On today’s show, we’ll find out about the controversy at the New York Public Library. Then, Kristen Johnston talks about being open about her recovery from her addictions to alcohol and drugs. Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a bronze hand from pre-Islamic Yemen. Then, a look at the man who’s considered by many to be the world’s top sushi chef. And Susan Cain on what we miss when we overlook the introverts among us.
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 Arabian Bronze Hand.
On today’s show, we’ll find out about the controversy at the New York Public Library. Then, Kristen Johnston talks about being open about her recovery from her addictions to alcohol and drugs. Today’s installment of A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a bronze hand from pre-Islamic Yemen. Then, a look at the man who’s considered by many to be the world’s top sushi chef. And Susan Cain on what we miss when we overlook the introverts among us.
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Lilly Ledbetter joins us to discuss her legal battles against sex discrimination and about the Fair Pay Act that bears her name. We'll find out why allergy season is off to an early start this year. Today’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a gold coin issued in 696 AD from the Islamic Empire. We’ll look at the ten objects you voted for in our contest to Tell the Story of New York in 10 Objects. Plus, Audrey Tautou talks about her new film “Delicacy.”
Five objects from the British Museum tell the story of the movement of goods and ideas, along the Silk Road out of China, to Korea and even as far as East Anglia.
Read more about the Gold Coin of Abd al-Malik.
Lilly Ledbetter joins us to discuss her legal battles against sex discrimination and about the Fair Pay Act that bears her name. We'll find out why allergy season is off to an early start this year. Today’s A History of the World in 100 Objects is about a gold coin issued in 696 AD from the Islamic Empire. We’ll look at the ten objects you voted for in our contest to Tell the Story of New York in 10 Objects. Plus, Audrey Tautou talks about her new film “Delicacy.”
There’s a reason why Edgar Allen Poe chose to write “The Raven” rather than “The Parrot.” Today: Surprising revelations from a new exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum that examines how animals have inspired artists from Claude Debussy to T.S. Eliot. Plus: Three new releases in our weekly Pick Three. And: A conversation with the Met's new Macbeth - Thomas Hampson.
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.
There’s a reason why Edgar Allen Poe chose to write “The Raven” rather than “The Parrot.” Today: Surprising revelations from a new exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum that examines how animals have inspired artists from Claude Debussy to T.S. Eliot. Plus: Three new releases in our weekly Pick Three. And: A conversation with the Met's new Macbeth - Thomas Hampson.
From the New Sounds Live concert series recorded last month, listen to some distinctly oddball works by Jason Treuting (of So Percussion) and Nick Zammuto (ex The Books) on this program. There’s a multi-media work based around an instructional video for autoharp, a work involving a spelling bee, and a bucolic piece revolving around a slideshow of rude gestures.
