Daily Schedule

John Campbell discusses his book about the rise and rule of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, and Elizabeth Reaser discuss the new production of “How I Learned to Drive.” Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects is about two flagons used for pouring beer, wine, or mead at ceremonies and are some of the earliest examples of Celtic art. Our latest Backstory segment looks at pro-Putin Nashi youth movement in Russia.

John Campbell discusses his book about the rise and rule of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, and Elizabeth Reaser discuss the new production of “How I Learned to Drive.” Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects is about two flagons used for pouring beer, wine, or mead at ceremonies and are some of the earliest examples of Celtic art. Our latest Backstory segment looks at pro-Putin Nashi youth movement in Russia.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew discusses the agreement on teacher evaluations. Plus: New York City Comptroller John Liu on his state of the city address; 1 in 12 couples in the U.S. ar...

2,500 years ago thinkers such as Confucius and Plato were exploring how people should live, but can objects like the Parthenon sculptures or a golden chariot tell us more?

Read more about the Olmec Stone Mask.

Long before the rise of the Internet, Alan Lomax envisioned a “global jukebox” that could play every style of music on the planet. Today: our Supercollectors series concludes with a look at the quest to digitize and distribute the late historian’s vast archive of recordings. Plus: A live performance from L.A.-based Gypsy jazz collective Noah and the MegaFauna.

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, listen to some of the self-dubbed “ritual groove” of Pianist Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, a chamber jazz outfit who mix minimalism and James Brown liberally.  We’ll hear from the latest album “Llyria,” named after a luminous sea creature.