Daily Schedule

Peter Tomsen, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, talks about the many, many wars the Central Asian country has faced over the centuries and why great powers have often failed there. Then, a journalist describes his experience being embedded with Moroccan security forces. Glen Duncan tells us about his new novel, The Last Werewolf. And Google’s first director of marketing and brand management gives the first-ever insider’s account of the increasingly powerful Internet giant.

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

Judge Dana Leigh Marks, the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, discusses whether the practice of falsifying asylum applications is common and the challenges ...

Fred Astaire is best known for his dance and tap numbers on the silver screen – but he also had passion for the music that accompanied his steps. Today, the case for Astaire as a forward-thinking jazz artist. Plus, a live performance from British rock band Wild Beasts. And, a new study looks at the links between creativity and egotism.

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.

For this New Sounds, we'll hear the grim and gripping classic "O Death," sung by the legendary bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley, along with composer Oscar Bettison’s work by the same name. Bettison’s “O Death” is a seven-movement requiem masque which mixes saxophones, trombone, banjo and piano with jaw's harps, harmonicas, recorders, metal mixing bowls, melodica, flower pots and prepared wrenches. Bettison's recording of the piece is performed by Ensemble Klang, and features liner notes by Alex Ross.