Ronnie Spector discusses her career and being part of an all-star lineup paying tribute to the Rolling Stones at Carnegie Hall. Daniel Okrent answers your questions about his book, Last Call, for this month's installment of the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club! Nathan Englander talks about his latest collection of short stories. And Mayim Bialik on going from starring in the 90's sitcom, "Blossom" to getting her Ph.D. in neuroscience.
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores when and how many of the great religious images we are familiar with today came into existence.
Read more about the Seated Buddha from Gandhara.
Ronnie Spector discusses her career and being part of an all-star lineup paying tribute to the Rolling Stones at Carnegie Hall. Daniel Okrent answers your questions about his book, Last Call, for this month's installment of the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club! Nathan Englander talks about his latest collection of short stories. And Mayim Bialik on going from starring in the 90's sitcom, "Blossom" to getting her Ph.D. in neuroscience.
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Ryan Lizza breaks down the results from Super Tuesday and looks at how the race for the Republican nomination is shaping up. Today’s installment of the BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a gold coin from the Gupta Empire which dominated South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. And then, we’ll find out what the working conditions are like inside an online retail shipping warehouse.
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores when and how many of the great religious images we are familiar with today came into existence.
Read more about the Gold Coin of Kumaragupta.
Ryan Lizza breaks down the results from Super Tuesday and looks at how the race for the Republican nomination is shaping up. Today’s installment of the BBC series A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a gold coin from the Gupta Empire which dominated South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. And then, we’ll find out what the working conditions are like inside an online retail shipping warehouse.
Not long after her career began to skyrocket in the early '70s, Roberta Flack played at Carnegie Hall - and performed a version of the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere." Now, four decades later, the multiple Grammy Award winner has released an entire album of Beatles covers, called Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles. On this special edition of Soundcheck, Roberta Flack sits down with host John Schaefer to look back at her career - and discuss her latest project.
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.
Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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 hybrid of a talk program and a newsmagazine, On Point puts each day's news into context and provides a lively forum for discussion and debate.
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.
Not long after her career began to skyrocket in the early '70s, Roberta Flack played at Carnegie Hall - and performed a version of the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere." Now, four decades later, the multiple Grammy Award winner has released an entire album of Beatles covers, called Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles. On this special edition of Soundcheck, Roberta Flack sits down with host John Schaefer to look back at her career - and discuss her latest project.
For this New Sounds program some Western musicians look to Japan for inspiration both melodic and instrumental. Hear selections from a recent release by cellist/composer Jordi Savall called "Hispania & Japan - Dialogues," created following the catastrophes in Japan in 2011. It's actually based on a previous project from 2006, "The Route of the Orient," revolving around the Spanish Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier (Francisco Javier).
