Daily Schedule

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

Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) weighs in on tax cuts and deficit reduction. Plus, a close look at incoming congressional committee chairs; and rebuilding the political middle with No Labels.

Join Soundcheck all this week for a look back at the year in music, from Kanye’s comeback and indie-friendly Billboard charts to the revenge of “Ring nuts” and the farewell to soprano Joan Sutherland. Our annual Critics Week series returns, as some of our favorite guests review the big stories -- and offer their picks for the best of 2010. Today we look at the year in film with Slate.com critic Dana Stevens. We're also joined by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney who tells us about the art of the soundtrack. Plus: music critic Will Layman shares his top picks for the year in jazz music.

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.

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.

There’s new music from the California Guitar Trio on this New Sounds show, from their recent release, “Andromeda,” which has the talented and crafty guitarists playing with effects, keyboard textures, and a guest musician – Tony Levin of King Crimson.  We’ll hear their Reichian “Improv 8: Layered Circulation” and possibly some fingerstylin’ middle-eastern influenced tunes as well.  Also, there’s world-jazzy yet rootsy music from a collaborative record by bass player Dave Holland and the veteran flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela.  Plus, older music from Ralph Towner and the band Oregon and more.