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  • 12:00 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
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 06:00 AM
  • Maria Hinojosa guides our cross-cultural understanding of politics, social ideas and personal stories, told through the lens of the nation’s growing and increasingly diverse community of Latinos. 

  • 07:00 AM
  • Real America: Guns In America
    The debate of gun control in the United States has never been so prevalent than now. Local tragedies more frequently turn into major national news stories, and American culture has be...
  • 08:00 AM
  • Interviews with top newsmakers in politics, science, and the arts, and Will Shortz brings you the beloved Weekend Puzzle.

  • 11:00 AM
  • Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.

  • 01:00 PM
  • Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.

     

  • 02:00 PM
  • Nerding Out with Ken Burns & Rebranding Marijuana

    This week, Kurt Andersen calls a listener named Ken in New Hampshire who turns out to be Ken Burns, the filmmaker. Burns has a few good words for our latest listener challenge, like "a reel of documentary filmmakers" and "a scratch of DJs." We ask what a rebranding of marijuana ...

  • 03:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 05:00 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.

  • 06:00 PM
  • Slate’s politics and pop culture commentators split the hour with sharp conversation about the week’s chatter-worthy topics like a cocktail party in your ears.

  • 07:00 PM
  • Maria Hinojosa guides our cross-cultural understanding of politics, social ideas and personal stories, told through the lens of the nation’s growing and increasingly diverse community of Latinos. 

  • 08:00 PM
  • Real America: Guns In America
    The debate of gun control in the United States has never been so prevalent than now. Local tragedies more frequently turn into major national news stories, and American culture has be...
  • 09:00 PM
  • Mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, and dramatic radio. Hosted by Glynn Washington.

  • 10:00 PM
  • A weekly, hour-long romp through the worlds of media, politics, sports and show business, leavened with an eclectic mix of mysterious music, hosted by Harry Shearer.

  • 11:00 PM
  • A long time favorite with public radio audiences, Joe Frank's programs are sometimes dark, sometimes absurdist, sometimes solo recitations, sometimes ensemble pieces performed and/or improvised by actors, sometimes voices of real people heard in real situations, whether man-in-the-street interviews or phone conversations with lovers or strangers.

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