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  • 12:00 AM
  • Poetic Endeavors
    As Egypt forms a new government, David L. Phillips of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University talks about why the U.S. should engage the Muslim Brotherhoo...
  • 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
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 06:00 AM
  • Anticipating President's Speech, Debt Ceiling Fight

    What happens if the debt ceiling isn't raised and America defaults; anticipating President Obama's speech on cutting spending today; your scores on our defense spending quiz; testing John and Celeste's knowledge of American-born words; social media's new roll in election recalls; a Fed leader suggests banks that are "too big to fail" might also be too big to stay private; the man behind Webster's Dictionary; looking closer at the controversy about African-American Confederate soldiers; space shuttles move into retirement; and watching the growing story about Long Island's possible serial killer.  

  • 10:00 AM
  • Leveling The Playing Field
    Hear how the federal budget deal would affect the New York region. Congress members Bill Pascrell and Carolyn Maloney weigh in. Plus: a debate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage; sex ...
  • 12:00 PM
  • Keen Observations

    On today’s show: Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine explains why there are some things in life she’s just over. Historian Simon Schama talks about what he feels about a wide variety of things—like Barack Obama, ice cream, and his mother. Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins discusses his latest collection, Horoscopes for the Dead. Plus, Al and Larry Ubell, our resident Gurus of How-To, take your calls on home repair now that spring has sprung!

  • 01:20 PM
  • President Obama Budget Address

  • 02:05 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.

  • 03:00 PM
  • Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

  • 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
  • The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

  • 09:00 PM
  • Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.

  • 10:00 PM
  • Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.

  • 11:00 PM
  • The PBS NewsHour  provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.