The Tea Party takes its name from an act of rebellion during the American Revolution, and economists Simon Johnson and James Kwak explain why they think the Tea Party platform is actually closer in spirit to the Whiskey Rebellion. Nathaniel Philbrick explains why you should read Moby-Dick. Lee Child discusses his latest crime thriller, The Affair. Plus, composer, arranger, guitarist, and producer Nile Rodgers on his role in shaping pop music.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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On today’s show, Don Campbell tells us how we can use music to become more relaxed, productive and even healthier. Cartoonist and graphic novelists Daniel Clowes and Seth discuss their work and latest cartoons. Plus, the two creators of the popular High Line Park describe transforming an old industrial rail line into a park filled with plants and panoramic views of the Hudson River.
For more than 50 years, folksinger Judy Collins has been a determined voice of her generation. Now, she’s taking a moment to look back. She joins us in studio with a new memoir, called “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music” as well as a brand new album, called “Bohemian.” And - she plays 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.
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.
For more than 50 years, folksinger Judy Collins has been a determined voice of her generation. Now, she’s taking a moment to look back. She joins us in studio with a new memoir, called “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music” as well as a brand new album, called “Bohemian.” And - she plays live.
For this New Sounds, we'll hear music from the unexpected and irresistible collaboration between Richmond, VA's Fight the Big Bull (9-piece avant jazz band), and San Francisco-based songwriter/ composer/musician (with a background in hymn singing) David Karsten Daniels, "I Mean to Live Here Still."
