biography on Sergey Diaghilev illustrates how the patron's support of classical music and dance led to his wide renown in the early 20th century. Today: a reflection on the Ballets Russes founder and his remarkable career. Later: Ra Ra Riot plays its precise pop 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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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 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.
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.
A new biography on Sergey Diaghilev illustrates how the patron's support of classical music and dance led to his wide renown in the early 20th century. Today: a reflection on the Ballets Russes founder and his remarkable career. Later: Ra Ra Riot plays its precise pop live in the studio.
American sound-designer, film editor and composer, Matteo Marchisano-Adamo makes cinematic audio sculptures out of prepared piano and electronics from a collection of “Inventions.” We'll also hear electronic music based on the sounds of Indonesian gamelan by Gregory Taylor, and some rooted in sounds from Jamaica and Zimbabwe as well. That, and more on this New Sounds.
