Glenn L. Carle talks about his years as a CIA agent and his work as an interrogator. Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle, creators of “Sleep No More” describe their interactive theater piece. Paul Provenza and Billy Connolly talk about the world of comedy and the show “The Green Room with Paul Provenza.” We'll find out about the Boston gangster Whitey Bulger. And we'll find out about the 2006 Stella D’Oro strike.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
On today’s show: We’ll go deep inside the secretive Church of Scientology. Then, Sapphire, author of the novel Push, which was adapted into the movie "Precious," discusses her latest book, The Kid. Georgette Jones, daughter of country music super stars George Jones and Tammy Wynette, talks about living with her famous but troubled parents. Plus, we’ll take a look at the new documentary “Farmageddon,” that accuses the U.S. government of actively colluding with mass agro-businesses to keep our food unsafe.
The summer concert season is in full swing...but some die-hard music fans just want to stay at home. Today: we'll hear the argument against concert going. Plus: a live performance from pianist Jonathan Batiste.
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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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 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.
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.
The summer concert season is in full swing...but some die-hard music fans just want to stay at home. Today: we'll hear the argument against concert going. Plus: a live performance from pianist Jonathan Batiste.
For this New Sounds, we’ll hear the broadcast premiere of a work by Michael Harrison, called "Hijaz." The composition features the Young People’s Chorus delivering vowels, South Indian rhythmic and tabla syllables, and a universal prayer as the text. Together with new music heavyweight/adventure cellist Maya Beiser, the versatile composer/percussionist Payton MacDonald (Alarm Will Sound, Super Marimba), and the composer Michael Harrison on just-intonation piano, the new work is intended to invoke a sense of pilgrimage.
