Daily Schedule

Dr. John Wennberg discusses what he learned about the healthcare system in the United States after 40 years of research. Then, Gabrielle Hamilton, the chef at Prune in the East Village, tells about her unlikely path to culinary success. Also, Lydia Davis discusses the difficulties of translating Flaubert’s great novel, Madame Bovary. Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski describes the movie, "Rango"—his foray into animation. Plus, we’ll get the latest on the critical situation in Libya.

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

The Internet and social media: a boon or a curse? Plus, Floyd Abrams on Bradley Manning; and NYC’s proposed teacher layoffs.

The Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata pulls “The Sound of Music” into the 21^st century. Their mashup album, called “The Hills Are Alive” imagines what might happen if the singing von Trapp family shared a stage with The Jackson Five...Led Zeppelin...and The Klezmatics. They perform live. Plus: music writer Maura Johnston explains what's in store for American Idol's 24 semi-finalists tonight.

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 show, we’ll hear some Middle Eastern chamber/lounge/world/jazz. It’s hard to know what to call it, but it’s music with a decided Arabic flavor.  Listen to the Canadian trio Cordâme (augmented by percussionists and a guitarist) dance around Ellington and Ravel while incorporating Persian music, Indian music, Armenian and African music.