Daily Schedule

Stephen Carter discusses what he thinks President Obama’s views on war and military intervention mean for the future of American military policy. Then, Rachel Polonsky tells us about investigating the Moscow apartment house where many of the Communist leaders lived, including Molotov, Stalin’s feared number two man. Also, a look at the man who revolutionized taxidermy and created the famed African Hall in the Museum of Natural History. Plus, the gurus of How-To, Al & Larry Ubell, take calls on the nuts and bolts of home repair.

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

Slate.com senior editor Dahlia Lithwick looks at the history of the insanity defense and how mental health becomes political. Plus: Seth Mnookin on how panic sets in when we talk abou...

Today on Soundcheck: R&B just doesn't top the charts like it used to. But the last few months have brought a flood of throwbacks from R. Kelly to Ron Isley. We hear why. Plus: The cultural history of a dark anthem - "Bodies" by hard rock band Drowning Pool. And: singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson performs live in our studio and previews his forthcoming album, "Bella."

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.

There’s music from Finland for this New Sounds, which is a musical hotbed of many genres: classical, folk, weirdly dressed heavy metal rock bands, and some of the less easily defined new music types.  We’ll hear from accordion virtuoso Maria Kalaniemi along with something else for accordion (& electronics) by Kimmo Pohjonen.  Plus, there’s also music by multi-instrumentalist Pekka Pohjola, who was best known as a bass player, of the jazz-inflected (maybe even proggy) variety.  We might also hear music by Einojuhani Rautavaara, and perhaps even  “Winter was Hard,” by composer Aulis Sallinen in a Kronos Quartet performance.   All that, and more.