Daily Schedule

On today’s show: Major League Baseball pitchers Tim Wakefield and Phil Niekro explain the strange art of the knuckleball, along with Ricki Stern, who directed the documentary “Knuckleball!” Jacques Berlinerblau defends the virtues of secularism. Kevin Powers, a veteran of the war in Iraq, discusses his novel, The Yellow Birds, a harrowing story of two young soldiers fighting for their lives. Pankaj Mishra tells us about the great thinkers whose ideas shaped contemporary China, India, and the Muslim world.

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

“30 Issues in 30 Days” rolls on with former White House Budget Director Alice Rivlin, who will explain the role of debt in the upcoming election. Then U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsk...

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

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.

Tonight on Soundcheck, Billboard magazine's Joe Levy attempts to walk us through the knotty details of Universal's acquisition of EMI last week. Then, a look back on a forgotten album of the 1970s that's now having somewhat of a comeback.

And British soul singer Lianne La Havas performs songs from her Mercury Prize-nominated album Is Your Love Big Enough? in the studio.

On this New Sounds, hear live performances by Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, along with the Todd Reynolds Quartet from the record release party for Monk’s ECM release, “Songs of Ascension,” recorded in May of 2011 in the Jerome L. Greene Space.