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.
Hearing Voices
Saturday, 4 pm
A weekly hour of "driveway moments" culled from broadcasts, podcasts, sound-portraits, slam poets, features, found-sound and audio archives.
Only
A Game
Saturday, noon
Weekly sports magazine hosted by veteran NPR commentator Bill Littlefield.
In late 2009, Ira Glass and six other This American Life producers took the stage at New York's 92nd Street Y, to talk for the first time as a group about how the show is put together. It ended up being a really fun night. Cameras were rolling, and now you can get a DVD of the event. The show includes a rare audio interview with our boss Torey Malatia (yep, he's real) about what it's like to be made fun of at the end of every episode. The DVD has cool packaging design by Susanna Vagt, beautiful menu animation by John Kuramoto, and even some hidden bonus features. We haven't printed too many, so get 'em while they're hot.
You can listen to Ira Glass describe the DVD below.
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.
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,
Friday midnight to 6 am Saturday
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
America’s 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.
Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Saturday, 11 am
NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Test your knowledge while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.
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Writer's Almanac
Weekdays, 8:40 am
Hosted by Garrison Keillor. The day's poem and literature notes.
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