Quincy Jones talks about his celebrated career and about his first album in five years. Also, two segments on the famously eccentric Mitford family—we’ll speak to the last surviving sister, Deborah, her Grace, the Duchess of Devonshire, about her life and memoirs. And novelist Zoe Heller talks about Nancy Mitford’s enduring literary legacy. Plus, the Gurus of How-To, Al and Larry Ubell, answer questions about home repair.
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
We’ll look at why Americans have fought “wars of choice” in the 20th century. Then, Haitian American writer Edwidge Danticat talks about creating art while your homeland is in crisis. Also, Cynthia Ozick discusses her latest novel, Foreign Bodies, which was inspired by Henry James’ classic The Ambassadors. Plus our latest Backstory segments look at the history of PTSD, going all the way back to the civil war, and at what we can expect to come out of this week’s G20 summit.
As a salute to the orchestras that stepped outside the box when programming their concert seasons, here are our top five unlikely headliners -- from an ABBA tribute band to a NASA astronaut.
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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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 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.
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.
As a salute to the orchestras that stepped outside the box when programming their concert seasons, here are our top five unlikely headliners -- from an ABBA tribute band to a NASA astronaut.
For this New Sounds, listen to some small ensemble works revolving around the sounds of Persian and Arabic instruments and melodies. We'll hear "Silent City" from Kayhan Kalhor with Brooklyn Rider, along with some music from Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. Plus, listen to the Kronos Quarte recording, "Floodplain", and more.
