Daily Schedule

On today’s show: we’ll take a look at some of the questionable corporate practices in fundraising for breast cancer awareness and research. Jonathan Pryce, Alex Hassle, and Alan Cox talk about the new production of Harold Pinter’s classic play “The Caretaker,” now at BAM. We’ll find out how Argentine wines and the humble Malbec grape have become a global brand. Plus, on Backstory: the verdict in the case against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is expected on Saturday, so we’ll take the temperature of the Egyptian electorate. Then we’ll hear the story of how a Guatemalan man found out that he had had been kidnapped during the civil war there.

Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.

The Cuomo administration wants to let you re-mix the iconic I ♥ NY logo. Tom McGeveran of Capital New York discusses how New York tries to brand itself. Plus: Dan Gross of Yahoo! on t...

The weather’s getting warmer, birds are singing - time to seize the day and break out that old French horn you haven’t played since high school. On our last show before our Summer Workshop begins, John Schaefer asks you to commit to a summer music resolution, whether it’s picking up a new instrument, seeing a great concert, or getting through that music documentary you’ve been meaning to watch. Plus: The London-based band Micachu and the Shapes performs live.

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, we'll take a sneak peak at the forthcoming "Tirtha," a collaboration between the South Indian guitarist Prasanna   and pianist/composer Vijay Iyer.  Also, the venerable sax titan Charles Lloyd together with MacArthur “genius grant”-winning pianist Jason Moran, from a live performance on Soundcheck.  And more.