Jack Devine, the man who ran Charlie Wilson’s war in Afghanistan, talks about his long career at the CIA and of being in charge of the largest covert action of the Cold War. Shep Gordon is an institution in the entertainment industry, and he’s the subject of Mike Myer’s new documentary “Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.” Michael Dobbs discusses House of Cards, his bestselling novel about the dark side of British politics that inspired the hit Netflix series. And this week’s Please Explain is all about the science of sound!
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BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.
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06:00 AM
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State of the Re:Union: Salt Lake City, UT: Updating TraditionWhen Mormon pioneers rolled into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, they brought with them a new theology, a short but intense history of persecution, and dreams of a new kind of society. ...
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07:00 AM
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WNYC’s weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.
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08:00 AM
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NPR’s Scott Simon reports on the world’s top news, features and entertainment to your Saturday morning.
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10:00 AM
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For years, America’s funniest auto mechanics, Click and Clack, have offered insights on that weird sound your Volkswagen makes.
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11:00 AM
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The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.
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ThisAmericanLife: Themed, offbeat, (mostly) true stories that shed new light on the extraordinary side of everyday life. Host Ira Glass and a regular cast of personalities, including David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell and Mike Birbiglia, bring the best of nonfiction storytelling to the radio.
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Humorous, heartbreaking and true stories told live on stage. No script. No props. Just a microphone, a spotlight and room full of strangers.
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The Great American Reset
This week, Studio 360 visits the Aspen Ideas Festival — it’s like summer camp for some of the world’s most influential people. In a show taped live at 2009's Aspen Ideas Festival, the writer Susan Orlean remembers the optimism of her late father, who came of age during the Depression. ...
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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.
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Acclaimed musician and songwriter Chris Thile welcomes a wide range of well-known and up-and-coming talent to share the stage and create a beautiful listening experience on his variety show, Live from Here.
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#3301: New Music for Trumpet
Listen to a bit of new music for trumpet and electronics by Nils Petter Molvaer, from his 2011 record, “Baboon Moon,” on this New Sounds program. There’s also music from a lovely collaboration record between a Senegalese singer/kora player Ablaye Cissoko and German-born trumpeter Volker Goetze, a late-night gem combining West African music and ethereal, atmospheric European jazz.
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