Daily Schedule

James Rickards discusses the currency wars that are rocking the global financial system. Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg on their roles in “Relatively Speaking,” a trio of one-act comedies currently playing on Broadway. Ann Beattie talks about her fictionalized take on Pat Nixon. On Underreported, we’ll look at the abuse of domestic workers in South East Asia, and we’ll get an update on the ongoing disaster at the Fukushima nuclear reactors.

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President Obama announced that there will be a U.S. Marine base in Australia to shore up our alliances in Asia. David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, di...

Creedence Clearwater Revival may have split in 1972, but in the decades since their music has been a pop culture staple, from The Big Lebowski to Glee. Today: A visit from CCR founding member (and solo artist) John Fogerty. Plus: Boston brass band Either/Orchestra performs live.

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.

Saxophone player Rudresh Mahanthappa, on his latest, "Samdhi," merges electronica, Carnatic (south Indian) music, funk and jazz grooves.  We'll hear some of Mahanthappa's tunes from the record, along with other purveyors of this kind of "alleged" jazz, which incorporates digital processing, hiphop beats, or electronica.  There's music from guitarist Rez Abbasi and pianist Matthew Shipp, and many others.