Daily Schedule

Sam Waterston, Kelli O’Hara, and Michael McKean talk about starring in the Public Theater’s production of "King Lear." Then we’ll look at the recent restoration of George Melies’s pioneering, hand-painted, 109-year-old film “A Trip To The Moon.” Charlotte Gainsbourg discusses her role in the new Lars von Trier film “Melancholia.” And Please Explain is all about how various New York City landmarks—like the Major Deegan expressway, the Goethals bridge, and Stuyvesant town—got their names.

NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning. 

The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

Kurt Andersen talks with music journalist Craig Marks about his book on the golden age of MTV. Sarah Jessica Parker explains how she dreamed up the first reality show about fine art. And in our American Icons series, we see why the tragedy of Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth ...

Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.

Humorous, heartbreaking and true stories told live on stage. No script. No props. Just a microphone, a spotlight and room full of strangers.

For this New Sounds, listen to some traditional medieval music of Armenia, along with contemporary Armenian music by Tigran Mansurian and Israeli composer Betty Olivero, as played by violist Kim Kashkashian.  Also, Greek singer Savina Yannatou performs contemporary Lebanese music and Lebanese singer Sister Marie Keyrouz performs ancient Syriac Christian music, and more.