Daily Schedule

Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo discusses the lives of people striving for a better life in a slum of Mumbai, India. Director Joshua Marston is joined by the screenwriter and two of the young actors of the new film The Forgiveness of Blood, about a family feud in Albania. The latest installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at the Rosetta Stone. Plus, our latest Underreported segment looks at the potential of using thorium as a nuclear fuel.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo discusses the lives of people striving for a better life in a slum of Mumbai, India. Director Joshua Marston is joined by the screenwriter and two of the young actors of the new film The Forgiveness of Blood, about a family feud in Albania. The latest installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at the Rosetta Stone. Plus, our latest Underreported segment looks at the potential of using thorium as a nuclear fuel.

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Neil MacGregor continues his global history told through objects. This week he is with the great rulers of the world around 2,000 years ago.

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As the right-hand man to singer Howlin’ Wolf, guitarist Hubert Sumlin was behind the tasty riffs on classic songs like “Spoonful” and “Smokestack Lightnin’.” Today: We remember the legendary sideman-turned-leader, who died late last year. Plus: A live performance from clarinetist and composer Don Byron and his New Gospel Quintet. And: Reactions to the controversial Chris Brown/Rihanna remixes.

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 program, hear Antony & the Johnsons cover Bob Dylan, and the Unthanks cover Antony & the Johnsons.  There are other covers of Leonard Cohen songs, along with more Bob more Dylan covers, and the Unthanks take on songs by Robert Wyatt as well.