Director Sam Gold and actor Matthew Rhys discuss the Roundabout’s production of the John Osborne classic play “Look Back in Anger.” Then, two Harlem Globetrotters, Tiny Sturgess and Flight Time Lang, join us. The directors discuss the Oscar-nominated football documentary “Undefeated,” and the coach featured in the film, talk about the film. A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at an Olmec stone mask. And our Please Explain series on how to save the world continues with an examination of food security!
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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06:00 AMSpecials
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I, Too, Sing America: Music in the Life of Langston HughesWednesday, February 15th at 8PM on 93.9 FM, AM 820, and NJPR; Saturday, February 18th at 6AM on 93.9 FM and NJPR; Saturday, February 18th at 2PM on AM 820; Sunday, February 19th at 8P...Go to program: I, Too, Sing America: Music in the Life of Langston Hughes
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07:00 AM
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Linsanity, Why Adele makes us cry, and more
The media's fascination with Jeremy Lin, challenging the status quo on Russian television, and the science behind the songs that make us cry.
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08:00 AM
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NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning.
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10:00 AM
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For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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11:00 AM
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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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American Icons: MonticelloThis is the home of America’s aspirations and its deepest contradictions. Thomas Jefferson was as passionate about building his house as he was about founding the United States. Yet...Go to program: Studio 360
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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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Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
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08:00 PMSpecial Programming
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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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Classic and contemporary short fiction read by some of the most iconic voices in today’s world of film, theater and comedy. Recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City.
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#3003: New Sounds Live with Vernon Reid
From the New Sounds Live concerts at the World Financial Center, listen to the world premiere of "Artificial Afrika," a multimedia work commissioned by WNYC and created by electric guitarist and composer Vernon Reid. Featuring spoken word artist/throat singer Akim Funk Buddha, DJ Logic, and turntablist/percussionist Leon Lamont, the completed work, years in the making, was unveiled for the first time this past October.
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