Daily Schedule

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.

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

Is money the root of everything that's wrong in politics? Plus: Newt Gingrich on the GOP's "Pledge to America"; Todd Gitlin on Israel and the US; health insurance changes and what to ...

Rock journalists Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz have teamed up to produce Neil Young – Long May You Run: The Illustrated History, a new book chronicling Young’s five decades in music, from his early days with Buffalo Springfield, through CSNY, to his storied solo career. Graff joins us today. Also, Ben Bridwell, the frontman of the North Carolina band Band of Horses, has a voice that's been compared to Neil Young's.

Hear why that comparison is made when Band of Horses joins us to perform live. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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.

The UK guitarist and composer James Blackshaw is a prodigious young talent who’s been seen as part of the guitar tradition of the late American John Fahey.  Now, his work has expanded to include mysticism, occasional other instruments, and long-form, almost classical structures.  He’ll play live in our studio, and we'll listen to some of his recent release, "The Glass Bead Game."  And more.