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Terry Gross Fresh Air
Mondays 1 am ET
Weekdays 7 am & 9 am ET

"If you want to understand a political conflict, it helps to understand the culture in which that conflict is taking place," says host Terry Gross. Fresh Air is one of the most popular programs on public radio, breaking the "talk show" mold, and Gross is known for her fearless and insightful interviews with prominent figures in American arts, politics, and popular culture. "When there is a crisis in a foreign country, we sometimes call up that country's leading novelist or filmmaker to get the cultural perspective." Fresh Air features daily reports and reviews from critics and commentators on music, books, movies, and other cultural phenomena that invade the national psyche.

Garrison Keillor A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
Saturdays 10 pm ET
Sundays 2 pm ET

Now in its 31st year of production, A Prairie Home Companion is the only live weekly music and variety show aired nationwide. Each broadcast includes a variety of comedy sketches, such as "Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye," and "The Lives of the Cowboys" along with music from talent new and old, and features Garrison Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon."

Terry Gross Fresh Air Weekend
Weekends 6 am & 10 am ET
Fresh Air with Terry Gross opens the window on contemporary arts and ideas. Her guests come from worlds as diverse as literature to economics. Terry Gross is known for her extraordinary ability to engage guests and to delight listeners.

transparent76 The Splendid Table
Saturdays 7 pm ET
Sundays 5 am & 7 pm ET

The Splendid Table is a culinary, culture, and lifestyle program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone. Each week, award-winning host Lynne Rossetto Kasper leads listeners on a journey of the senses and hosts discussions with a variety of writers and personalities who share their passion for the culinary delights.

Kai Ryssdal Marketplace Money
Saturdays 11 am & 8 pm ET
Sundays 3 am & 11 am ET

Marketplace Money, hosted by Kai Ryssdal, looks at the way the week's major national and international stories will hit your wallet. From figuring out how to pay for your kid's college, to what mutual fund scandals may mean, or whether to buy or lease a car... Marketplace Money examines the way money affects us all, financially, and emotionally.

Speaking of Faith Speaking of Faith
Mondays 2 am ET
Sundays 8 pm ET

Speaking of Faith is public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics and ideas. Each week, host Krista Tippett focuses on a different theme, asking writers, scientists, historians and others to discuss how religion shapes everyday life.

SOUNDPRINT
Mondays 3 am ET
Sundays 10 pm ET

The SOUNDPRINT series provides a national vehicle for long-form non-fiction works by outstanding producers while fostering the development of emerging producers to encourage innovation and new voices on public radio. Each SOUNDPRINT program explores one subject in depth, anything from tales of power in relationships to why sports are so popular in Chicago to the way a learning disabled child's brain looks different.

Chef's Table Host Jim Coleman on NPR Now Chef’s Table
Weekends 9 am & 6 pm ET
Hosted by Jim Coleman, corporate Chef of Bluebell Country Club and Normandy Farm in Pennsylvania. Chef Coleman has overseen kitchens in fine restaurants in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently, he served as the Executive Chef of the five-diamond Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia. Chef's Table features conversation about cooking, food trends, and nutrition with chefs and listeners.

Mike McGrath You Bet Your Garden
Weekends 7 am ET
Saturdays 3 pm ET

You Bet Your Garden offers fiercely organic advice to gardeners far and wide: Tips on caring for plants, fending off pests, wrestling with weeds, dealing with disease and all the other fun things we outdoor enthusiasts enjoy sooooo much.

Join host Mike McGrath as he slays slugs, defeats deer, whacks weeds, mispronounces Latin words and saves gardens across the nation every week on You Bet Your Garden, an hour of horticultural hijinks that takes a breezy, light-hearted, and sometimes (OK -- frequently) manic approach to the topic of gardening.


Talk of the Nation Talk of the Nation
Weekdays 6 am, 2 pm & 8 pm ET
Tuesdays - Saturdays Midnight ET

Join the two hour conversation on Talk of the Nation from NPR News.

Tech Nation Tech Nation
Mondays Midnight & 4 am ET
Sundays 4 am ET

Tech Nation focuses on the impact of technology in our lives. Hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn, Tech Nation presents interviews with Internet entrepreneurs, scientists, astronauts, media critics, sci-fi novelists, and politicians.

