Daily Schedule

Martin Redrado, the former President of Argentina’s Central Bank, discusses the dangers of mixing political and economic power in an emerging country. Then, T. C. Boyle talks about his latest novel, When the Killing’s Done. Also, we’ll take a look at how Harlem, once a Dutch village, became the capital of Black America. Plus, we’ll find out how an author’s quest to reconstruct the lives of her own 19th-century ancestors shed light on the forgotten roles of African-American elites in New York City.

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

The Obama administration is in direct secret talks with senior officials in the Taliban.  Plus, New York comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wall Street bonuses; FCIC chairman Phil Ang...

The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday. This year’s blockbusters will duke it out for best picture…and for best music. Today we take a look at the top Oscar nominees for original score and original song. Plus: we hear about the International Music Score Library Project. And: a live performance from singer/songwriter Holcombe Waller.

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.

From Mozart to Bartok, there’s a long tradition of music about nighttime.  We’ll hear some contemporary works that suggest the darkness, the stillness, the unsettled dreams and mixed emotions that people associate with the night.  Hear works by John Corigliano, George Crumb, Brian Eno, Raphael Mostel, and others.