Daily Schedule

On today’s show: we’ll have the first insider’s account of what happened during the Benghazi attack that claimed the lives of four Americans last September 11th. David Ives talks about the off-Broadway production of a group of his short plays under the title “All in the Timing,” along with Carson Elrod, who is one of its stars. Kenny Vance on his latest album, “Acapella." Plus, a look at the New York City teachers and professors who were investigated during the Red Scare in the 1950s and 60s.

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

Last weekend, thousands of protesters marched on Washington in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. Bill McKibben, environmentalist and founder of 350.org, talks to Brian Lehrer about the protest.

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

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.

In This Episode: For people with autism and their families, attending public theater and music events can be challenging -- if not impossible. Soundcheck speaks with the founder of the Autism Theater Initiative -- which recently announced an “autism-friendly” performance of Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

Plus: A live performance from singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro, a.k.a. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper. We get to know her in a Blind Date.

And: We talk with the founder of the Afghan Youth Orchestra at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and an 18-year old pianist who studies at the Institute.  

Listen to a tour of the eastern part of the Mediterranean on this New Sounds.  We'll journey through a thousand years of the music that resounded along the mighty Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey (not Constantinople) from the 14^th/15^th Century Greek chant to Crusader songs, Sufi Ceremonial music, Turkish folk music, Sephardic Jwish songs, and more.