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  • 12:00 AM
  • BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 42 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

  • 05:00 AM
    Special Programming
     
     
  • 06:00 AM
  • Today's Takeaway: Violence Continues After Koran Burning

    NATO Withdraws Personnel From Afghan Ministries; This Week's Agenda: Primaries in Michigan and Arizona, Oil Prices on the Rise, Stability for the EU; Ken Salazar Wants More Landmarks for Minorities; In Afghanistan, Rioting Over Koran-Burning Continues; Could Rising Gas Prices Ruin the President's Chances at Re-Election?; The Obama Doctrine in Syria and Iran; Oscars 2012

  • 10:00 AM
  • That Which Gives Us Meaning
    Barbara Ehrenreich, author of “Nickel and Dimed” and “Blood Rites”, and former war correspondent Chris Hedges talk about why we go to war. Plus: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr....
  • 12:00 PM
  • Watching Closely

    Eric Bogosian fills in for Leonard Lopate. On today’s show: Tracie McMillan discusses what she learned about the American food system by going undercover on a farm, at a Wal-Mart, and a Brooklyn Applebee’s. Writer and editor Craig Taylor discusses his book about life in London. A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a stone head of the Roman Emperor Augustus. Ruben Santiago-Hudson talks about directing and starring in a new radio play production of Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. And Maggie Anderson talks about the challenges faced by black-owned business.

  • 01:00 PM
  • Head of Augustus

    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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  • 01:15 PM
  • Watching Closely

    Eric Bogosian fills in for Leonard Lopate. On today’s show: Tracie McMillan discusses what she learned about the American food system by going undercover on a farm, at a Wal-Mart, and a Brooklyn Applebee’s. Writer and editor Craig Taylor discusses his book about life in London. A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at a stone head of the Roman Emperor Augustus. Ruben Santiago-Hudson talks about directing and starring in a new radio play production of Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. And Maggie Anderson talks about the challenges faced by black-owned business.

  • 02:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 03:00 PM
  • Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

  • 04:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 06:30 PM
  • Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

  • 07:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 08:00 PM
  • The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

  • 09:00 PM
  • Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.

  • 10:00 PM
  • 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.

  • 11:00 PM
  • The PBS NewsHour  provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions and documentary reports.