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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: What's Next for Syria?
After the UN Veto, What's Next for Syria?; The Agenda: GOP Campaigning, STOCK Act, President Obama discusses European debt with Italian PM; The Soundtrack to the Arab Spring; Nevada Caucus and the Month Ahead; US Mayors Take on Gun Control...During the Super Bowl; Egyptian Authorities Investigate NGOs; Being Gay: A Listener's Story; No 'Safety Net' for Middle Class?
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10:00 AM
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Options on the TableThe U.S. is weighing options for dealing with a potential threat from Iran. Former Ambassador and trustee of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Thomas Pickering, discu...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Turning the Page
On today’s show: two former opposition researchers explain how their field has become an integral part of modern political campaigning. Michael Oher, the football player who inspired the book and film The Blind Side, talks about his life and upbringing. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at a colossal statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Second. Krys Lee tells us about her collection of short stories, called Drifting House. And we’ll look at how the creditors in today’s global economy—namely China and the Middle East—will help shape much of the coming century.
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01:00 PM
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Statue of Ramesses II
4,000 years ago societies were becoming more sophisticated. Among this week's objects are the earliest examples of literature and science.
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01:15 PM
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Turning the Page
On today’s show: two former opposition researchers explain how their field has become an integral part of modern political campaigning. Michael Oher, the football player who inspired the book and film The Blind Side, talks about his life and upbringing. The BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at a colossal statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Second. Krys Lee tells us about her collection of short stories, called Drifting House. And we’ll look at how the creditors in today’s global economy—namely China and the Middle East—will help shape much of the coming century.
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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