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  • 12:00 AM
  • Cream of the Crop

    William D. Cohan tells the story of the 142 year history of Goldman Sachs—from its beginnings to its 2007 bet against the housing market—and looks at why it has been hiring former CIA operatives! Katie Couric talks about her career and her plans for life after CBS news. We’ll look at how feminist writers like Betty Friedan have influenced one woman’s life. And Rhodes Scholar and Navy Seal Eric Greitens discusses his work with disabled veterans and how a person can be both a warrior and a humanitarian at the same time.

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

  • 09:00 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.

  • 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!

  • 02:00 PM
  • National Recording Registry

    A lost language, a controversial country release, and a playful hip hop debut are among the records that will be added to the National Recording Registry this year. Today: a look at the stories behind the recently announced Library of Congress preservation picks. Plus: young jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins us in studio with his trio to perform live.

  • 03:00 PM
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  • 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
  • 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.

  • 09:00 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.

  • 10:00 PM
  • National Recording Registry

    A lost language, a controversial country release, and a playful hip hop debut are among the records that will be added to the National Recording Registry this year. Today: a look at the stories behind the recently announced Library of Congress preservation picks. Plus: young jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins us in studio with his trio to perform live.

  • 11:00 PM
  • #3032: New Music Soundtracks

    For this New Sounds, listen to some new music film scores by the likes of John Zorn, and keyboardist, composer and producer Wayne Horvitz.  Plus, from Greece, there's music by Eleni Karaindrou, along with music from Michael Nyman and Philip Glass.  And much more.