Judith Warner questions whether we are over-diagnosing, and more important, over-medicating our children. Then, filmmaker Eugene Jarecki talks about his new documentary about the life and political rise of Ronald Reagan. Also, Aminatta Forna discusses her second novel, The Memory of Love. We’ll get a profile of prominent Egyptian opposition figures, including Mohamed ElBaradei. Plus, Susan Jacoby looks at how aging is perceived in America today.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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.
Michael Scheuer, the head of the CIA’s bin Laden Unit from 1996 to 1999, talks about the life and continuing influence of the terrorist mastermind. Then, Lisa Napoli describes what she learned while starting a radio station in Bhutan, a country that has been described as the “most content place on earth.” Also, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Richard Kaplan talks about his 60-year career. Plus, we take a look at the life and work of Charles Portis, the author of True Grit, a 43-year old book that recently bumped Stieg Larson off the top spot on the New York Times bestseller list!
The Detroit rock duo The White Stripes have called it quits. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown, critics debate what kind of sendoff Jack and Meg White deserve. Plus: singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins 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.
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.
The Detroit rock duo The White Stripes have called it quits. On today's Soundcheck Smackdown, critics debate what kind of sendoff Jack and Meg White deserve. Plus: singer-songwriter Nicole Atkins plays live in our studio.
For this New Sounds, hear some music from violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman, along with something new from violinist Carla Kihlstedt & percussionist/keyboardist Matthias Bossi. These two, Kihlstedt & Bossi, have a new record of music for dance, Still You Lay Dreaming: Tales for the Stage, II, a companion album to their 2009 release, Ravish, and Other Tales for the Stage. Also, indie chamber music from Clogs, and chamber folk from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra (not to be confused with the newly-formed "Penguin Cafe," which features founding member Simon Jeffes' son, Arthur.)