On the Media On the Media
Mondays 5 am ET
Weekends 8 am & 9 pm ET
Saturdays 9am & 2 pm ET
Sundays 2 am & 5 pm ET

Veteran journalists Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield host NPR's On The Media...decoding what we hear, read, and see in the media every day. With compelling reporting and uncommon insight, the program uncovers the significant issues of the day and carefully exposes the relationship of the media to culture and society.

Diane Rehm The Diane Rehm Show
Tuesdays - Saturdays 2 am & 4 pm ET
The Diane Rehm Show offers careful examination of the issues that affect daily life, ranging from politics and international issues to religion, health, education, and parenting. For more than two decades, Diane Rehm has offered her listeners compelling conversations with the world’s most interesting and important people.

Justice Talking Justice Talking
Saturdays 6 pm ET
Justice Talking is the public radio show about law and American life offering a weekly source for insight into the important legal issues affecting the national agenda. Host Margot Adler takes listeners through a thoughtful exploration of sometimes tough though always thought-provoking subjects.

Marian McPartland Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
Sundays 11 pm - midnight ET
For more than twenty years, legendary pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for conversation and improvisation on her Peabody Award-winning program.

Piano Jazz is a forum for jazz legends and influential performers as well as up-and-coming talents. Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Max Roach, Cassandra Wilson and Tony Bennett are among the over 400 guests who have joined McPartland to create dynamic duets and discuss their lives and music.


Tom and Ray Car Talk
Weekends Noon ET
Sundays Midnight ET

Imagine the Marx Brothers answering questions about automobiles. Picture Monty Python trying to imitate car noises. Think of A.J. Foyt telling you how to open the car hood. Mix it all up, throw in a little Dr. Ruth and a little Smothers Brothers, and you've got Car Talk, NPR's Peabody Award-winning radio program. Car Talk is hosted by Tom and Ray Magliozzi, better known to their listeners as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers" - monikers taken from the clickety-clack sound of aging automobiles. During the show, Tom and Ray freely dispense expert car advice to callers in the broad accents of their native East Cambridge neighborhood.

Freudgerg Humankind
Weekends 4 pm ET
Humankind features stories of remarkable people dedicated to humanizing our society. Presented by documentary producer David Freudberg, Humankind profiles quiet and not-so-quiet heroes who dedicate their lives to humanizing our country and to forging the connections that bring people together. These folks are truly visionaries with heart and soul.

Nancy Wilson Jazz Profiles
Sundays 11 pm ET
Chronicling people and places behind the music, Jazz Profiles is the Gold Medal award-winning, documentary series hosted by singer Nancy Wilson. Jazz Profiles pays tribute to the living legends of jazz and the late jazz greats. Each program tells an informative story that celebrates the music and those who make it.

Photograph by Matthu Placek.


Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Sundays 1 am - 2 am ET
Weekends 1 pm - 2 pm ET

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.

Talk of the Nation Science Talk of The Nation Science
Fridays 2 pm - 4 pm ET
Each week, we focus on science topics that are in the news and try to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join Science Friday's host, Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science - and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program.

Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Weekdays 8 am - 9 am ET, 10 am - Noon ET & 6 pm - 8 pm ET
Tuesdays - Saturdays 4 am - 6 am ET

An intelligent talk show dealing with issues of the Delaware Valley, as well as issues of national and global concern. Tune in weekday mornings from 10 to noon and discover why Philadelphia Magazine called Radio Times the best radio program in Philly.

Forum - KQED Forum
Weekdays Noon - 2 pm ET & 10 pm - Midnight ET
Forum comes from KQED in San Francisco. This award-winning program presents balanced discussions of local, state, national, and world issues as well as in-depth conversations with leading figures in politics, science, entertainment, and the arts.


Smart conversation from coast-to-coast. Imagine a series of talk shows where listeners call in and share their views on a national platform. It’s NPR's strongest suite-talk radio coming at you as only NPR can do it. NPR Talk is a channel dedicated to bringing listeners the very best NPR talk shows.


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