BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Heated PoliticsWhat does the Giffords assassination attempt means about our national politics and rhetoric? The Atlantic's James Fallows, Representative Carolyn McCarthy, and Jonathan Alter weigh in...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show -
12:00 PM
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Deep Underwater and Deep in SpaceWe look into BP’s long history of disasters and why the company has been plagued by problems. Then Mike Brown, who tells us why he demoted Pluto from a planet to just another big rock in space! Plus, Tom Rachman talks about his debut novel The Imperfectionists, about the private lives of reporters and editors working for an English language newspaper in Rome. Also, we’ll discuss the things that are unique to the American economy which will help us overcome the challenges posed by an ascendant India and China.
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02:00 PM
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The Life and Death of a Protest SingerA new documentary examines the life and legacy of folk singer Phil Ochs. Today on Soundcheck, we’ll hear about the film from its director. Later on: Appalachian folk gets a Chinese twist from banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn. She’ll perform live.
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03:00 PMSpecial Programming
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04:00 PM
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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.
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06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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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.
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08:00 PM
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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.
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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The Life and Death of a Protest Singer
A new documentary examines the life and legacy of folk singer Phil Ochs. Today on Soundcheck, we’ll hear about the film from its director. Later on: Appalachian folk gets a Chinese twist from banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn. She’ll perform live.
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11:00 PM
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#3157: Glassworks, LiveWe’ll hear a quintessential Philip Glass piece, “Glassworks” (1981) from a forthcoming live recording made in April of 2010 at the Manhattan venue Le Poisson Rouge. Featuring the super-tight new music all-star ensemble, Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman with keyboardist/composer Michael Riesman, this happens to have been the New York premiere. For this New Sounds, we’ll sample from the six-part work and listen to music by other keyboardist/composers for hybrid ensembles.
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