Daily Schedule

Glenn Greenwald argues that America has developed a two-tiered justice system—one where the political and financial elite are immune from prosecution while the powerless are imprisoned with greater ease than anywhere else in the world. Tony Horwitz looks at the life of John Brown, the man whose raid on Harpers Ferry played a key role in sparking the Civil War. Aatish Taseer tells us about his latest novel, Noon. Plus, historian Niall Ferguson discusses the rise (and maybe the decline) of Western civilization.

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

From Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park, from Wikileaks to phone-hacking, what were the top stories of 2011 and which will reverberate through the year to come?  Plus, holiday movies.

With more than 200 live performances in 2011, Soundcheck captured a lot of great music in our studio this year. Today, Soundcheck continues to highlight some of the year's most memorable sets with songs from jazz bassist Ron Carter, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, comedian and banjo player Steve Martin, and more.

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 a new recording featuring vocalist Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond together with the new-music supergroup Signal (led by Brad Lubman) performing Snider’s remarkable song cycle, “Penelope” on this New Sounds.  It’s a haunting 60-minute song cycle for female voice, chamber orchestra, and electronics that limns the boundaries between art song, chamber folk and post-rock.