BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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09:00 AM
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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10:00 AM
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Serious WordsThe Global Commission on Drug Policy recently declared the War on Drugs a failure. Ethan Nadelmann, founder and director of the Drug Policy Alliance, details the commission’s repor...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show -
12:00 PM
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Trickling DownOn today’s show: Alex Prud'homme explains how collaborating on a memoir with his great-aunt, Julia Child, inspired him to investigate our planet’s dwindling supplies of fresh water. Singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale performs live and talks about his new album, “Reason and Rhyme.” We’ll look back at the “hot coffee” lawsuit against McDonald’s and how it has influenced the debate over tort reform. Plus, we’ll examine the changing definitions of family in the United States.
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02:00 PM
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A History of BalletTonight, the American Ballet Theater opens a new production of the Tchaikovsky classic, “Swan Lake.” But the story of ballet is more than just tutus and toe shoes. Today, we discuss the cultural history of a 400 year old art form. Plus: Live music from jazzman and karate expert Harold O’Neal.
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03:00 PMFreakonomics: The Church of “Scionology”
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The Church of “Scionology”Economic research shows that handing down a business to an heir is, on average, a terrible idea. So why do family businesses get passed down from generation to generation in America, ...Go to program: The Church of “Scionology” -
04:00 PM
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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.
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06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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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.
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08:00 PM
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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.
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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A History of Ballet
Tonight, the American Ballet Theater opens a new production of the Tchaikovsky classic, “Swan Lake.” But the story of ballet is more than just tutus and toe shoes. Today, we discuss the cultural history of a 400 year old art form. Plus: Live music from jazzman and karate expert Harold O’Neal.
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11:00 PM
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#3050: New Folk, Old Roots with Jim MorayFor this New Sounds, English progressive-folk musician Jim Moray performs in our studio. Moray promises to take us on a folk adventure, riding the wave of the English folk resurgence, via guitar and piano. Also, listen to re-imagined folk songs from the Imaginary Village collection and Irish repertoire with Afro-Brazilian grooves from James Shipp’s Nós Novo.
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