Daily Schedule

New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about the latest installment in her series examining the high cost of health care in the US. This one looks at why bills for emergency room visits can vary so much. Richard Blanco talks about delivering the Inaugural poem earlier this year and the inspirations and challenges behind it. Ralph Fiennes on directing and starring in the new film, “The Invisible Woman,” about a secret love affair between Charles Dickens and a young actress. And we’ll be joined by his co-star, Felicity Jones. David Mikics explains why, in an age of smartphones, tweets, and links, reading more slowly—and deeply—is more important than ever.

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

Linguist and political commentator Noam Chomsky talks about his new book on what he calls “Western terrorism” and remembers his first job at a newsstand on the Upper West Side. Plus: ...

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.

This time of year there's holiday music everywhere and while we love traditional songs, we thought it would be fun to hear something different, so we bring to you a concert with the legendary Latin alternative bands Bajofondo, Molotov, and Cafe Tacuba. It's our holiday gift to you, a special ...

Hear music of the season from Respect Sextet, twisted songs by The Real Tuesday Weld & Sufjan Stevens, plus an arrangement of Sir John Tavener's "The Lamb," with the JACK Quartet.