Daily Schedule

On today’s show: Geneticist Bryan Sykes takes us on a double helixed tour of America. Michael Sandel takes a look at the moral limits of the free market. Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects examines a 16th-century mechanical clock in the shape of a galleon. Ballet dancer Natalia Makarova talks about her legendary career. Publishers Amy Einhorn and Ben Schrank discuss the future of books, and how the publishing industry creates bestsellers.

On today’s show: Geneticist Bryan Sykes takes us on a double helixed tour of America. Michael Sandel takes a look at the moral limits of the free market. Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects examines a 16th-century mechanical clock in the shape of a galleon. Ballet dancer Natalia Makarova talks about her legendary career. Publishers Amy Einhorn and Ben Schrank discuss the future of books, and how the publishing industry creates bestsellers.

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It's math exam day for New York's public school students. Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the New York Board of Regents, discusses efforts to boost high school graduation rates and the ...

Neil MacGregor uses objects from around the world to chart Europe's expanding maritime trade and empires that created the first global economy between 1450 and 1600.

Read more about the Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.

Today, we’re broadcasting live from the Greene Space with the string band Punch Brothers -- featuring mandolin player Chris Thile...and a musician who made Rolling Stone magazine's list of “new guitar gods": Kaki King.

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.

When Icelandic art-rock band Sigur Rós (sometimes falling into classical or minimalist camps, sometimes labeled post-rock, but always ethereal) was on a short hiatus, their members were busy, either spending time with their babies or presenting world premieres.  On November 15, 2010, John Schaefer was on location at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle near Lincoln Center for the White Light Festival where Kjartan Sveinsson (Sigur Rós multi-instrumentalist) and Jónsi Birgisson (voice of Sigur Rós) presented new works.  For this New Sounds, we’ll sample some of these live performances.