Jeff Madrick talks about the triumph of finance and the decline of America, from 1970 to the present. Michael Agger tells us about the company Achievement Metrics, which uses speech analysis on NFL draft prospects. Jonathan Dixon discusses becoming a chef at the Culinary Institute of America. And Oran Hesterman talks about growing a healthy, sustainable food system for all.
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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 look into what’s being called the “filter bubble”—not just what the Internet knows about you, but also what it might be hiding from you! Then, three of the stars of new hit Broadway play “The Motherf**ker with the Hat.” Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Ellison talks about dealing with an ADHD child. Plus, our latest Backstory segments look at the role sectarian conflict is playing in the Middle East unrest, and at the spread of drug related violence to Monterrey, Mexico.
Bob Dylan just celebrated his 70th birthday. But his musical tastes may be…forever young. Today, guest host Jacqueline Cincotta explores why the music we listen to at the tender age of 14 follows us through life. Plus: we talk with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan about a new remix album spanning the band’s 30 year career.
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.
Bob Dylan just celebrated his 70th birthday. But his musical tastes may be…forever young. Today, guest host Jacqueline Cincotta explores why the music we listen to at the tender age of 14 follows us through life. Plus: we talk with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan about a new remix album spanning the band’s 30 year career.
For this New Sounds, we'll hear music from Hauschka, also known as Volker Bertelmann. He's a German composer whose indie-chamber/post-rock music revolves around the sound of the prepared piano. He'll prepare our Steinway and play live. That, and more.
