Daily Schedule

Industrial hygienist Monona Rossol starts us off with the latest research into PCBs and other dangerous chemicals in our homes and in our public schools. Then, food writer Molly O’Neill tells of travelling across the country in search of recipes from the best home cooks. Also, we find out about two exhibits currently at the Frick (which just celebrated its 75th anniversary): one features Velazquez’s portrait of Philip IV, and the other a collection of Spanish drawings from Ribera to Goya. Plus, three literary magazine editors compare notes!

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

The Federal Communications Commission approved new rules that are intended to preserve open access to the internet, but do they go far enough? Plus: transplant funding cut in Arizona;...

Irish “sessions” are informal group play-alongs hidden in plain sight all over New York City. Today: the history and present of this vibrant musical tradition. Plus: we pay tribute to Don Van Vliet, the singular rock musician known as Captain Beefheart, who died Dec. 17. And later: guitarist Gary Lucas plays live in our studio.

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.

Frippertronics has become Soundscapes, where he creates loops in real time, creating multiple layers, and then improvises solos on top of all of it.