Daily Schedule

We often think of America as red and blue states, but on today’s show, we’ll look at the other kinds of categories that make up the geography of America: from monied suburbs to Mormon outposts to tractor country. Art Spiegelman reflects on his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Maus, 25 years after it was first published. Jock Soto talks about his career as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. We’ll take a look at the many creative ways corporations try to get out of paying taxes. Then, the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer tells how one man is trying to reshape North Carolina politics heading into the 2012 presidential race.

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

The Occupy Wall Street movement has cited the wealth disparity in the United States as a focus of their movement. David Leonhardt, Washington bureau chief for The New York Times, ...

In the 1980s and 90s the L.A.-based band Fishbone fused punk, jazz, metal and ska. They confounded record execs – and won over lots of fans. Today, Fishbone stops by to discuss more than 25 years of music, and a brand new documentary. Plus: a live performance from the band Real Estate.

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.

For this New Sounds, listen to music by Russian violist/composer Ljova (real name Lev Zhurbin) performed by the string quartet Brooklyn Rider.  Then there's music by young composer and drummer David T Little, and music by the extremely versatile violinist/composer Todd Reynolds.  Plus, hear something from the Turtle Island Quartet and composer/mayor Phillip K Bimstein as well.