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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: Romney and Santorum's Battle for Michigan
Despite Romney's Homecourt Advantage, Santorum Winning in Michigan; Library Access to E-books Worries Publishers; The Agenda: Gas Prices, GOP Campaigning, Occupy Our Prisons; The Civil Rights Movement Comes of Age; Some Arizona Mormons Don't Support Romney; 60 Lives Connected in the Largest Chain of Kidney Transplants; 'Hell and Back Again': Fighting in Afghanistan, Recovering in North Carolina
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10:00 AM
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It's All PersonalToday's show is a best-of, so we won't be taking any calls. But the comments page is always open! Elections analyst Sean Trende discusses whether a political majority is still possib...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show
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12:00 PM
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Mind Games
Tim Weiner discusses the FBI’s history of secret intelligence operations and looks at how the agency has waged war against terrorists, spies, and even American presidents. Laura Cantrell performs live with Mark Spencer and tells us about her month-long residency at Hill Country Live. A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at an ancient Chinese bronze bell. Fawzia Koofi talks about her rise to become the first female deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament and a potential presidential candidate.
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01:00 PM
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Chinese Bronze Bell
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?
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01:15 PM
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Mind Games
Tim Weiner discusses the FBI’s history of secret intelligence operations and looks at how the agency has waged war against terrorists, spies, and even American presidents. Laura Cantrell performs live with Mark Spencer and tells us about her month-long residency at Hill Country Live. A History of the World in 100 Objects continues with a look at an ancient Chinese bronze bell. Fawzia Koofi talks about her rise to become the first female deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament and a potential presidential candidate.
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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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- Terry Gross
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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