Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman looks at the lives of—and crimes committed against—migrant women working in America’s fields and packing plants. Qais Akbar Omar talks about growing up in Kabul, surviving the civil war, and defying of the Taliban. Jonathan Lyons on how Ben Franklin and his contemporaries brought the enlightenment to America. We’ll examine the rash of Airplane hijackings in the late 1960s.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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Supreme Court Decisions; Sal Albanese; Obama’s Climate PlanThe Supreme Court struck down the part of the Voting Rights Act that determined which states get extra scrutiny for voting procedures. Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program ...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act, Rules on Prop. 8, NSA Leaker Drake on Snowden's Case, Voting Rights Act: Can Congress Act to Save It?
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act, Rules on Prop. 8 | Voting Rights Act: Can Congress Act to Save It? | NSA Leaker Drake on Snowden's Case | How to Make Money Selling Drugs | The Changing Demographics of American Communities | Texas Abortion Bill Fails to Pass ...
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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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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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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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The Supreme Court is finishing its year with rulings on three major cases: affirmative action in college admissions, the pre-clearance requirements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the status of gay marriage (Prop 8 and DOMA).
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Guest Host Kurt Andersen (of ‘Studio 360’) Referees A Battle Of The High School Bands; Carla Bruni Plays 'Little French Songs'
In this episode: Soundcheck guest host Kurt Andersen (host of Studio 360) talks high school rockers, as part of Studio 360’s ongoing Battle of the High School Bands. One of the contest judges, musician Andrew W.K., reviews recordings submitted by high school bands -- both recent and not so recent. And, Kurt talks with members of two currently active high school bands, Fly Baby and The Sectionals — and we hear from singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds about his high school band.
Plus: We hear a live performance from Carla Bruni. The singer, model, and former first lady of France joins us to perform in our studio.
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Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.
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#3313: New Sounds Live: Miners' Hymns Live
From the New Sounds Live concerts, we'll hear “The Miners’ Hymns,” a film score from the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. The work is a brass-heavy elegy to the coal mining culture in Northeast England, with the brass elements hearkening back to the colliery bands, which used to be the local entertainment.
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