Daily Schedule

Ahmad Chalabi was one of the key promoters of the Iraq War. On today’s show: 60 Minutes producer Richard Bonin tells the story of Mr. Chalabi, and how he tried to convince the Bush Administration to install him as the leader of Iraq after the invasion. Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross discuss starring in Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,”  on Broadway. We’ll take a look at a new exhibit of Diego Rivera’s murals at MoMA. On Backstory: what Argentina’s handling of its economic crisis a decade ago can tell us about how to deal with our own problems today. Plus, we’ll look at the latest efforts to stabilize the Eurozone.

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

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous argues that there’s an aggressive campaign going on to roll back voting rights in this country. He’ll talk about how he thinks those rights are threat...

In their five years as a band, The Doors made a deep impression on rock ‘n’ roll. Today: Music critic and cultural historian Greil Marcus discusses his new book about today’s relevancy of the short-lived, yet explosive band. Plus: A live performance from blues-rock band Blitzen Trapper.

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.

Since taking the helm as Music Director in 2009, the NY Phil's Alan Gilbert has been doing an annual series of new works called Contact!  To its credit, so far the series has presented some ten world premiere-New York Philharmonic commissions and one U.S. premiere.