On today’s show: William C. Rempel tells the story of the insider who helped bring down Colombia's notorious Cali Cartel! Then we’ll discuss the legacy of Louis Armstrong’s later years. Both Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll were pen names—we’ll look at some other famous people who chose not to use their given names and why. Plus, our latest Please Explain segment is all about sunscreens!
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If you want to be out and proud then Africa is not most inviting of places. Homosexual acts are illegal in numerous countries on the continent and in recent years many African leaders have been increasing the anti-gay rhetoric. In Uganda a proposed anti-gay law continues to be discussed which ...
The rules of cyber war, how "conventional wisdom" comes to be, and remembering E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Guest hosted by Mike Pesca.
NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning.
For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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.
The young novelist Téa Obreht, born in the former Yugoslavia, tells Kurt Andersen how the superstitions of that land influenced her celebrated debut novel The Tiger’s Wife. Gospel singer Kim Burrell is a star, but her new record embracing love songs has upset traditionalists in the church; the legendary Shirley Caesar ...
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.
Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
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.
Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
For this New Sounds, listen to a whole bunch of music involving the piano plus electronics, and other things. Hear music by Marco Benevento, who adds circuit-bending and electronics to his piano works. Plus, Omar Sosa bridges the gap between Anglo-American folk song and Afro-Cuban rhythms with his ensemble, and Daniel Bernard Roumain adds looping and processed sounds to his Hip-Hop Etudes, and more.
