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  • 12:00 AM
  • Inequality and Injustice; Comedian Bob Saget; Barbara Ehrenreich Searches for the Truth; Comedian Carol Leifer

    Matt Taibbi talks about the intersection of two troubling trends in America today—growing income inequality and mass incarceration. Bob Saget takes us behind the scenes of “Full House” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and of his notoriously profane stand-up act. Barbara Ehrenreich describes her lifelong quest to understand the universe around her. Comedian Carol Leifer talks about writing for shows like “Seinfeld,” “Saturday Night Live,” and “Modern Family,” and what she’s learned from 30 years in show business.

  • 02:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:00 AM
  • Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

  • 09:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 10:00 AM
  • Christie’s Future; Sleep for Infants and Parents; The Palisades View

    Governor Christie’s political future is uncertain since Bridgegate. The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza discusses Christie’s political development and how the scandal is affecting his plans for the future. Plus: possible reforms to the evidence-sharing system in New York; parents of infants and young children talk about their sleep issues; and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman explains why she thinks plans for the new LG headquarters along the Palisades should be re-designed.

  • 12:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 02:00 PM
  • The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

  • 03:00 PM
  • Inside the Time Warner-Comcast Mega-Merger | This Is Where: 'Children Live & Dreams Die' | To Infinity and Beyond with Pixar Chief Ed Catmull

    The Winners & Losers of a Time Warner-Comcast Mega-Merger | The Truth About High School Social Hierarchies | Illegal Silicone Injections Put Women's Lives at Risk | NCAA Women's Tournament Tells Tale of Two Programs | This Is Where: 'Children Live & Dreams Die' | How to Unleash Creativity: To ...

  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:30 PM
  • Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

  • 07:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 08:00 PM
  • Humorous, heartbreaking and true stories told live on stage. No script. No props. Just a microphone, a spotlight and room full of strangers.

  • 09:00 PM
  • Nickel Creek Reunites, Plays Live; Composer Marco Beltrami On AMC’s Turn; Meiburg On Matthiessen

    In this episode: When Nickel Creek called its 2007 final tour “Farewell (For Now),” fans had a feeling that the virtuosic bluegrass trio would be back. Turns out, we were right: the group, comprised of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins, has recently reformed and released a new album, A Dotted Line. Hear Nickel Creek perfom new songs in the Soundcheck studio, and tell us about the woes of being mistaken for Nickelback.

    Then: Last time we heard from composer Marco Beltrami, the world was engulfed in a zombie apocalypse, in World War Z. Now Beltrami turns his sights closer to home with the new AMC TV series Turn, about America's first spy ring, based in Beltrami's hometown of Setauket, Long Island.

    And: Recently, the indie rock band Shearwater visited the Soundcheck studio, and during our interview, the band’s frontman and songwriter, Jonathan Meiburg, told us how much he admired Peter Matthiessen -- the author and naturalist known for writing 30 books, including The Snow Leopard and At Play in the Fields of the Lord. He won three National Book Awards, and he co-founded the legendary literary magazine, The Paris Review. Matthiessen died this past Saturday on Long Island. He was 86 years old. His latest book, In Paradise, came out this week -- and it was a book that Meiburggot a chance to read ahead of schedule. And not long before Matthiessen died, Meiburg got a chance to meet this personal hero. He shares that story.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Q is an energetic daily arts and culture program from the CBC hosted by Tom Power.

  • 11:00 PM
  • #3401: Drones

    Hear music made with drones on this New Sounds program, including music by lute player Jozef van Wissem in collaboration with Jim Jarmusch and new ambient music from Brian Eno.  There's also music from a recent release simply called "Drones" by New York composer Nico Muhly.  Muhly's collection of pieces contains sets of drones, one set each featuring violin, viola & piano, and is mostly acoustic.  Then, listen to part a slow-build ambient suspension of a dance score for the company Chunky Move by Australians Oren Ambarchi and Robin Fox, revolving around guitar, electronic drones, and percussion.