The New Yorker’s John Cassidy examines whether religion is a factor in the lagging economies in many Arab countries. Then, the lead actors and director of the Off-Broadway revival of Brian Friel’s powerful play “Molly Sweeney” talk about the play—it's about a woman who has an operation to regain her sight. Also, Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya talks about his novel The Storyteller of Marrakesh. Plus, our latest Please Explain is all about silk!
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” is an iconic moment in the history of civil rights. But this historic moment may have never happened if it weren’t for a man standing in King’s shadow, Bayard Rustin, a man with a number of seemingly incompatible labels: black, gay, Quaker. ...
For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.
In this rebroadcast of Studio 360’s 2010 live event at WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, we hear from three creative Gen-Xers about crossing into adulthood. Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, author Junot Diaz, and actress Martha Plimpton join Kurt Andersen on stage to discuss growing up — as artists and people.
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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.
Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio.
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
Soundtracks to silent films, both old and new (the films, that is – the music is all new) is what we're serving up on this New Sounds. Hear from the UK-based Cinematic Orchestra and their score for the silent film classic, "Man with a Movie Camera." Also, from the Godfrey Reggio film Koyaanisqatsi, hear music by Philip Glass. Glass had to write music of nature as well as music of technology to accompany the time-lapse photography of cities and many natural landscapes across the United States.
