Daily Schedule

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.”

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.”

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

Associate editor at GOOD magazine, Nona Willis Aronowitz, discusses her recent article about how many young people with advanced degrees are taking service jobs in this economy and wh...

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 Sutton Hoo Helmet.

Bassist and composer Christian McBride’s career has spanned two decades, nine albums and countless collaborations. This week, he wears a different hat – as our guest host. Today on the show: he talks with NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about the Harlem Rens: an all-black basketball team that played in New York at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Plus, Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge plays 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.

Get blasted by music from the masters of the face-guitar and smack-smack drum, Caspian Hat Dance on this New Sounds.  This "street band" is from the Netherlands, and draws from Eastern European gypsy/klezmer music, strains of South American and Italian folk music.