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Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AMSpecial Programming
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06:00 AM
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Today's Takeaway: The Life and Death of Osama bin Laden
Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden. With al Qaeda now under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri, we look at how the group has changed. We also discuss drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen, the new tallest building in New York, and how police tracked down Philip Markoff, "The Craigslist Killer."
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10:00 AM
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The Politics of It AllWashington Post correspondent, Karen Tumulty, and the Wall Street Journal’s, Josh Mitchell, discuss student loans. Plus: the state of New York City’s housing and neighborhoods; E.U. A...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Standouts
Warren Littlefield talks about the era of NBC’s Must See TV. James Goldston, head of the Open Society's Justice Initiative on arguing the first case about the CIA's program of extraordinary rendition to be heard in a courtroom. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about Pieces of Eight, the world's first global currency. Agnes Gund discusses collecting art and creating Studio in a School. Laurens Grant talks about his documentary “Jesse Owens,” about the famous Olympian.
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01:00 PM
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Pieces of Eight
Neil MacGregor uses objects from around the world to chart Europe's expanding maritime trade and empires that created the first global economy between 1450 and 1600.
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01:15 PM
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Standouts
Warren Littlefield talks about the era of NBC’s Must See TV. James Goldston, head of the Open Society's Justice Initiative on arguing the first case about the CIA's program of extraordinary rendition to be heard in a courtroom. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about Pieces of Eight, the world's first global currency. Agnes Gund discusses collecting art and creating Studio in a School. Laurens Grant talks about his documentary “Jesse Owens,” about the famous Olympian.
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02:00 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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03:00 PM
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Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.
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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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The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.
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09:00 PM
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Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.
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- Diane Rehm
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10:00 PM
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Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.
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11:00 PM
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The PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.
Go to program: The PBS NewsHour