Daily Schedule

We’ll look at the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. Then, Latvian opera superstar Elina Garanca talks about her critically acclaimed and quite incredible performance of “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera. Also Paul Auster discusses his latest novel Sunset Park. WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly looks at why it’s taken nearly a decade to demolish the Deutsche Bank building, which was damaged on 9/11. And our latest Backstory segments are all about Viktor Bout and the Deutsche Bank building.

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

Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky recommends ways to reduce the debt. Plus: the inner-circle of Governor-Elect Andrew Cuomo; the influence of language on Mexican culture; and the ...

Music has always played an important role in military life, but easy access to CDs and MP3 players on the base and in the battlefield has accentuated its place on the front lines. Today, we explore the sonic culture of American soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, from the songs that prepare them for battle to the music that helps them disengage at the end of the day. Also: A visit from Alex Cuba, a Latin Grammy-winning songwriter from the chilly northern reaches of Canada.

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.

Get blasted by music from the masters of the face-guitar and smack-smack drum, Caspian Hat Dance on this New Sounds.  This "street band" is from the Netherlands, and draws from Eastern European gypsy/klezmer music, strains of South American and Italian folk music.