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  • 12:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 06:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 07:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 08:00 AM
  • Interviews with top newsmakers in politics, science, and the arts, and Will Shortz brings you the beloved Weekend Puzzle.

  • 10:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 AM
  • American Icons: Buffalo Bill's Wild West
    He was the most famous American in the world – a showman and spin artist who parlayed a buffalo-hunting gig into an entertainment empire. William F. Cody’s stage show presented a ne...
  • 12:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 04:00 PM
  • The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

  • 05:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 07:00 PM
  • ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio. 

  • 08:00 PM
  • Elomar
    Elomar is a Brazilian singer and composer born in 1937. Elomar has created a unique approach to song, drawing on folk, classical, and ancient troubadour traditions. Host David Garland...
  • 09:00 PM
    Radiolab: Falling
  • Falling
    We plunge into a black hole, take a trip over Niagara Falls, and upend some myths about falling cats.
  • 10:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2943: Medieval Music From the Near East

    Musical reminders that troubles between the West and the Middle East are not new – Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI present their mammoth project "Jerusalem."  Also on this New Sounds program, Thomas Binkley’s Studio Der Fruehen Musik plays music of the Crusades, Lou Harrison’s "Variations" play with another melody about Jerusalem and the Crusades; and more.