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  • 12:00 AM
  • Shining a Light

    Kirsten Dunst and director Andrew Jarecki discuss their new film “All Good Things,” based on the story of Robert Durst, who was suspected—but never tried for—the 1982 disappearance of his wife Kathie. Then, artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans describe their stained glass installation at the Museum at Eldridge Street. It’s the final part of a 20-year-long restoration of the space. Also, Anne Rice talks about her latest novel, Of Love and Evil (Songs of the Seraphim). And on the first day of Hanukah, Gil Marks shares his Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.

  • 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
  • Debt and Diplomacy
    Ambassador Joe Wilson on what the cables released by Wikileaks may mean for diplomacy. Plus: Pete Domenici on debt reduction; new entries into the Encyclopedia of New York City; Arab ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Family Ties

    Bioethicist Carl Elliott talks about the increasingly mixed relationship of medicine and consumer capitalism. Then, Jemma and Vanessa Redgrave discuss their theatrical family and their current roles on the New York stage. The director and producer of a new documentary about Benazir Bhutto talk about her life and Pakistani politics. Plus, our latest Underreported looks at what America’s leading agribusinesses are doing in India.

  • 02:00 PM
  • Syd's True Side

    Rock icon Syd Barrett is often remembered through tales of excess, but a new biography recounts the late Pink Floyd co-founder's life on more even-handed terms. Today, we look past the sensationalism to find the real Syd. Later: The band Stornoway combines Ph.D. smarts with folk-pop hooks. They perform live in the studio.

  • 03:00 PM
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  • 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
  • A hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.

  • 09:00 PM
  • Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Syd's True Side

    Rock icon Syd Barrett is often remembered through tales of excess, but a new biography recounts the late Pink Floyd co-founder's life on more even-handed terms. Today, we look past the sensationalism to find the real Syd. Later: The band Stornoway combines Ph.D. smarts with folk-pop hooks. They perform live in the studio.

  • 11:00 PM
  • #3144: Requiem for Fossil Fuels Live

    “Requiem for Fossil Fuels,” a site-specific memorial mass, combines human voices and ambient sound.  It’s the result of more than twenty years of work and collaboration by Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger, two sound artists/composers and sonic thinkers.  For this edition of New Sounds, listen to the performance, recorded live at the World Financial Center last month.