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12:00 am – 5:00 am
BBC World Service
A one-hour radio program that provides international news, analysis and information in English and 42 other languages. Their global network of correspondents provide impartial news and reports on location.
5:00 am – 10:00 am
Weekend Edition Saturday
From civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, National Public Radio®'s Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition.
10:00 am – 11:00 am
The Sam Sanders Show
Actor John Cho Just Wants to ConnectJohn Cho has portrayed plenty of lovable characters in Hollywood, but never a villain. In the new action thriller “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother,” Cho finally steps into that role as a violent evangelical pastor. His character is equipped with a cowboy hat, gold grills and huge guns. Cho speaks with Sam Sanders about preparing for the role, the importance of connection and how becoming a father changed the way he approaches his craft. Plus, from “The Real Housewives” to “The Jerry Springer Show,” pop culture is filled with conflict. Author Priya Parker joins Sanders to explain why conflict is so vital to building healthy communities and relationships. She also breaks down the tactics we often see in the media, and how they can teach us to fight in healthier ways. Her new book is called “The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict.”
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. On the Web, you can play along too.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This American Life
The ArgumentTen years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote an essay about her decision to send her daughter to a segregated, low-income school. The essay was influential on parents and policymakers, and Hannah-Jones spent a decade hearing from people about how it changed their thinking. Now, she hears from one more person: her daughter, in a conversation 10 years in the making.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Snap Judgment
We Are Jane Doe; Pt 1A reporter follows a tip about a mysterious and shocking event inside a women’s prison. The remarkable investigation shows what happens when a deeply entrenched power structure begins to unravel and the blowback that ensues. Over two broadcast weeks, we trace 13 women’s dramatic fight for justice, and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on Earth.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Radiolab
Small PotatoesRadiolab likes to tell stories about dramatic events, and big ideas that transform the world around us or inspire conflict and struggle and change. But most of our lives, day by day or hour by hour, are made up of … not that stuff. Most of our lives are what we sometimes dismissively call “small potatoes.” Radiolab focuses on the small, the overlooked and the everyday, to find out what happens when you take a good hard look at the things you usually overlook.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Freakonomics Radio
Quarterback Science, PredictionsFor decades, teams have tried (and mostly failed) to predict which college quarterbacks will thrive in the pros. Is the science finally catching up? Host Stephen Dubner speaks with a scout, a psychologist, a data warrior and a Hall of Fame quarterback who nobody wanted.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Reveal
The Art Trump Doesn't Want; And the Artists Left BehindApproved grants, sudden cancellations and court reversals. A year and a half after the Trump administration cut federal arts and humanities grants, cultural organizations across the country are trying to navigate the new landscape. Reveal looks at what got cut, where the money is going and what it means for the arts in America.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
All Things Considered
Since its debut in 1971, this afternoon radio newsmagazine has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. All Things Considered is one of the most popular programs in America. Every weekday, the program presents two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. A one-hour edition of the program is produced on the weekend.
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up. On the Web, you can play along too.
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Uncanny Valley
Patti Harrison on Why Social Media is HellComedian Patti Harrison talks with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond about comedy, algorithms and AI. Then, WIRED’s senior culture writer Ej Dickson explains how a network of anonymous college sports accounts on X has made a sport of humiliating young women.
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Moth Radio Hour
Matters of the HeartStories of love — passions, parents and dating apps. A woman swipes for a second chance, a little girl finds her calling and fathers find ways to relate to their children. Hosted by Moth Director Meg Bowles.
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Tiny Desk Radio
Sheer Mag; Blood Orange; TurnstileHost Bobby Carter is joined by series editor Lars Gotrich to present unique performances by the Baltimore hardcore punk band Turnstile, along with concerts from Sheer Mag and Blood Orange, artists who have collaborated with this hour's headliner.
10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
TED Radio Hour
So AwkwardForgetting a name, a poorly executed hug, the 7th grade — awkwardness is part of our lives whether we like it or not. But what if we put the embarrassment aside and embraced our awkward selves?
11:00 pm – 12:00 am
BBC World Service
A one-hour radio program that provides international news, analysis and information in English and 42 other languages. Their global network of correspondents provide impartial news and reports on location.