Daily Schedule

Former New York Times foreign correspondent Chris Hedges tells us what he calls “the myth of human progress” and looks at the underlying causes of global conflict. Jonathan Lethem talks about L. J. Davis’ 1971 novel, A Meaningful Life, for our summer Underappreciated reading series. Helen Schulman discusses her new novel, This Beautiful Life, about the scandal that erupts when a teenage boy forwards a racy video sent to him by a girl. New Yorker contributor Wendell Steavenson tells us about her recent trip to Syria, in the midst of the protests and government crackdowns.

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

Oil markets may be affected by the outcome of the fighting in Tripoli, and oil-rich Libya has a resource to use when it comes time to rebuild the country. Plus: Bethany McClean, co...

Three chipmunks, an animated version of the Fab Four, and a comic strip garage band all helped usher rock ‘n’ roll into mid-twentieth century American living rooms. Today: The mildly subversive phenomenon of cartoon rock. Plus: A glimpse into the world of an animated musician. And: Pianists Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung join us to play piano-four-hands at the Steinway in the Soundcheck 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.

Listen to two generations of "New Acoustic Music" - a term "coined" by banjo player Jake Shepps on his Bartok album to describe what he and Chris Thile, Punch Brothers, and the like, do with their mix of old and new music.  Thing is, David Grisman, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, and others were using that exact same term 30 years ago.   We'll hear from all of them on this New Sounds program.