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  • 12:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 06:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 07:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 08:00 AM
  • Interviews with top newsmakers in politics, science, and the arts, and Will Shortz brings you the beloved Weekend Puzzle.

  • 10:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 AM
  • Michael Stipe & Monopoly Redesigned

    R.E.M.’s enigmatic frontman Michael Stipe tells Kurt Andersen that the decision to pursue music as a teenager was “the most courageous act in my life.”  Alexandra Styron, the daughter of novelist William Styron, reexamines the life of the talented, tormented writer. And we reveal our version of the board game ...

  • 12:00 PM
    New Standards
  • New Standards

    Hear New Standards With Paul Cavalconte in two unique weekly shows: on WNYC FM 93.9 on Saturdays 8-11 p.m. ET; and exclusively on the New Standards stream Sundays from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Hear encores Monday and Tuesday at 12 p.m.

  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 05:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 07:00 PM
  • 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. 

  • 08:00 PM
  • Remembering Memories of Nostalgia
      Kate McGarrigle sings of a past summer, Bill Callahan sings of traveling, Grizzly Bear sing of neglectied domestic chores, and the memories are gently layered like an exquisite pas...
  • 09:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 10:00 PM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 11:00 PM
  • #2924: New Folk from Northern Europe

    For this New Sounds, listen to music based on the traditions of northern Europe. Hear some punkass Polish nu-folk from the Warsaw Village Band's release, "Infinity" along with party music from Hedningarna, the "heathens" who remain true to the polska, a three-beat rhythm unique to Sweden.  Also, there's music from Denmark’s Sorten Muld, Norwegian/Sami singer Ande Somby, and more.