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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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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Do We Still Need Bookstores?It used to be the big chains that were feared and loathed by the old-fashioned independent booksellers. Now, some of those independent bookstores are cooking up survival strategies for the rapid dawning of the eBook Age. And at the South by Southwest festival, which took place in Austin last week, ...
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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.
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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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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.
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David Thomas BroughtonBritish songwriter/improvisor David Thomas Broughton constructs suites of songs out a combination of purpose and accident, tonality and sound, absurdity and sincerity, coherence and i...Go to program: Spinning on Air -
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Jesse Thorn cuts through the weeds of pop culture, with irreverent comedy, in-depth interviews and a keen eye for what’s worth knowing about.
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#2907: Ascension VariationsGenius Award-winning composer, choreographer, and vocalist Meredith Monk joins New Sounds to present her recent work, “Songs of Ascension,” and to talk about its site-specific adaptation for the Guggenheim Museum’s unique geometry, “Ascension Variations.” Monk’s Vocal Ensemble, a string quartet, a chorus of over 80 singers, and dozens of dancers performed throughout that space, causing the sound to shift and evolve, recalling her 1969 work, “Juice,” created especially for the Guggenheim’s space. Monk also performs live on sruti box, and more.
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