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Daily Schedule
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12:00 AM
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05:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
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06:00 AMSpecials
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America Abroad: Understanding Islamic FeminismIn this episode of America Abroad, a look at how feminism takes on new meaning when viewed through the lens of Islam.Go to program: America Abroad: Understanding Islamic Feminism
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07:00 AM
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Your morning companion from NPR and the WNYC Newsroom, with world news, local features, and weather updates.
Go to program: Morning Edition -
09:00 AM
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Deaths of 40 Vets Spark Calls for VA Reform | Does the World Care About Young, Black Girls? | A Mother's Day Message from Neil deGrasse Tyson & His Mother
After 40 Veterans Die, Pressure Mounts for VA Reform | Businesses Rate Consumers. Do You Know Your Score? | Russians Celebrate 69th Annual Victory Day with Fervor | Reviews of this Weekend's New Movie Releases | Does the World Care About Young, Black Girls? | Neil deGrasse Tyson's Mom Explains ...
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10:00 AM
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George Saunders’ Gentle Advice and Spirited Debates
It’s almost time to vote for the next mayor of Newark – on May 13, candidates Shavar Jeffries and Ras Baraka face off. Both are here today to make a case for the votes of Newark residents. Then: George Saunders’ commencement address to Syracuse grads (’13) went viral and now it’s a book – the main takeaway? Be kind. Plus: DIY retirement saving isn’t providing very comfortable retirements; and a spirited debate on what may be New York’s official new state snack: yogurt (?!).
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12:00 PMSpecial Programming
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02:00 PM
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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.
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03:00 PM
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Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.
Go to program: The World -
04:00 PM
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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.
Go to program: All Things Considered -
06:30 PM
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Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.
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07:00 PM
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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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08:00 PMSpecial Programming
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09:00 PM
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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.
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10:00 PM
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Veteran host Diane Rehm guides powerful conversations on an array of topics with distinguished thinkers of our times.
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Go to program: The Diane Rehm Show -
11:00 PM
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America Abroad: The Consequences of Shrinking America's MilitaryThe Pentagon has announced plans to shrink the U.S. military to pre-World War II levels following the end of the war in Iraq and the continued withdrawal from Afghanistan. On this edi...