Daily Schedule

We 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.

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

Bloomberg administration officials got grilled by the NY City Council yesterday about the city’s response to last month’s blizzard. WNYC’s Ailsa Chang breaks down the lessons learned....

Today on Soundcheck: We hear about a project that will compile a list of the top 10 composers in the history of classical music -- and find out what you have to say about it. Plus: We share our cd picks of the week. And: live music from the indie folk ensemble The Low Anthem.

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.

One of this year’s Grammy nominees is Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, who sings world music fusion, mainly informed by Indian classical music. On her record, “Soul Call,” she set a six thousand-year old eight-syllable chant to music, with each of the eight songs following a different raga.  For this New Sounds, we’ll sample from this record and its mélange of acoustic Indian classical, Indian folk instruments and Western instruments, together with her voice.  Also, we’ll listen to music from Najma, Sheila Chandra, and more.