News Magazines
BBC World Update, Weekdays, 5 am
A roundup of all the day's news from the BBC World Service.
June 17, 2009
: Today on The World: Afghan authorities engage in secret talks with members of the Taliban; Plus -- more protests in Tehran - we'll have the latest news and we'll gauge the power of text messages, posts and tweets to inspire dissent in Iran.
The World
Mon-Thu, 7 pm
Latest rundown
Podcasts from The World
News & Topical Talk
Only
A Game
Saturday, noon
Weekly sports magazine hosted by veteran NPR commentator Bill Littlefield.
Radiolab
Friday, 1 pm
Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. From WNYC.
Thursday, 1 pm
Sunday, 2 pm
Studio 360
Sunday, 11 am
Each week, Kurt Andersen introduces you to the people who are creating and shaping our culture.
The Story
Weekdays, 2 pm
Looking at the world through the stories of ordinary people with host Dick Gordon.
To
the Best of Our Knowledge
Tuesday, 1 pm
An audio magazine of ideas - smart, entertaining radio for people with curious minds.
Host Jim Fleming.
A Way with Words
Monday, 1 pm
Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett take calls from listeners about linguistic disputes, grammatical pet peeves, the origins of words and phrases, and curious regional expressions.
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Classical Music
Metropolitan
Opera
Saturdays at 1:30 pm (Dec.-April)
Live Saturday Matinee broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Mon-Thu, 9-11 pm
Variety Music & Performance
Afropop
Worldwide
Friday, 11 pm
Hosted by one of Africa 's best-loved broadcast personalities, Georges Collinet.
American
Routes
Saturday, 1 pm (May-Dec.)
Roots music from all the routes and byways of America. From New Orleans with host Nick Spitzer.
Echoes
Sunday, 9 pm
Echoes brings together a wide array of styles, from acoustic to electronic, jazz to space music, the avant-garde to rock. Host John Diliberto.
Jazz After Hours,
Saturday midnight to 6 am Sunday
Late night jazz radio show hosted by Jim Wilke. latest releases, jazz classics, news of tours, festivals and clubs.
The Latin Alternative
Friday, 10 pm
With a focus on crossover-friendly Latin rock, electronic, funk and hip-hop artists. Cohosts Josh Norek and Ernesto Lechner.
Mountain
Stage
Sunday, 6 pm
Recorded before a live audience in Charleston, WV.
Traditional roots and country music to avant garde rock and jazz. Host Larry Groce.
Riverwalk
Live from the Landing
Saturday, 8 pm
Americas top jazz musicians, past and present. Each week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band salutes these jazz pioneers in live performances and stories.
Selected
Shorts
Sunday, 1 pm
Classic and new short stories read by the finest Broadway and Hollywood actors. Hosted by Isaiah Sheffer.
Thistle
& Shamrock
Sunday, 8 pm
Evolving musical traditions in Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, England, Wales, North America and beyond.
Host Fiona Ritchie.
The Vinyl Cafe
Sunday, 3 pm
Music, stories and the misadventures of Dave, the owner of the "Vinyl Cafe", the world's smallest record store. From CBC, Stuart MacLean hosts.
Diversions & Short Programs
The
Writer's Almanac
Weekdays, 8:40 am
Hosted by Garrison Keillor. The day's poem and literature notes.
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