Julie Burstein fills in for Leonard today. Michael Lewis discusses his investigation of economic bubbles around the world. Susan Orlean takes a look at the life and times of Rin Tin Tin, the legendary German shepherd who became a top-grossing movie star. Jesse Browner talks about his new novel Everything Happens Today. Plus, the authors of The Dictators Handbook explain bad behavior is often good politics.
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On today’s show, James O’Shea, former editor of the Los Angeles Times, tells us why he thinks Wall Street plundered America’s great newspapers. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer William Kennedy discusses his latest novel, Chango’s Beads and Two Tone Shoes. Jeanne Darst talks about her memoir, How Fiction Ruined My Family. And Steven Pinker explains about why he believes violence is actually on the decline and that we’re living in one of the most peaceful ages in human history.
He never played a lick, but jazz promoter Norman Granz had a big impact on the music world. Today, the story of Granz's pioneering musical - and social - legacy. Plus, a "re-performance" from the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. And, the vibraphonist Chris Dingman brings his quintet to play live in our 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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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 hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.
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.
He never played a lick, but jazz promoter Norman Granz had a big impact on the music world. Today, the story of Granz's pioneering musical - and social - legacy. Plus, a "re-performance" from the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. And, the vibraphonist Chris Dingman brings his quintet to play live in our studio.
Hear a baroque pop-leaning commissioned work, "The Other Side of Zero" by composer/songwriter Elizabeth Ziman, leader of the pop/rock trio Elizabeth and the Catapult on this New Sounds.
