Daily Schedule

Paleontologist Ian Tattersall discusses why homo sapiens emerged as the dominant human group. The director of the new documentary “The Island President” and the deposed leader of the Maldives discuss his rise and dramatic fall. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at the Hedwig glass beaker. Ellen Ullman talks about her new novel By Blood. And the authors of The Self Made Myth talk about the role government has played in helping individuals and businesses succeed.

Paleontologist Ian Tattersall discusses why homo sapiens emerged as the dominant human group. The director of the new documentary “The Island President” and the deposed leader of the Maldives discuss his rise and dramatic fall. Today’s installment of the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects looks at the Hedwig glass beaker. Ellen Ullman talks about her new novel By Blood. And the authors of The Self Made Myth talk about the role government has played in helping individuals and businesses succeed.

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Ezra Klein of The Washington Post on policy and politics now that the Supreme Court has heard arguments in the healthcare case. Plus: David Sanger of The New York Times on nuclear dis...

Neil MacGregor uses five objects from the British Museum's collection that show how, even 1,000 years ago, trade, war and religion moved objects freely around the globe.

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Given the number of things that can go wrong with a production, it’s no wonder that performers are a superstitious bunch. Today Soundcheck dives into the world of superstitions -- from The Apollo’s famous tree stump to why you never, ever say “Good Luck.”  Plus: Bree Benton, a.k.a. "Poor Baby Bree," gives us a performance from her one-woman show, “I Am Going to Run Away.” And: We remember banjo player and bluegrass revolutionary Earl Scruggs.

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.

A Bulgarian, a Greek and a Turk walk into a bar…  Not the opening of a joke, rather it’s the vocal group Trio Tzane, who make music together under the motto “Balkan polyphonies and other vocal stories.”  We’ll hear from them, along with a few selections from Huun Huur Tu, the throat singers of Tuva.  Also, listen to some Norwegian sami singing, or joiking, from Jienat, with a whole lot of Brazilian, and West African percussion that renders the music utterly danceable.