Andy Borowitz fills in for Leonard Lopate. He’ll speak with two of the winners of this year’s Lasker Awards on how their discovery of “chaperone assisted protein folding.” Bob Gruen talks about photographing everyone from Tina Turner to the Sex Pistols and the early days of CBGB. Plus, we’ll have our latest Backstory segments.
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Andy Borowitz fills in for Leonard Lopate. On today’s show: industrial hygienist and chemist Monona Rossol and Miranda Massie discuss the threat posed by PCBs in New York schools. Ralph Branca, best known for throwing the pitch that resulted in the “shot heard 'round the world,” looks back on his remarkable life in baseball. WQXR’s Elliott Forrest tells us about the funny side of classical music. And this week’s Please Explain is all about what happens every year at the UN General Assembly.
This weekend, fans will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Nirvana’s album, “Nevermind.” Today, we look back at the record that bumped Michael Jackson down the charts, put Seattle on the map -- and shaped a generation of musicians to come. Plus: Radiohead's Philip Selway plays his solo work live in our studio.
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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.
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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.
This weekend, fans will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Nirvana’s album, “Nevermind.” Today, we look back at the record that bumped Michael Jackson down the charts, put Seattle on the map -- and shaped a generation of musicians to come. Plus: Radiohead's Philip Selway plays his solo work live in our studio.
For this New Sounds, listen to some works for small ensembles, played by both "real" and "virtual" small ensembles. We’ll hear music from the Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince from the album “In White,” along with ambient chamber music by Phillip Schroeder.
