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

The Brian Lehrer Show hosts a two-hour special on the challenges and triumphs of "mixed" families. From race to religion to income and more, find out how families come together around their diversity.

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.

In this episode: B.J. Novak is best known for his role as Ryan, the ne’er-do-well temp from the NBC comedy The Office, as well as an actor in films like Inglorious Basterds and Saving Mr. Banks. He’s also a screenwriter, producer, and now, author of a new book of short stories, One More Thing: Stories And Other Stories. Novak shares a decades-spanning playlist of some of his favorite songs as part of Soundcheck's Pick Three series -- and talks about what he thinks is the most romantic song of all time.

And: Minneapolis singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith performs songs from his latest album, Heart Murmurs, in the Soundcheck studio.

Hear music that was imagined in colors. The featured composers in this episode of New Sounds have synesthesia, a rare neurological phenomenon where two or more of their senses cross wires and connect in an unusual way. While some synesthetes relate numbers to textures or words to tastes, these musicians see colors when hearing music and vice versa. Hear Andy Akiho’s and Michael Torke’s musical interpretations of yellow, Aphex Twin’s blue, Robert Fripp’s red, and a darker crimson from Akiho again. Also included in the episode are works by non-synesthetes — electronica artist Sam KDC with his track titled “Synesthesia,” a jazz power trio named after synesthetic artist Wassily Kandinsky, and Keith Jarrett with his improvisational take on light/dark.