Schedules

• 12:00 am
  All Things Considered 'The Queen of Versailles' Robert Siegel talks with director Lauren Greenfield about her new documentary, "The Queen of Versailles." It tells the story of David Siegel, the billionaire founder of Westgate Resorts, and his wife Jackie as they attempt to build one of the biggest homes in America - a 90,000 square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles.
• 1:00 am
  This Week in Northern California HIV Prevention Drug Approved Just a week before the International AIDS Conference takes place in Washington, DC -- the first time in 22 years that it will be held in the U.S. -- the drug Truvada has been approved for HIV prevention by the Food and Drug Administration. The news brings hope to those in high-risk categories, but there are also concerns that it could lead to a return of risky behaviors.
• 1:30 am
  Soundprint Chickens The show presents both a lighthearted and serious examination of chickens and their relationship to humans in historical, cultural, economic and institutional contexts.
• 2:00 am
  Commonwealth Club Nuclear Revival Two new nuclear plants are moving forward for the first time in nearly 30 years. Boosters of atomic power say that's an indication an American atomic revival is back on-track after the radioactive disaster in Fukushima. But the new U.S. plants cost a staggering $10 billion a piece, raising questions of whether new nukes can stand on their own legs without government crutches. What other sources of low carbon energy could supply the 20 percent of electricity now generated by splitting atoms?
• 3:00 am
  Washington Week Colorado Shooting Latest Twelve people were killed and approximately 50 wounded when a gunman opened fire at a midnight showing of the new "Batman" movie outside Denver, Colorado last night. Police arrested the suspect, 24-year-old James Holmes at the scene without incident. They retrieved a rifle, a shotgun and two pistols from Holmes and have begun searching his apartment for clues to what lead to the rampage.
• 3:30 am
  Inside Europe Britons Wonder About Returns on Olympics Investment There's one week to go before the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. But while athletes from around the world limber up for the big contest, a familiar Olympics sport is already well underway. The Brits are arguing about the economics of the Games -- and whether they'll see any sort of return on the over 11 billion euros they've invested.
• 4:00 am
  It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council) David Sanger When President Obama came to office, he was confronted with a world in turmoil. With two long-standing wars, an economy on the brink of collapse and unprecedented political polarization, Obama faced a set of challenges unique to American history. In his complex three-and-a-half years as president, he has approached external threats with new technological tools and shifting global trends with alternative forms of American soft power. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Sanger joins the program for an inside analysis of Obama's idealism-turned-frustration, hopes for the Arab Awakening, pivot towards the Pacific and efforts to retain America's influence on the global stage.
• 5:00 am
  Weekend Edition
MORNING
• 7:00 am
  Weekend Edition

  Perspectives7:36am & 8:36am
  
  
• 9:00 am
  Weekend Edition
• 10:00 am
  Car Talk Click and Clack tackle the tougher questions of the automobile world.
• 11:00 am
  Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the week's events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the program's judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire.
AFTERNOON
• 12:00 pm
  This American Life Hiding in Plain Sight Sometimes when something is happening right under your nose, it becomes even harder to notice than if it were happening in secret. The show features stories of people using that to their advantage, including one man who takes down some of the most powerful criminals in the world.
• 1:00 pm
  Radio Specials Radiolab After Life -- What happens at the moment when we slip from life to the other side? Is it a moment? If it is, when exactly does it happen? And what happens afterward? In an episode full of questions that don't have easy answers, Radiolab stares down the very moment of passing and speculates about what may lay beyond.
• 2:00 pm
  Moyers & Company Capitalism's 'Sacrifice Zones' There are forgotten corners of the United States where Americans are trapped in endless cycles of poverty, powerlessness and despair as a direct result of capitalistic greed. Journalist Chris Hedges calls these places "sacrifice zones," and joins Bill Moyers to explore how areas like Camden, New Jersey; Immokalee, Florida; and parts of West Virginia suffer while the corporations that plundered them thrive.
• 3:00 pm
  BBC World Service
• 4:00 pm
  Living On Earth The Explosive Growth of Natural Gas Pipelines More than one-third of a million miles of natural gas transmission pipelines criss-cross the U.S., and more are to come. But sometimes they rupture, devastating homes and lives. The program talks with investigative blogger Frank Gallagher, editor of NaturalGasWatch.org, about the hazards of the vast system.
• 5:00 pm
  All Things Considered
EVENING
• 6:00 pm
  A Prairie Home Companion Road Trippin' The show begins its summer compilation series with a program devoted to the family vacation. Joe Ely sings "The Highway is My Home"; Gillian Welch and David Rawlings appear as hitchhikers; The Wailin' Jennys sing "Going Down the Road," and Studs Terkel picks Dusty and Lefty up roadside in "The Lives of the Cowboys."
• 8:00 pm
  Selected Shorts Wild Western Women James Naughton reads "Liliana" by Maile Meloy; and Isaiah Sheffer reads "Going to the Dogs" by Richard Ford.
• 9:00 pm
  This American Life Hiding in Plain Sight Sometimes when something is happening right under your nose, it becomes even harder to notice than if it were happening in secret. The show features stories of people using that to their advantage, including one man who takes down some of the most powerful criminals in the world.
• 10:00 pm
  Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me This quiz show takes a fresh, fast-paced and irreverent look at the week's events. NPR veteran newscaster Carl Kassell is the program's judge, scorekeeper, and quiz show impersonator extraordinaire.
• 11:00 pm
  Snap Judgment